What You Can Do by Maynard Herson*:  You've read and heard this stuff before, but perhaps not in a context as trustworthy as the Pedro's catalog. Chris and Jay at Pedro's (and I) would like to suggest respectfully that we'll all be better off if we ride a little more and drive a little less. If we get creative about integrating our bicycles into our lives, we'll feel better about ourselves and everyone will benefit - riders and non-riders alike.  [continued]

Tube Recycling By Ben Hewitt**: I worked in a bike shop for nearly a dozen years. To anyone in the bike industry, it will come as no surprise that this was not a lucrative time. So I saved where I could, employing the bike junkie’s tricks for stretching the useful life of my gear. I filed brake pads, rotated chains, and rode my wheels until the braking surface was worn so thin that it folded over on itself. [continued]

*Maynard Hershon lives happily in Denver these days, he reports. He’s a bicyclist and motorcyclist who writes magazine columns about both activities. His work appears regularly in the Bicycle Paper (Pac NW); the Rivendell Reader; motorcycle monthlies CityBike (SF Bay Area) and Motorcycle Sport and Leisure (UK), and occasionally in VeloNews. He is able to ride his bicycle nearly every day. While he hasn’t raced for years, he works at bicycle races "driving" a technical support motorcycle. Hershon’s writing focuses on the human aspects of our riding lives. He’s more interested in your commute or your local training ride than in trick bike parts. Hershon moved to bike path-rich Denver in 2006.There, he has fallen in with a disreputable band of youthful urban cycling greenies. It is their influence that has made him what he is today: more strident and whiney than ever about cycling as a favor to the environment and to our neighbors near and far.

**Once upon a time, Ben Hewitt raced his bicycle through the woods of New England. Now, the majority of his riding consists of chasing his 6-year old son Finlay in very small circles around the front yard. When he starts sweating, he retreats to his office to write for numerous magazines, including Bicycling, Men's Journal, Mountain Bike, Outside, Portfolio, and Skiing.