This post is from our coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China, curated by John Kennedy and sponsored by Reuters. · All posts
Still at the Catch Up Lady's blog, we had to give big props to this post too, ‘Bikes in the Athletes' Village: An Olympic Revolution': “One of the best “insider” stories that came out of the afternoon was the inside scoop on the collapsible bikes that all the athletes' are riding. I'm not going to spoil it - so you'll have to watch the video…“
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