Free Wheelchair Mission – 3,000-Mile Cycle for Cause, Ride for Mobility

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This is a really good cause, so expect to see more posted on it in the coming weeks. Free Wheelchair Mission and Reader’s Digest are partnering to sponsor the first ever Ride for Mobility. Don Schoendorfer and Dr. Mike Bayer, co-founders of Free Wheelchair Mission, will be undertaking a 3,000-mile cross-country cycling trek to provide … Read more

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