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In Australia, the bicycle is king

This statistic astounds me, but bicycle sales extended their lead over new car sales in Australia during 2006. Australia's peak bicycle promotion group, the Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF), says that 1,273,781 new bikes were sold last year, 32 percent more than new car and truck sales totalling 962,521. This is the fifth straight year that bike sales have surpassed one million-plus units. Is this move towards pedal power a response to rising petrol prices? The CPF seems to think so with spokesman Ian Christie saying that Australians were using ... Read more →

Pedal powered recreational vehicle Sam Abuelsamid

If you've ever done a trip in a motor-home, you know how thirsty they are, and these days that can make for a really expensive journey. A gentleman from Portland, Oregon has built a pedal powered RV. ...

In Australia, the bicycle is king 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This statistic astounds me, but bicycle sales extended their lead over new car sales in Australia during 2006. Australia's peak bicycle promotion group, the Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF), says that 1,273,781 new bikes were sold last year, 32 percent more than new car and truck sales totalling ...

Pedal powered recreational vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you've ever done a trip in a motor-home, you know how thirsty they are, and these days that can make for a really expensive journey. A gentleman from Portland, Oregon has built a pedal powered RV. Brian claims to have ridden his RV all over America and Mexico. It's not quite as luxurious as some ...


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