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cyclingart.blogspot.com - 2 hours ago
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Fuente taking a shower with his bike... Who
said that a climber can't have a sense of...
humour? The seventies were surely occupied by the reign of the Cannibal. He won countless of races, but what made it more exciting was his rivals. ...
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that 70s feeling!
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bike-pgh.org - 4 hours ago
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Philadelphia State Reps Angel Cruz, Robert Donatucci, and
Rosita Youngblood want to amend the PA Vehicle Code...
to require bicycles to comply to the rules and regs of motorcycles It appears that unfortunate circumstances in Philadelphia have ...
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Can Philly’s bicycle woes affect us in Pittsburgh?
examiner.com - 4 hours ago
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I wrote yesterday about the anti-cyclist sentiment simmering
in Philadelphia after two bicycle-pedestrian collisions that resulted in...
fatalities in October. The footage above, from Philadelphia Weekly, shows bicycle messengers rallying a...
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Footage from Philly's bike messenger rally against ...
urbanvelo.org - 6 hours ago
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I saw this a few days ago and
fell in love with the animation style, along with...
the message and the non-confrontational method it is conveyed. If you drive, always look in that mirror before popping the door open. Otherwise, send this on to ...
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Doored Animation
ecovelo.info - 7 hours ago
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I had lunch with a friend today and
I thought I’d share this photo of his über-cool...
city bike. That’s a Riv Quickbeam. Specs include a bottle dyno and B&M headlight/tail light, Brooks B67, hardwood grips, Plestcher double kickstand, Nitto Big Rack, and AXA wheel lock. Click ...
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A Sweet City Bike
comocyco.blogspot.com - 7 hours ago
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A couple of weeks ago the Columbia Tribune
reported that results from infrastructural changes to our city...
completed with a $22 million federal grant have been a " mixed bag " which provoked quite a lively response from readers. This claim was based on the fact that one ...
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Cardiac Defecit Disorder
recumbentblog.com - 9 hours ago
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It’s not how you get there that counts…
while cruising Nigel Preston’s (first mentioned here in connection...
with the team from Bendigo ) new Google Wave connection I came across this, obviously one of this latest projects. These Australians really know how to get their ...
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Outback Rode Rage…
blog.bicyclecoalition.org - 9 hours ago
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The Planning Commission and Mayor's Office of Transportation
is holding a public meeting on to deliver the...
results of the Spruce/Pine Bike Lane Pilot Project. We want to fill this meeting with supporters of the Spruce/Pine Bike lanes. Please come to the meeting and hear about the results of ...
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Come to the Spruce/Pine Bike Lane Public Meeting!
streetfilms.org - 11 hours ago
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We’ve seen lots of new, innovative bikeway designs
appear on New York City streets over the past...
few years. But, there’s one very promising concept we haven’t seen – bicycle boulevards. Bicycle boulevard design uses a variety of techniques to create ...
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Bicycle Boulevards for NYC
blog.bicyclecoalition.org - 11 hours ago
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We received an update about the Parking Authority's
meter retro-fit program from PPA and sources within the...
Administration. 1500 meters in Center City and University City will be retrofitted with circles fabricated by Creative Metalworks . Once all the paperwork is worked out, the program ...
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Update on PPA's parking meter retro-fit program
ecovelo.info - 11 hours ago
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Wired Magazine’s Autopia blog has a list of
five iPhone apps designed specifically for commuters. Among the...
bunch is REI’s “Bike Your Drive” app, described as follows: The outdoorsy types at REI have a free app specifically for bike commuters. It uses the iPhone’s GPS to ...
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Bike Your Drive for iPhone
feedproxy.google.com - 13 hours ago
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This photo shows a group of men posed
with their high-wheel bicycles, circa 1885, in Wichita, Kansas....
Presumably, the men were members of the Wichita Bicycle Club, which was organized in the 1880s, to be succeeded by the Wichita Wheelmen in 1896. Articles from the Wichita newspapers of the ...
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Vintage Kansas Cyclists: Wichita Bicycle Club
ecovelo.info - 13 hours ago
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This is just a quick reminder that you
still have time to order an EcoVelo 2010 calendar...
and receive it before Christmas. I understand they make great stocking stuffers. ;-)
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It’s Not Too Late
velonews.com - 13 hours ago
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Ali Goulet’s name might not ring a bell
with cycling fans, but it just might if you...
were following snowboard culture back in the 1990s and early 2000s. Goulet’s name, however, is quickly becoming familiar to the two-wheeled crowd, largely because ...
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From snowboards to ‘cross bikes
t4america.org - 14 hours ago
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi with principles for transportation
spending December 2, 2009 By Stephen Lee Davis In...
light of discussions in Congress about a potential bill focused specifically on creating jobs, and President Obama convening a jobs summit ...
