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Bicycle Friendly Communities Recognized

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Washington, DC, May 12, 2017 ‘” Yesterday, the League of American Bicyclists recognized 37 communities with Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) awards out of 50 applicants. This round saw six communities move up from an Honorable Mention to Bronze, nine communities receive a Bronze award on their first application, and 22 communities renewing as BFCs, including five … Read more

BIKETUBE Tire Pliers

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BIKETUBE has come out with a new product called Tire Pliers. If you’ve spent a lot of time on the trail or road with your bike, you have probably needed to remove the chain. This could have been for maintenance, or worse, a mid-ride disaster. So how about a tire lever and chain tool combination so light and compact … Read more

Cyclists, now you can Ask A Pro

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In ASK A PRO, Phil Gaimon Answers Every Question You Have Ever Wanted to Ask About Cycling  Boulder, CO, USA – Despite the howling protests from his peers, no one‘s ever been more willing to spill the beans on what it‘s really like inside the pro cycling peloton than the sarcastic scribe Phil Gaimon. Building on the outrageous … Read more

Yo Eddy 2.2 from Fat Chance Cycles

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Fat Chance Introduces the Yo Eddy 2.2, With 27.5+ and 29er Versatility! ASHLAND, OR Fat Chance Bicycles – www.fatchance.bike – is stoked to introduce the new Yo Eddy 2.2, the latest version of the Yo Eddy, their original trail hardtail which launched in 2015. The new model uses their newly-designed CNC machined “demi-yoke” paired with … Read more

White River’s NEW Limited Run 7-Inch Survival Knife

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A Background about White River’s NEW Limited Run 7-Inch Survival Knife. Or, why make the same knife out of two steels? River Knife & Tool, Coopersville, MI, March 2017-White River Knives and its Michigan manufacturing facility enjoys a well-deserved reputation for turning out near-custom knives at production prices. This family of knife makers uses only … Read more