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Beach bikes by Weight Master E. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Nov 2009 10:00pm resistance by the coastal breeze also helps you build your leg muscles. One of my favorite types of bikes to ride at the beach is the chopper style bicycles. The chopper style resembles a motorcycle so you can look cool while exercising. They also come in single speed or multi speed. You can find these and other types of beach bikes at cruiserstyle.com. Read on »

Back On Your Bike Sale at Mellow Johnny’s today and Sunday (update: edited with photo gallery) by Marcus S. Posted Sat 28 Mar 2009 4:14pm Erin at Mellow Johnny’s sent us this announcement about their latest sale. 50% off bikes is a pretty steep discount. Maybe you can get your next racer or commuter at a steal. Edited: Some pics from the event with sale items - good discounts on all types of bikes in their outdoor tent. Read on »

Slow news day: Bike blogger profiled by pauldorn Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:06am , but also to learn how to design a Web site. In 1997, he launched Paul Dorn’s Bike Commute Tips, a Web site that has seen its traffic triple in the past year. Typing “bike commute... From the Davis Enterprise (CA), 06.23.08: Commuter cycle Bike guru’s Web site offers tips on daily trips It was a distaste for sitting in traffic that got Paul Dorn Read on »

Slow news day: Bike blogger profiled by pauldorn Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:23pm , but also to learn how to design a Web site. In 1997, he launched Paul Dorn’s Bike Commute Tips, a Web site that has seen its traffic triple in the past year. Typing “bike commute... From the Davis Enterprise (CA), 06.23.08: Commuter cycle Bike guru’s Web site offers tips on daily trips It was a distaste for sitting in traffic that got Paul Dorn Read on »

12.22.09 -- Bike Threshold Ride by RollinThunder Facebook

Posted Tue 22 Dec 2009 12:00am Type: Bike -- Threshold Ride Distance: 22.74 miles Pace: 2:38 min/mile Time: 60:33 Average Watts: 177 watts Average Heart Rate: 154 bpm Total Work: 634 kJ This was the breakout ride that I have been looking for now for a while. I was able to out out some real watts today for the majority of the ride. When I started I had illusions of grandeur -- I Read on »

Alternate universe report: Bicycling hires BikeSnobNYC, features commuter bikes by Marcus S. Posted Sat 28 Mar 2009 4:14pm the usual racing-and-gear-sales drill that Bicycling has been known for. Flipping to page 23 there was, right in front of my face, a full-page feature on electric bikes and how they could help so many more people start commuting. Shock and disbelief. Not two pages later, the left column was taken up by the recollection of a builder of bikes from scrap Read on »

Social Cycling Austin helps kick off Bike Month with citywide bike party tonight by Marcus S. Posted Tue 04 May 2010 6:34am Bike Month is starting to hum along nicely now, and Social Cycling Austin is continuing the fun with a citywide bike party tonight. Here are the details: A city wide bike party to kick off Bike Month. It will be a chance for all kinds of cyclists from all kinds of organizations to get together and get to know each other, ride bikes and have Read on »

Vehicular cycling versus bike lanes: why they are both right, both wrong and why bike boulevards matter by Marcus S. Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 8:18am Thoughts on where we’ve been and where we are going ahead of tonight’s Bike Boulevard Open House Image courtesy of LivableStreets As Austin prepares to experiment with the concept of bicycle boulevards, it is important to remember where bicycle infrastructure has been and why bike boulevards are really important in the goal of creating a city where Read on »

Alberto Contador opens Europe's first ciclovía, tests new TT bike by Tom H. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 18 Jan 2010 3:45pm Ciclovía in Europe.” Ciclovías are distinguished from other types of bike path by being located on regular city streets where motorized vehicles are forbidden during open hours... project in Alicante, a ciclovía. The ciclovía is an innovative take on urban bike trails, and is the first of its kind in Europe. Contador shot off the opening gun with project Read on »

Dirt Derby adds cargo bike/trailer division tonight! by Marcus S. Posted Tue 23 Nov 2010 2:08pm , beginners and kids only $5. Second race same night $5. All types of bikes are welcome. There will also be a Two 7-Week Miniseries with more prizes. Editor Note: Austin... a bakfiets!) It’s another fun night of racing this week at the Bicycle Sport Shop Dirt Derby, with a special trailer/Longbike/trail-a bike race. Haul a kid or at least an extra Read on »