With something like 50 bike RACES - road and mountain - spread over four days, the sea Otter Classic has become the unofficial kickoff to the U. S. cycling season.

(海獭经典)节日场景就像50自行车竞赛一样——在这四天里公路和山地自行车遍布各处，它已经为美国自行车赛季打响了非官方的第一炮。

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"Some people buy the bike to commute, other people purchase the bike to use as a replacement for short automobile trips, " said Paul Vlahos, vice-president of sales for the U. S. arm of Ultra Motor.

Ultra Motor美国分部销售副总裁Paul Vlahos说：“一些人购买它是为了上下班，另外一些人则用它来替代短程出行中的汽车。”

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Conceptually, the system appears to be very similar to the Social Bicycles model that we wrote about earlier this summer as part of our Insert Coin series, though that US-based prototype includes a u-style lock, for securing the bike to a post or tree.

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo Shared Bicycle Initiative hands-on (video)

Bloomberg Rankings has released a list of bike-to-work rates in 25 major U.S. cities and Portland, Ore.

FORBES: 5.44% of Portland Workers Bike to Work

This week at the New York International Motorcycle Show Ducati also unveiled the 848 Evo Corse Special Edition for the first time ever in the U.S. The bike has Ducati-developed electronics like traction control and quick-shifter features, with the trademark Trellis frame, precision shock absorbers and high-end disc brakes.

FORBES: Ducati Up 43 Percent As North America Becomes Its Top Market