Karen Overton is, simply put, an NYC bicycle rock star. Bike New York is over the moon to be joining forces with Karen and Recycle-A-Bicycle, her legendary community organization that uses the bicycle to foster youth development, environmental education, community engagement, and healthy living.

Hope everyone’s 2017 is off to a roaring start! Bike New York volunteer Joanna Giordano’s certainly is, largely because of how well her year began last year. As a New Year’s resolution, despite not owning a bike, she set the admirable goal of becoming a bike commuter.

This month we’re taking a break from individual profiles with a salute to the hardy two-wheelers who squeeze the most daylight out of their workweek and counter the battery of holiday sweets by commuting on two wheels.