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November 29, 2010
November 27, 2010
How To Use Bicycle Clipless Pedals
Detailed e-book on how to use clipless pedals. Includes photos and details to help the cyclist learn to use clipless pedals while remaining in complete control. A four step process that ends with a Summary Tip Sheet.
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November 25, 2010
Cycle A Century Training Program
Cycling 100 miles is not an easy task. This program is a complete training program designed to give you everything you need to successfully cycle a century!
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November 23, 2010
Learn To Ride A Bike
The Worlds First And Bestselling Downloadable EBook(R) On How To Teach Someone To Ride A Bicycle! 20 Year Expert Tells All.
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November 22, 2010
The Essential Guide to Road Bike Cycling: Mind, Body & Budget
A 'must have' new cycling ebook covering how to get the most out of road bike cycling, in terms of goals and attitude (Mind), training (Body) and Budget, for various road cycling styles. A fantastic reference for beginners through to experienced riders.
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Mountain Bike Riding & Maintenance Tutorials
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November 20, 2010
New Opportunity - Cycling Training - Massive Untapped Traffic
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November 18, 2010
Your Essential Bike Buying Guide
A comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to find and buy your perfect bike. Everything from setting a budget to finding the bike, what to look for, comparing different features, where to buy it from and how to negotiate the best deal.
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November 16, 2010
A 6-pound road bike
A 6-pound road bike
I've posted some pretty light bikes in the past. In 2006 seemed this 7-pound Crumpton fixie incredibly light for me. A few years later, German professional road bicycle racer Gunter Mai built a reduction road bike that approximately the same weight (3195 grams). Gunter not just built that bike for show or he claimed to drive up to 1000 kilometers per week.
According to a post on tririg.com Gunter, however, is no longer that bike ride. He parted the online earlier this year. Some of these components, including the custom spin frame and THM fork, were sold to a Colorado rider who they go to Jason Woznick of Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson into an even lighter road bike sent (that now spread around the Internet like wildfire).
VeloNews has a gallery of photos of the Woznick one-time 6-pound (2700 grams) bike that were taken at the Interbike last week.The TriRig post I mentioned before also has some great detail shots of the bike, and they discuss how it came to be and where some of the parts came from. many of the components are custom, but TriRig stresses that prototype carbon dash hubs on the bike in production in 2011 (30 grams for the front) and about 99 for the rear.
So. .. If the pattern continues and people keep pushing the limits, I'll be posting a custom bicycle of the 5-pound in a few years.What do you think? where is the bottom limit of road bike weight? as much as my friends on the UCI don't like it, I don't think we have seen it yet.
Posted in Road, Tradeshows. Tagged with 6 pound bicycle, carbon, custom, lightweight, road bike. By James T
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I've posted some pretty light bikes in the past. In 2006 seemed this 7-pound Crumpton fixie incredibly light for me. A few years later, German professional road bicycle racer Gunter Mai built a reduction road bike that approximately the same weight (3195 grams). Gunter not just built that bike for show or he claimed to drive up to 1000 kilometers per week.
According to a post on tririg.com Gunter, however, is no longer that bike ride. He parted the online earlier this year. Some of these components, including the custom spin frame and THM fork, were sold to a Colorado rider who they go to Jason Woznick of Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson into an even lighter road bike sent (that now spread around the Internet like wildfire).
VeloNews has a gallery of photos of the Woznick one-time 6-pound (2700 grams) bike that were taken at the Interbike last week.The TriRig post I mentioned before also has some great detail shots of the bike, and they discuss how it came to be and where some of the parts came from. many of the components are custom, but TriRig stresses that prototype carbon dash hubs on the bike in production in 2011 (30 grams for the front) and about 99 for the rear.
So. .. If the pattern continues and people keep pushing the limits, I'll be posting a custom bicycle of the 5-pound in a few years.What do you think? where is the bottom limit of road bike weight? as much as my friends on the UCI don't like it, I don't think we have seen it yet.
Posted in Road, Tradeshows. Tagged with 6 pound bicycle, carbon, custom, lightweight, road bike. By James T
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November 15, 2010
Faso tour Crammond
By Heather Higgins
Benin team arrives in the miracle of God for the great show after the displacement of more than one thousand kilometres with restChristoph slightly Herby of Griot Quiet sharing a new position on the blog of "Cycling in Benin" of CyclingNews.com on the national team of Benin and Faso Tower.
Herby begins: "it was a long way bumpy in Ouagadougou, the capital named best and zero Faso Africa round."We've loaded in rickety transported Benin team races in addition to a former cyclist décennie.appartenant van, the miracle of God has transported the Benin team at races over 10 years and has become a figure on the stage of full history course.Lire West Africa here.
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Benin team arrives in the miracle of God for the great show after the displacement of more than one thousand kilometres with restChristoph slightly Herby of Griot Quiet sharing a new position on the blog of "Cycling in Benin" of CyclingNews.com on the national team of Benin and Faso Tower.
Herby begins: "it was a long way bumpy in Ouagadougou, the capital named best and zero Faso Africa round."We've loaded in rickety transported Benin team races in addition to a former cyclist décennie.appartenant van, the miracle of God has transported the Benin team at races over 10 years and has become a figure on the stage of full history course.Lire West Africa here.
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November 14, 2010
Bone frame bicycle
By Richard Masoner--.
Sungkuk Park of Busan, as Korea created a concept bike that could actually function as a bicycle! her bicycle minivelo design uses conventional components, but he was inspired to design surroundings reminiscent of human bones, he believes causes a strong yet lightweight structure.
Bike designers were frameworks material removal by creating tubes rétreint for about one hundred years because they realize foreign material - like joints of bulbous, bone in the Park - add unnecessary weight, preferring to add weight force where there is need to close the joins with other tubes.
Yet, it's a fun idea and Yanko Design suggests this might be the right bike for Halloween night.
See also:
Families mothers bamboo frameLugged composite bicycle frame How To [ad] bending picture bicycleCargo bike image construction of school buildingBen King's Trek Livestrong Madone
After a long day back to work, I'm still down from the excitement of another great American Pro race weekend here in Greenville. It was great to see of 20-year-old Taylor Phinney towing LIVESTRONG U23 development team pull out the time trial victory on Saturday, but of the King of his 21-year-old teammate am victory in the road race on Sunday was even more exciting to witness ... truly one of the most impressive solo breakaway WINS I have ever seen.
Many Greenville locals were out in support of defending champion and resident pro George Hincapie, but Am King won over the crowd as he fought hard for the youngest winner in the 25-year history of the United States cycling Professional Road Race Championship.
Enough talk all about the race. in keeping with the theme of Saturday post, I want to share a few of my photos of the winning bike, King's SRAM Red-equipped Trek Madone.
I have a lot more pictures from the weekend to post, both of the racing action as of pro cycling of the different teams.Look for all of those on my Flickr page as I continue to sort through and get them uploaded.
Update:My race photos are now uploaded to Flickr. you can also see on my pictures of much more of the pros cycling in a separate photo set.
Posted in Road. Tagged with Ben King, Greenville, Madone, road bike, road racing, trek, US Pro, USA Cycling Championships. By James T
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Many Greenville locals were out in support of defending champion and resident pro George Hincapie, but Am King won over the crowd as he fought hard for the youngest winner in the 25-year history of the United States cycling Professional Road Race Championship.
Enough talk all about the race. in keeping with the theme of Saturday post, I want to share a few of my photos of the winning bike, King's SRAM Red-equipped Trek Madone.
I have a lot more pictures from the weekend to post, both of the racing action as of pro cycling of the different teams.Look for all of those on my Flickr page as I continue to sort through and get them uploaded.
Update:My race photos are now uploaded to Flickr. you can also see on my pictures of much more of the pros cycling in a separate photo set.
Posted in Road. Tagged with Ben King, Greenville, Madone, road bike, road racing, trek, US Pro, USA Cycling Championships. By James T
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November 13, 2010
Come and gone from Joe Parkin
I was on holiday on the beach last week, so I didn't get a chance to all new content on the blog. I got a chance to finish a good book to read while I was lounging on the sand al-Come and Gone: A True Story of blue-collar Bike Racing in America by Joe Parkin. Come and Gone is the sequel to a dog in a hat, Parkin of previous book about his five year racing as a IL in Europe.
The new book picks in 1991, the year that Parkin returned to the u.s. after his contract with the Belgium based Tulip Computers team. I really enjoyed his stories of domestic racing in the 1990s, partly because I have so many fond memories of racing during that time. I was definitely not a pro, but the Parkin stories about some of the road and mountain bike races that I remember fondly surely transported me back in time.
Joe Parkin was not the fastest or most famous pro cyclist of his time, but his passion for bicycle racing is what encounters in this book. His fight to live like a pro racer season after season (both on-road and dirty) kept me interested and made sure the book hard to drop. The conversation, almost rambling style in which he tells stories which makes it sometimes have the feeling that he tell them just for you.
If he of the ups and downs of the second half of the career of the pro race tells, give a feeling of excitement, as well as the disappointment and frustration, which goes hand in hand with struggling to follow a real passion. Come and Gone is an honest and authentic account of the not always glamorous life of an average pro bike racer, and I think that is what sets it apart from many of the other cycling books I've read.
The story is not build an important turning point or career pinnacle that is already known. instead, it offers a real, and sometimes unflattering, glimpse into a lifestyle that many cycling fans and amateur racers a bit curious about.
