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Advocacy

Bike Licensing – Take a right, turn it into a privilege and tax it!

16 March 2009

The ability to ride a bicycle may come at a cost. I am not speaking about buying the bike or the cost of time to ride it, but in some cities the concept of licensing bicycles through fees has been brought up. Meredith Sladek, NY Bicycle Transportation Examiner, writing for Examiner.com, just wrote a two [...]

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An open letter to Rush Limbaugh, who needs to be the cyclist’s friend

15 March 2009

In reading and reposting the article that Adam Voiland of the DC Transportation Examiner wrote regarding Rush Limbaugh, “What does Rush Limbaugh have to say about cycling?”, I decided to write El Rushbo himself and tell him what I thought. Posted below is that letter which is now an open letter to Rush to reconsider [...]

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What does Rush Limbaugh have to say about bicycling? Lots!

15 March 2009

I saw a fascinating article on the Houston Examiner Blog, by Adam Voiland who is a DC Transportation Examiner. I am reprinting the story below as it is just too good! Here is the original story. By the way, I am composing an open letter to ElRushBo to outline my concern that someone this influential [...]

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Cyclist thrown under bus and lives – Only in China

5 March 2009

Lucky Cyclist Survives Being Dragged by Bus – Watch more Funny Videos Have you ever thought some days that you had been thrown under the bus? Well this actually happened to a Chinese cyclist and he not only survived, but sustained minor injuries. This was obviously better than winning the lottery for the cyclist. Have [...]

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From Dianne Villano – one woman triathlete making a difference for our troops

18 February 2009

I have seen a lot of unusual cycling garb on group rides and have to say that Dianne Villano got my attention. She does triathlons in 22 lbs of military combat gear to raise awareness and support for our troops overseas. My only thoughts are, “This is a badass woman supporting badass troops!” Dianne found [...]

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Close Call – An observation from Lydia Kelly – Cyclists who don’t obey the road rules make it tough on all of us.

17 February 2009

Do you follow the rules of the road? Do you stop at traffic lights? I know we all are so concerned about what autos can do to us but statistics show that a very high percentage of accidents occur as a result of the cyclist’s error. My good friend and fellow advocate Lydia Kelly sent [...]

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Great blog – Cycling for Boomers…Plus

31 January 2009

I just found a blog with the same mission as KGS Bikes. Baby boomers are my client base. I love helping make people over 40 more comfortable and efficient on their bikes and building bicycles for them that are cherished, providing real value. Here is the link to Cycling for Boomers…Plus and I hope you [...]

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Earl Blumenauer – A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back

16 January 2009

The New York Times reported on the 13th about Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Congressman. Mr. Blumenauer, a passionate advocate of cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity, represents most of Portland in Congress, where he is the founder and proprietor of the 180 (plus or minus)-member Congressional Bicycle Caucus. Long regarded [...]

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Best Open Letter to Motorists I have ever seen

6 December 2008

I was blog surfing today and came upon the following post on Adventures of a Crazy Biker Chick: http://crazybikerchick.blogspot.com/2006/09/things-non-cyclist-might-not.html This is an incredibly well written letter to motorists and I had to share. We have a lot of responsibility as cyclists as well as teachers of road etiquette to motorists. I look forward to your [...]

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