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You and me in our sport utility vehicles

Cyclelicious — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:21:27 GMT

Oh you and me in our Sport Utility Vehicles, cruisin' to 7-11 for a bag of Frito-Lays! Oh you and me in our Sport Utility Vehicles, we'll slam into 4 wheel drive, and pick up a dozen eggs. You and me in our Sport Utility Vehicles cruisin' to Dunkin Donuts for a cup of steaming Joe! Oh you and me in our Sport Utility Vehicles we'll slam into 4-wheel drive for a scoop of rocky road....(read more)

Launching more Surlies

Citizen Rider — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:22:00 GMT

This week, a customer who had been researching the purchase of a Long Haul Trucker finally came in to select the size, specify the tweaks and order the bike. Another friend, in another state, has consulted me about a project to build up a Pacer . Last year I built up a Long Haul Trucker for someone actually named Long. Tweaks on the latest Trucker include a handlebar change that required different brake levers. We may change the stem, too. For my own Travelers Check project I ordered the rear hub...(read more)

Doreen Runs the Berne Grand Prix

Cycling Challenge » Cycling the French Alps — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:38:08 GMT

That's Doreen, my wife, running the Berne Grand Prix. It's called "The most beautiful 10 miles in the world!"...(read more)

Dancing pals

2 Epic — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:19:51 GMT

Pals Dancing on Little Creek Pals Swan Lake this year This one is called ”Paradise”. My house is turning into an art gallery. Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mother’s out there....(read more)

12 Dutchmen were on a bike...

Astoria Bike — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:35:00 GMT

...on one bike. Check this out: This and other great old dutch bike pictures can be found on Andre Koopman's photostream ....(read more)

So I was letting the air out of a tire of a car stopped at a red light...

Astoria Bike — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:57:00 GMT

I asked a half dozen or so NYPD about my bit of street justice . Get this: not one of them could think of any crime I committed! A few other items of note: 1) If I were on private property, they could definitely get me for something. But I wasn't. 2) They too mentioned that I may have made the situation more dangerous. I'm not convinced I did, nor that that this makes my actions wrong. 3) A retired cop said he would get me for petty larceny if I took the valve cap. But I didn't. I pointed...(read more)

Verbouwing WorkCycles Toekomstige Jordaan Vestiging

Bakfiets en meer — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:40:49 GMT

We zijn nu al een paar weken bezig mee met de verbouwing van het nieuwe WorkCycles (transport-) fietsenwinkel en werkplaats op de hoek van de Lijnbaansgracht en de Goudbloemstraat in de Jordaan buurt van Amsterdam. Er is nog veel te doen maar het ziet er ten minst nu wel belovend uit. Alleen maar enkele weken [...]...(read more)

Mellow Johnny's opens on Saturday

Cyclelicious — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:57:11 GMT

Mellow Johnny's ( maillot jaune , get it?), Lance Armstrong's new bicycle store in Austin, Texas, opens this weekend. Armstrong anticipates that the majority of the sales will be high end road racing gear at his Trek dealership, but he says that the bike will be an important way for people to get around. Besides offering fitness training, Mellow Johnny's also has secure bike parking and showers specifically for commuters who cycle into downtown Austin. Read more about Lance Armstrong's...(read more)

Spring. Classic.

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

"The far off horizon impressed me no less. Once again, as in childhood, I saw the soft blue distance inviting me like an open door. And once again I was overcome by the feeling that I was not born for the life of a perpetual stay-at-home among my fellow men in towns and houses, but for pilgrimages through foreign lands and journeys over the sea. I felt the old melancholy impulse to fling myself on God’s breast and merge my own insignificant life into the infinite and eternal." ~ Peter Caminzind...(read more)

Tension

Official Website of Carl Buchanan — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:17:00 GMT

I read an article yesterday concerning some pretty bad road rage between a car driver and about 50 cyclists yesterday from Sydney, Australia and was blown away that anyone in a car would take it that far. Well, we got a little taste of that last night during our group ride although, it was no where near as bad as the incident in Sydney. We started out with eight riders heading West on 27th street at around 28mph and rolling through the draft lines really smooth. Speeds were good, comfort level was...(read more)

New England Race Registrations and Kudos to TrackMe360

gkillian — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:42:00 GMT

I'm feeling recharged after a quick visit to Rome with my wife's family. Traveling gives me such a valuable perspective on things, and traveling to Rome is a huge dose of "perspective" since it's the city with probably the most accessible layers of history on the planet. We've really only begun to explore Europe despite living here for almost a year. I might jump at the chance to do that race in Turkey this summer, after all . . . even if I'd have to do some swim training...(read more)

Separated bike lanes proposed for S.F. Market Street

Cyclelicious — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:19:49 GMT

A group headed by the business-backed Market Street Association, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and the civic think tank San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association is hatching a new idea to improve Market. The thought is to create dedicated bike lanes, physically separated from vehicles, such as has been done in Frankfurt, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; and closer to home in Eugene and Bend, Ore. Proponents of that idea have sketched out a primitive design in which sidewalks and...(read more)

