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last updated (a smidge) September 12, 2006

Web Sites
Books
Radio
Films
NYC Resources
Boston Resources
Resources from Elsewhere

Selected Web Sites

Advocacy and Education

• BicyclingInfo.org (Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center)
  Resources include the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT), research reports, and tools for community traffic solutions.
• ProBicycle
  Vehicular cycling advocacy site. "Cyclists should expect and demand safe accommodation on every road, just as do all other users. Nothing more is expected. Nothing less is acceptable."
• League of American Bicyclists
• Bicycle Civil Liberties Union
• International Bicycle Fund
• National Center for Bicycling & Walking

Associations

• International Mountain Bicycling Association
• International Human Powered Vehicle Association
• International Federation of Bicycle Messengers Associations

Global Movements and Resources

• Community Bicycle Programs, Bike Library, and more (International Bicycle Fund)
• Critical Mass
• Total Bike Cycling Wiki
• World Carfree Network
• Worldwide Critical Mass Hub

Communities and Events

• BikeForums
  Bicycle discussion forums.
• Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tour
  A peace and sustainability community service-on-a-bike program through Oregon.
• BikeSummer
• Bicycle Film Festival
• LightWheels Festival [archive]
  "Free Speech, Bikes, Transit & Public Space"
• World Mountain Bike Festival & Conference
• World Naked Bike Ride 2006
• Cyber Cyclery Internet Cycling Hub
• Cyber Cyclery Events
• C.I.C.L.E.: Cyclists Inciting Change Thru Live Exchange

  "We are a small group of grassroots activists seeking to promote the bicycle as a viable and responsible mode of transportation.
  "We seek to unify and represent the incredible enthusiasm, diversity, and creativity of the burgeoning movement on a national level, by becoming a hub for progressive bicycle news, culture and advocacy.
  "Viva La Velorution!"

• bikelist.org (non-commercial bicycle-related mailing lists)

Bikes, Riding, Maintenance, and Repair

• Bicycle Tune-Up
• Bike Repair and Maintenance (Park Tool Co.)
• BikeWhenever
• Wrench - Bicycle Repair
• The Bike People (Living Room)
• Crank - Bicycle Tips
• Bicycling Street Smarts
• Articles by Sheldon Brown (of Harris Cyclery) and others
• Bicycle Transportation Engineering, Effective Cycling, Highways & Bikeways (John Forester)
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
• Helmet Use Laws (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute)
• Better Bicycling Fact Sheets (League of American Bicyclists)
• Bicycling Life: Commuting and Errands
• Bicycling Life: Winter Cycling

Travel and Touring

• Bike Highway
• Bikes on Transit (BikeMap.com)
• Biking (GORP)
• TrailLink.com (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy)
• Travel with Bicycles

Research

• Bicycle-Related Research
• Digital Collection – Pedestrian and Bicycle (National Transportation Library)

Other Web Guides

• The WWW Bike Lane
• Bike Links (League of American Bicyclists)

Selected Bibliography

Bicycle History

• The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles by Gilbert King (2002)
• Bicycle: The History by David V. Herlihy (2004)
• The Noblest Invention: An Illustrated History of the Bicycle by Lance Armstrong (2003)
• On Your Bicycle: An Illustrated History of Cycling by James McGurn (new ed, 2000)
• A Social History of the Bicycle: Its Early Life and Times in America by Robert A. Smith (1972)

Collecting and Engineering

• Bicycling Science by David Gordon Wilson (3rd ed, 2004)
• Collecting and Restoring Antique Bicycles by G. Donald Adams (1996)

Writing on Riding

• Need for the Bike by Paul Fournel (2003)
• The Rider by Tim Krabbé (1978)

Bikes, Riding, Maintenance, and Repair

• Anybody’s Bike Book by Tom Cuthbertson (revised, 1998)
• The Art of Urban Cycling by Robert Hurst (2004)
• Bicycle Repair Step by Step: How to Maintain and Repair Your Bicycle by Rob van der Plas (2002)
• Bicycling Bliss: Riding to Improve Your Wellness by Portia H. Masterson (2004)
• Cyclecraft: Skilled Cycling Techniques for Adults by John Franklin (2002)
• Effective Cycling by John Forester (6th ed, 1992)
• The Guinness Guide to Bicycling by Jean Durry (1977)
• High-Tech Cycling by Edmund R. Burke (2nd ed, 2003)
• Richard's 21st-Century Bicycle Book by Richard Ballantine (2001)
• Roadside Bicycle Repair: The Simple Guide to Fixing Your Bike by Rob van der Plas (3rd ed, 1995)
• Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips by Dave Glowacz (revised, 2004)

Communities

• Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration edited by Chris Carlsson (2002)
• The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power by Travis Culley (2001)

Other Book Lists

• Bicycling Maintenance and Technical Books (Pete & Ed Books)
• Books about How to Bicycle (A1 Trails)
• General Cycling Books (Palo Alto Bicycles)

Radio

• The Bike Show

Films

• “July 25th: The Secret Is Out" (1998)
• "Red Light Go" (2002)
• "Return of the Scorcher" (1992)
• "Still We Ride" (2005)
• "We Are Traffic" (1999)

New York City Bike Resources

• BikeMonth NYC 2006
  "presented by Transportation Alternatives and the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Health"
• New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws that apply to bicycles
• NYC Critical Mass (Time's Up!)
• Brooklyn Critical Mass (Time's Up!)
• Brooklyn Critical Mass
• brooklynmass email list
• FreeWheels Bicycle Defense Fund
  "Funding the revolution, one bike at a time..."
• The New York Bike Messenger Association
• Time's Up!
  "NYC's Direct Action Environmental Organization"
• Still We Speak
• Transportation Alternatives
  A non-profit citizens group whose mission is to "Encourage bicycling, walking and public transit as alternatives to automobile use, and reduce automobile use and its attendant environmental and social harms."
• Bicycle Civil Liberties Union – NYC
• New York Bicycling Coalition
• The NY Metro Area Recumbent Society
• BikeBlog
  "Perspectives on Bike Culture in NYC and Beyond"

Boston Bike Resources

• Bike to the Sea
  Promotes the development of a bicycle and pedestrian trail from the Malden area to the beaches in Lynn and Revere.
• Bikes Not Bombs
• Boston Bicycle Festival
• Boston Bicycle Planning Initiative (BBPI)
• Broadway Bicycle School
• City of Boston Bicycle Plan
• Friends of the Somerville Community Path
  "..citizens who have adopted [the] mission: to extend the well-loved Minuteman Bikeway/Linear Park 2.5 miles from its current ending at Cedar Street in Somerville to the Charles River Path."
• Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
  Has lots of information about bike groups, rides, shops, a good list of links, etc. across Massachusetts. Has a newsletter and works to advocate bicycle safety.
• Minuteman Bike Path
  A Rails-to-Trails path that runs from Cambridge to Bedford.
• Occupational Injuries Among Boston Bicycle Messengers

Resources from Elsewhere

• Bicitekas (Mexico)
• L.A. Based Resources (from C.I.C.L.E.)
• GhostCycle.org (Seattle)