Susan Lindell, the shop manager at Recycle-A-Bicycle in DUMBO, Brooklyn, provides an in-depth look at chain lubrication in the first edition of TechTips.

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.