Posted November 30th, 2005
Once some commuters switch to clipless pedals they lose their preference to have lights or reflectors on their pedals, Goodbye Batteries has the solution. From their site.
Physics, electronics and common sense have come into play to create the “must have” safety product for your bike. A crystal clear case covers two LED’s *. Each light […]
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Posted November 30th, 2005
Bill Gifford posts a bicycle diary in Slate Magazine. Is it possible to live in America without a car?
As I approached the Kmart cash registers in this early visit, metal cleats clicking on the linoleum tile, the cashier girls stopped comparing their incarcerated boyfriends and stared. Then they looked away. One studied her nails, while […]
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Posted November 30th, 2005
Via Metafilter, and direct from the Black Label Bike Club in Brooklyn we have Bike Kill.
Sounding exactly like what it is, Bike Kill is all about cussing’ fightin’ and drinkin’ combined with some questionable treatment to the humble bicycle modified to look like something that came out of the Mad Max props department. Yep, […]
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Posted November 29th, 2005
We’ve seen a few unseasonably cold and rainy couple of days here in Sydney, so it’s appropriate that I post on the ultimate gadget for the cyclist that rides rain or shine……an electric shoe warmer/drier.
With a pair of these puppies plugged in, gone are the days of stuffing newspapers into your shoes after a wet […]
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Posted November 28th, 2005
Ok, so it’s not a real bicycle by most standards, but we do have to acknowledge that there are many folks that have no time for a conventional “push” bicycle, this is why alternative forms of bicycle transport become essential. With the pace of development accelerating for these alternatives, the future for bicycles in the […]
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Posted November 28th, 2005
Steel is real, or so they say. With advances in technology we are seeing steel becoming increasingly rare. Aluminium is now the material of choice with it’s light weight and cheap cost. But what of steel? Used for nearly a century to create various masterpieces, it is found in many forms ranging from cheap, through […]
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Posted November 28th, 2005
From Treehugger we have this scoop. It’s a new Cateye designed headlight powered by a combination of vibration and solar.
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Posted November 28th, 2005
Coming from a Triathlon background and having competed at the same time as Lance was showing teenage promise in that sport as the big engine that could, I’ve always wondered, could Lance win the Ironman?
Now that Lance has retired, Timothy Carlson dares to dream the dream of triathletes everywhere.
Still, the daydreams begat fantasy estimations of […]
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Posted November 28th, 2005
Very sad news, tragically, a participant in the Great Victorian Bike Ride has been killed.
A mother of five riding for charity was killed on the Great Victorian Bike Ride when a strong gust of wind blew her into the path of an oncoming 4WD.
Our condolences go out to the family of Deborah Gray.
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Posted November 28th, 2005
Tim Madden at Peloton Blog on Roberto Heras EPO and drug testing.
This past week Roberto Heras ‘B’ sample for the EPO test came back positive (news). As of now he will have his 4th Vuelta title taken away and Menchov will be awarded the 2005 Vuelta. It will most likely mean the end to career […]
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