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At a red light, I was waiting aside a motorcyclist I encountered, as we both descended the same hill, he sped it quickly and I joined a few moments later neatly passing the queuing cars. A short conversation ensued, continuing off from the previous intersection. He said he was jealous of the exercise I was getting while biking, I asked him if he’d consider biking but he said he could never bike in Jerusalem.

Are you thinking about switching from sitting in a car every day to going by bike? Do you have friends who swear by cycling to work in all weathers and rightly ask yourself, “How does that work?” But do you still not have enough information or arguments to make the switch, or have questions that your cycling colleagues couldn’t answer? Then you’ve come to the right place.

How safe is cycling? We have all experienced it. You tell someone that you are an urban cyclist and they look at you horrified asking “But isn’t that really dangerous?!” "No! Cycling never was that safe!" says a recently published study from UK. Let's have a closer look.

Budapest is not just the capital of Hungary, the city on the Danube is also one of the fastest-growing cycling cities in Europe. The Bike Citizens Guide to Budapest gives tips for a short break for bike-enthusiasts and reveals the community’s secret hot spots. Everything you need to know about Budapest bike culture, compact and in-brief!

Cycling is good. Everyone knows that. Most people know biking helps a body stay strong, improves balance and burns calories. Mentally, cycling can boost your mood and zap stress. But what about family biking? What are the benefits of cycling together? Here are the facts.

For the first time the bicycle entered the traditional catwalk at the Milan Fashion Week and brought dynamism and design to the streets of Italian's international fashion capital. Ludovica Diligu, cycling passionate designer and founder of Labo.Art, is sharing her thoughts on fashion and cultural change. Story by Pinar Pinzuti, Bike Citizens reporter based in Milan.

Do you wonder how to create a perfect idyll of a day in Berlin? Come join us on an autumn bike tour through one of our favorite neighborhoods in Berlin – Kreuzberg with Refinery’s High End Coffee barista Edoardo and iHeartBerlin team. “I love cycling through Kreuzberg which is a pure bizarre! It’s ever changing and there is always something odd to discover,” – introduces Edo his bike trip choice.

Finding a bike to take on your daily commute is not that hard, if you keep in mind some basic things. Here you will find five tips that will help you choose your first commuter bike. So, if your last bike ride was twenty years ago and you're trying to figure out how to approach the unfamiliar world of using valuable commuting time to keep yourself in better shape, look no further.

Critical Mass and Cycle Chic combined in one cycling event? Yes, it is possible. What started with a small bike ride among friends, evolved into a big movement. The Fancy Women Bike Ride gives more visibility to women in Turkish society and is asking for cycle safe cities. In this year's even more than 30.000 women joined the bike ride in over 50 cities all over Turkey.

“You’re insane.” That’s what my friends said when I revealed I was moving across the country to Portland, Oregon – for the biking. I’d done my research. The League of American Bicyclists names Portland most-bike friendly almost every year. With 350 miles of bikeways and the highest percentage of bike commuters in the country (Portland Bureau of Transportation, 2016) , the annual win is no surprise. Armed with that knowledge, I set off to see if Portland really was a biking Mecca.