The book provides a nice colour photo section in the middle that I enjoyed almost as much as the stories (Nothing transports me back to the late 1980s and early 1990s more than garish team kits, lugged steel frames and Euro racing mullets).As I read the chapters on different seasons, teams and matches, I found myself flipping to the photo section to look at the accompanying photos.
These days, in addition to writing books and blogging at 6 years in a rain Cape, is Joe Parkin the editor of Bike magazine. cycling is the only mountain bike oriented magazine that I subscribe (for now at least), so I'm very excited about the new sister am publication, paved. I haven't seen the first issue yet, but as paved the same great photography and occasional offbeat attitude as Bike has, I'm sure it will be one of my new favorite bike magazines.
Posted in Review. Tagged with book review, mountain biking, pro Cycling, road racing. By James T
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The new book picks in 1991, the year that Parkin returned to the u.s. after his contract with the Belgium based Tulip Computers team. I really enjoyed his stories of domestic racing in the 1990s, partly because I have so many fond memories of racing during that time. I was definitely not a pro, but the Parkin stories about some of the road and mountain bike races that I remember fondly surely transported me back in time.
Joe Parkin was not the fastest or most famous pro cyclist of his time, but his passion for bicycle racing is what encounters in this book. His fight to live like a pro racer season after season (both on-road and dirty) kept me interested and made sure the book hard to drop. The conversation, almost rambling style in which he tells stories which makes it sometimes have the feeling that he tell them just for you.
If he of the ups and downs of the second half of the career of the pro race tells, give a feeling of excitement, as well as the disappointment and frustration, which goes hand in hand with struggling to follow a real passion. Come and Gone is an honest and authentic account of the not always glamorous life of an average pro bike racer, and I think that is what sets it apart from many of the other cycling books I've read.
The story is not build an important turning point or career pinnacle that is already known. instead, it offers a real, and sometimes unflattering, glimpse into a lifestyle that many cycling fans and amateur racers a bit curious about.
The book provides a nice colour photo section in the middle that I enjoyed almost as much as the stories (Nothing transports me back to the late 1980s and early 1990s more than garish team kits, lugged steel frames and Euro racing mullets).As I read the chapters on different seasons, teams and matches, I found myself flipping to the photo section to look at the accompanying photos.
These days, in addition to writing books and blogging at 6 years in a rain Cape, is Joe Parkin the editor of Bike magazine. cycling is the only mountain bike oriented magazine that I subscribe (for now at least), so I'm very excited about the new sister am publication, paved. I haven't seen the first issue yet, but as paved the same great photography and occasional offbeat attitude as Bike has, I'm sure it will be one of my new favorite bike magazines.
Posted in Review. Tagged with book review, mountain biking, pro Cycling, road racing. By James T
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November 12, 2010
Taiwan, time trials, and a typhoon
By Richard Masoner--.
Typhoon Megi cancels first Taiwan ever professional road cycling race.
After having spent millions to prepare and promote Taiwan, Cup cycling race organisers cancelled races this weekend after storms spun Megi Typhoon road and rail in Hualien, where the race was scheduled closed.
Typhoon struck in the Philippines and buzz to mainland China after baseboards, South of Taiwan, earlier this week. Torrential rain and storm surge washed coastal roads where the race was meant to take place along the rugged coast of Hualien County Taiwan has. Race officials decided to cancel the event set after you have determined that the roads were too dangerous for the race on.
A part of the team Rabobank, sponsored by the giant flew in Taipei earlier this week to participate in the race. ""It is very sad for the organizers," said the team leader Erik Dekker."They've really done any ici.Elle was very well organized."Dekker, says they have been invited to 2011 and plan to return for another try.
Other teams in the race Elite have included amateur teams from Europe and Asia, as well as teams of the UCI Continental Asia Tour.Certains them before Hualien closed roads, while others entrenched place in their hotels elsewhere around on the island.
Instead of running the along the coast, many of these professionals and amateurs will mingle with bike bloggers in the resort of Sun Moon Lake, where they are going to do a few rounds of parade of landscapes like this.
Primavera cycling team has also invited visitors to mount them in Taichung County this weekend.
See also:
Visit the Georgia teams announcedTaiwan bike Chinese photosOverseas DayAmgen California women's criterium tour
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Typhoon Megi cancels first Taiwan ever professional road cycling race.
After having spent millions to prepare and promote Taiwan, Cup cycling race organisers cancelled races this weekend after storms spun Megi Typhoon road and rail in Hualien, where the race was scheduled closed.
Typhoon struck in the Philippines and buzz to mainland China after baseboards, South of Taiwan, earlier this week. Torrential rain and storm surge washed coastal roads where the race was meant to take place along the rugged coast of Hualien County Taiwan has. Race officials decided to cancel the event set after you have determined that the roads were too dangerous for the race on.
A part of the team Rabobank, sponsored by the giant flew in Taipei earlier this week to participate in the race. ""It is very sad for the organizers," said the team leader Erik Dekker."They've really done any ici.Elle was very well organized."Dekker, says they have been invited to 2011 and plan to return for another try.
Other teams in the race Elite have included amateur teams from Europe and Asia, as well as teams of the UCI Continental Asia Tour.Certains them before Hualien closed roads, while others entrenched place in their hotels elsewhere around on the island.
Instead of running the along the coast, many of these professionals and amateurs will mingle with bike bloggers in the resort of Sun Moon Lake, where they are going to do a few rounds of parade of landscapes like this.
Primavera cycling team has also invited visitors to mount them in Taichung County this weekend.
See also:
Visit the Georgia teams announcedTaiwan bike Chinese photosOverseas DayAmgen California women's criterium tour
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Girls bikes orchards
By Richard Masoner
"Girls in orchards bike" is a short excerpt from "The Wheels of Progress," a film from 1927 on the benefits of public roads for motor transport personnel.Le film was produced by the US Department of agriculture Office of the public road.
Departures from film with things were in 1897, when ladies unnecessarily rode their bikes to choose Apple Orchard, men walked to work and hosting vendors produce, meat and poultry in the horse drawn carts farm of 20 kilometres. Living close to work was the "big idea" because everyone walking or biking to work around.
Fast forward to 1927. Workers can now live far from factories and offices and make them work, the heavens to Betsy! The "Lady quiet years 1990," which inspired by haiku was apples with her friends became "the modern woman American", which led to his work. Farmers with the trucks have a huge competitive advantage over their neighbours that persist in using old fashioned cart horse.Bus extend existing railway transit functionality by providing transportation on many routes these new artificial "suburbs".Couper President
Coolidge riding in a car and then businessman. "Everyone rides!"The Negro in the slums with his large family and the Indian smoking his pipe by his tipi have a car, by golly!
And the thing that makes beautiful vehicles are good roads, built with public funds from the Office of the public road administration and the Department of agriculture.
Nowadays, people are completely sick of some routes that the Department of Transportation recently received 16 million dollars in New Haven, Conn., to shoot down a highway.
The full film is about 15 minutes and stimulation is slow, but it offers an interesting overview on the prospects for America in the 1920s.
View the original article here
"Girls in orchards bike" is a short excerpt from "The Wheels of Progress," a film from 1927 on the benefits of public roads for motor transport personnel.Le film was produced by the US Department of agriculture Office of the public road.
Departures from film with things were in 1897, when ladies unnecessarily rode their bikes to choose Apple Orchard, men walked to work and hosting vendors produce, meat and poultry in the horse drawn carts farm of 20 kilometres. Living close to work was the "big idea" because everyone walking or biking to work around.
Fast forward to 1927. Workers can now live far from factories and offices and make them work, the heavens to Betsy! The "Lady quiet years 1990," which inspired by haiku was apples with her friends became "the modern woman American", which led to his work. Farmers with the trucks have a huge competitive advantage over their neighbours that persist in using old fashioned cart horse.Bus extend existing railway transit functionality by providing transportation on many routes these new artificial "suburbs".Couper President
Coolidge riding in a car and then businessman. "Everyone rides!"The Negro in the slums with his large family and the Indian smoking his pipe by his tipi have a car, by golly!
And the thing that makes beautiful vehicles are good roads, built with public funds from the Office of the public road administration and the Department of agriculture.
Nowadays, people are completely sick of some routes that the Department of Transportation recently received 16 million dollars in New Haven, Conn., to shoot down a highway.
The full film is about 15 minutes and stimulation is slow, but it offers an interesting overview on the prospects for America in the 1920s.
View the original article here
November 11, 2010
One of these trikes is not like the other
A reader, Tim, who owns a Baccura Airlite of the last party, describes it as "a nice skinny send Trike that the simplicity of a bike." Baccura.com, an unofficial site that is "designed to demonstrate the lightest, fastest
Recumbent Trike ever made" refers to it as the "only successful lean send trike design ever produced" (watch this video to see the steering wheel of action).
The Baccura site points out that the tricycle between 1981-1983 by Jamie MacMenemy which, according to this BikePortland forums thread also developed for Cannondale lefty hub is designed. Even came out of shape, MacMenemy close to winning the OHPV inaugural PIR Human Powered Challenge with its new trike design. The history of the Baccura Airlite design is quite interesting, and you can read more about it on baccura.com. Also check it out (along with other trike designs) at the 2006 OHPV-people-Power-Challenge.
