Category: Cycling
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Portland Bike Lane Bonus Life (Mother Nature Network)
Dodge the banana peels! This actually is a great little trend. I hope it brings gamers to play in the streets on their bikes. It has to be more thrilling than their NES systems. It also shows a bold humor that many can feel proud of: “Yes! My city gives you an Invincible Power-up!” What…
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Bicycle Friendly Business (League of American Bicyclists)
Support local businesses that support bicycling and walking neighborhoods.
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quick tips: rain cycling setup (eHow)
Getting suited up for cycling in the rain doesn’t have to take any longer than a walk in the rain. You don’t want to wear wellies on you cycle, of course. Ask me questions about my rain gear setup, everyone has different habits. These rain cycling tips are a good start. I would encourage a…
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Black Sheep Bikes ZAMer 36er Mountain Bike Review | Mountain bike product reviews, bike builds, trail reviews, forum, and tips – MTOBikes.com
While I could probably do without the cost of a titanium frame, I bet the ride on a 36er would be super duper smooth. (Anyone ever make a bamboo 36er?) This article discusses the challenge in designing a 36er, mostly getting the rake, head angle and trail correct: Black Sheep Bikes ZAMer 36er Mountain Bike…
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Post Consumer Fenders
Disposable water bottles are a tricky substance to work with, apparently: PET plastics do not glue, or heat-weld easily. However, people have been using them to create bicycle fenders. Re-molded post consumer plastic mudflaps. Fenders assembled from drinking bottles. Coroplast and aluminum fender. I assume that other styles of aluminum and pop-bottle fenders might be…
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From the head of OpenStreetMap birthed OpenCycleMap…pop!
OpenCycleMap Bellingham. Another reason to own a GPS unit, eh?
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Burn Fat or Money?
I was trying to catch up on the “living bike free” thread in google reader while hefting the baby about. This stood out:
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Social Bicycles (SoBi)
This is a remarkably sophisticated idea for bike hire without dedicated docking stations. With phone-app integration. You find a bike using your phone app, rent an access code over your phone, unlock, and lock up to whatever’s handy at your stop. SoBi | Design.
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