Something new(s)

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I’m going to try something new today. After doing a quick web search to see what might be of interest to cyclists, I thought I’d try consolidating it into one post. If comments are favorable, I’ll try to make this a daily post. Good news if you’re planning on cycliing in France. Under the European … Read more

Will Paris ride a bike?

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I really don’t care if Paris Hilton goes to jail or not. But I see a great marketing opportunity for one of the big brands that just came out with the cruisers or coasting bikes. Trek, Giant, Raleigh, or Electra should really offer her a bike right about now. She’s lost her license, and I … Read more

Dynacraft recalls crap – again

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It’s not even their first or 2nd recall. Just Google the words Dynacraft and recall, and you can see what a sad outfit they are. Here’s the scoop on their latest recall: Name of product: Triax PK7 and Vertical PK7 Bicycles Units: About 32,000 Distributor: Dynacraft BSC Inc., of American Canyon, Calif. Manufacturer: Shun Lu … Read more

Ignorance knows no bounds

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So the Napa Valley Register published a little article about a druggie that happened to get popped while on his bike. He ran a stop sign, and got caught with some drugs and paraphernalia. Fair enough. But in the reader comments, this caught my attention: JimClark wrote on March 28, 2007 5:16 PM: “Well, it … Read more

Just a bitty post to make you laugh

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A quote from this week’s BusinessWeek: “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences promoted the show itself having “gone green,” by means of a variety of initiatives. One element: Each performer and presenter received a glass statue representing the elimination of greenhouse gas assosciated with a celebrity lifestyle over the course of a year.” … Read more