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Sunday, October 23
Sideways Bike captures attention at UK show
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 23 Oct 2005 01:24 PM PDT
Will biking ever be the same? Probably so. The engineer from Dublin, Ireland, displayed the bicycle with independently steerable front and rear wheels at the annual British Invention Show in the UK. An enterprising reporter from Reuters mentioned it in his invention show story, along with a Viagra-like ... more » Wednesday, October 19
Who said there's no math in bicycling?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 19 Oct 2005 12:55 PM PDT
Let's say I coast down a hill near my house at 20 mph and return at 10 mph. What's my average speed on the hill? No. The answer is not 15 mph. ... more » Tuesday, October 18
Cyclist seeks kitchen ware for hurricane victims
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 18 Oct 2005 11:04 AM PDT
A city in her area had adopted the small southern Mississippi River town of Pearlington and she felt compelled to volunteer. She bicycled nearly to Baton Rouge, where she caught a ride to Pearlington. What's going on in Pearlington? Clayton James ... more » Wednesday, October 5
Free bicycles to stranded Santa Cruz bus passengers
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Gene Bisbee
on Wed 05 Oct 2005 08:33 AM PDT
Abandoned at the bus stop by the Santa Cruz Metro drivers' strike? Pick up a free bicycle. Tuesday, October 4
All out goathead assault in Idaho
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 04 Oct 2005 01:18 AM PDT
The non-native weed is also known as goathead, ground bur-nut, caltrop, Texas sandbur, and f*#%ing things, as in, "One of those f*#%ing things just flatted my bike tire!" The seed forms a spiked pod (above) that sits on the ground waiting for its next bicycling ... more » Sunday, October 2
Not ready for Interbike
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Gene Bisbee
on Sun 02 Oct 2005 08:50 AM PDT
Otherwise, it looks like a sweet ride for tooling around some flat beach towns. I ran across the image at "Instructables: Step by Step Collaboration" while I was searching for ... more » |
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Michael Killian introduced his 
I picked up the story of 
The bane of western cyclists -- puncture vine -- is coming under full-fledged attack in Idaho.
I wouldn't try this at home, kids. The bike rider's helmetless head hitting the pavement is just half the problem; how about getting speared in the gut by the handlebars?
