Links on this page are divided into three very general (and sometimes overlapping) categories. In the Community Based category you will find websites that address to geographically specific communities. National & International category contains links to organizations and groups that function at geographically more general levels. Check out the Fun & Informational category for bike and cycling related entertaining and/or instructional websites.
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Recycle-a-Bicycle
http://www.recycleabicycle.org
Another local organization. Based in New York. We’ll receive bikes and parts. Then teach kids mechanical skills to fix them and they are recycled to be used by who every needs them. So if you need a part or need help with fixing your bike or get a cheap bike, stop by there. They are in NYC.
Arcata Community Bike Program
http://www.arcata.com/greenbikes
The homepage of a community bike program based in Arcata, California. Gives some idea of how a community BL might look and operate like. Some useful links. The site could use some help in terms of information design.
Community Cycling Center (CCC)
http://communitycyclingcenter.org/about.html
Portland (OR) Community Cycling Center claims to be the largest non-profit organization of its kind. Besides providing bicycles and bike related services to the Portland community, it has two very successful programs. One of them is geared towards children, where they are trained about bicycle safety and maintenance. Upon completion of the program, each kid earns his/her own bicycles, locks and helmets. The other program is named “Create A Commuter”. This program provides bicycles for low-income adults for them to be able to commute their jobs on bicycles. A team of volunteers along with a range of institutional, business, and individual financial supporters make this organization a very active cycling organization in Portland. Their site is available on Spanish as well.
AMS Bike Coop (Univesity of British Columbia)
http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/bikecoop
The AMS Bike Coop at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, is a large and comprehensive establishment serving to bicycle users on the campus. They are also well connected with the other bicycle programs (Bike Kitchen, Bike Works, and Our Community Bikeshop) in Vancouver. The activities of these groups since mid 1990s succeeded in creating strong cyclers’ community and in making bicycles a well-recognized popular transportation mode.
Bike Station
http://wwww.bikestation.org/index.asp
You could call it the bike parking deck. With a $20 a year membership fee you can use this facility to secure your bike, get on a train or bus, or just be at work.
Pedals for Progress
http://www.p4p.org
If you have any unused bicycles or bike parts, contact them…Apparently they will fix them and ship them to countries where poor people can use them: Kids to and fro their school, farmers to their fields etc. They have dates and location in New Jersey for collection, if you are serious about it.
Bicycle Painting and Custom Bicycle Portraits
http://www.bicyclepaintings.com
You might want to add some esthetical dimension to your bike or make it artfully distinct. Check out this site then.
National & International
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation
http://www.car-free.org
A charity organization that focuses on educating the public on alternative transportation means. Strives to curb private car use, suburban sprawl, and promote mass transit, bike use, and walking. Lobbies to change city landscapes accordingly.
International Bicycle Fund
http://www.ibike.org/index.htm
Attempts to be some form of a portal for the bicycle collectives as well as for cycling in general. Includes some information and links in other countries and continents as well. Environmentally concerned. Includes some interesting websites and links but the pages seem slow to load.
Bikes Not Bombs (BNB)
http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/about.htm
These guys have a high ambition and strong drive for a good cause. Social justice is the number one keyword in their activities. According their mission statement, “BNB provides community-based education and assists development projects with recycled bicycles, related technologies and technical assistance, as concrete alternatives to the militarism, over-consumption & inequality that breed war and environmental destruction.” They receive, find, and fix about 3000 recycled bicycles each year. They send a huge majority of these bicycles to “economic development projects (micro-enterprise bike businesses, sustainable technology projects, and youth training programs) in South Africa, Ghana, and Guatemala every year.” They are based in Boston, MA. If you are interested to donate your bike, they also have a bike collection calendar, when they pick up donated bicycles in Massachusetts’s areas and in New York. Check out their “International” pages, where they give specifics on how their bikes help different communities around the world through pedal-powered technologies.