Josh Hadar e-Trike Chopper has spread around the design blogs. It is not smooth, low, and aerodynamic design as the Baccura, but it has an interesting look. Unlike some of the Hadar other sculptural bicycle designs have not even pedals. It is a fully electric version of one of his earlier pedal designing trike, the Christy Lynn.
According to Inhabitat, is the Hadar new e-trike "powered by an electric motor that Mars an output of 3 kilowatts (6.4 HP) can produce continuously and 15 kilowatts at a pressure, making the helicopter trike to hit a top speed of 45 mph. "Pretty impressive … but I would still like it better with the option of the pedal.
Posted in concept, E-bike. Tagged with Baccura Airlite, electric bicycles, HPV, Josh Hadar, recumbent, tricycle. By James T
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Recumbent Trike ever made" refers to it as the "only successful lean send trike design ever produced" (watch this video to see the steering wheel of action).
The Baccura site points out that the tricycle between 1981-1983 by Jamie MacMenemy which, according to this BikePortland forums thread also developed for Cannondale lefty hub is designed. Even came out of shape, MacMenemy close to winning the OHPV inaugural PIR Human Powered Challenge with its new trike design. The history of the Baccura Airlite design is quite interesting, and you can read more about it on baccura.com. Also check it out (along with other trike designs) at the 2006 OHPV-people-Power-Challenge.
Josh Hadar e-Trike Chopper has spread around the design blogs. It is not smooth, low, and aerodynamic design as the Baccura, but it has an interesting look. Unlike some of the Hadar other sculptural bicycle designs have not even pedals. It is a fully electric version of one of his earlier pedal designing trike, the Christy Lynn.
According to Inhabitat, is the Hadar new e-trike "powered by an electric motor that Mars an output of 3 kilowatts (6.4 HP) can produce continuously and 15 kilowatts at a pressure, making the helicopter trike to hit a top speed of 45 mph. "Pretty impressive … but I would still like it better with the option of the pedal.
Posted in concept, E-bike. Tagged with Baccura Airlite, electric bicycles, HPV, Josh Hadar, recumbent, tricycle. By James T
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November 10, 2010
Wednesday evening bike news
By Richard Masoner
HI all and happy Wednesday evening (in the United States, anyway) TargetObject usually hover on the photos for their legends.
December 11 is turning Wheels For Kids in San Jose, California.
Linus bikes in a manner to the New York Times column.
Derby style is a Minneapolis bike parade.
Programmes for the promotion of cycle at 3.4% increase in travel domestic vélo.Via.
Bike and recovery in the small town of Western Australia flight.
The University of Utah police and campus bike theft.
Open home Eugene Oregon pedestrian and cycling Master Plan.
Fargo, North Dakota, said "No" to a pedal powered bar.
Toronto: 8 years for killing a cyclist.
EcoVelo links page is filled to the edge with goodness of the bicycle.
Tulsa accusing Bike.
Sharrows Logan, Utah.
Metallurgical analysis after a bike accident?
I don't know a pedal propelled submarine is a good idea.
Remind:Revyl carbon brake by hive can crack and échouent.Rappelons here info .the hive sold approximately 500 of these brakes $ 400 last year.
UK children say Sir Walter Raleigh invented the bicyclette.Nous know full well it was Albert Einstein that genius is source of percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, and bicycle inspired genius, source of inspiration and perspiration!
View the original article here
HI all and happy Wednesday evening (in the United States, anyway) TargetObject usually hover on the photos for their legends.
December 11 is turning Wheels For Kids in San Jose, California.
Linus bikes in a manner to the New York Times column.
Derby style is a Minneapolis bike parade.
Programmes for the promotion of cycle at 3.4% increase in travel domestic vélo.Via.
Bike and recovery in the small town of Western Australia flight.
The University of Utah police and campus bike theft.
Open home Eugene Oregon pedestrian and cycling Master Plan.
Fargo, North Dakota, said "No" to a pedal powered bar.
Toronto: 8 years for killing a cyclist.
EcoVelo links page is filled to the edge with goodness of the bicycle.
Tulsa accusing Bike.
Sharrows Logan, Utah.
Metallurgical analysis after a bike accident?
I don't know a pedal propelled submarine is a good idea.
Remind:Revyl carbon brake by hive can crack and échouent.Rappelons here info .the hive sold approximately 500 of these brakes $ 400 last year.
UK children say Sir Walter Raleigh invented the bicyclette.Nous know full well it was Albert Einstein that genius is source of percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, and bicycle inspired genius, source of inspiration and perspiration!
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Enter the African bicycle Design Contest
I called the African bicycle Design Contest in a previous post, but I would like to remind you that the deadline for the submission of an item just over a week away (30 september is). If you have any ideas about how a bicycle can be designed or modified to make a difference in Africa, I encourage you to register on the site of Wiki-bike and sharing your thoughts, sketches, photos, etc.. While you're there, be sure to check the blog section of the site to see photos of bikes all over the world and a couple of the entries submitted so far. More information about the contest is available in the press release below. I look forward to seeing some of your posts as we assess process starting in October.
How you want to design an icon again?
On Tuesday, September 7 2010, better known as sustainable Tuesday (sustainable Tuesday) in Netherlands, the African bicycle Design Contest (ABDC) second prize in the national fight won. The ABDC is an initiative to develop a bike which meets African needs, in co-creation with students, professionals and anyone interested is different. Ideas may be submitted until 30 September 2010 on wiki-bike.com.
Netherlands is famous for his bike culture. There are more bicycles than inhabitants and a bicycle is used by all people, regardless of the status, gender, culture and religion. as in Netherlands are cycling is very popular in Africa.But where in Netherlands bicycle mostly for recreational and commuting is used, in Africa is a tool for economic empowerment and independence. Unlike Netherlands are available bicycle designs in Africa of poor quality, which hinders economic development.
Research shows there is a need for a sustainable bicycle designs produced with environment friendly and locally available materials, to reduce or prevent an increase in CO2 emissions.The global knowledge and innovative ideas can make a real impact on the livelihoods of African families.
Wiki-bike invites everyone to share their ideas for the perfect African bicycle and join the African bicycle design festival 2010-2011. a professional jury, with James Thomas, Peter van der veer, Luud schimmelpennink, Jan Carel Diehl, Frank van Rijn, Nick van Kimmenade and African bicycle network, will all contribute to evaluate and select five design ideas in October 2010. The five winning contributions will be rewarded with a design team that the design ideas in prototypes will lead to one of these prototypes will perhaps the bike that makes a difference in Africa! delivering the best prototype design team will win a 10-day trip to Kenya to help a Kenyan team in producing this bike (conditions). visit wiki-bike.com for more information.
The African bicycle design competition is an initiative of cycling out of poverty in cooperation with ideal & CO, slimmer Foundation and several universities and colleges.
View the original article here
How you want to design an icon again?
On Tuesday, September 7 2010, better known as sustainable Tuesday (sustainable Tuesday) in Netherlands, the African bicycle Design Contest (ABDC) second prize in the national fight won. The ABDC is an initiative to develop a bike which meets African needs, in co-creation with students, professionals and anyone interested is different. Ideas may be submitted until 30 September 2010 on wiki-bike.com.
Netherlands is famous for his bike culture. There are more bicycles than inhabitants and a bicycle is used by all people, regardless of the status, gender, culture and religion. as in Netherlands are cycling is very popular in Africa.But where in Netherlands bicycle mostly for recreational and commuting is used, in Africa is a tool for economic empowerment and independence. Unlike Netherlands are available bicycle designs in Africa of poor quality, which hinders economic development.
Research shows there is a need for a sustainable bicycle designs produced with environment friendly and locally available materials, to reduce or prevent an increase in CO2 emissions.The global knowledge and innovative ideas can make a real impact on the livelihoods of African families.
Wiki-bike invites everyone to share their ideas for the perfect African bicycle and join the African bicycle design festival 2010-2011. a professional jury, with James Thomas, Peter van der veer, Luud schimmelpennink, Jan Carel Diehl, Frank van Rijn, Nick van Kimmenade and African bicycle network, will all contribute to evaluate and select five design ideas in October 2010. The five winning contributions will be rewarded with a design team that the design ideas in prototypes will lead to one of these prototypes will perhaps the bike that makes a difference in Africa! delivering the best prototype design team will win a 10-day trip to Kenya to help a Kenyan team in producing this bike (conditions). visit wiki-bike.com for more information.
The African bicycle design competition is an initiative of cycling out of poverty in cooperation with ideal & CO, slimmer Foundation and several universities and colleges.
View the original article here
November 9, 2010
Transit: Increase of tariffs may be less lead recipes
By Richard Masoner
In spite of the increase in the rate of 25%, bus service revenue drops 8 %
I realize that the title of this post is the little economic rocket science, but its value consider transit agencies continue to seek rate increases to try to fill the gaps in budget.lorsque transit agencies increased their rates, fewer people rouler.La customer drop can lead to a net zero gain the collection rate, even if the price is increased.
Santa Cruz Metro route 17 Express Bus
The district of transit for the Metro Santa Cruz (SCMTD) recently released their numbers August 2010.Last July, Metro Santa Cruz stimulated rates 25% on the 17 road Express provides service between Santa Cruz and San Jose, California with 26 round-trip every day of the week.Santa Cruz Metro has also worked to save money by changing and removing routes into their system entier.Tarifs for all shifts in Santa Cruz County remain unchanged.
