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The Lance tourism factor

Six-time Tour de France bicycle race champion Lance Armstrong and his team draws a lot of interest in Solvang, California.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/25/the-lance-tourism-factor/

The price of attacking a bicycle rider

A man, pushed from his bicycle during a training ride, wins an out-of-court settlement from two teens.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/24/the-price-of-attacking-a-bicycle-rider/

RAAMing across America

NBC aired last summer's Race Across America on Jan. 22. It featured charges of cheating, a support team abandoning its rider, and the usual heroics by most participants.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/21/raaming-across-america/

More on Missouri town's bicycle ban

A Missouri newspaper recently editorialized about the town that prosecuted a “no bicycling” case against a man suffering MS.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/20/more-on-missouri-towns-bicycle-ban/

2004 good year for Taiwan bicycle makers

While one US bicycle maker (Pacific Cycle) was snatched up by a Canadian conglomerate and another (Huffy) sought bankruptcy protection, Taiwan's leading bike manufacturers are coming off a record year.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/18/2004-good-year-for-taiwan-bicycle-makers/

Bicycle vs. dog

Sooner or later, a bicyclist will run afoul of a dog. Man's goofy, drooling best friend turns into a ferocious prey-chasing carnivore…

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/17/bicycle-vs-dog/

Bicycles: Tallest, longest…

An automobile designer in India claims he has built the world's largest tricycle. At 42 feet in height, it beats …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/14/bicycles-tallest-longest/

Schwinn, not exactly All-American anymore

Owned by a Canadian manufacturing conglomerate and built in China, Schwinn has buried its Made in USA roots for good.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/13/schwinn-not-exactly-all-american-anymore/

Lawson, Missouri; The worst town for bicyclists?

Everyone has a favorite story about a least favorite place to bicycle.

I challenge anyone to name a town more …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/12/lawson-missouri-the-worst-town-for-bicyclists/

New Italian bicycle — the Da Vinci

Did Leonardo Da Vinci design the bicycle in Italy 300 years before it was invented?

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/01/11/new-italian-bicycle-the-da-vinci/