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Pedal Powered Beer Pub by Hopworks Urban Brewing

The folks at Hopworks Urban Brewing have come up with a green and stylish new way of serving and transporting beer: by bike! They've built a pedal-powered bar on the frame of a cargo bike that holds...

Two Story Handmade Transforming Truck Tours Japan

This truck is certainly more than meets the eye. Built completely by the hands of three high school buddies, this two-story camper complete with kitchen and bathroom started as a basic Toyota truck,...

NEWS: US Bike Sales Higher than Car Sales in 2009

According to the Huffington Post, during the first quarter of 2009, more bicycles were sold in the US than cars and trucks. At first glance, this sounds like great news for bike enthusiasts and even...

News: What to Do with All those Car Dealerships?

You've probably heard the news: GM is hoping to close up to 1,200 car dealerships in the near future while Chrysler plan to cut 789 of their 3,200, putting thousands out of work and leaving vacant b...

A Community Bike Space Near You

The ReCYCLEry is a local not-for-profit organization in North Carolina that provides a community workspace centered around bikes: education, salvaging old bikes, and creating bikes for transportatio...

Survey: Do You Bike to Work?

With spring finally here, we’re getting excited to break out the bike and get riding. Riding a bike is a great way to be fit and green, and now there’s even more incentive — the government...

Vespas: The Lamp; From Wood; and Now More Green

Gas prices might be low again but that's no reason not to conserve. Vespas are smaller, more efficient, cheaper to operate and look pretty darn nice. From the world of Vespas, here's one recreated fro...

Why Bikes are the World's Most Popular Vehicle

Since we're blogging all things outdoors this month on Apartment Therapy, we thought we'd highlight a great article that recently popped up on EcoWorldly listing "17 Reasons Why Bicycles Are the Mos...