bicycle

Biking to work? Go electric.

You can see a lot of things on Mackinac Island, but automobiles are not one of them. Cars are banned. Instead of cars, bicycles are everywhere. Bikes are used to commute and for recreation. Here's a look at the most common recreational bike ride on Mackinac Island, the eight mile trail that travels around the island along the shore.

Last weekend, the Friends of the Musketawa Trail hosted the Gold Spike Trail Tour. The biennial event covered the entire Musketawa Trail, running from Marne to Muskegon, and connected with the Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail in Grand Rapids to the east.

Take one step into First (Park) Congregational at ArtPrize Seven and Jim Triezenberg's "Dino-Zar" will have a smile on your face. The bicycle has been 30 years in the making. It includes dozens of gadgets and moving parts, a geiger counter, running water, refrigerator and more.

Grand Rapids bicyclists have a few more places to work on their bikes thanks to four new bicycle repair stations installed by Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to visit downtown Grand Rapids to tour ArtPrize exhibits duration of the competition. That makes finding a place to park a vehicle a little bit difficult at times, even if it's only a bicycle. But this year ArtPrize has an option for bikes. Valet parking.

So what do you think about all of these changes that are happening to Grand Rapids roads, kind of like the one happening on Burton. I'm seeing roads all over the city becoming narrower to accommodate bikes.  Even when the months were much warmer I still have not seen any bikes using these lanes...