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Cyclist Culture: Pedaling Attitude

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"Bicycle culture” with BikeSnobNYC, a Portland biking maven, and Bicycling Magazine.

New York City Bicycles (onesevenone & pocketmonsterd/flickr)
New York City Bicycles (onesevenone & pocketmonsterd/flickr)

American is car country, but bicycles and bicyclists are making their play for the roads.

There’s been a big surge in bicycle commuting. Maybe it’s you or your workmate rolling freshly-exercised into the office.

And then there’s the weekend distance rider and the off-to-the-market rider.

All the tribes: the roadie, the mountain biker, the messenger. And all the attitudes: the righteous cyclist, the lone wolf, the captains of contraption.

We’re talking this hour with New York’s famous “Bike Snob” blogger and a biking maven from Portland, Oregon.

Guests:

Loren Mooney is editor-in-chief of Bicycling Magazine. Their May issue ranks America's Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities.

Eben Weiss blogs at BikeSnobNYC.blogspot.com. He's a racer, daily commuter, and former bike messenger. His new book is "Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling."

Heidi Swift is a freelance writer. She writes the "Everyday Cyclist" column for The Oregonian. She blogs at GritandGlimmer.com.

More:

Here's “Performance,” a rap music video by Portland-based road racers Robin Moore and Jake Salcone, a.k.a. "MC SpandX."

Learn more about the video at OregonLive.com

This program aired on May 6, 2010.

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