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Bike Rides

Why does a triathlete need a road bike?

17 September 2009

Does a triathlete need a road bike? Well, of course not! You don’t “need” anything more than a bicycle to be a triathlete. If you are wanting to really improve your triathlon times, however, a good road bicycle is quite important. Taking the often used phrase I learned from an automobile racer, “The best you [...]

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Three dogs on a bike – Don’t let your carma run over my dogma!

8 April 2009

Proof that cyclists can be dogmatic Originally uploaded by andrew_f_martin It’s a dog’s life! Three dogs are shown here getting personally chauffeured around town on a bicycle. You don’t see this every day.

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Climbing Descending Steep Hill on Eagle HiWheel

7 April 2009

Martin Kreig is showing us how they used to do it back in the day. He states, “This is why I am using a backwards facing HiWheel in my ride across the United States in the summer of the 2009 as part of the Mayor’s Ride.” Here is a little about Martin which I find [...]

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Ride-me-pumps; Copenhagen Cycling Equipment

3 April 2009

Copenhagen Cycling Equipment Originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness] I am certain this woman saw the KGS Bikes ad campaign on Flickr and figured if it was good enough for us it was good enough for her! I absolutely love the photos from Copenhagen Cycle Chic. They remind us how bicycles really are a cool part of [...]

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There are bike lanes and there are bike lanes. World’s worst!

1 April 2009

Those who know me are familiar with my constant preaching to “Claim Your Lane” as I feel bike lanes are too expensive, too hard to maintain and too sparsely implemented to give them critical mass. I propose that people learn to use the roads we already have and use them effectively. This video explains my [...]

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Matt Lauer copies Lance, falls off bike, blames deer.

24 March 2009

Matt Lauer, Today Show co-host, had a bike crash on the same day as Lance Armstrong. Unlike Lance, however, Matt suffered a separated shoulder and will undergo surgery and be the recipient of ribbing from his colleagues. Here is a report. Here is the Today Show report. I appreciate Matt for riding his bike and [...]

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This beats riding the bus – reading on a bike!

20 March 2009

Originally uploaded by fixedgearlondon.com This picture shows how teamwork can make things happen. No gas fumes, no bus fare, workout and catching up on reading; all at the same time! Don’t try this at home. Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments. Photo: fixedgearlondon.com

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Guest Post – Jennifer Sage of Viva Travels

19 March 2009

My good friend Jennifer Sage of Viva Travels sent me this today and I had been longing to take a cycling vacation so badly that I thought I would share this with you. Not that I have time to do anything that takes me away from KGS Bikes this year, but I do hope to [...]

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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

I have always been a proponent of carefully rolling through stop signs after checking for oncoming traffic. This has been followed with a “statement of civil disobedience” because I felt that bicycles are fundamentally different than cars when it comes to intersections. When combining the facts that cyclists approach intersections more slowly, have better ability [...]

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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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