Momentum Planet’s new issue focuses on kids and cargo. Please read a fine review of the ShuttleBug (as well as an excellent review of the Yuba Mundo on the same page) and a story on the Wedding Bug.

Fall is around the corner, and it’s time for Hopworks’ annual Biketobeerfest Saturday, August 28, whether or not the world is about to end. A number of local bikebuilders will have their fall harvests on display. Check out the latest in Joe Bike’s ShuttleBug technology and find out why Treehugger ranked the ShuttleBug the best of the best kid/cargo bikes despite what jerks we can be. We’re sharing a booth with One Ghost Industries, who’ll have their complete lineup of St0p Cycles’ new urban machines on display. We’ll be there from 1 pm until some random point after 6.

A year ago, management consultant Bill Palladino, of Traverse City, Michigan, gave away his Saturn Vue in favor of a bicycle. He kept track of the changes in his life. Now he’s published a two-part article that shows it’s not just his own bank account that swelled, but also his impact on the local economy–he doubled it, even with a foreign-made bike. In part two, he moves on from the financial benefits to the physical, mental, and social benefits of what is essentially a new way of life. Or an old way of life, depending on how you look at it.

A friend sent us this little happiness from Portland’s Forest Park.

Join the Joe Bike staff Saturday, July 17, from 11 a.m. to noon as we lead a family bike parade around lovely Clinton Park to kick off the grand opening of Cafe Au Play, the Mt. Tabor neighborhood’s community-owned, family-centered coffee house and play area that’s been several years in the making. Before the parade we’ll have a bike-decorating booth, safe-biking tips for kids and families, and a few surprises. The parade route is roughly .75 miles and is traffic-free.