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Now available, BikeCalgary spoke cards! Slip one (or two!) of these into your spokes and kill two birds with one stone: let people know you support BikeCalgary, and that your bike is one less car. These are high-quality, two-sided cards that have been protected with heavy-weight 5mm laminate so they'll last for years in the rain and snow. Suggested usage: slip between spokes so that the ONE LESS CAR message is on the left side, where it can be seen by other roadway users.

Here's how to order:

In AB, no license, registration or insurance required for electric bikes as of Jul. 1!
For more info, go to http://codytorgerson.com.

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Lance Armstrong: more bike commuters, please
A breathless appraisal of Lance's new bicycle mecca and mission

(excerpts from full story at grist.org)

Lance Armstrong will soon unveil his 18,000-square-foot Austin-based bike shop, Mellow Johnny's (named after the Tour de France's yellow jersey -- or "maillot jaune"). The goal of the shop is to promote bike culture and bike commuting:

The City of Montreal has reached a decision to implement the first city-wide bicycle-sharing program in North America. The program will be modelled after a similar program which was has experienced success in Paris, France. Development of the project is scheduled to begin next fall, and be complete by late 2009.

See the article City looks to Paris as it cranks up self-serve bicycle rental project in the Montreal Gazette.

Bicycle polo, which originated in Ireland in 1891 (Wikipedia, 2007), is enjoying a new-found popularity. Formal rules involve a game of two teams of four players each, which is played on a rectangular field. More casual street versions of the game have cropped up in cities across the globe. If you're interested in testing the limits of your cycling abilities, the Calgary Bike Polo league meets on Wednesdays inthe summer, and Sundays in the winter. (Calgary Bike Polo)
A history and rules of bicycle polo can be found on