For the planet, that is. BBQ season officially opens this weekend, and making good choices is a damn fine idea. Our buddies here in L.A., Repurpose, are doing their part. They’re cool folks and they’re working on making a difference. Check ‘em out, then fire up the grill. And, of course, ride your bike to the Q.

Missed this one, but it turns out we’re huge in Mexico too. One step closer to world domination. Also, MonkeyZen? Awesome.

So very, very wrong. Fingers crossed, this woman will spend a lot of time in an orange jumpsuit (do they do that in England?) picking up garbage on the side of the road. Hope no one hits her while she does…

Please, somebody help this guy. Looks like he’s trying to upgrade to an actual American-made bit of sweetness like ours. Like, “Oh. My. God.,” Ryan, two bowling balls won’t be enough…

I’ve seen more than 50 mph on my old road bike, but 100? Or 167?! Holy crap. How does one get a chainring that big moving? Check it out.

Denver is REI’s Cycle Town Showdown No. 1 bike city. Pretty cool props for the ol’ stomping grounds.

“This bike stopped us in our tracks at Interbike…”

Just gonna let that one sit out there–a little taller and a lot more badass. Thank you Outdoors NW!

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Some retro, big-corporation Friday fun for y’all. It’s a well-known fact in L.A. that while we might love our cars, it wasn’t always that way. Way back when, San Fran had nuthin’ on us. Enjoy!

Mind-blowing fact of the day–the bicycle is the most efficient mode of transportation. Period. Like, blows everything else out of the water.

From the Exploratorium, one of the world’s greatest museums: “It takes less energy to bicycle one mile than it takes to walk a mile. In fact, a bicycle can be up to 5 times more efficient than walking. If we compare the amount of calories burned in bicycling to the number of calories an automobile burns, the difference is astounding. One hundred calories can power a cyclist for three miles, but it would only power a car 280 feet (85 meters)!”

Check out this list, then grab a bike instead of the keys to the Prius…