Philly is Giving the Pope a Bike with an Angel Wing Chain Guard

Philadelphia has a couple of gifts for visiting Pope Francis — an ivory-bone china bowl featuring images of Independence Hall and St. Peter’s Basilica, and a bicycle with a chain guard shaped like an angel’s wing. Mayor Michael Nutter presented the gifts to Archbishop Charles Chaput (SHAP’-yoo) at the opening ceremony Tuesday for the World … Read more

Audi Introduces A Sport Racing Bike

Unveiled for the first time at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Audi presents the lightweight, carbon fiber “Sport Racing” bike. An inaugurating two-wheel effort for the German automobile manufacturer, the bike’s frame and wheels are produced from T1000 carbon fiber, a material employed in the R8 e-tron Quattro’s cockpit, while the saddle sports a fine nappa leather cover. … Read more