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Monday, November 19, 2012

'Art of the Bicycle' Event Coming in December

Free art show featuring works inspired by bikes will open from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 at Marty's Reliable Cycle.

Who says something functional cannot also be art? Certainly not Marty's Reliable Cycle, which brings its "Art of the Bicycle" show back to their Morristown location. The free event, an "exposition of art expressed through various mediums, all inspired by the bicycle," will open 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 6. Also on hand will be bike-themed gift items, with proceeds benefitting Bike and Walk Morristown. The show runs until 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. Check out Patch's coverage of the inaugural event in 2010 here.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Shared Roads, Shared Responsibilities for Bicyclists and Motorists

Bicycling organizations throughout state call on both bike riders and drivers to work together.

Tensions between bicyclists and motorists are in the spotlight this summer and we believe it’s time we all took more responsibility for cooling the confrontation and sharing the road. We represent bicycle clubs and organizations with over 2,000 members in NW and Central NJ. Each of us is also a motorist. We understand sharing the road from behind the wheel of a car as well as on a bicycle. We are as upset as anyone when a bicyclist does not ride safely or a group of cyclists block the road and surround a car as reportedly happened in Tewksbury this summer. Our organizations train riders on safe road sharing, criticize riders who do not, and are ready to work with police and town officials to make the roads safe for all. We also know, …

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Prius Beats Folding Bike in Commuter Challenge 2

TransOptions, Marty's Reliable Cycle-organized event held on May 9.

Call it a sophomore slump. At last year's inaugural "Commuter Challenge," a bike, folding bike and Chevrolet Volt competed against each other to see which would get from Madison to Morristown the fastest. In the end, Matthew Vance's Daikon folding bicycle beat the rest. But, in this year's follow-up, the rules were a little altered to better mirror real-world situations. Instead of everyone starting from the Madison train station, they started from Drip Coffee on Main Street. That meant Vance would have to take his bike over to the train station first. Also new this year was the addition of several other riders, including Marty Epstein of Marty's Reliable Cycle, Paul Miller of Sustainable Morristown and a pair of electric bike riders, Eric…

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Bicyclist ID'd, Still in Critical Condition

Identified as 25-year-old Michael Heaney, of Morristown.

The bicyclist involved in an accident Wednesday that closed parts of Columbia Turnpike and Normandy Heights Parkway for several hours has been identified as Morristown resident Michael Heaney. Heaney, 25, formerly of Sicklerville, remained in critical condition at Morristown Medical Center Thursday, according to the Morris Township Police Department. Heaney was involved in a collision with a 2008 Toyota RAV 4 driven by Judith Lewis, 64, of the Convent Station section of Morris Township at about 9:55 a.m. April 11. Lewis did not report any injuries to herself, according to police. No summonses have been issued to the driver as of Thursday morning, according to police. The collision remains under investigation and witnesses are asked to call…

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