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi with principles for ...
cyclelicio.us - 14 hours ago
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Weekday bicycling rates have increased 118 percent since
1999 and the number of pedestrians has risen 51...
percent in that same period, based on counts taken for a federally funded pilot program designed to encourage bicycle and pedestrian ...
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Marin County: More people biking
history.com - 14 hours ago
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On this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan
gave the green light to one of his pet...
proposals, a gas tax hike designed to raise funds for the nation's roads and bridges. That the bill made it to the Oval Office was something of a minor miracle, as the ...
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This Day in History 1983: Reagan gives gas tax hike the ...
roadsbridges.com - 14 hours ago
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March 1, 2004 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay
(R-Texas) joined members of the transportation community on Feb....
25 to highlight the importance of improved highway funding equity in the continuing debate on the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for ...
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Donor state alliance calls for more equity in highway ...
dc.streetsblog.org - 14 hours ago
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The independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an
economic analysis of the Obama administration's stimulus law this...
week, and one chart in particular (see below right, or a larger version here) is getting a lot of attention from bloggers, ...
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One More Sign That the Stimulus Traded Infrastructure ...
dc.streetsblog.org - 14 hours ago
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AASHTO's chart of projects deemed "ready to go"
by its members. As Democrats in both chambers of...
Congress work on drafting new economic recovery legislation, they now have a preliminary list of how much spending can be set in motion on short notice: ...
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Congress Gets Project Lists for Jobs Bill: $15B for ...
flickr.com - 14 hours ago
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) by Center for American
Progress....
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
dc.streetsblog.org - 15 hours ago
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More coverage of yesterday's release of transit and
road projects "ready to go" for Congress' jobs bill...
(WSJ, Det. News, WashPost, Free Press, Politics Daily) A crucial footnote in the debate over using bailout money ...
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Today’s Headlines
thewashcycle.com - 16 hours ago
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From an article about speed cameras on Wisconsin
Avenue . A north-south crosswalk across Bradley Boulevard west...
of Wisconsin Avenue at Strathmore Street is also unlikely, [Ken Hartman, the director of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center] said, because westbound motorists would ...
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Chevy Chase West Residents want to be able to bike to ...
thewashcycle.com - 17 hours ago
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Lot 3 1 is the oh-so-glamorous name for
the parking lot along the southeast side of the...
Capitol Crescent Trail across from Bethesda Row. A mixed use development is planned for the site (above an $89 million parking garage that ACT and the Sierra Club are calling a boondoggle ) and will include ...
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Lot 31 and the Capital Crescent Trail
cyclesnack.com - 17 hours ago
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This Park City is Bridgeport, CT. This is
where I grab Metro North when I need to...
be in the NYC for a meeting. I had been meaning to bring the camera and capture some of the interesting bikes found at the Train Station and there were a couple. Take for instance this Panasonic Sport with the ...
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Seen in the Park City
epicriding.com - 18 hours ago
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Much of todays 3 hour, 41 mile ride
felt like a wind tunnel. Or at least how...
I imagine a wind tunnel would feel. We fought tough headwinds most of the ride, but we were rewarded with a nice tailwind on the way back. We rode up and over Traverse ...
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Wind Tunnel Ride
recumbentblog.com - 18 hours ago
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Actually that was a line of my maternal
Grandmother’s… she used to say “We’re so broad minded...
we could be accused of being flat!” All of which is my way of hearkening back to our last poll about “What is the ‘Next Big Thing’ in recumbents. We ...
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“We’re so broad minded…”
thewashcycle.com - 18 hours ago
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You are invited to attend the second Public
Meeting for the Klingle Valley Trail EA/Section 106 Evaluation....
The purpose of the meeting is to present design options for the proposed multi-use trail and restoration of Klingle Valley, including stormwater management and stream stabilization. ...
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Klingle Valley Trail Meeting Dec 16
examiner.com - 23 hours ago
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Cyclists: a threat to pedestrians? (Credit: mugley)
Controversy continues to stew in Philadelphia after cyclists struck...
and killed two ...
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The plural of anecdote is not data
triplecrankset.com - 26 hours ago
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Today, the Union Cycliste Inernationale (UCI) released the
names of the 19 teams that it had approved...
for the Professional Continental designation for the 2010 season. The Professional Continental designation represents the sport’s second-highest level status, just below that of UCI Pro Tour ...
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Nineteen Professional Continental Teams Approved by UCI, ...
uriahpalooza.blogspot.com - 27 hours ago
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My Thanksgiving weekend started out as an innocent
beer binge at the Chapter House (watch out for...
malware, their webmaster sucks ass). The next three days were spent in a dizzying haze of fine spirits and even finer food. Nineteen pounds of Rugelach and forty-five thousand calories later ...
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The Twelve Days of Detox
ecovelo.info - 27 hours ago
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Dr. Christopher Thompson, the former emergency room doctor
who used his car to assault bicyclists Christian Stoehr...
and Ron Peterson in July 2008, and another cyclist in March of the same year, was found guilty this week of six felonies and one misdemeanor. Charges included two counts of reckless ...
