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Bike Shops That Rock: Cadence Cycling and Mulitsport
Cadence Cycling and Multisport welcomes beginning cyclists, serious triathletes, and every bike enthusiast no matter their ability. Focused on customer service that goes beyond expectations, Cadence provides its members with a full training setup, including a range of...
Bike Shops That Rock: Breakaway Bikes
Breakaway Bikes and Fitness believes that helping the local cycling community thrive will in turn help their own shop thrive. Glenn Krotick began selling branded Breakaway socks from the back of his Ford Probe over a decade ago, but he knew the cycling community...
Bicycle Coalition in the 2010s: Openings
With the momentum gained in the 2000s, the Bicycle Coalition has forged ahead the past 7 years to achieve great milestones for the biking community. Finally recognized as a major player in city transportation, biking has increased by 260% between 2005 and 2013 thanks...
American Street Bike Lane Ordinance Introduced
An ordinance for a federally-funded improvement project on American Street was introduced in City Council on Thursday, paving the way for Philadelphia’s first raised protected bike lane. The ordinance, introduced by Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, will create a...
Bike Shops That Rock: Firehouse Bicycles and Wolf Cycles
Firehouse Bicycles was opened in 2001 at 701 S. 50th St. by a group of friends with a shared passion for bicycles. The bike messengers, welders, and artists who started the shop have carried that passion with them throughout the past 16 years. Firehouse carries...
Vision Zero Draft Action Plan: Add Your Comments
Vision Zero has become a major priority for Mayor Jim Kenney over the past year, and that's because supporters and advocates all over Philadelphia made it an issue. Announced the same week of The Bicycle Coalition’s Vision Zero 2017 Conference, Mayor Kenney’s budget...
Bike Shops That Rock: Human Zoom Bike and Boards
With two locations at 4159 Main Street in Manayunk and 47 W. Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore, Human Zoom Bikes and Boards has two of the largest bike shops on the Main Line. Both stores combined carry a hefty stock of bicycles, skateboards, gear and accessories that...
Come to Bike Chester County’s Public Meeting on March 23
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia affiliate group Bike Chester County is holding a public meeting on Thursday, March 23 to help shed light on the processes and projects happening in Chester. The affiliate group, headed by Amanda Lozinak, is responsible for the...
Q&A: Stephanie Ford of Pedal Posse Divas
When Stephanie Ford decided to join a bicycle club a few years back, she assumed it would be a good way to meet people and get some exercise. And it was. But the group she joined wasn’t for her. For one, she says, she couldn’t keep up. It was her first 25-mile bike...
Bike Shops That Rock: Community Bikes and Boards
The focus of Community Bikes and Boards lies in its first word: community. With shops in Philadelphia and Haddonfield, NJ, owner Rob Everitt can work on his mission across state lines: get more people to hit the roads, trails, and waterways. Everitt opened the...
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