System wide, Santa Cruz Metro saw an increase of 2% over August 2009 customer.For the service of Highway 17, however, customer dropped 14 %.SCMTD part of the loss of customer attributes gasoline price stability and continued high levels of unemployment.
Santa Cruz Metro recognizes as "a portion of this loss is due to a decrease in anticipated customer after an increase of 25% of Highway 17 express fares."
August 2010, boxes of perception & pass revenue was $74, 261.Les additional revenue SJSU and Amtrak, Highway 17A $85, $154,228 operating 153.Frais total income makes recovery at 55%, which is fantastic for a transit bus operation.
Compared with August 2009: boxes of perception & pass revenue was $82, 581.Amtrak and SJSU brings total revenues to $93, 221.Avec a slightly lower than last year's operating cost $148,122, recovery of costs last year was a very good 63%.
25% Price increase is not chute.Actuellement customer, it is impossible to determine what impact higher tariffs have been client - more rigorous statistical analysis must do, and there is more data to a single month - but this can be important when transit districts are attempting to improve their financial situation by increasing prices.
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In spite of the increase in the rate of 25%, bus service revenue drops 8 %
I realize that the title of this post is the little economic rocket science, but its value consider transit agencies continue to seek rate increases to try to fill the gaps in budget.lorsque transit agencies increased their rates, fewer people rouler.La customer drop can lead to a net zero gain the collection rate, even if the price is increased.
Santa Cruz Metro route 17 Express Bus
The district of transit for the Metro Santa Cruz (SCMTD) recently released their numbers August 2010.Last July, Metro Santa Cruz stimulated rates 25% on the 17 road Express provides service between Santa Cruz and San Jose, California with 26 round-trip every day of the week.Santa Cruz Metro has also worked to save money by changing and removing routes into their system entier.Tarifs for all shifts in Santa Cruz County remain unchanged.
System wide, Santa Cruz Metro saw an increase of 2% over August 2009 customer.For the service of Highway 17, however, customer dropped 14 %.SCMTD part of the loss of customer attributes gasoline price stability and continued high levels of unemployment.
Santa Cruz Metro recognizes as "a portion of this loss is due to a decrease in anticipated customer after an increase of 25% of Highway 17 express fares."
August 2010, boxes of perception & pass revenue was $74, 261.Les additional revenue SJSU and Amtrak, Highway 17A $85, $154,228 operating 153.Frais total income makes recovery at 55%, which is fantastic for a transit bus operation.
Compared with August 2009: boxes of perception & pass revenue was $82, 581.Amtrak and SJSU brings total revenues to $93, 221.Avec a slightly lower than last year's operating cost $148,122, recovery of costs last year was a very good 63%.
25% Price increase is not chute.Actuellement customer, it is impossible to determine what impact higher tariffs have been client - more rigorous statistical analysis must do, and there is more data to a single month - but this can be important when transit districts are attempting to improve their financial situation by increasing prices.
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November 8, 2010
Interbike, Bike 2. 0, and thoughts on imagination
It's that time of year again, Interbike is today get underway in Vegas (for the last time in a while at least). I had a great time at the show last year, but unfortunately I couldn't fit into my schedule this week. Instead of all in person to see, I have to rely on the Internet cover as many of you, the good news is … there should be no shortage of great coverage on the Web. My Twitter stream is already full of Tweets and pictures of people on the show floor, so I'm counting on them to get me to keep it. I will be all of my usual sources, including, of course, the official Interbike blog check. Look for a post on the show sometime early next week.
Today, I would like to highlight the results of the Seoul cycle Design Competition. The Grand Prize went to Bike 2. 0, a "one size fits all" e-bike designed by Nils Sveje of Inoda + Sveje Design Studio. Be sure to check out the "making of" the Bike 2.0 project page on their website for a bit of insight into the idea behind this concept – bike. you are interested in, that allows you to store all 190 of the shortlisted entries on designboom.
Speaking of concept bikes, I encourage you to read an excellent blog post by Sabinna Den titled, bicycle, bicycle design innovation, the laws of physics and imagination. She begins by referring to a folding bicycle concept that I posted last month. The concept was creative and interesting, but it's pretty obvious problems that indicates that the designer probably "not much about bicycle steering dynamics knew" If a commenter proposed.
Sometimes I hear from readers who tell me that I would not "unrealistic post" concept bikes on the blog.I wrote a post on this topic from last year, and I still have the same guideline to follow when it comes to decide what to share here ... in fact, I have to comment on the draft that interests me. In the 5 years that I've been writing this blog, I have found that the most controversial concepts are those who tend to generate the most comments.
I would like to see the discussion, so you can expect to see from "blue sky" melted concept bikes from time to time pop up here.
On that note, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the Sabinna post. leave a comment here, or better yet on her blog. If you don't already read cycling Satin Cesena, I encourage you to add your bookmarks. The Sabinna thoughts about bicycles, bicycle design and production and the bicycle industry are generally always very interesting.
Posted in concept, design Tradeshows. Tagged with concept bike, competition, E-bike, Interbike, Seoul. By James T
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Today, I would like to highlight the results of the Seoul cycle Design Competition. The Grand Prize went to Bike 2. 0, a "one size fits all" e-bike designed by Nils Sveje of Inoda + Sveje Design Studio. Be sure to check out the "making of" the Bike 2.0 project page on their website for a bit of insight into the idea behind this concept – bike. you are interested in, that allows you to store all 190 of the shortlisted entries on designboom.
Speaking of concept bikes, I encourage you to read an excellent blog post by Sabinna Den titled, bicycle, bicycle design innovation, the laws of physics and imagination. She begins by referring to a folding bicycle concept that I posted last month. The concept was creative and interesting, but it's pretty obvious problems that indicates that the designer probably "not much about bicycle steering dynamics knew" If a commenter proposed.
Sometimes I hear from readers who tell me that I would not "unrealistic post" concept bikes on the blog.I wrote a post on this topic from last year, and I still have the same guideline to follow when it comes to decide what to share here ... in fact, I have to comment on the draft that interests me. In the 5 years that I've been writing this blog, I have found that the most controversial concepts are those who tend to generate the most comments.
I would like to see the discussion, so you can expect to see from "blue sky" melted concept bikes from time to time pop up here.
On that note, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the Sabinna post. leave a comment here, or better yet on her blog. If you don't already read cycling Satin Cesena, I encourage you to add your bookmarks. The Sabinna thoughts about bicycles, bicycle design and production and the bicycle industry are generally always very interesting.
Posted in concept, design Tradeshows. Tagged with concept bike, competition, E-bike, Interbike, Seoul. By James T
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November 7, 2010
Airbag bike helmet
By Richard Masoner
reposting by drakedeva
$450 bike helmet disguises the device security as a fashion accessory.
Hövding ("Head", Bork, Bork Bork Swedish) is a system for protecting the head remains hidden in a vaguely elegant necklace that you need in a necklace accident.Le contains an airbag folded deploy in a crash. The airbag and then out poofs in large cap that wraps around in your head so your head okee dokee, yaaa, bork, bork bork.
Here is the necklace with hidden airbag. Note how attractive you can become any bearing Hovding pass!
And this is the Hovding after it is deployed.
Inventors from existing technology, used generator motocyclettes.Le gas is one of the smallest on the market, according to the website of the Hovding gas generators.The airbag release trigger accelerometer.The video shows the headset in action in various scenarios .the accident ' endo at the end is especially pleasant to look at.
I am surprised that same bike European models appear dressed better than their American counterparts.
Helmets, that will be sold in Sweden, will be available for approximately 3000 SEK or approximately US$ 450, 2011.La Sweden early is a member of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), but I'm not familiar with the standard européen.Une creative interpretation may be required if manufacturers meet US bike helmet standards test.
You can see more photos of beautiful Scandinavian bear cushion inflatable Hovding.com leader.
See also:
Bicycle helmet law Dallas and enforcementBamboo selective bike helmetMy reflections on front of polypropylene helmetBicycle helmet for dogs
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reposting by drakedeva
$450 bike helmet disguises the device security as a fashion accessory.
Hövding ("Head", Bork, Bork Bork Swedish) is a system for protecting the head remains hidden in a vaguely elegant necklace that you need in a necklace accident.Le contains an airbag folded deploy in a crash. The airbag and then out poofs in large cap that wraps around in your head so your head okee dokee, yaaa, bork, bork bork.
Here is the necklace with hidden airbag. Note how attractive you can become any bearing Hovding pass!
And this is the Hovding after it is deployed.
Inventors from existing technology, used generator motocyclettes.Le gas is one of the smallest on the market, according to the website of the Hovding gas generators.The airbag release trigger accelerometer.The video shows the headset in action in various scenarios .the accident ' endo at the end is especially pleasant to look at.
I am surprised that same bike European models appear dressed better than their American counterparts.
Helmets, that will be sold in Sweden, will be available for approximately 3000 SEK or approximately US$ 450, 2011.La Sweden early is a member of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), but I'm not familiar with the standard européen.Une creative interpretation may be required if manufacturers meet US bike helmet standards test.
You can see more photos of beautiful Scandinavian bear cushion inflatable Hovding.com leader.
