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That bike-mounted cell phone recharger that Motorola CEO Ed Zander announced a couple of days ago at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't the first one to pedal down the road.
A Sweden-based company named Ikon Global Ltd. marketed a cell phone battery recharger named Pedal & Power up until a year or so ago, but has now apparently dropped off the face of the Internet.
The invention by Kieron Loy received write-ups in TreeHugger, Wireless Business and Technology, Engadget, and BikeBiz (back in September 2000) ….
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In his continuing efforts to make the fight against cancer a leading election campaign issue in 2008, retired pro cyclist Lance Armstrong penned an opinion article that appeared Wednesday on the CNN website.
In it, he chastises politicians for cutting funding for cancer research. He also says political candidates ignored the nation's No. 2 killer as they tried to get voters to the polls last November.
Armstrong also is a main guest on a CNN one-hour special on the fight against cancer airing Saturday and Sunday.
In the op/ed piece, “Armstrong: Washington weakens fight against cancer,” the 7-time Tour de France winner writes:
“The political ads didn't tell voters that earlier in the year funding for cancer research was cut for the first time in 30 years…
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A Swedish invention that preceded the Motorola bicycle-operated cellphone recharger.
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Bicycle advocates in California and Texas are lobbying for state laws that would require passing vehicles to give at least 3 feet of clearance when passing bicycles.
Efforts to pass 3-foot legislation have failed in both states before.
The California bill, entitled AB 60, was introduced by Assemblyman Pedro Nava of Santa Barbara in memory of a cyclist killed by a passing truck on a narrow road. The Texas bill has yet to be filed. If the bills pass, the two states would join seven others that currently have similar laws …
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Construction on a 6-mile bikeway across Lance Armstrong's adopted hometown of Austin is expected to start this spring.
Talk about the Lance Armstrong Bikeway started in 2000, but the plans, access and funding has taken this long for approval. It's expected to be completed in 2008.
Another bikeway in Austin is the Veloway, pictured at left. Allocation of funds made it controversial when it was built in the '90s, but it's said to be well-used now.
For those familiar with Austin….
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I'd say this is definitely a bicycle used as a decoration.
Motorola CEO Ed Zander rode this yellow comfort bike onto the stage for his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday.
Was it left over from Interbike in September? Maybe. The boss of the $35 billion electronics giant (2005) wanted to make the point that digital content is portable, even in countries that rely mostly on bicycle transportation.
(Update: Motorola plans to sell a bicycle-mounted cellphone charger that will broaden its cellphone markets to developing countries.)…
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Motorola CEO Ed Zander rode a bicycle onto the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday to make a point about reaching out to countries where bicycles are popular. Photo by gigaomces at flickr.com
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Three-mile loop on the southside of Austin. Picture from city website.
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Do you think Floyd Landis is getting a raw deal? Supporters have launched the Floyd Fairness Fund in hopes of raising $2 million to support the costs of his defense.
Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, is defending his title and career against doping allegations that arose shortly after the Tour.
A French laboratory alleged that Landis's testosterone ratios did not fall within accepted levels. Landis is preparing to defend himself …
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Photo by Bruce Friedland at BPF Photography
Here's a bicycle my friend Bruce shot outside a restaurant on Orcas Island up in the San Juans on Puget Sound. At first it looks like a prop, but there is air in the tires.
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