The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals is a professional membership organization that promotes excellence in the emerging professional discipline of pedestrian and bicycle transportation. APBP members are employees of all levels of government, consulting firms and non-profits who work in the engineering, planning, landscape architecture, police, safety, health and promotion fields and specialize in improving conditions for bicycling and walking.

TAG members are technical experts drawn from the Bicycle Industry with many years experience of the bicycle industry as well as considerable expertise and knowledge associated with the specification and promulgation of National and International safety standards.

This group provides a powerful body that can contribute to and influence International and National safety committees due to its expertise in design, testing and research associated with the commercial manufacture and assembly of bicycles. This is acknowledged by the fact that members of BA-TAG currently hold key roles on the many committees that are working on the formulation of future bicycle and bicycle related standards

The BikePlan Source Home Page is our effort to help you improve bicycling conditions in your community. It includes an online bicycle planning and program guide, a reference library, a bit about who we are, and access to other sites.

The company was organized in 1920 as the Amateur Bicycle League of America and was incorporated in New York in 1921.

In 1975, the name was changed to the United States Cycling Federation.

In 1995, a new organization, USA Cycling, was incorporated in Colorado, and on July 1, 1995, the two corporations merged, with USA Cycling being the umbrella corporation.

Blurb From Website What's the best helmet to buy?

Consumer Reports published a helmet article in 2002 showing good test results for

• Giro GilaT
• Trek Vapor (at $40 rated as a Best Buy)
• Giro Torrent
• Specialized Enduro Comp

(Giro says their Transit is the same helmet as the Torrent without a visor.)

Consumer Reports can't test everything on the market, so they did not cover most of the other brands.

We think you can do just as well by finding a helmet that fits you well, is round and smooth on the outside, and has a sticker inside certifying that it meets the CPSC standard. We have a description of what we consider to be the ideal helmet, and a long piece on Helmets for the Current Season if you want more info.

Who makes the coolest helmet?

Marketing hype aside, coolness always depends on ventilation, and that depends mostly on the size of the front vents. Consumer Reports found all of the adult helmets they tested were Good for ventilation, with the Specialized M1 rated excellent. But you can look at a helmet and see 90 per cent of the ventilation story. Most riders will not need all the vents you see in the most expensive models. What will I pay for it? Our local K-Mart, Toys R Us and Wal-Mart discount stores have smooth, round, helmets meeting the CPSC standard on sale regularly for about $10 to $25, and most discount stores are under $30. Local bike shops have major brands for $35 to $150.

The International Mountain Bicycling Association is a non-profit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide.

Since 1988, IMBA has been bringing out the best in mountain biking by encouraging low-impact riding, volunteer trailwork participation, cooperation among different trail user groups, grassroots advocacy and innovative trail management solutions.