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Start Pedaling to Help Rid the World of MS – Bike MS:The Wild West Ride

Lori Crofford — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:34:23 +0000

Coming up on July 28th and 29th hundreds of people will hop on their bikes and take off to help rid the world of multiple sclerosis in the Bike MS: The Wild West Ride 2012. This year represents the 25th anniversary of Bike MS. This 150-mile bike ride takes place over two-days. The ride is [...]

Donald Trump Replaces Young Boy's Stolen Bike [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:58:22 +0000

Turns out that underneath all his famously bad hair, Donald Trump actually does have something slightly resembling a heart.

After 10-year-old Culley Larson’s BMX bike was stolen, the youngster hoped to appeal to the thief by writing a letter to his paper asking for its return. ABC News picked up his cause and their coverage went viral. The dastardly criminal never did surface, but several generous benefactors did — including Trump.

Foldable, Electric-Powered Bicycles Just Might Be the Wave of the Future [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:09:52 +0000

If you've got $3,600 to spare and don't mind folks gawking at you from behind the wheel, it might be time to invest in a "YikeBike." Conceived as a faster and lighter alternative to the Segway, the YikeBike is a foldable electric bicycle that was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2009.

It looks kind of like a unicycle with a training wheel, but its inventors say it could change the way we get around. What do you think — wacky invention or wave of the future? CNN's full video story on the YikeBike is after the jump.