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Happy Remembrance Day and Happy Veterans’ Day! Bikes in World War I

November 9, 2015 by Average Joe Cyclist

Veterans Day, also known as Remembrance Day, happens all over the world on 11 November. It's a very important time to remember those who gave their lives for us in the horror of war. Anyone who has ever read about World War I knows that being in that war was like being in hell - while right here on earth. Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day is celebrated on 11 November to recall the … [Read more...]

#ReplaceBikewithCar – There was a Time when we DID replace Bike with Car

April 6, 2014 by Average Joe Cyclist

The current fear and hatred of cyclists was parodied by the hilarious #ReplaceBikewithCar Twitter campaign. The idea was to show the ludicrousness of anti-bike rhetoric by replacing "bike" with "car." For example: https://twitter.com/bicycleurbanist/status/681943135539232768 https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/466593366281449472 This campaign highlighted the … [Read more...]

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