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As we look towards a pleasant weekend, here’s a roundup of all of the bike-related news you might have missed this week.

Bikeshare Increases Some Rates: The Post reports that some rates will be increasing come November. Gone will be the five-day pass, which will be replaced on November 3 with a $15 three-day pass. The price of the 24-hour membership will jump to $7 from $5, and anyone using the bikes for only 24 hours or three days will see a 33 percent increase in usage costs for each half-hour after the first free 30 minutes. Annual memberships and re-ups will remain the same price.

Two Congressmen Want Capitol South Bikeshare: Speaking of Capital Bikeshare, The Washcycle reports that two congressmen want a station near the Capitol South Metro station. Currently, the closest station is by Union Station, though one may be installed closer to Congress in the near future.

Cross Race Lands in D.C. This Weekend: The District’s only cross race — a European mix of road-racing and mountain biking on a viewer-friendly course — lands in the city this weekend. DCCX will take place on Sunday on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, where you can not only watch racers of all shapes, sizes and skills, but also feed them Dogfish Head beer as they come by. (Yes, beer hand-ups are kosher in cross.)

Proportion of Pedestrian/Cyclist Deaths Increase: The Examiner reports that while vehicular fatalities have fallen in the last decade, the proportion of pedestrian and cycling-related deaths has increased. “Last year, 197 people died in local auto crashes compared with 351 people in 2001…Yet 77 pedestrians and nine bicyclists were killed out of 283 road-related fatalities last year. On average, another 2,600 bikers and walkers are injured in crashes each year,” it states. (D.C. Fire/EMS tweeted that a cyclist was hit today at 11th and Kenyon streets NW.)

Some More History: In last week’s post on the District’s long history as a “bicyclers’ paradise,” we forgot one great 1937 Post article on the man who may have been the city’s first dedicated bike commuter. According to the article, 70-year-old Harvey Blatchley “pedaled nearly every working day from his home at 19 Second street Northeast to the Public Health Service building on Constitution avenue.” Blatchley, who apparently looked a lot like Abraham Lincoln, only suffered two two accidents in 19 years — the second of which saw him hit by a truck and sent to the hospital for a fractured leg.