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20070218SCT Rider Trades Kids in for Tools! Local mtb guru Crockett builds “run bikes” for kids and converts the kids trailer to haul trail maintenance gear. http://atlbike.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=18768#18768 While not the latest news I liked this photo so much I wanted to share it with our readers. Everyday Cycling: Cycling in the News: Borders Boost 10th November 2006  Scottish BordersScottish Borders businesses are being urged by enterprise experts to cash in on the ‘7stanes’ effect - the explosion in tourism brought about by MTB and other outdoor projects in the area. Borders’ firms seek biking boost:BBC News Enterprise chiefs have encouraged local firms to tap in to the expansion of adventure sports attributed to the area’s “rugged landscapes”. “cyclists tend to be treated as second class citizens” post by SBL:gttim Talking points by Michele Herman The phone rang last Thursday at 3, the time my 14-year-old son usually appears rosy-cheeked at the door after his ride home up the West Side bike path from Stuyvesant High School. “Hi Mom,” he said in such a flat voice that I guessed what was coming next. “My bike was stolen.” Had this been our family’s first bike theft, I would have greeted the news with the urge to throw up. I would have tried out a fancy word I didn’t generally use and found that “violated” was indeed how I felt. I would have been socked by a surprisingly strong grief, considering that the loved one was a conveyance made of steel and rubber. Every day bicyclists are relegated to the role of relative nobodies. We are stereotyped as lawless light-runners (a letters-to-the-editor staple as durable as the welfare queen in her Cadillac). And our problems are considered too small to count. http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_197/ifonlyitwerea.html The Psychology of Cycling - South Korea I think cycling, aspects of it, imitate life. If you can survive a crisis, if you can survive those occasional very tough stretches, like this stretch of …”you are hanging on by a very thin thread. I mean, your heart rate is 174 or even higher, and the guy in front of you is slipping away, and your legs are getting totalled, and you’re just about at maximum. You’re about to blow…” http://www.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=393046 Second Tour of California cycling race starts today Contra Costa Times - CA,USA It has attracted 18 teams, including nine of the world’s best Pro Tour squads, making the weeklong race the biggest cycling event in the United States. … http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/16727608.htm Killion: Cycling, seen live and done right, allows spectators a …San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA True, cycling can be challenging for a spectator. If you turn around to refill your beverage at the wrong moment, you might miss the entire race. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/16727786.htm Andy Kehe column: America’s premier cycling event right here in … Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA Even with the public’s conscious almost void of all those things, the Tour of California, in just its second year, has become America’s premier road cycling … http://www.bakersfield.com/136/story/100714.html Economical, Quiet, Clean, Green and No Gasoline. Electric Bikes And Scooters at Bernson EV Bernson EV (Electric Vehicles) has been in the business of selling and repairing Electric Bikes and Electric Scooters since 2001. Our primary focus is offering the best selection of Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters with customer satisfaction second to none. Authorized Reseller of Electric Bikes & Scooters. http://www.bernsonev.com/index.php PODCAST: Grande Dame of the recumbent cycling industry By mkreig At her factory in Santa Cruz, CA, we visited the Grande Dame of the recumbent cycling industry, Melanie Vasuzi. With her company, Free Form Fashions, Melanie has been making apparel for cyclists and their bikes since 1982. … http://www.bikeroute.com/Recumbents/News/Archives/000130.html http://bikeroute.com/FreeFormFashions/ RIOT COPS NAB BICYCLE THIEF Sunday People - UK Brave Henry Mitchell, 24, fixed a meeting with the crook after discovering his stolen bike was up for sale. He was prepared to go it alone but met a riot … http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=riot-cops-nab-bicycle-thief--&method=full&objectid=18638293&siteid=93463-name_page.html Introducing a new series…London Cycling Diary By kimbofo What’s the best thing about commuting by bicycle? Even after 20 years I still love riding to work. Cycling puts me close to the people around me and to the environment. Rather than segregation in an enclosed cage, I’m completely exposed … http://kimbofo.typepad.com/londoncyclingdiary/2007/02/if_you_believe_.html Vote for cycling By Philip Lifting the profile of cycling as a great activity for everyone * Providing accessible information for people wanting to take up cycling or get more out of cycling * Working with other organisations to make Australia more bicycle … http://www.spinopsys.com/archives/871 |