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20070329Status: Complete Viewed: 152 times Existential Cycling By Sister Julie— I had my first bicycle ride of the season. Yesterday was a spectacular day here in Chicago. I think the temp got up to at least 70 F. The sun was shining, the sky was blue. What’s not to love? I spent the morning answering some emails … http://nuns2day.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/existential-cycling/ Turning old bicycles into new bicycle racks - The Saratogian - Saratoga,NY,USA Soon, those old bikes and their sweeping, streamlined curves will be reborn as funky-looking bicycle racks throughout Schuylerville. … http://www.saratogian.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18126371&BRD=1169&PAG=461&dept_id=602469&rfi=6 Metabolic Profiling VO2 improve your cycling? - HumanLabSports.com— Vo2 gas analyser for runners. Your body’s metabolic profile can identify the training zones that … Maximise your training and improve your performance. … http://www.humanlabsports.com/vo2.php [attitudes changing?] John Auerbach, Bicycle Industry Leader, Dies - Rosyln News - Roslyn,NY,USA— John Auerbach, a Roslyn Heights resident, and someone long associated with the post World War II boom in bicycle riding, died Wednesday, March 21,2007… http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/2007/03/30/news/ [another cycling law suit] Man riding a bicycle killed in Orlo Vista - Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA— When deputies arrived on West Amelia Street and North Normandale Avenue, they found a dead man on the ground next to a bicycle. There are few details, … http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-bk-cyclemurder032907,0,1747549.story?coll=orl-news-headlines Hand cyclists inspire Classic spectators - Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands,CA,USA Hand cycling made its debut this year in the Redlands Bicycle Classic thanks to the sponsorship efforts of PossAbilities, a Loma Linda based program that … http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sports/ci_5524214 SANTIAGO, CHILE SEES BICYCLE REVOLUTION - Santiago Times - Santiago,Chile— (March 29, 2007) While various pro-cycling groups have long sought to promote their cause to a hesitant Santiago, a new class of riders are digging their … http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=13346&topic_id=1 Orange County bicycle attacker in custody - The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA— A 44-year-old woman was in custody today after attacking several people in Garden Grove while riding a bicycle and wearing a shirt identifying her as a … http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/UPDATE/70328007 Cycling.tv to launch new site By pelotonjim— Cycling.tv did not stop with a nice new look. Thery have added a host of new features. Avone the video screen shown you some new features. First is the Innertube which takes you to a new forum for viewers to chat/blog while watching a … http://pelotonjim.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/cyclingtv-to-launch-new-site/ The History of the Bicycle - Bicycle History By Mary Bellis Engraving: Bicycle riders circa 1869 Bicycle History in Debate Some history. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbicycle.htm Spend more on bicycle advocacy, urges Trek boss - BikeBiz.com - Newcastle on Tyne,UK— Divert cash from marketing and R&D to bicycle advocacy, John Burke told industry leaders at the Taiwan trade show. There’s a video of the presentation on … http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/news/26304/Spend-more-on-advocacy-urges-Trek-boss Week 10 of the Tour d’Afrique Bicycle Race - Eventrate.com - UK— Tour d’Afrique, the annual 12 000-kilometer bicycle race/expedition from Cairo to Cape Town, billed as the world’s longest and most grueling bicycle race, … http://www.4ar.info/comments.php?id=2293_0_1_0_C http://www.tourdafrique.com/ This luxury bicycle will give you “The Ride” of your life — I’m guessing….20 years since Ive ridden a bicycle. I don’t even know if I remember how to ride (which they say you never forget). But if it weren’t for the price, I would consider trying this bike out. It looks pretty cool doesn’t it? … http://www.jonzee.com/Default.aspx?tabid=91&EntryID=2409 US Bicycle Polo Association, Inc. By rockythompson— bike polo. This article in Cranked Magazine reminded me that some people I work with used to play Bike Polo every weekend. The game is pretty much exactly like it sounds, so if you’re confused you probably have some metal deficiency no … http://thegoat.backcountry.com/blog/2007/03/27/bike-polo/ Kids to live less than parents: health committee - CTV.ca - Scarborough,ON,Canada A report from the Commons health committee says because of child obesity, Canadian kids will, for the first time in recorded history, live shorter lives … http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070327/obesity_committee_070327/20070327?hub=Health Google Me a Bicycle— Last christmas Ikea gave all its 9000 UK employees a moving bonus: a free folding bicycle, worth £139 and made by Raleigh Poland. In addition they gave them a 15% subsidy on public transport. This week Google did an “Ikea” and offered … http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/google_me_a_bic.php On to Tamil Eelam: From Bicycle to Aircraft - TamilCanadian.com - Canada— Way back in 1983, Velupillai Prabhakaran, on the alert, rode a bicycle through Jaffna to oversee a spot near the university his colleagues had picked to ambush Sri Lankin troops… http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=123&id=4838 Cycling proficiency for the 21st century - Guardian Unlimited - UK— Hands up who remembers cycling proficiency lessons? The tortured logistics of getting your bike to school (you didn’t cycle it, obviously)… http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2007/03/27/cycling_proficiency_for_the_21st_century.html Bicycle spoke used to kill Guinea Grass man - Channel5Belize.com - Belize City,Belize Investigators say during the scuffle, the other man produced a sharpened bicycle spoke and used the homemade weapon to stab Patt in the chest… http://new.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=18210 Around Town: A Bicycle Built By You - The Emory Wheel - USA “Everybody was so excited about what we were doing that we put on our jackets, lit the room with our blinking bicycle lights and kept going,” Spiewak said. … http://www.emorywheel.com/home/news/2007/03/27/ArtsLiving/Around.Town.A.Bicycle.Built.By.You-2792626.shtml New wheels: LeBron invests in bicycle company MSNBC - USA James used Cannondale bikes in his summer “King for Kids Bike-a-thon” charity event in Akron the past few years and incorporated cycling into his offseason … http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17802981/ Netherlands: Bicycle racks between flower boxes By Go for Green— Early this year, a study commissioned by the municipality revealed that the shortage of bicycle racks is the most important problem Amsterdam cyclists want taken care of. The municipality will tomorrow open a new bicycle platform in the … http://atlistserv.goforgreen.ca/2007/03/article-netherlands-bicycle-racks.html 21st century cycling proficiency BBC News - UK Like many other 1970s-born children, passing the Cycling Proficiency Test was as much part of my rites of passage as playing the lead in the school nativity … http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6495457.stm |