Good infrastructure changes who gets to be a "cyclist".

Magazine ad for Speedo 1978

Look! Before Opening! ca. 1950 🎨Roland Davies

Here Are the Best Rail Trails in the United States for Cycling. momentummag.com/the-best-rai...

After prescribing cycling for President Eisenhower after his heart attack, cardiologist Dr. Paul Dudley White became America's most prominent advocate of cycling for preventative health. Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dr. Paul Dudley White! June 6 (1886-1973)

The US state of Colorado has signed new legislation requiring law enforcement officers to offer a breathalyser test to all drivers involved in collisions where a person is killed or seriously injured. road.cc/news/america...

Kids deserve the freedom of mobility. Forced car dependency isn’t good for anyone, especially kids. Healthy cities support all modes for all ages.

10 Common Anti-Bike Myths—Busted with Facts Every Cyclist Should Know. momentummag.com/10-common-an...

I want what they have ♥️🚲

When you eliminate through motor traffic, city streets become calm enough that walking your dog by bike through the city centre feels entirely normal.

From Bike Lanes to Big Wins: How a New Advocacy Toolkit Is Empowering Local Changemakers, @bikeleague.org momentummag.com/from-bike-la...

Throwback Thursday! We’re all about community, creativity, and keeping bikes rolling, and this vintage photo of the Beastie Boys captures that DIY spirit. Whether you grew up blasting classic hip-hop or you just love seeing people gathered around a bike with purpose, we’re here for that energy.

The Bicycle.

For World Bicycle Day: Cycling = multitasking. #WorldBicycleDay

"There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure." We support improved bike- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure because we know it improves road safety for everyone--including drivers, by the way!

Writer Thomas Hardy at his home at Max Gate, Dorset, UK ca. early 1920s #BicycleBirthday June 2 (1840-1928)

Support policies that make cities accessible and inclusive for all ages today. If you don't, you are guaranteeing a future where you're stranded in an isolated suburban retirement home, stripped of your mobility, just waiting for people to visit.

“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), & a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.” Connecting bike-riding with reduced dementia risk. #UrbanTruth

“Every $1300 New York invested in new bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 added year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents.” Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment. #CityMakingMath www.reuters.com/article/busi...

Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting

Grace Kelly #bikesky #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #cycling #vélo 🚲🚴‍♀️

Swedish Olympic cyclist Ingvar Ericsson in his own bicycle shop, where he sold and repaired bicycles June 2, 1940 📷Kristoffersson

Marilyn Monroe #bikesky #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #cycling #vélo 🚲🚴‍♀️

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

In 1973, Scientific American declared biking to be "the most efficient form of human transport." It remains true today!

When I said it was going to be my "longest ride" on the Cargo Bike that's not what meant. Staying on brand with hardwood charcoal too! #CarfoBike #Lowea

Normalize kids in bike lanes

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Actress/model Brooke Shields is so dedicated to New York City's Citibike bikeshare service, she dressed up like one for Halloween 2013. Happy #BicycleBirthday, Brooke! Born May 31, 1965

"Give A Dog A Ride" Fox Photos, 1931

Bicycles deliver the freedom to tow my canoe down to the river without having to worry about parking or having to carry the canoe to the boat launch. Plus, there’s a nice café right near the river.

The City of Cincinnati just rolled out 0% interest loans for e-bikes. $100/month, no down payment. Cincinnati hills are no joke, so affordable e-bikes could be a game changer for getting more people to bike.

You can just ride your bike with no route, goals, or activity tracker. Going out for fun is a good enough reason.

Seems like people ❤️ this bike rack design

Around 25 cyclists clear an intersection in the same time and less than half the space that 10 vehicles do. 📍Bloor & Shaw, Toronto

“The countries where children have the most independence [are] the ones with traffic calming, lower speed limits, separated cycling infrastructure, and a driver culture that expects children to be present in the road environment.” livewirecalgary.com/2026/05/28/p...

Youth Mobility + Youth Independence should be key metrics of a city's success.

Successful cities only have one way forward and that's to design them to enable autonomous children. Once you make the environment nurturing to them, you passively take care of everyone else, no matter the age or ability.

Actor Vincent Price shows off on a penny farthing Happy #BicycleBirthday, Vincent! May 27 (1911-1993)

It's about slowing down, prioritizing our physical and mental health, and actually experiencing our surroundings instead of just driving past them. That's why we bike for transportation.

Bicycles can replace every single car trip on the planet irishcycle.com/2026/05/25/b...

I am constantly delighted by San Jose’s rhythm of continuous incremental improvement in cycling conditions! Just recently, they opened the newest stretch of curb protected bike lanes on 3rd Street in downtown!

Bad news for the "why don't cyclists always wear hi-vis" brigade...

Yesterday my husband and I were biking to a food cart pod for lunch 5 miles from where we live and on our way, he slowed down unexpectedly, pointed, and turned around. It turns out we were passing his sister’s house and she was in the driveway! Bikes are so perfect for spontaneous interactions!

Another day of intense heat awaits us, let's find solutions... #bikesky #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #biking #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

Check out this photo of a bike hauling a bookcase! You can accomplish so much using just a bike!

Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

[record scratch/freeze frame] "You're probably wondering how I ended up in a bathtub handcuffed to this bicycle. It all started with a bet..."* -Tony Pizzo, who crisscrossed tens of thousands of miles of the USA chained to his bike *Not a real quote, but there are real ones in the🧵 below 👇