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"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle." - Ernest Hemingway, By-Line

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Film Screening: What a Way to Go: Life at the end of empire


If you love all things apocalypse, we invite you to come out this Saturday for a screening of ‘What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire’.

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LA Bike Plan Update: Let me stand next to your ire

Last night I attended the Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan update meeting in West Los Angeles. I heard about the meeting a month ago, and was really looking forward to attending for many reasons.

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Nuts 'n' Bolts - Clean and Lube Rear Derailleur

Another of those long-suffering bicycle components is that hundred year old French invention, the rear derailleur (RD).

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The Bicycle Messenger

There is something about the image (real or imagined) of strength, speed, simplicity, and freedom that highlights the messenger lifestyle and attracts our attention.

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EcoDensity Vancouver Style

Vancouver's success in creating a livable downtown with 80,000 residents has spawned some new terms, including Vancouverism and EcoDensity.

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The Guru has left the temple

When a wise teacher passes on, it is a crushing blow for the student.

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We need a Bicyclist Bill of Rights

I'm convinced that we need a Bicyclist Bill of Rights (BBR), and I aim to convince you.

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Every city deserves a ciclovia of its own

Greg Cantori wants to get into the Colombian import business and bring his product to the streets of Baltimore.

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Pedaling for the planet

Many Ventura County residents want to ride bicycles for transportation as gasoline prices rise and to help combat global climate change, but conflicts with stressed out motorists on busy roads is a growing concern for bicyclists and police.

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The Alleycats

Since a bike racer was struck by a car and killed Sunday morning, the I-Team has been looking into the alleycats.

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Studio poses obstacle to riverfront bike path

NBC Universal says it wants the route through its property to loop uphill and back down.

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Bike shop owner becomes first-time lobbyist, taking his mission on road to D.C.

Chain Reaction owner Phil Cohen will be heading to Washington, D.C., to attend the National Bike Summit March 4- 6, hosted by the League of American Bicyclist (LAB).

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'Bike cave' allows Duluthians to promote bike use

By day, Greg Schultz works at the Dorothy Day Loaves and Fishes House in Duluth. But at night, he retires to the bike cave.

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Better bike racks promote more bicycling, officials say

Though Davis is known for having more bicycles than people in addition to 100 miles of bicycle lanes and paths, not having a place to park a bicycle may deter many from using the environmentally friendly vehicle.

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Power of the pedals: Leipheimer captures Amgen Tour

The skies cleared and a rainbow appeared in time to herald Levi Leipheimer's victory in the third annual Amgen Tour of California on Sunday.

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AS I SEE IT: Riding a bike is lifetime thrill

I must be honest and state initially that I am an unabashed bicycle enthusiast and you will hear only one side of the story from me.

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Trek Partners with Retailer for Challenge

Midwest Cycling has partnered with Trek to offer two people from each city a unique opportunity to integrate bicycles into their daily life.

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London's most stylish accessory- the bicycle

Columbia Road in East London, famous for its flower market and quirky boutiques became a catwalk for cycle style at London Fashion Week's most unique event.

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Wounded soldiers cycle to recovery in 7-day bike trip

An hour before the first Soldier Ride in California departed from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto Wednesday, Army Spc. Saul Martinez explained his basic hand-cycle strategy.

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"World Class" Bicycle Museum Planned for Davis

Officials with the City of Davis and the University of California at Davis announced plans Tuesday to establish a California Bicycle Museum that would hold a rare collection of bicycles dating back to the 1840s.

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Adapting Bikes for the Disabled

Some 30 years ago, Hal Honeyman opened a store to sell bikes.

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Bamboo bikes give athletes a lift

Calfee Design's bamboo bikes are gaining ground with serious bikers - and environmentalists.

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St. Cloud woman arrested for biking with gun

A 22-year-old St. Cloud woman is in custody after authorities found her allegedly riding a bicycle around St. Cloud with a shotgun strapped to her back.

