Evolution: The Mountain Bike
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Dave M.Posted
Mon 08 Mar 2010 12:00am
In my last article I was outlining a talk I gave recently to a group of some 80 people here in Charleston. The subject was the Evolution of the Bicycle, and I had reached the period around the 1950s when my own interest in bicycles began.
In October 2009 I wrote a series of three articles here on the history of frame design, where I covered ...
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cheap bikes are still bikes
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Beth H.Posted
Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:13pm
[Thanks to Alan over at the terrific Eco-Velo blog (http://www.ecovelo.info) for bringing this to my attention.]
Word is out that Walmart now sells a bonafide "Commuter" bike.
It has almost all the right stuff: upright riding position, fatter tires, rigid frame and fork (no shocks!) and a rear rack.
(It could use fenders, too; but I live ...
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Bike Hall of Fame moving to Davis, California
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Marcus S.Posted
Sun 12 Apr 2009 12:05am
A great thing for the American cycling community: the Bicycle Hall of Fame has deserved to be in a city like Davis for a long time.
From this morning’s Sacramento Bee:
The city of Davis broke away from a pack of cities Friday to be named the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
“I’m ecstatic,” said City Councilman Stephen Souza ...
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Beers & Bikes
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One Love SarahPosted
Mon 21 Mar 2011 3:23pm
The 2011 Urban Assault Ride was a blast!
The weather was perfect, the course was fun, and my partner didn't quit the race, plus we had sweet matching outfits.
How does Brodie sneak into all the pics?
Woo team 333!
Tucson was the first stop of the tour this year so we were the first to experience the new checkpoint obstacles. We conc ...
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bike tech: cross bike buildup part 2
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Beth H.Posted
Sun 15 Mar 2009 3:52pm
I had some free time today to putter, so I went to work converting the drive-train on the Cross bike.
Removing the old ATB cranks was necessary, both because they take 4-bolt rings (ick), AND mostly because at 175 mm they're too long for my legs. I swapped in some budget cranks that should hold up to my style of riding, with the beautiful Surl ...
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Bikes, bikes, bikes....
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KelownagurlPosted
Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:41pm
Today we went to one of our local bike stores so Erik could try the Trek Madone 5.2. He really liked the Roubaix but wanted to give the Madone a fair shot as well. I decided that I would try the Madone 4.7 even though it's not as nice as the 5.1 but lo and behold, there was a 5.1 in the shop! Apparently Trek rethought its decision to discontinu ...
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Friday Film Fun: Tall Bikes, Tall Bikes, Tall Bikes!
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Marcus S.Posted
Fri 14 Jan 2011 9:20am
Image courtesy of AtomicZombie.com
I was having coffee/beer with my bud, Keith Byrd, the leader of Social Cycling Austin . He was telling me he’s thinking about having a tall bike built for him and the arms race that has broken out in the tall bike crowd. If you go on many social rides in town, eventually you’ll see a tall bike.Usually, ...
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Mountain bike race...CAMPY'S first trip!
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Marni R.Posted
Tue 14 Oct 2008 4:50am
We set out early on sun morning. Karel and I woke up at 5:30am and after having my morning cup of coffee, I prepared our cooler of fruit, yogurt, water bottles and PB&J sandwiches. However, before we set out for our 3 hour trip, I wanted to get in a quick 30 min run. I just love early morning running outdoors! After my run from 6:30-7 I packed ...
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