See also:
Bicycle helmet law Dallas and enforcementBamboo selective bike helmetMy reflections on front of polypropylene helmetBicycle helmet for dogs
View the original article here
New and old pedal powered monorail handling systems, automatic
A Inhabitat post this week pointed out that Google is investing $ 1 million in Shweeb, a company working on a pedal powered monorail system. The company was selected as the "innovation in public transport winner" in the project 10100 program from Google, which aims to "change the world by help as many people as possible."
Shweeb has been working on this pedal powered monorail pods for a while now. The New Zealand based company was founded in 2006, and you may have seen images of their two 200-metre-long test tracks. The idea of a bicycle monorail system is already back even after 2006.
In 1892 was the Hotchkiss bicycle railways, invented by Arthur e. Hotchkiss, built of Mount Holly to Smithville in New Jersey. According to unusual pedal cycling, bike train was not a success, and the company filed for bankruptcy in 1898.Let's hope that with the infusion of money from Google, Shweeb may take longer than Hotchkiss did. it is certainly an idea that I would like to see implemented (again).
Posted in the commuter, Concept. tagged with Google, monorail, public transport, recumbent, Shweeb, transportation. By James T
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Shweeb has been working on this pedal powered monorail pods for a while now. The New Zealand based company was founded in 2006, and you may have seen images of their two 200-metre-long test tracks. The idea of a bicycle monorail system is already back even after 2006.
In 1892 was the Hotchkiss bicycle railways, invented by Arthur e. Hotchkiss, built of Mount Holly to Smithville in New Jersey. According to unusual pedal cycling, bike train was not a success, and the company filed for bankruptcy in 1898.Let's hope that with the infusion of money from Google, Shweeb may take longer than Hotchkiss did. it is certainly an idea that I would like to see implemented (again).
Posted in the commuter, Concept. tagged with Google, monorail, public transport, recumbent, Shweeb, transportation. By James T
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November 6, 2010
Friday bicycle news
By Richard Masoner--.
Rain last night made my morning climb to work somewhat humide.Une another storm is supposed to arrive in the SF Bay area on Saturday evening, with up to five inches of rain in the Santa Cruz mountains where I live.
Yet, which is nothing compared to Taiwan, where the Typhoon Megi dumped a record 45 inches of water over parts of the île.Certains of you know I had to be there, but I sent Bracknell and Beverly. The brand of Bike Hugger is there as well.
Not to worry, although that: they're punch at a rebate to Sun Moon Lake 5 star resort, in Taiwan.Chambres inside start at $1,000 per night at the Wan Wen has literally gold plated and couler.Et group of bloggers American bike accessories toilet will be so far their hang time with Oscar Freire, Robert Hunter, MARJETA Valjavec and David Tanner. As the Chinese would say in this situation, it is the fight.
Cycling News
New York: Cycling is not legal on track marked as an official map of bicycle bike routes.Oops.
Brooklyn: Bike lane reduce speeding and bad sense bike.
Los Angeles considers anti harassment legislation for cyclists.
SF East Bay: Inauguration of Walnut Creek Bridge bike.
San Mateo: The gate of Pico Boulevard.Été sense poster on this subject more tôt.Plus information about this more later (I hope).
Access Redwood Shores and cycling.
Washington, DC: Bike share station location decisions.
Kinda funny in a kind of pathetic way.
Insert: Unicycle with training wheels.
Another project collob Puma Bike.
Gran Fondo Penticton, BC .c ' is about 250 miles east of Vancouver.
Back to Taiwan: piece of residues on the Giant bicycles.
See also:
Rain FridayFriday newsRivendell bicycle is hiringLos Angeles review act against harassment of bicycle.
View the original article here
Rain last night made my morning climb to work somewhat humide.Une another storm is supposed to arrive in the SF Bay area on Saturday evening, with up to five inches of rain in the Santa Cruz mountains where I live.
Yet, which is nothing compared to Taiwan, where the Typhoon Megi dumped a record 45 inches of water over parts of the île.Certains of you know I had to be there, but I sent Bracknell and Beverly. The brand of Bike Hugger is there as well.
Not to worry, although that: they're punch at a rebate to Sun Moon Lake 5 star resort, in Taiwan.Chambres inside start at $1,000 per night at the Wan Wen has literally gold plated and couler.Et group of bloggers American bike accessories toilet will be so far their hang time with Oscar Freire, Robert Hunter, MARJETA Valjavec and David Tanner. As the Chinese would say in this situation, it is the fight.
Cycling News
New York: Cycling is not legal on track marked as an official map of bicycle bike routes.Oops.
Brooklyn: Bike lane reduce speeding and bad sense bike.
Los Angeles considers anti harassment legislation for cyclists.
SF East Bay: Inauguration of Walnut Creek Bridge bike.
San Mateo: The gate of Pico Boulevard.Été sense poster on this subject more tôt.Plus information about this more later (I hope).
Access Redwood Shores and cycling.
Washington, DC: Bike share station location decisions.
Kinda funny in a kind of pathetic way.
Insert: Unicycle with training wheels.
Another project collob Puma Bike.
Gran Fondo Penticton, BC .c ' is about 250 miles east of Vancouver.
Back to Taiwan: piece of residues on the Giant bicycles.
See also:
Rain FridayFriday newsRivendell bicycle is hiringLos Angeles review act against harassment of bicycle.
View the original article here
OOPHAGA Trike and a wooden frame of homebuilt
I'm back from a long weekend of mountain biking and kayaking on Tsali. I don't have (or want) phone or access to the Internet while I was out in the Woods, so I'm just launched with a look at some of the coverage of Interbike last week. Bicycle Rumor is a place where good Interbike content I've found so far.
This "Lego-like" adjustable headset spacer from Trid Design was just one of the products they called that caught my attention. As always, mtbr.com is a good place to find Photo galleries of the show. Their Interbike page spotlights some interesting finds, such as this Ridekick electric bike booster trailer. Red Kite prayer was focused on the road bikes on the show. They were on the outdoor demo earlier in the week too, so see all their Interbike related posts.
I'm getting more Interbike coverage later, but today I want to pass along a reader submitted design.OOPHAGA is a Recumbent trike by Milos Todorovic. He explained the ideas behind his concept:
"These types of bikes have the looks more desirable, and that's what OOPHAGA brings, it is fresh and urban with a focus on aesthetics. Chassis is made of carbon fibre so it is very strong and light, and it allows customizing by specific dimensions. Almost everything is customizable, borders, Chair, color theme, decoration etc..
OOPHAGA is supposed to be driven on asphalt, but if one chooses it can be converted to an off-road bike.The trike has also shock absorbers for smoother ride. the head restraint is removable and supports the head on a longer rides.Recumbent trikes are eco-friendly, which is crucial in these days.With OOPHAGA got a cool urban eco-friendly trike with endless customization options. "
While I call reader submitted designs, I would like to point out this frame of bent-ply by Jason Cram. Jason mentioned that an older bike design post inspired him to build it. He documented his steps along the way, so it makes for a pretty interesting DIY post on Instructables. nice job, Jason!
Posted in concept, design of the student, Tradeshows. Tagged with DIY, Interbike, OOPHAGA, reader submitted draft, recumbent, wooden bike. By James T
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This "Lego-like" adjustable headset spacer from Trid Design was just one of the products they called that caught my attention. As always, mtbr.com is a good place to find Photo galleries of the show. Their Interbike page spotlights some interesting finds, such as this Ridekick electric bike booster trailer. Red Kite prayer was focused on the road bikes on the show. They were on the outdoor demo earlier in the week too, so see all their Interbike related posts.
I'm getting more Interbike coverage later, but today I want to pass along a reader submitted design.OOPHAGA is a Recumbent trike by Milos Todorovic. He explained the ideas behind his concept:
"These types of bikes have the looks more desirable, and that's what OOPHAGA brings, it is fresh and urban with a focus on aesthetics. Chassis is made of carbon fibre so it is very strong and light, and it allows customizing by specific dimensions. Almost everything is customizable, borders, Chair, color theme, decoration etc..
OOPHAGA is supposed to be driven on asphalt, but if one chooses it can be converted to an off-road bike.The trike has also shock absorbers for smoother ride. the head restraint is removable and supports the head on a longer rides.Recumbent trikes are eco-friendly, which is crucial in these days.With OOPHAGA got a cool urban eco-friendly trike with endless customization options. "
While I call reader submitted designs, I would like to point out this frame of bent-ply by Jason Cram. Jason mentioned that an older bike design post inspired him to build it. He documented his steps along the way, so it makes for a pretty interesting DIY post on Instructables. nice job, Jason!
Posted in concept, design of the student, Tradeshows. Tagged with DIY, Interbike, OOPHAGA, reader submitted draft, recumbent, wooden bike. By James T
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November 5, 2010
Overseas Chinese day
Overseas Chinese day
Today is day overseas Chinese Taiwan holiday inviting the enormous Chinese diaspora to visit Taiwan.This is a good excuse to say hello to expatriate Taiwan.Et friends Finally, it is an opportunity to talk about the Taiwan cycling Festival, taking place this month.
"Festival 2010 Taiwan cycling" consists of a series of activities that combines with bike tourism cycling competitions. The events will culminate this weekend with Taiwan Cup 2010 International Road Race, in which several Asian UCI with Rabobank teams will compete for NT$ 15 million (approximately $ 485,000 for the United States) price.
