Posted March 31st, 2006
So the Kingswood driving dude (”Mad Mark” Pataky) that sat on the roof of his car during a spot of gridlock this week has become a tabloid hero….too bad he’s a part of the problem yet doesn’t appear to know it. It’s cars, cars, cars for Mad Mark and everyone else, and no word on […]
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Posted March 30th, 2006
Don’t forget to tune the dial on the wireless to the Bike Love segment on Radio 2SER at 11 am on Friday. Host, Jo Upton, will be talking to Bruce Ashley, author of the Bike It guide to Sydney’s best cycling routes. I’ll be listening.
technorati tags: cycling, bikelove, 2ser,
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Posted March 30th, 2006
Gear Up, Strap It On – Helmets Can Save Lives and Reduce Injuries.
Wearing a bicycle helmet while biking, for example, can reduce your risk of head injury by 85 percent, and reduce the risk of brain injury by 88 percent, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
According to CPSC’s 2004 […]
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Posted March 29th, 2006
Via Bike Europe.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Despite all the buzz at the Taipei Cycle Show earlier this month about Taiwan’s bike boom; Giant, Merida and Ideal suffered revenue decreases in the first two months of this year. Giant reported a 19.55% revenue drop from its Taiwan plant. Giant’s consolidated revenue (including overseas operations) during the […]
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Posted March 29th, 2006
Congestion charges? We don’t pay no stinking congestion charges!
Mr Livingstone stoked the dispute yesterday, accusing Robert Tuttle, the ambassador, of behaving like a petty criminal. He told London Tonight: “It would actually be quite nice if the American ambassador in Britain could pay the charge that everybody else is paying and not actually try and […]
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Posted March 29th, 2006
Highly amusing and technically useless………..I like it.
Found by Make:
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Posted March 29th, 2006
A few marital difficulties for Phil Anderson.
Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson faced court yesterday after his wife applied for an intervention order against him.
Sad.
technorati tags: cycling, philanderson, divorce
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Posted March 28th, 2006
Old school Raleigh with the full box and dice, including a well broken in Brooks saddle and a Sturmey Archer hub dating back to 1979. It’s got made in England written all over it. Choice.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, raleigh, sturmeyarcher
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Posted March 28th, 2006
There is an interesting post at Catallaxy on the Melbourne Age’s push for so called free public transport. It’s a challenging read for those interested in this issue. There’s also lot’s of good stuff in the comments thread.
Only a few paragraphs from the end do they mention one of the major other reasons for the […]
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Posted March 28th, 2006
Dateline Patna.
Necessity they say, is the mother of invention. When floods ravaged Mohammad Saidullah’s village, he found a new way to survive.
“Nadi ke kinare mera ghar tha. Aus usine mere ghar ko kat diya. (My house was near a river and it was destroyed by the river),” Saidullah says.
Saidullah designed a bicycle that can not […]
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