Finding Escape Routes

EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:22:00 GMT

Lunchtime escapes are often key to my mental discipline in the office, but today I found my gravel escapades just got a bit more complicated. Soon, I suspect a few more miles of pavement will be required to get where I need to go. I came across this but couldn't see what work was being done... ... and further down the road, I found there was only half a bridge....(read more)

Funny Video: ” Kid In Bike Race”

Cycling Challenge » Cycling the French Alps — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:21:49 GMT

A Very Funny Video. Click more to view...(read more)

A Little Help From His Friends

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Win! Susan. Win! Fatty. Click to Donate What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key Oh I get by with a little help from my friends Mm I get high with a little help from my friends Mm going to try with a little help from my friends What do I do when my love is away? (Does it worry you to be alone?) How do I feel by the end of the day? (Are you sad because you're on your...(read more)

Clipless mishap leads to broken ribs

Cyclelicious — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:34 GMT

Most of us who use pedal retention systems have experienced the embarrassing moments of failing to release from the pedal when we first learn use them. I was talking with a friend last night whose fiancée tried clipless pedals for the first time last week. As she keeled over during a stop, the handlebar flipped around and she fell right on the end of her flat bars! After a few days of pain, she went to the doctor who diagnosed the broken ribs. What's the worst newbie injury you know of from failure...(read more)

Le Semnoz

Cycling Challenge » Cycling the French Alps — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:59:50 GMT

High above Lake Annecy - It's a magnificent and tough climb - and frankly today I suffered near the top. I am not yet fit or light enough for the July Tour d'Enfer. But at least the injury seems almost OK....(read more)

The White Rim, Revisited

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:54:00 GMT

Hitting the snooze button... Saturday, the second day of the back to back white rim rides started and ended in much the same way--with me lying in the dirt. I awoke groggy, a little sore. No, I was very sore. My ankle was inexplicably swollen and painful. I was snug and comfortable in the bivy sack. Around me the sound of gas stoves boiling water hissed above the wind. I decided it would be a good day to sleep late. Keith prodded me out of the sack, and soon enough I was spinning along up Mineral...(read more)

Thank you for taking the survey

Cyclelicious — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:31:35 GMT

Thank you to all of you who took the Cyclelicious survey. I'll look over the responses over the weekend. I really appreciate that you've given me your thoughts about Cyclelicious and I really appreciate the encouragement that several of you gave. I've selected a winner and sent notification this evening. I used a random number generator from Random.org to select from among the email addresses that were entered. Thanks again! I'm fairly busy this week, so I'll direct your attention...(read more)

Kidz in Training

2 Epic — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:40:30 GMT

Emmas cycling development is coming along. Her cadence averages 140 rpm with her 60mm cranks and she has been rocking the single speed from day 1. We’ve been working on drafting lately. She likes the new found speed. She learned to do the Hula Hoop too. That is good core strength and flexibility training all rolled into [...]...(read more)

Adjusting the Slipstream Headset

eBent Recumbent Cycling — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:40:32 GMT

My Longbikes Slipstream has a 1″ threaded Shimano105 Headset. It is easy to forget about the headset but you should check it and adjust periodically. This video shows how easy it is to make that adjustment. You will need 2 32 MM thin wrenches for this....(read more)

“Cycling is King at Lees-McRae”… Where’s that you say?

Donald's Daily Draft — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:12:32 GMT

I wrote about my climbing in the Appalachian Mountains and The Blue Ridge Parkway a couple of posts back. It’s the same area around Banner Elk, NC where Lance Armstrong made his comeback from cancer ten years ago. He trained there rebuilding his body for the Tour de France. Good news is, I’m headed back to the area for some more climbing this weekend. [...]...(read more)

Whispers on the Wind

Epic Riding. Epic Writing. — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:56:00 GMT

When it seems like the night will last forever, And there's nothing left to do but count the years, When the strings of my heart begin to sever, And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And dream me a dream of my own, I will walk alone, by the black muddy river, And sing me a song of my own, sing me a song of my own ~ Black Muddy River , The Grateful Dead...(read more)

Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) Shopping

Bakfiets en meer — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:11:04 GMT

The Dutch are a strange folk. They celebrate their national holiday “Queen’s Day” not only by gathering in enormous numbers on the streets to wear orange and drink beer, but also to create what must be the world’s largest garage sale and variety show. For weeks the residents prepare for their Queen’s Day sales; Spaces [...]...(read more)

Shout out to Camille and Heather

Cyclelicious — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:15:01 GMT

I hadn't seen Camille since she moved away from Santa Cruz a few months ago. I ran into her completely by accident at Maker Faire last weekend and I finally met her fiance (congrats!). Her friend Heather was there, too. Heather is an art teacher in Cupertino, California. She had her students do a collage illustrating environmental problems and solutions. A couple of her students had an anti-car or pro-bicycling theme in their problem/solution project. Posted here with Heather's permission...(read more)