You've seen Mark Bracknell's Taiwan here at Cyclelicious dispatches.Some other familiar names the promenade include Beverly Garrity Cuptertino, AC and Mark Villegas Bike Hugger.
The Government of Taiwan is important to promote cycling as a form of environmentally friendly leisure Taiwan thrust, and they have built kilometres and kilometres of cycling trails in the part of the pays.Cyclisme is considered on the island, where a significant social stigma attached to utility leisure activity / transportational bike probably still the United States .the Department of Government and industry Taiwan bicycle transport work again, to try to change attitudes towards cycling.
Beverly explores some of these new paths last weekend, we say that the island is littered "with new tracks cycling and cycling to encourage riding recreational and tourism stations."It is in the middle of nowhere on an empty rail track and meeting "bike stations" that are fundamentally mini motorcycle shops with snack shops, maintenance support, toilets and even showers.
There is clearly a "build it and they will come" philosophy to Taïwan.Il work will be interesting to see how with success the Government and Giant bikes will be attracting renewed interest in cycling.
Read the report of Bev: 70 km of paths and trails.
Photos of Beverly Garrity and used with its permission.
By Richard Masoner
View the original article here
Today is day overseas Chinese Taiwan holiday inviting the enormous Chinese diaspora to visit Taiwan.This is a good excuse to say hello to expatriate Taiwan.Et friends Finally, it is an opportunity to talk about the Taiwan cycling Festival, taking place this month.
"Festival 2010 Taiwan cycling" consists of a series of activities that combines with bike tourism cycling competitions. The events will culminate this weekend with Taiwan Cup 2010 International Road Race, in which several Asian UCI with Rabobank teams will compete for NT$ 15 million (approximately $ 485,000 for the United States) price.
You've seen Mark Bracknell's Taiwan here at Cyclelicious dispatches.Some other familiar names the promenade include Beverly Garrity Cuptertino, AC and Mark Villegas Bike Hugger.
The Government of Taiwan is important to promote cycling as a form of environmentally friendly leisure Taiwan thrust, and they have built kilometres and kilometres of cycling trails in the part of the pays.Cyclisme is considered on the island, where a significant social stigma attached to utility leisure activity / transportational bike probably still the United States .the Department of Government and industry Taiwan bicycle transport work again, to try to change attitudes towards cycling.
Beverly explores some of these new paths last weekend, we say that the island is littered "with new tracks cycling and cycling to encourage riding recreational and tourism stations."It is in the middle of nowhere on an empty rail track and meeting "bike stations" that are fundamentally mini motorcycle shops with snack shops, maintenance support, toilets and even showers.
There is clearly a "build it and they will come" philosophy to Taïwan.Il work will be interesting to see how with success the Government and Giant bikes will be attracting renewed interest in cycling.
Read the report of Bev: 70 km of paths and trails.
Photos of Beverly Garrity and used with its permission.
By Richard Masoner
View the original article here
A long Friday link post
Boys Bikes
Well, it's Friday ... the end of a busy week. I'm pressed for time, but I want to quickly pass along a couple of links that I've noticed in the past week or so. So in the fashion of the Salvo, here goes.
I called jruiter + simplicity of the studios of Roadster in a recent post.Now they have a new version of the bike with large 36 "wheels. find out more at Inner City Bikes.
Mohsen Saleh has worked on a bicycle with a prostrate posture. Read more about his "Pro-straight" design on his blog and let him know what you think.
Paul Goodman changed my life is a documentary about the man who in 1961 with his brother, Percival, the essay Banning Cars of Manhattan in Dissent magazine published.The people behind the film are sponsoring a contest to get people to reduce global warming and improving the transportation options in their own communities to stimulate. winners in the u.s. and Europe will receive new bikes Breezer and Biomega, respectively. The contest is co-sponsored by the Alliance for cycling & hiking, the World Carfree Network, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and Dissent Magazine.Find out more about the film and the contest on the website of Paul Goodman changed my life.
Treehugger recently posted 407 bicycle Solutions: the very versatile velocipede. it's a pretty thorough collection, organized by category, of some of their bicycle related posts from the past. Definitely worth a look.
This concept of the cardboard helmet student designed has spread around the Web as it was presented at the London Cycle Show a few days ago.I think that the clear acrylic shell rain from ruining the ridged cardboard structure might like, but I wonder if the cardboard sweat of the wearer's head would pit.
Speaking of Cycle Show, is the B.O.N. D (deterrent built of known resources) bike, which an ejector seat and flamethrower features, see there now. I'm pretty sure bicycle Pee-wee these functions, years ago, but this one step further with the Caterpillar track and front ski blade. Check out this Cyclelicious post for the real story on this bike, which actually made was to sell insurance.
Although not a bicycle, these very cool chandeliers by Carolina Fontoura Alzaga made from recycled bicycle parts.Via Treehugger.
T-shirts, notebooks, canvas prints, and ... bikes? the 2011 hot milk bicycle collection from Italy
Jeranimo Cycles is a small company based in Tenerife, Canary Islands.One of their most recent cycling, the Slütter is a drive Shimano Alfine model based on a unique titanium frame.The bike is designed as an "all in one" solution.According to the designer can select "this bike in the morning on the road, and in the evening the best attack on your favorite mountain gravel. Just change the wheels and handles and you're ready for a new adventure!"
The cock's brink all-terrain electric bike is definitely an interesting vehicle. see a video of it in action on green overdrive.
This copper-plated Brompton by Tom Dixon was recently featured at the London Design Festival.
Finally the new pedal assist e-bike that smart car unveiled at the Paris Auto Salon. the most interesting feature is the integrated iPhone/mobile phone dock. The paired phone can display for speed, distance, heart rate, etc..It also serves as the control centre for the motor and battery features.
Overall, it sounds pretty interesting ...Read more about it on Cyclelicious.
Boys Bikes
View the original article here
Well, it's Friday ... the end of a busy week. I'm pressed for time, but I want to quickly pass along a couple of links that I've noticed in the past week or so. So in the fashion of the Salvo, here goes.
I called jruiter + simplicity of the studios of Roadster in a recent post.Now they have a new version of the bike with large 36 "wheels. find out more at Inner City Bikes.
Mohsen Saleh has worked on a bicycle with a prostrate posture. Read more about his "Pro-straight" design on his blog and let him know what you think.
Paul Goodman changed my life is a documentary about the man who in 1961 with his brother, Percival, the essay Banning Cars of Manhattan in Dissent magazine published.The people behind the film are sponsoring a contest to get people to reduce global warming and improving the transportation options in their own communities to stimulate. winners in the u.s. and Europe will receive new bikes Breezer and Biomega, respectively. The contest is co-sponsored by the Alliance for cycling & hiking, the World Carfree Network, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and Dissent Magazine.Find out more about the film and the contest on the website of Paul Goodman changed my life.
Treehugger recently posted 407 bicycle Solutions: the very versatile velocipede. it's a pretty thorough collection, organized by category, of some of their bicycle related posts from the past. Definitely worth a look.
This concept of the cardboard helmet student designed has spread around the Web as it was presented at the London Cycle Show a few days ago.I think that the clear acrylic shell rain from ruining the ridged cardboard structure might like, but I wonder if the cardboard sweat of the wearer's head would pit.
Speaking of Cycle Show, is the B.O.N. D (deterrent built of known resources) bike, which an ejector seat and flamethrower features, see there now. I'm pretty sure bicycle Pee-wee these functions, years ago, but this one step further with the Caterpillar track and front ski blade. Check out this Cyclelicious post for the real story on this bike, which actually made was to sell insurance.
Although not a bicycle, these very cool chandeliers by Carolina Fontoura Alzaga made from recycled bicycle parts.Via Treehugger.
T-shirts, notebooks, canvas prints, and ... bikes? the 2011 hot milk bicycle collection from Italy
Jeranimo Cycles is a small company based in Tenerife, Canary Islands.One of their most recent cycling, the Slütter is a drive Shimano Alfine model based on a unique titanium frame.The bike is designed as an "all in one" solution.According to the designer can select "this bike in the morning on the road, and in the evening the best attack on your favorite mountain gravel. Just change the wheels and handles and you're ready for a new adventure!"
The cock's brink all-terrain electric bike is definitely an interesting vehicle. see a video of it in action on green overdrive.
This copper-plated Brompton by Tom Dixon was recently featured at the London Design Festival.
Finally the new pedal assist e-bike that smart car unveiled at the Paris Auto Salon. the most interesting feature is the integrated iPhone/mobile phone dock. The paired phone can display for speed, distance, heart rate, etc..It also serves as the control centre for the motor and battery features.
Overall, it sounds pretty interesting ...Read more about it on Cyclelicious.
Boys Bikes
View the original article here
November 4, 2010
SR Suntour Swing Shock
Bike Parts - Suspension
Suspension of the road is not exactly a new idea. Many of you probably remember the Paris-Roubaix SL fork that Rock Shox introduced in the early 90 's. Prior to the Roubaix fork, a hundred or so years prior to his specific, there were many other ideas that float around for suspension systems on the edge of rough roads.
It is an old idea, but I think the Swing Shock that SR Suntour during Eurobike launched brings something new to the table. The alloy and Magnesium Swing Shock is designed to replace rigid forks found in many urban and suburban commuter cycling. It offers 30 mm of travel at a reasonable weight 1300g (2.87 lbs), and it has simple lines that visually on an urban fixie or Single Speed work.
