Monday 6 February 2012 @ 2:02 pm
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How to winterize your bike
Globe and Mail A lot of people assume knobby mountain bike tires are best for slushy conditions, when in fact the opposite is true. Jon Carroll, a bike mechanic at The Bike Joint in Toronto, says that slick tires are always best for city riding, particularly in … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 2:02 pm
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Police issue more tickets to cut crashes
The Stanford Daily Larson noted, however, that “bike enforcement is [an ongoing] part of our education of the Stanford community to obey traffic laws,” and that enforcement efforts periodically increase throughout the year, especially during times such as New Student … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 2:02 pm
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Wheelie good bike idea
Borders Today Scott Gourlay (right) and Richard Lattimer,members of the AIMUP steering group at the site of the proposed traquair mountain bike project. (mountain biker Jake Hood) THE takeover of a floundering mountain biking project in the Innerleithen area by a … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 2:02 pm
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Carbon Fibre DH Bikes
BikeRadar.com Back in issue 269, I wrote a piece in Out Front called 'Pushing the boundaries' which basically tried to highlight the increased use of carbon fibre when it comes to constructing the worlds fastest DH bikes. The black shiny stuff is back on the agenda … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 1:02 pm
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Temperatures rise during coldest bike rally
The Province By Charles Hamilton, The StarPhoenix February 6, 2012 Many people on bikes, some dressed in costume, showed up at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market on Sunday for the annual Ice Cycle bike parade. It is billed as the coldest bike parade in the world, … VIDEO/PHOTOS: Ice Cycle in Saskatoon |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 1:02 pm
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Pomona hopes to close some streets to cars for a biking, jogging and walking event
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin He realized riding his bike was a better option. "I could get my exercise or use the car, get stuck in traffic and pay for my permits," Korthof said. Now that he's a small business owner Korthof still uses his bicycle as a means of transportation. |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 12:02 pm
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Northern Michigan Outdoors: Mountain Bike Beneath the Northern Lights
Traverse Northern Michigan Outdoors: When our favorite Upper Peninsula correspondent, Aaron Peterson, sent us an image of a mountain biker beneath a fantastic aurora borealis, we were stunned by … well, lots of things. The straight up beauty, the skill, … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 12:02 pm
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NYC Bike Share to be Largest in the Country
Gas 2.0 New York City's Department of Transportation and Alta Bicycle Share, Inc. will be opening the largest bike share system in the country by summer of 2012. Ten thousand bikes in 600 stations around Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the surrounding burroughs will … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 12:02 pm
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Green Chair Dance Group offers an exuberant 'Tandem Biking'
Philadelphia Inquirer By Merilyn Jackson Green Chair Dance Group, which performed "Tandem Biking and Other Dangerous Pastimes for Two" at the Harold Prince Theatre, grew out of Swarthmore College's dance department. It is based at the Mascher Space Cooperative in Kensington … |
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Monday 6 February 2012 @ 11:02 am
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A Bay Area Experiment in Electric Bike Sharing
New York Times (blog) Soon San Franciscans will have a new option for navigating the local terrain without breaking a sweat or resorting to a car, thanks to a pioneering federally financed electric bike share program that will start up this year. |
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