Critical Mass
http://www.critical-mass.org
Critical Mass is a grass roots movement of bicycle riders. Groups of cyclers in different localities get together and ride on their bikes around the town. It usually takes place on the last Friday of every month. A few of their main purposes on Critical Mass rides are: 1) Remind motor-vehicle users that they must share the road with cyclers. 2) Remind residents that there are other modes than motor vehicles. 3) Build a lively and connected bicycle users’ community. This website has links to Critical Mass groups in about 300 different places. It also contains information on how to start a Critical Mass ride in your town if there isn’t one already.
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
http://www.itdp.org/index.html
Its banner states that it promotes environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide. They seem to focus on other continents than North America, although it seems to be based in New York. Bicycle is only one the transportation modes that they strive to promote as an alternative private car use.
National Transportation Library
http://ntl.bts.gov
This is a must bookmark item for any party who deals with transportation issues. National Transportation Library contains many statistics, reports, articles, and other information related to all aspects of transportation. Other public, academic, and private sources also provide materials for this large information repository. To search for materials on any specific topic or with any keywords, use their TRIS feature.
League of American Bicyclists
http://www.bikeleague.org/index.cfm
It humbly claims to strive to represent the interests of the nation’s 57 million cyclists. Besides organizing bike related events, they also do lobbying.
TravellSmart
http://www.travelsmart.gov.au/bikeability/index.html
TravelSmart is an Australia-based voluntary program that aims to inform and motivate people for changing their traveling behavior through personal choice. It attempts to influence personal choices by providing information and tool kits for individuals, schools, employers, government agencies etc. Tool kits help them figure out how to best encourage people to switch from motor vehicles to alternative modes. The tool kit for employers, for example, contains information on how to prepare access plans to make it easy for employees to use alternative modes for travels to and from work. School tool kit contains curriculum materials for teachers who would want to give lessons on the related issues.
Cyclists and Motorists Come Together Without Accidents
http://www.bikesafety.org
Very self-explanatory. Both learn to share the roads. Peaceful co-existence through understanding each other's behaviors and patterns.
Bicycle Industry
http://www.bikeleague.org/linkindustry.htm
A very thorough list of bicycle manufacturers, if you are every curious about them or want to invest in them!
Articles on many aspects of bicycles and bicycling
http://www.johnforester.com/articles.htm
It covers a wide range of areas related to bikes and biking, from engineering to sociology, from government to facilities.
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/
This is an excellent site that gives neat summaries of wide-ranging topics on cycling. Some of the questions you can expect to get answers for are: How come cycling is the most efficient way of travelling in terms of kilo-calories burned per kilometer traveled per person? What are the best materials for frame? What are the best designs? How do your muscles work while cycling? Check out the Aerodynamic Drag and Propulsive Power of a Bicyclist calculator. You can calculate your own aerodynamic drag and propulsive powers.
The World of Bicycles
http://www.world-of-bicycles.com/index.htm
If you don’t think that bikes just don't look as cool as cars, take a look at this site. Bruno Senanes's photographs might convince you otherwise. Photos taken in a few dozen countries in all continents. Perhaps not Antarctica. You would also be amazed to see what people are capable of achieving with a bike.
Pic-tionary
http://www.home-1.tiscali.nl/~edwinsel/travel_dist_fiets.htm
This amazing site is a dictionary but with words pointing to what they refer on the picture. You can learn every parts of a bicycle in 7 seven different languages simultaneously: Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German. It also lists (again in all 7 languages) words associated with the word. With bicycles, for example, you can learn terms for parts, tools, repairing and so on.
Yahoo Directory of Bicycle Organizations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/sports/cycling/advocacy/organizations
This is a pretty comprehensive directory of cycling related groups and organization. It is compiled by Yahoo.
Wikipedia Community Bike Programs Directory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_community_bike_programs
It lists public bike programs in 11 countries. The U.S. listing includes a better directory of such programs than the other countries, which usually has one or two entries. The U.S. listing is broken down by 26 states and by cities in each states.