Sharon Cutler is your normal PR lady. She hypes up her events and makes them sound like the most interesting and popular things going on. If you miss them you miss out on life. But the event she’s hyping this Sunday could actually live up to her grand proclamations. It involves a bicycle race through downtown. And it culminates with a party that includes free beer from New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire, Blue Paddle and this amazing commercial scored by Devendra Banhart.(after the jump)

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There will be plenty of extra vehicles on the road during the RNC. And pedaling alongside a satellite truck from CNN is a scary thing to do. Who knows when Wolf Blitzer might lean out the side window and puke from all the manischewitz he pounded down to celebrate never having to cover another speech by Dick Cheney.

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The Old Gray Lady took a spin into the world of cars and bike coexisting on the road together in an article last Sunday. The story begins with a look into the increased amount of cyclists taking to the streets. They, like many others, point to high gas prices as the main reason more folks are pedaling to work.

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So, the city police department isn’t going to seize the bike you illegally parked outside the 7th Entry. That’s good, as coming out of Sea Wolf concert only to find your two-wheeled chariot missing sorta blows.More >>

Don’t get freaked if you heard Phillip Halliday of channel 6 news report that, “Minneapolis police are cracking down on where you park your bike and for how long.”

It seems Halliday is in love with hyperbole. We don’t blame him, though; hyperbole is the fuel of TV news. And truthfully, if TV news didn’t use it, all their broadcasts would be about as fun to watch as a dictionary.

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Shaun Murphy, project coordinator at the Minneapolis Department of Public Works forwarded along some historical tidbits about cycling in the Twin Cities. One fact detailed a female racer who rode a double century, pedaling 17 hours straight, without the aid of carbon fiber.More >>

The Green Guide, an eco-minded off shoot of National Geographic, has a pretty little essay about the Minnesota urban trail system. Its writer, Jay Walljasper reflects upon its ability to make him feel away from the world while simultaneously being surrounded by a 3 million deep metropolitan area.More >>

If you believe MSNBC, our city is wonderful for bicycles, but it sure isn’t the second most bike friendly city in the US.More >>

Rm. 319 of City Hall was packed last night with cyclists, city planners and a few city engineers. All were there to learn about and give input into the city’s Bicycle Master Plan 2008. It’s a comprehensive planning project that hopes to get more folks riding their bikes, and hopefully, turn us into Amsterdam.More >>

The epic increase in the amount of cyclists hitting the streets this summer is wonderful. But plenty of folks are hitting the road at night without lights. It’s a good way to get thumped by a Taurus. More >>