Hedgehog goes riding on his new bike, with his best friend Harry.

This colorful compendium offers snapshots from around the world of everyday riders who are redefining bike fashion and emphasizing the accessibility and fun of city cycling.

Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.

Excitedly learning how to ride a bike alongside her loyal puppy, Miffy practices until she has a minor accident that causes a boo-boo and is comforted by mom and dad, who know just what to do.

Told in rhyming text, a young African American girl learns to ride a bike, with the help of her father.

"Cyclists are everywhere, the cautionary bumper stickers tell you. More than ever before, bicycle culture is everywhere, too: from Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, city planners are making big changes to city infrastructure for the increasing numbers of people who are leaving their cars at home (or deep-sixing them altogether) and upgrading to two wheels. Biking in the city is no longer just for bike messengers with a death wish. Biking's benefits...

"The 1914 Giro d'Italia [Tour of Italy]: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight finished after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor. And now Tim Moore is going to ride it. And he's committed to total authenticity" --

"Bert is certain he can ride his bike as well as Frank, but he is very wobbly! And even when they both try riding Frank's bike it still goes very wrong! Will the best friends make it all the way down from the big hill? Of course! All they need is a little bit of confidence and trust in each other!"--Publisher's description.

"Darcy Archer works in a small bookstore in Manhattan. A daydream believer, she refuses to settle for anything less than being swept off her feet by the perfect man--literally. One day, when cycling to work, Darcy accidentally crashes into a sharply dressed gentleman walking his dog. He is knocked out cold, rushed to hospital--and the poor pup gets left behind. Wracked with guilt, Darcy takes the dog and makes plans to reunite him with his owner,...

"Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles ... KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again"--