North American Cycle Courier Championship, San Francisco

The North American Cycle Courier Championship brought messengers from around the world to San Francisco for this year's games. Bikescape was there to cover the action and put it in your ears.

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Photo by Condition San Francisco.

getting hyphy with bikes in oaktown

Over at London's Bike Show presenter Jack Thurston revels in a most civilised form of tweedy touring. He's posted two very charming videos about English touring in the fifties.

Meanwhile, in the streets of Oakland, the kids get hyphy with bikes instead of cars.

bike polo, anyone?

The all but forgotten sport of bike polo is "a most noble tradition invented in Ireland 117 years ago." Now its enjoying a sudden resurgence in American parks both on turf and on hard tops. Bikescape checks in at a jaunty match at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Then we celebrate a victory as the park inaugurates car-free Saturdays on JFK Drive.

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Mallets and balls provided. Bring your own refreshments. Everybody welcome.

Some of the players attend the International Bike Polo Tournament in Dublin.