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Thompson Found Guilty on All Counts
npr.org - 28 hours ago
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Five Bicycle Safety Tips Wearing a helmet is
arguably the most crucial component of bike safety. Beyond...
that, here are some things to remember: 1. Ride on the road and the right side of it, too. It's a common misconception that it's safer to cycle on ...
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'Road Rage' Case Highlights Cyclist Vs. Driver Tension
echelongranfondo.org - 30 hours ago
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Echelon is an official 2010 LIVE STRONG grass
roots fundraising event...
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Echelon Gran Fondo
youtube.com - 32 hours ago
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A pulse jet powered spinning ride - not
for the weak at heart. Video from Device Art...
festival in Zagreb, Croatia 2006.
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The Regurgitator (video)
bikeblognyc.com - 32 hours ago
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Ryan Doyle is hard to miss, or at
least the contraptions he creates and rides upon. You...
might recognize him riding a tandem tall bike around Bed-Sty Brooklyn or maybe toppling an advisory from a rival bike club in a tall bike joust, after all he is ...
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Ryan Doyle on Tall Bikes Jousting, Art Basel and a new ...
artbaselmiamibeach.com - 32 hours ago
recumbentblog.com - 33 hours ago
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To lapse into the technical for just a
moment… On ‘BROL a few days ago a fascinating...
discussion opened up on crank lengths… called (oddly enough) “Recumbent Crank Length Exploration”. Good post, good questions, good answers including this contribution from ...
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Getting cranked…
ecovelo.info - 33 hours ago
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The clever little Gino Light Mount bolts on
to any M5 threaded eyelet, rackmount, or braze on...
and accepts any headlight with a standard handlebar-type clamp. It’s a must-have item on bikes with Moustache handlebars or any other bar that doesn’t have a straight section on which to ...
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Stuff We Like: Gino Light Mount
fatmarc.blogspot.com - 34 hours ago
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It’s been a fun and long cross season.
Good Days and Bad Days. I’ve learned a lot,...
and look at the final weekend of the season for me with some joy and some sadness. My mountain bike has moved up from the basement to the garage.I kinda realized that ...
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GamJams.net: Where Mid-Atlantic bike racers roll
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unholyrouleur-jim.blogspot.com - 34 hours ago
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GamJams.net: Where Mid-Atlantic bike racers roll
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bikeblognyc.com - 36 hours ago
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Ryan Doyle is hard to miss, or at
least the contraptions he creates and rides upon. You...
might recognize him riding a tandem tall bike around Bed-Sty Brooklyn or maybe toppling an advisory from a rival bike club in a tall bike joust, after all he is ...
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Ryan Doyle on Tall Bikes Jousting, Art Basel and a new ...
blog.bicyclecoalition.org - 38 hours ago
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The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has been
awarded a $10,000 grant from Bikes Belong which will...
help complete the popular Schuylkill River Trail network . This high-profile campaign has also received funding from the William Penn Foundation, and will leverage more than $22 million in ...
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Bikes Belong Awards BCGP $10K For Schuylkill River Trail ...
fouronaquarter.com - 38 hours ago
youtube.com - 39 hours ago
dc.streetsblog.org - 40 hours ago
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A response to the New York Times piece
claiming that America no longer builds 'mega-projects': We're paying...
for them in the Mideast (Foreign Policy via Yglesias) The Wall Street Journal quotes construction company chiefs lamenting ...
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Today’s Headlines
cleveland.com - 40 hours ago
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By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer November 29,
2009, 5:00AM csu-lofts2.jpg View full size Chuck Crow, The...
Plain Dealer The University Lofts apartments and adjacent condominiums are one of many projects that have sprung up along Euclid Avenue. The ...
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Cleveland's Euclid corridor project has paved the way to ...
blog.bicyclecoalition.org - 40 hours ago
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The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is among
several nominated as "non-profit" of the year by the...
blog Philebrity . Philebrity is asking for people to vote, so Vote for the Bicycle Coalition! We also encourage you to vote for the Next Great City as "Collaboration of the Year" and ...
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Bicycle Coalition up for Philebrity Award
courant.com - 41 hours ago
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For the past half-century, city leaders in Hartford
have worked hard to satisfy what they deemed to...
be a critical need — the need for more parking, so that downtown Hartford could compete with suburban office parks and shopping centers. This summer ...
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Hartford: It's A Parking Place -
cyclesnack.com - 41 hours ago
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We did our first family ride at the
conclusion of the holiday weekend. Loading the car took...
some time and then hooking everything up and getting ready to go took even more time but we got out on the trail. Rode down the Monroe Rail Trail to Wolfe Park. Michele loves her new bike, so much that ...
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First Family Ride
