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Bike Noob: Banning Bikes

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:35:36 -0500

Sometimes, cities try to deal with real or imagined bike problems by taking drastic measures. The Austin American-Statesman reported last week on an ordinance passed in Manor, Texas, that bans bikes from a stretch of road in the small city. Manor is just east of Austin. The road in question is [...]

My Bicycle Musings: lecture 11 dc meters

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:43:00 -0500

Rode around the Santee valley this morning, looking for geocaches. It was pretty cold, around 39.0 °F, and after a while my teeth were starting to chatter.

I had a, how shall I put this, somewhat gross hygiene emergency. Fortunately, I was able to find a restroom with running [...]

RidingPretty-Bicycle Chic California: Etsy Bicycle Gift Guide Revisited

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0500

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Just checked my last year's Holiday Etsy Bicycle themed Gift Guide Part I and Part II. Item after item sold out! Some bicycle gift lovers and givers really gave some support to Etsy artisans and crafters!

I considered doing another bicycle themed gift guide. Voila...Here [...]

Martino's Bike Lane Diary: How We Travel In Toronto (2008)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500

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Dave On Dahon: The Pampered Dahon

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:30:58 -0500

I do like my Dahon but I don’t really go over the top with its care – honestly! It’s not relaxing after a hard ride, it’s drying off in the bath after cycling home in the rain last Thursday night. I suppose that’s one of the downsides for keeping the bike [...]

Urban Velo: Merckx Hour Record Bicycle

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:27:15 -0500

Contributor John Prolly updates his site every Monday with pictures of Merckx bikes, sometimes delving into the history behind them and their components This past week the Merckx Monday post covered the mysterious fate of Eddy’s 1972 hour record bicycle with pictures and examinations [...]

Kent's Bike Blog: Post-Thanksgiving Ride to Calligan Lake

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:20:00 -0500

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It is a tradition of mine to avoid the malls on the day after Thanksgiving. This year Jimmy Livengood and I ride mostly on trails and gravel roads to Calligan Lake.

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The day is clear in Issaquah, but misty in the mountains, so Jimmy has to [...]

Bike World News: Miller and Wells Make it Two at Jingle Cross

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:10:57 -0500

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Meredith Miller and Todd Wells took easy victories at the second day of the Jingle Cross.

For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com

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Bike World News: Štybar And Vos Victorious In Koksijde World Cup

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:37 -0500

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Marianne Vos took a sprint over Daphny Van Den Brand and Zdeněk Štybar edged Sven Nys in a great day of racing.

For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com

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Maynard.net: Problems? Right here in Interbike City?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:37:00 -0500

I'll admit in front that I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas. But I've never ridden a bike there and only walked from hotel to hotel on or near the strip. Vegas's pedestrian/cycling problems aren't new, as you'll read in this Las Vegas Sun piece, and they aren't [...]

Bicycle Diaries: Full Moon Fiasco XII

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0500

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Silent Night...
My Ass!!!

Whether snow, sleet, rain, flood, or just cold as shit:

Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Gannon's Pub @8pm

Though sometimes late, we never cancel a ride.
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Bike riding donut guy: Kid touchers..........

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:51:00 -0500

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Okay, okay....my mom told me to post on my own blog....so I will because everyone should listen to their mother.

Look for edgier content in the future and less family friendly shit.

For example....stuff like these kid touching perverts.

That's all for now, in my next [...]

TheWashCycle: Bike items that have little to nothing to do with DC - Bad Drivers

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:14:00 -0500

A New Jersey driver was texting about a drug deal when he hit and injured a cyclist.

GGW has a roundup of cyclist assaults. The N.C. firefighter who shot at a cyclist's head because he disagreed with the cyclist's parenting skills got his charges reduced and then a [...]

COZY BEEHIVE: 8 Things On Lance Armstrong From The "Other Side Of The Grass"

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:07:00 -0500

A great person once said that history is written by the victor. The one who is smart and cunning, who wins and has the money, who is extremely powerful and has a throng of followers around them, who can literally decide your fate if you turn your back on them...these [...]

Up in Alaska: Rainforest trail

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:14:00 -0500

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This is where I go when time closes in,
This place hidden away from the seasons.
Too dark for berries.
Too dense for snow.
This is where I go.

This is where I ride when weather closes in,
And sheets of rain fall from [...]