This urban cyclists, who tend to have a clean aesthetics, are exactly the types of riders that the design team to win with this fork. According to a spokesperson for the company:
"They had to make a suspension front fork, that the rigid fork fans with a sleek and slim design in combination with suspension comfort would convince.The 30 mm of travel absorbs the major hits of boulders, sidewalk curbs, little stairs and pits. the rigid construction can better acceleration while pedaling and the weight of the fork of about 400 g 1300 g is among the lightest standard forks.Low built-in height of the rigid fork replacement can without the original bike geometry. "
Here you can find more information about the swing-shock on the SR Suntour website. Also, be sure to check out their video on YouTube. I think it provides a nice option for suspension on a clean urban bike … and I especially like the idea of integrated fender. I guess time will tell if the fixie children agree with me.
Posted in Commuter, Road. Tagged with fixie, fork, Singlespeed, SR Suntour, suspension, urban bike. By James T
Bike Parts - Suspension
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Suspension of the road is not exactly a new idea. Many of you probably remember the Paris-Roubaix SL fork that Rock Shox introduced in the early 90 's. Prior to the Roubaix fork, a hundred or so years prior to his specific, there were many other ideas that float around for suspension systems on the edge of rough roads.
It is an old idea, but I think the Swing Shock that SR Suntour during Eurobike launched brings something new to the table. The alloy and Magnesium Swing Shock is designed to replace rigid forks found in many urban and suburban commuter cycling. It offers 30 mm of travel at a reasonable weight 1300g (2.87 lbs), and it has simple lines that visually on an urban fixie or Single Speed work.
This urban cyclists, who tend to have a clean aesthetics, are exactly the types of riders that the design team to win with this fork. According to a spokesperson for the company:
"They had to make a suspension front fork, that the rigid fork fans with a sleek and slim design in combination with suspension comfort would convince.The 30 mm of travel absorbs the major hits of boulders, sidewalk curbs, little stairs and pits. the rigid construction can better acceleration while pedaling and the weight of the fork of about 400 g 1300 g is among the lightest standard forks.Low built-in height of the rigid fork replacement can without the original bike geometry. "
Here you can find more information about the swing-shock on the SR Suntour website. Also, be sure to check out their video on YouTube. I think it provides a nice option for suspension on a clean urban bike … and I especially like the idea of integrated fender. I guess time will tell if the fixie children agree with me.
Posted in Commuter, Road. Tagged with fixie, fork, Singlespeed, SR Suntour, suspension, urban bike. By James T
Bike Parts - Suspension
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November 3, 2010
Why is the disc brakes?
Bike Parts - Disc Brakes
I do not see the point in the normal course of the wheel disc brake on the road. is the thickness of the brake disc brake, with the disk rim.
The maximum diameter of the wheel rim and, therefore, it is the most leverage the braking force for the purposes of the application.
The disc is through the braking forces shall be sent to the hub may not be in a locked spokes. What is more, driving stress is one direction, follow in the direction opposite to the stress of the brakes.In this way may not emphasize, as the case may be, and you do not know the spokes would lead to breakage or future slack.
On the basis of the normal thickness of the rim of the brake must not be locked, there is little or no stress, (with the exception of normal weight, stressing the.) stress is directly in front of the rim-tire.
The radius of the disc brake means may not be locked, there may not be the only be. has not Crossed spokes must not be tangent to the other side of the drive is locked, the rear wheel of the vehicle, you must also have a locked-out may not be tangent to sides, the front wheel.
Tangent, may not be in a locked spokes is longer, therefore more weight;Also, be sure the weight this is spinning, which is more important than the radius of the spoke wheel is ... a little less wind resistance.
The disk and its thickness must be heavier than the conventional brake and to produce more expensive.
See pambundók or cyclo-cross bike disc brake argument because it potentially collect less than brake that is close to the tire Muta.
But on the road to the wheel; it Just may not be. Why do something more than does it have to be complicated.
Bike Parts - Disc Brakes
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I do not see the point in the normal course of the wheel disc brake on the road. is the thickness of the brake disc brake, with the disk rim.
The maximum diameter of the wheel rim and, therefore, it is the most leverage the braking force for the purposes of the application.
The disc is through the braking forces shall be sent to the hub may not be in a locked spokes. What is more, driving stress is one direction, follow in the direction opposite to the stress of the brakes.In this way may not emphasize, as the case may be, and you do not know the spokes would lead to breakage or future slack.
On the basis of the normal thickness of the rim of the brake must not be locked, there is little or no stress, (with the exception of normal weight, stressing the.) stress is directly in front of the rim-tire.
The radius of the disc brake means may not be locked, there may not be the only be. has not Crossed spokes must not be tangent to the other side of the drive is locked, the rear wheel of the vehicle, you must also have a locked-out may not be tangent to sides, the front wheel.
Tangent, may not be in a locked spokes is longer, therefore more weight;Also, be sure the weight this is spinning, which is more important than the radius of the spoke wheel is ... a little less wind resistance.
The disk and its thickness must be heavier than the conventional brake and to produce more expensive.
See pambundók or cyclo-cross bike disc brake argument because it potentially collect less than brake that is close to the tire Muta.
But on the road to the wheel; it Just may not be. Why do something more than does it have to be complicated.
Bike Parts - Disc Brakes
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November 2, 2010
Mountain bike holidays - adventurous and exciting
Mountain bike holidays
Mountain bikers like ordinary vacation, you want to take mountain biking where you get off vacation, and sample tracks, you not often the opportunity to the try can get. Enjoy holiday also mountain biking, because you get the common place cultures, challenges and landscape, your life is not easy to experience. It's no wonder, touring companies have started mountain biking offers holidays in almost every imaginable destination in the world!
Even bicycle manufacturers are always on the action. Trek to trek travel specialised - you guessed it - mountain bike holidays and tours.Fisher bikes has also begun offers tour packages - with Gary Fisher as your friendly guide! other manufacturers are sure follow in the near future - because it is a definitive market for mountain bike holiday!
Travel agents are another good source to search for mountain bike vacation packages, but are usually not what touring company which are not the same as travel agencies - to offer.Touring companies usually offer guided tours, but many Selbstgeführte offer tours sowie.Je after where you want to go and what is your level of experience a self guided tour might be more fun than a guided tour. However should if you are inexperienced or if you go abroad, strongly a guided tour.
The tour guides are generally well educated and know the places that you like the back of your hands leader his be you not provide lost or cannot be found, the most difficult routes for your skill level - the Guide has all the information. These guides usually know what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in areas that you often in drive with regard to dealing with the locals – especially abroad. These guides are also well equipped to deal with by Notfällen-, if there is a bike breakdown or any other breach.
Self guided tours, on the other hand, are exactly what may sound even led.The touring company makes all arrangements for which to get where you are - drive goal but Sie.Sie are accompanied no guide on the trail in most cases either led. This means that you must all situations that can occur such as injury or breakdowns, and a map to read well need may have the necessary experience to handle. You must also examine to see, where you can and can not go - especially in a foreign country! Beginner mountain bikers typically do not have the necessary experience and have guided tours for the moment to keep.
If you have never been on a tour of any type, it is a good idea to know what you are getting into are before booking the tour.Some tours are just you, your guide and other members of your party - such as your friends or family members.Other tours consist of instructions and other people who signed for the tour - foreign.It is important to know what is the arrangement before booking the tour.
You need to know what is expected of you, on the Tour.Die the bikes offer most tours, and are in the rule above on line Bikes.Einige companies can bring your own bike, but in most cases for your own bike verantwortlich.Ihr can food or can be provided as part of the package werden.Wieder is it vital that you all find this information before booking the tour.
For your next holiday should definitely some the touring turn to companies about mountain biking holidays see if it is a trip you have more than just sightseeing interessiert.Ferien - adventure is the key to a fantastic vacation you will never forget!
Mountain bike holidays
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Mountain bikers like ordinary vacation, you want to take mountain biking where you get off vacation, and sample tracks, you not often the opportunity to the try can get. Enjoy holiday also mountain biking, because you get the common place cultures, challenges and landscape, your life is not easy to experience. It's no wonder, touring companies have started mountain biking offers holidays in almost every imaginable destination in the world!
Even bicycle manufacturers are always on the action. Trek to trek travel specialised - you guessed it - mountain bike holidays and tours.Fisher bikes has also begun offers tour packages - with Gary Fisher as your friendly guide! other manufacturers are sure follow in the near future - because it is a definitive market for mountain bike holiday!
Travel agents are another good source to search for mountain bike vacation packages, but are usually not what touring company which are not the same as travel agencies - to offer.Touring companies usually offer guided tours, but many Selbstgeführte offer tours sowie.Je after where you want to go and what is your level of experience a self guided tour might be more fun than a guided tour. However should if you are inexperienced or if you go abroad, strongly a guided tour.
The tour guides are generally well educated and know the places that you like the back of your hands leader his be you not provide lost or cannot be found, the most difficult routes for your skill level - the Guide has all the information. These guides usually know what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in areas that you often in drive with regard to dealing with the locals – especially abroad. These guides are also well equipped to deal with by Notfällen-, if there is a bike breakdown or any other breach.
