It's a long article
A funny thing happened during the last decade of the 20th century.
Paralleling events that transpired a century earlier, a social movement
emerged based on the bicycle. This "movement" is far from a unified
force, and unlike the late 19th century bicyclists, this generation
does not have to rally around the demand for "good roads." Instead,
"chopper" bike clubs, nonprofit do-it-yourself repair shops, monthly
Critical Mass rides, organized recreational and quasi-political rides
and events, and an explosion of small zines covering every imaginable
angle of bicycling and its surrounding culture, have proliferated in
most metropolitan areas. Month-long "Bikesummer" festivals have
occurred in cities around North America since 1999, galvanizing
bicyclists across the spectrum into action and cooperation.
Excerpted from the book Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-Lot Gardeners Are Inventing the Future Today! by Chris Carlsson, published by AK Press, 2008.
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