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'Olympia to Beijing' bike ride

Two Greeks, 21-year-old Danae Tezapsidou and 32-year-old Vassilis Mesitidis, will be among the team of cyclists that will attempt a bike ride from ancient Olympia to Beijing

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City's two-wheel transformation

London is likely to become one of the most cycle-friendly places in the world, with a series of two-wheeler superhighways cutting a swath through traffic and congestion.

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Go to hell Cyclists: They are nothing but a scourge on our fair streets

Dear UBC cyclists, You can f--- right off.

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Lance Armstrong unveils his new commuting bike shop

Cyclist hopes to encourage bike use in downtown

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County leaders draft bicycle liability plan

Iowa's county leaders say they've come up with a plan to limit liability of bicycle accidents on county and city roads.

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The President's 'First Mechanic': Cycling Store Owner Remembers Times With Bush

Although President George W. Bush calls him “the Pinkster” in letters, Santiago Gonzalez goes by “Pinkey” to the Georgetown residents who visit his store on M Street.

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Did you know?

It may come as a surprise to learn that cycling is a team sport. Few riders can win a race as long as the Amgen Tour of California on their own.

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6,000 free ‘granny’ bikes will bring continental success story to capital

Now the French capital’s free bicycle hire scheme is coming to Central London, where 6,000 sturdy bikes will be deployed outside Tube stations and other locations.

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Bike enthusiasts voice discontent with valley

Visiting cyclist Chris Büdel will pedal anywhere - it's just more dangerous in the Coachella Valley than Paris, Phoenix or San Francisco.

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Trails Serve More Than Recreation

Federal transportation legislation passed in the 1990s called for the integration of bicycling and walking into the transportation mainstream.

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Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles

Trek Bicycle recalled 49,000 girl’s bicycles due to an incorrectly welded frame, which could cause the frame to break while the bike is in use.

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One less car

Maybe the solution to some of the world's biggest problems is lying up against a wall in your garage, like Trek, the bicycle manufacturer says.

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Homespun wisdom

Beloved Newton bike-shop mechanic, cyber-sage Sheldon Brown will be missed

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Rounding Up the Orange Bicycles

Over the last week or so, dozens of brightly orange bicycles have mysteriously appeared, chained to poles and trees, around the city, perplexing some New Yorkers.

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Share the road with bicycles--or pay

Reckless drivers who endanger bicycle riders would pay fines of $150 -- $500 if there's a bike crash -- under a crackdown proposed Wednesday by Chicago's No. 1 cyclist.

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L.A. Bicycle Master Plan meetings coming up

Somehow, I never even knew L.A. had a Bicycle Master Plan, but we do! And it's due for an update.

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Talented hands converge on the Pacific Northwest

This year's North American Handmade Bicycle Show opens its doors this weekend with its longest exhibitor list yet and a new venue in downtown Portland, Oregon.

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View From The Saddle - Can't we all just get along?

I'm not the bicycle that I ride, the bicycle that I know some of you hold in contempt. You're not the car that you drive, the car that I am, from time to time, suspicious of as it creeps up behind me with malicious intent.

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NYC receives ``Bicycle Friendly'' award

New York City is being honored for its commitment to improving conditions for bicycling.

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Danger in the bike lane

Matt Corwin was pedaling home from work on his usual route when he approached the University Bridge. A line of cars waited at the red light, as Corwin cruised past in the bike lane.

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Bike adventurer loves ‘fair SA’

A CHILDHOOD love for travel books has inspired French cyclist Levacher Philippe, left, to travel all the way from Paris to East London on a shoestring budget – and a mountain bike.

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Crossbreed Folding Wheel Makes Bikes Even Smaller

Folding bikes are great for apartment dwellers, especially those without elevators. One problem, though, is that those tiny wheels don't exactly soak up the bumps in city streets.

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Philly next to embrace public-use bicycles?

Want to go on a bike ride? In 60 cities worldwide, it's easier than ever with public-use bicycle programs - and it could be just as easy in Philadelphia in the future.

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8th Annual Bicycle Film Festival Calls for Entries

The 8th Annual Bicycle Film Festival is looking for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles.

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