What happens when you leave you bike locked up for "awhile"

Does this surprise anyone? Sounds like a lot but seems very believable. Wonder how this would compare to other cities across nation.

From DailyCamera

Boulder's bicycle-related businesses generated $52 million in sales and employed 330 full-time personnel in 2010, according to a new survey conducted by Community Cycles.

Community Cycles, a local nonprofit that educates and advocates for the safe use of bicycles, sent surveys to 41 businesses in 2011.

Got this from the Laramie Enduro Race Dirctor.

This year's Laramie Enduro will take place on Saturday July 28th. Once again the start/finish area will be the Hidden Valley Picnic Area. Currently, we are planning on conducting the race as a non-sanctioned race (no USAC or ACA involvement).

Lottery Registration
Registration will open on February 1st and remain open through March 5th.
Step 1: Between Feb 1 - Mar 5, go to our website, click on the registration link and fill out the lottery registration form on-line.

Step 2: Enter your payment information.

Step 3: Wait to be contacted by us.

The $5 application fee is non-refundable. Your non-refundable fee will be used to donate $1 to each of the following non-profit organizations and events:

* Colorado High School Cycling League;
* Laramie High School MTB team, 7220 Racing, which competes in the CHSCL;
* Curt Gowdy High School MTB Camp/Clinic (June 11th-13th); and
* Wyoming HS MTB Coaches to attend Colorado Leadership Summit.

Bicyclists – Enjoy free coffee and pastries every other Friday at 8am starting January 27th. The first location is on the Boulder Creek at approximately 19th avenue. Thanks for not driving and keeping our morning commute enjoyable!
Brought to you by Boulder Food Rescue and Community Cycles.

Fridays @ 8 AM
1/27: Boulder Creek Path, 19th St. Pump House
2/10: Goose Creek & Elmer’s Ditch near 28th and Valmont
2/24: Boulder Creek Path @ 13th St.
3/9: 27th & Broadway Bike Path
3/23: Goose Creek Path @ Community Cycles

No explanation necessary for this video. Just watch and then add your comments. This will be fun!

Are you too serious of a racer? Maybe this year some guys should put their Egos on a diet. Check out this hilarious article on Bicycling.com from the "Bike Snob" about Why So Serious?

Priconomics researcher Rohin Dhar looked at six months of Craigslist data to find the top cities for cycling in the United States. She titled the blog post The Fixie Bike Index

She counted the number of bicycle for sale posts nationwide and found that San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago had the most bike listings. With the population density of these cities this isn’t surprising. She then looked at the data per capita and came up with these rankings.