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Bike Safety Don't end up like roadkill! Check out our illustrated guide to How to Not Get Hit By Cars.   Bike Fit A bike that doesn't fit you means you have to work harder to go the same distance, and worse, you could get really sore or even injured. Learn all about bike fit to keep that from happening.   Recent updates Added pictures to how to fix a flat tire. Oct. 2008 Added more statistics to the almanac and safety almanac. Oct. 2008 Added results of a survey about helmet use. Oct. 2008 Added a pedal-powered washing machine and one-piece installation to add an electric motor to a bike, to the Unusual Bikes page Added some info to the Safety Almanac. Linked to National Park(ing) Day from the Car Criticism page. Added the book Pedal Power to the books page. Added the Contested Streets, Road Rage, Yellow Bike Project, and Home on a Bicycle to the documentaries page. Added "The Kickstand Song" to the bike music page. Added B.I.K.E to the bike movies page. New study shows safety benefit from bike lanes. Also linked to a study about sharrows. Added a new pollution statistic to the transportation alamanc. Added the band "Shake Your Peace" to the bicycle music page. Added South Carolina to the bicycle music page. Added a link on the bikes page to an article about converting a regular bike to a recumbent Hands-free phones not any safer than handheld phones for drivers (added to the Safety Almanac) Updated the bike equipment recalls page Added "highway crossings every X miles" to our list of facilities that promote cycling Added a link to the Dept. of Energy's electric bikes guide to the bikes page Added info about the necessity of government support for the goal of increasing cycle commuting Added info about the price inelasticity of gas to the almanac Added a new semi-recumbent bike to the bikes page Added a trike that helps harvest crops to the unusual bikes page Added a semi-recumbent bike to the unusual bikes page Added NYC urban bike race videos to the movies page Added a seven-person bikes to the unusual bikes page Unusual Bikes Get the skinny on recliners, trikes, arm-pedaled bikes, and more on our guide to bikes. Transportation Almanac More stats about energy, pollution, speed, and costs than you can shake a tire lever at. (view the almanac)   Kryptonite Lock Recall Kryptonite is replacing vulnerable locks for free. (Kryptonite.com)   Another site by Michael Bluejay... Cheapest Airfares. My top 10 tips for finding cheap airfare, a comparison of the different search engines, and which site to use in which situations. How to not get hit by cars Statistics Bike Fit Recumbents, Trikes, Handcycles, & other unusual bikes Trailers, Racks, Folding Bikes, Rowing Bikes Electric Bikes, Scooters Accessories Ergonomic Bike Seats Fixing flat tires How to use gears Helmets are ineffective? Helmet use survey Recalls Used Bikes Bike Racks (parking) Theft prevention Bicycle Advocacy No Justice for Cyclists Motorists killed by cyclists Traffic Laws Bicycle Almanac Bicycle Books Bicycle Movies Bicycle Music Bicycle Posters Bicycle Stocks Car Criticism Buses Energy use Pollution New roads don't solve congestion Speeding Statistics Transportation Planning Carpool site - find a rideshare   Commuting Tips Bicycling wastes gas? Statistics Transportation Planning Advocacy Did GM kill streetcars? Pedicabs banned in Vegas Recumbent bike: Getting on bus rack