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1992 First Critical Mass Ride

From: Action Speaks Radio

Bicyclists take to the streets en mass in a fight over the ‘right to the city’.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KTSW 89.9, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WXDU and more

One Shoe In the Road: Struck Cyclists and Their Stories

From: Don Godwin

struck cyclists talk, with original score by survivors

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPVL, RadioFreePalmer, KFOK-LPFM, KMXT and more

The Bike Ride of '76

From: Hugh Duncan

Two young children and their dad try to bike across the country before the Fourth of July.

Bought by KMUN, KUAF Public Radio, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KUER and more

Destination DIY: Cycling

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

An exploration of human-powered transportation.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, XRAY.fm, KMXT, XRAY.fm, KUT and more

Beat Pedaler

From: vanessa lowe

Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more

It's Like Riding A Bike

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront

For Christa Couture, the simple child's pleasure of riding a bike has eluded her until recently.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WBEZ

Diary of a New York City Bike Messenger

From: WFUV

NYC Bike Messenger Keeps an Audio Diary

Bought by KZSC, BSR Radio, and CKMO

Cars, Scars and Handlebars

From: Sarah Lange

The Life of a Bike Messenger

Bought by KUER, KUT, and New Hampshire Public Radio

The Sharing Economy: Bilingual Bike Repair in Oakland

From: KALW

Caption: Entrance to the shop, with volunteer-painted sign. Inside: Kathleen Mills, Steven Hobdy and Morgan Kanninen, Credit: Jen Chien

Bike culture in the Bay Area runs the gamut, from high performance racing to hipster fixies. Keeping a bike can be an expensive hobby, and as with ...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WSLR, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Using Twitter to recover stolen bikes

From: KALW

If someone steals your bike, it can feel pretty hopeless. So with the police mostly unable to help, bike theft victims are turning to social media ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Keep Honking. I'm Re . . . cording

From: Tennessee Watson

A sound exploration of car horn linguistics and biker/driver communication inspired by best-selling author and linguist Deborah Tannen.

Bought by KUT

From Biking In Sweden...To Biking In Texas

From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM

When Zoe's family spent their summers in Sweden, all she had to get around on was a bike...but could a car-using Texan like Zoe get used to it?

Bought by WGXC, BSR Radio, and KUNM

Ghost Bikes

From: Mark Saldaña

In Portland, OR, and across the United States, Ghost Bikes mark the sites of fatal bicycle-autombile collisions.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., XRAY.fm, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more

Alleycat Racing

From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio

There's more to bike racing than the Tour de France. Some bike messengers organize and compete in their own races called "alley cats." Mac Henry re...

Bought by KUT, Marfa Public Radio, KZSC, and BSR Radio

How to fix a flat bicycle tire

From: Vermont Public
Series: Cool How-Tos

Repairing a flat tire on a bicycle is a skill that comes in handy when you're a long way from anywhere and your tire goes flat.

Bought by KUT

Fixed Gear Bikes

From: Jonathan Menjivar

An exploration of the bicycle and why sometimes simpler is better.

Bought by PRX Remix, WTJU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT and more

Burger Bell

From: Mia Lobel

This is a true story about bike commuting, theft, and making the best of a bad situation.

Bought by KUT

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