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Take that mark_o_rama
I see your WTFery and raise you.
A firefighter in Asheville, NC has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after witnesses said he shot at a bicyclist.
Diez was driving his car off Interstate 40 at Exit 55 at about 11:24 a.m. Sunday when he saw Alan Ray Simons and his wife riding bikes up the road with Simons' 3-year-old son behind him ( Read more... ) -
Rule #1
When biking, keep the rubber side down and the handle side up. Everything else is optional. -
Win yourself a bike
As part of British retailer Topshop's push into the US market, they're sponsoring a contest where they're giving out 5 bikes a week. All you have to do is submit a picture of yourself on your bike here.
This is the bike they're giving out as prizes.
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Cycling PSAs
The LADOT put out this one:
Besides the fact they they call momentum and energy the same thing, I hate this ad. The idea is good - I cringe when I see way bpeople ride against traffic - but the bug splatter analogy is bad. It reinforces the idea that car/bike collisions are the result of inevitable laws of chance, not a failure on the part of ( Read more... ) -
Lord, bless this rocket bike and all those who ride the rocket bike.
From OregonLiveCabinetmaker Bob Maddox, who has been tinkering with pulse jet engines for 10 years now, recently decided to bolt twin engines to Electra cruiser. Now, he's selling the bicycles, with their engines and polished-metal casing reminiscent of a 1950's sci-fi movie, on eBay for $8,500 a pop. It generates abour 100 lb of thrust, good ( Read more... ) -
2-wheeled commuting?
Bike sales were way down in the first quarter of the year versus the first quarter last year.
In the first three months of 2009, unit sales reached 2,598,793 - compared with the previous Q1 unit sales of 3,755,228.
The really shocking thing is that more bikes than cars were sold in the quarter. -
Bike to work week
Stuff in the area:
Newton Cyclists-stop at the Newton
Green on May 12th between
6:30-9AM for a "coffee break" on your way
to work sponsored by ThorLabs.
Morristown Cyclists-stop at the Hyatt
Morristown on May 13th from
7-9AM to enjoy "breakfast" hosted by the
Hyatt.
Madison Cyclists-stop at the Madison ( Read more... ) -
With all due respect to mark_o_rama
But when it comes to unpunished dirty tricks, cycling >> hockey.
Skip to about 3:30, and watch something that I'm pretty sure is a felony.
There's been no sanction against Theo Bos for grabbing the race leader (Darril Impey, in the yellow jersey) and pitching him into the fences.
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