Self guided tours, on the other hand, are exactly what may sound even led.The touring company makes all arrangements for which to get where you are - drive goal but Sie.Sie are accompanied no guide on the trail in most cases either led. This means that you must all situations that can occur such as injury or breakdowns, and a map to read well need may have the necessary experience to handle. You must also examine to see, where you can and can not go - especially in a foreign country! Beginner mountain bikers typically do not have the necessary experience and have guided tours for the moment to keep.
If you have never been on a tour of any type, it is a good idea to know what you are getting into are before booking the tour.Some tours are just you, your guide and other members of your party - such as your friends or family members.Other tours consist of instructions and other people who signed for the tour - foreign.It is important to know what is the arrangement before booking the tour.
You need to know what is expected of you, on the Tour.Die the bikes offer most tours, and are in the rule above on line Bikes.Einige companies can bring your own bike, but in most cases for your own bike verantwortlich.Ihr can food or can be provided as part of the package werden.Wieder is it vital that you all find this information before booking the tour.
For your next holiday should definitely some the touring turn to companies about mountain biking holidays see if it is a trip you have more than just sightseeing interessiert.Ferien - adventure is the key to a fantastic vacation you will never forget!
Mountain bike holidays
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November 1, 2010
Dirt bike dealers are desperate to the best deal
Dirt bike dealers are always striving to introduce the popular dirt models of Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Husqvarna, Husaberg and KTM. Like Motocross, such bikes are second to none for exciting off-road competitions. The dealer shall ensure that the machines manufactured by the companies powerful and frothy, knobby tires for maximum grip on the floor.
Dirt bikes are not sold directly to consumers instead a group manage the Show.Diese not only motor to sell consumers, traders from well-equipped authorized dealer but offer services and warranty repairs.
Dealer dirt bikes are ready to serve you with the best
Seller of dirt bikes have recently introduced a dirt bike model of the 50cc. This is only for the beginners or for children are only to learn to walk their bikes.50cc is the starting point of where the borders of the 450cc for more efficient and expert riders to rise.
Apart from full bicycle models are distributor or dealer entitled sell dirt bikes motorcycle parts and services, warranty repairs and contain. Moreover, competent and licensed dealers of the company usually handle that motorcycle dealer can all spare parts sales, shipping and einrichten.Zertifizierte even help taking a dirt bike to complete or dirt bike parts if you authorized dealer 50 miles away from the next life.
Distributors and sales which have most dirt bike manufacturer Department close Verbindung.Ein brand new dirt bike model is always pretty hard on the Pocket. Therefore traders often promote and sell used dirt bikes, the both your pocket and purpose.
Deal in such matters it is better to be informed, or you can get a model which has already gone through severe human rights violations.Make sure that on the bikes term was treated of performance and how the machine over the years.If used your page you can reach happiness to snag a motorcycle that is a pretty new model and was not much of the original owner.
Traders of dirt bikes in the United States are currently four leading dirt models, the Enduro 250 Enduro-550 Moto 300 and Moto 450 excited. Both the Enduros are patience Fahrer.Sie are hard, heroic and enemy Motocross race running an endurance that feel quite envious are others on Szene.Motos bedeutete.Sie are the best in this Abteilung.Diese varieties are the best in formality with electric starter, steering, stabilizers and liquid cooling systems.
As traders dirt bikes are licensed and certified, there is less chance, Fehlverhalten.schmutz bikes provide style, standard and Haltbarkeit.Es the favorite is indeed the bike market of the present generation.
Dirt bike dealers
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Dirt bikes are not sold directly to consumers instead a group manage the Show.Diese not only motor to sell consumers, traders from well-equipped authorized dealer but offer services and warranty repairs.
Dealer dirt bikes are ready to serve you with the best
Seller of dirt bikes have recently introduced a dirt bike model of the 50cc. This is only for the beginners or for children are only to learn to walk their bikes.50cc is the starting point of where the borders of the 450cc for more efficient and expert riders to rise.
Apart from full bicycle models are distributor or dealer entitled sell dirt bikes motorcycle parts and services, warranty repairs and contain. Moreover, competent and licensed dealers of the company usually handle that motorcycle dealer can all spare parts sales, shipping and einrichten.Zertifizierte even help taking a dirt bike to complete or dirt bike parts if you authorized dealer 50 miles away from the next life.
Distributors and sales which have most dirt bike manufacturer Department close Verbindung.Ein brand new dirt bike model is always pretty hard on the Pocket. Therefore traders often promote and sell used dirt bikes, the both your pocket and purpose.
Deal in such matters it is better to be informed, or you can get a model which has already gone through severe human rights violations.Make sure that on the bikes term was treated of performance and how the machine over the years.If used your page you can reach happiness to snag a motorcycle that is a pretty new model and was not much of the original owner.
Traders of dirt bikes in the United States are currently four leading dirt models, the Enduro 250 Enduro-550 Moto 300 and Moto 450 excited. Both the Enduros are patience Fahrer.Sie are hard, heroic and enemy Motocross race running an endurance that feel quite envious are others on Szene.Motos bedeutete.Sie are the best in this Abteilung.Diese varieties are the best in formality with electric starter, steering, stabilizers and liquid cooling systems.
As traders dirt bikes are licensed and certified, there is less chance, Fehlverhalten.schmutz bikes provide style, standard and Haltbarkeit.Es the favorite is indeed the bike market of the present generation.
Dirt bike dealers
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California mountain biking for roads to joy ride
California mountain biking offer you all the pleasure of real bike drama. You feel the adventure from the moment you start your journey. While driving, you will not only enjoy the scenic beauty of the California landscape but also taste the excitement of mountain biking.
Mountain biking at its best in California
Find us her, what is so special about mountain biking in California. Cycling here is wonderful especially up and down the coast.San Luis Obispo County is the place where biking are the way not only better but also diverse and the best part is that this place less crowded is immensely popular ist.finden. These are just the ideal ingredients that can make your ride yet fascinating.
You are fascinated with the uneven old streets that run deep in quiet mountains and if thats not enough then you can also try your hands on some technical tracks.It is a fact, that San Luis Obispo County adds ist.Nun, known for its diverse topography some coastal roads, gentle slopes and of course a mass of extinct volcanoes, moderately flat that little change on the site.
When it comes to scenic beauty then hold your breath for the Valencia peak from Montana de Oro State Park, the awesome view of the ocean boasts coast, Morro Bay and the Chorro Valley.While driving on the Santa Lucia mountains, take a round loop Western City of Pozo through Navajo Canyon.
Now, can your bike to get here and start mountain biking that you.Setting up your own tour is an option while the other is, in a customized bike tour to indulge the tour operators make sure that you can successfully see your local expertise and experience through your tour.Can a package including accommodation and transportation provide.
Californian tours witness countless riders each year.It is true that a ride along the beautiful coast here quite irresistible ist.Und benevolent weather, thanks to the Mediterranean climate, the long distance ride is thousand times more enchanting.
The rural roads here are with no traffic at all, so in the forests, meadows or Weinberge.Sie can it much easier for you to venture, your eyes on the beach towns and seaside agricultural areas while driving down.
Much to the convenience of the mountain biker is Mammoth Mountain in California's Eastern Sierra is one of the many ski resorts hier.finden you extensive network, the well maintained ist.Und how about it, the water cooler, toilets and phones made available in most respects.
It is time that your passion is your dreams in California to verwirklichen.Wenn mountain bike then is to California the right place in sein.Was get, is more than here, what is told.
California mountain biking
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Mountain biking at its best in California
Find us her, what is so special about mountain biking in California. Cycling here is wonderful especially up and down the coast.San Luis Obispo County is the place where biking are the way not only better but also diverse and the best part is that this place less crowded is immensely popular ist.finden. These are just the ideal ingredients that can make your ride yet fascinating.
You are fascinated with the uneven old streets that run deep in quiet mountains and if thats not enough then you can also try your hands on some technical tracks.It is a fact, that San Luis Obispo County adds ist.Nun, known for its diverse topography some coastal roads, gentle slopes and of course a mass of extinct volcanoes, moderately flat that little change on the site.
When it comes to scenic beauty then hold your breath for the Valencia peak from Montana de Oro State Park, the awesome view of the ocean boasts coast, Morro Bay and the Chorro Valley.While driving on the Santa Lucia mountains, take a round loop Western City of Pozo through Navajo Canyon.
Now, can your bike to get here and start mountain biking that you.Setting up your own tour is an option while the other is, in a customized bike tour to indulge the tour operators make sure that you can successfully see your local expertise and experience through your tour.Can a package including accommodation and transportation provide.
Californian tours witness countless riders each year.It is true that a ride along the beautiful coast here quite irresistible ist.Und benevolent weather, thanks to the Mediterranean climate, the long distance ride is thousand times more enchanting.
The rural roads here are with no traffic at all, so in the forests, meadows or Weinberge.Sie can it much easier for you to venture, your eyes on the beach towns and seaside agricultural areas while driving down.
Much to the convenience of the mountain biker is Mammoth Mountain in California's Eastern Sierra is one of the many ski resorts hier.finden you extensive network, the well maintained ist.Und how about it, the water cooler, toilets and phones made available in most respects.
It is time that your passion is your dreams in California to verwirklichen.Wenn mountain bike then is to California the right place in sein.Was get, is more than here, what is told.
California mountain biking
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