The results of the 1.15 km prologue for the Giro d'Italia on Saturday show the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team with three bicycle riders in the top 20.
The show stealer in Reggio Calabria, however, was probably retired sprinter Mario Cipollini, who rode the time trial for old-times sake. Super Mario wore a pink skinsuit with silver veins and rode …
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BBC Radio took a poll recently on what was the best invention since 1800.
The bicycle came in at #1 with 59% of the vote. It was chosen for being an ecologically sound means of transportation, its simple design, and its widespread use.
I couldn't agree more. The ability to get from one place to another more quickly than walking …
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From Owl's Head Museum. The true origin of the cranked, pedal- powered bicycle is obscure. Possibly the first was made in Pierre Michaux's shop in Paris during 1861. While repairing a hobby horse, which had no pedals, the Michauxs had the idea of fitting an axle to the front wheel “like the crank handle of a grindstone” that could be turned by the rider's feet. Later on, they fitted pedals to the axle. Children's tricycles are still built with pedals in the front axle. The nickname Boneshaker is more a statement about the state of the roads in the 1800s than one about the vehicle itself. Roads being rutted and often passable only on horseback, combined with the lack of any suspension on the bike itself added up to a jarring experience for the rider. This bicycle would literally shake your bones about as you rode it.
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May 7, 2005
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I've been thinking a lot lately about Broc Bebout, the 57-year-old Indiana cyclist who died the day after completing a cross-country bicycle tour.
The well-liked bike club member from Anderson was a marathon runner in his 20s and 30s, until he was diagnosed with heart disease and underwent a quadruple bypass at age 39. Bicycling helped him lead a …
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