Biking

By Susan Seliger

Cut back on the high cost of gas – and cut your carbon footprint – win a bike and ride free. The company Sixthreezero has come up with a Scholar beach cruiser bike made especially for women. It has all the classic features the guys’ version has – oversized leather saddle, leather grips and more. The contest, sponsored by Sheknows.com, is open to U.S. residents 18 and over only – and you can enter every hour from now until October 10. So get busy. Start cruising in style – and saving $$$ — which is always in style.

Photo credit: www.Beachbikes.net

Car-Free Saturday in NY City -- Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal.

For the last two Saturdays, I have been enjoying one of the most exhilarating rides New York City has to offer — I have been peddling my bike down the middle of Park Avenue — one of the busiest and most beautiful promenades in the city. Six miles of car-free bliss.

This weekend is the last of car-free Saturdays. So don’t miss it. You save gas, clean the air, and you get to ride the city streets without dodging those kamikaze yellow taxicabs.

Hey– Mayor Bloomberg– why just 3 half days? Let’s ditch those cars every Saturday.

Other cities are doing it. The Mayor Bertrand Delanoë in Paris, is planning to make the center of that city car-free in time for the Olympics in 2012, which they hope they’ll host.

If your city has similar car-free events, let me know. And if you have photos of such events, even better — send them to me: susan (at) Riverwired.com.

Photo credit: Susan Seliger