Take a look at the Instructables website and you quickly realize that American ingenuity is not dead — it's hard at work in the garage or basement.
The collaborative website offers step-by-step directions on how to make anything, including dozens of posts on making bicycles and biking accessories, as well as making stuff from old bicycle parts. …
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One of many bike projects at the Instructables website.
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What did the ads used to say for Benson & Hedges cigarettes? “You've come a long way baby!” Yeah, you ladies have come a long way toward increasing your cancer rate to that of men by smoking.
I'm thinking the same thing about Lance Armstrong this morning. The Tour de France blog cites a couple of sources that report Armstrong will drive the pace car in the upcoming Indianapolis 500. It probably will be a Corvette Z06….
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“You reach the top of a mountain pass … it’s real … it does something to you. Humping up a steep 1,000-foot elevation with 40 pounds of gear, it’s hard. You’ve accomplished something. And there’s still all this country there before you.”
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Weekend warriors can ride where the pros ride during this year's Redlands Bicycle Classic in southern California later this month.
After a year's hiatus which left 700 potential cyclists without an event, the public bicycle ride returns on March 25 during the three-day pro cycling event, scheduled March 24-26. …
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Refering to city bike maps are a sure way to reduce the stress of cyclilng out into the road war ruled by automobiles.
City bike maps usually show routes designated as safe for cyclists, and the locations of bike lanes and bike paths.
Boca Raton, Florida, is spending $37,000 to print 10,000 bike maps that show 40 miles of bike lanes and 28 miles of bike paths through the city.
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I love looking at aerial views and maps, searching for the roads and seeing where they lead. And ever since I was bitten by the mountain biking bug, I've been checking around for places that might offer some good off-road cycling.
This aerial view came to me yesterday while I was looking at some new online maps. Looks like a cool canyon with access via dirt roads or dry stream beds. Kind of like the Grand Canyon. I suspect it's a pristine environment without a lot of tourists. That's because it's on Mars. …
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Bryce Canyon with tilted perspective from Google Earth
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Screen shot of Google Mars map
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Google Mars infrared image
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Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy
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