September 2010 archive
The latest attempt to improve on the chain-drive system used on nearly all bicycles comes from Hungary, where developers have created the Stringbike that uses cables and pulleys to propel it forward.
Although you'd think something like this might be headed to Interbike in Las Vegas, it was released this past weekend in Padova, Italy, by Schwinn-Csepel, which is licensed to sell it. It would be interesting to see the product testers put this bike through its paces at the Outdoor Demo in Boulder City.
I'll be the first to admit that I spent too much time watching this video to try and figure out how the Stringbike works.
Essentially, the Stringbike makers say the advantage comes from the symmetrical nature of this drivetrain …
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Three big winners from this past weekend are among those 22 cyclists chosen to represent the US in the UCI Road World Championships on Sept. 29 through Oct. 3 in Geelong, Australia.
USA Cycling on Monday named Tyler Farrar, 26, final stage winner at Vuelta a Espana on Sunday; Taylor Phinney, 20, USA Cycling national time trial champion; and Ben King, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/21/farrar-king-and-phinney-among-us-cyclists-competing-at-worlds/
DecoBike, a new bike-sharing system launching this fall in Miami Beach.
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The nation's newest bike-sharing system rolled out Monday morning in Washington DC and Arlington, VA, by putting 400 bicycles on the road for members.
Named Capital BikeShare, it will become the largest bicycle rental system in the U.S. by the end of October when 100 bike-parking stations are online and 1,100 bikes are available. The system launched with 49 stations opened.
Annual memberships are available at an introductory price of $50 (normally $75), enabling users free use of a rental bike for 30-minute trips. Fees are added the longer the bicycle is in use ….
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The new bikeshare system in Washington DC and Arlington VA. From Capital Bikeshare Facebook page.
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Going to RadioShack next year
Trek-Livestrong's Ben King, 21, blasted off on a 50-mile solo flyer on Sunday to win the road race of the USA Cycling Pro Championships in Greenville, S.C.
Coupled with Saturday's ever-so close time trial victory by Trek Livestrong's Taylor Phinney, 20, and you'd have to agree that the future of US cycling is in very good hands.
The championships might have served as a passing of the guard from one generation to the next. Phinney beat Levi Leipheimer by a wink in the time trial on Saturday, and King out-rode the efforts of Leipheimer and defending champion Hincapie in their futile chase …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/19/future-looks-bright-for-us-cycling-after-youngsters-win-championships/
A member of the Trek-Livestrong U-23 team
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Tyler Farrar capped off the Vuelta a Espana with a final stage win in downtown Madrid on Sunday by basically outlasting Mark Cavendish on the sprint to the finish.
It was the second Vuelta win for the Garmin-Transitions cyclist from Wenatchee, Wash. He also won Stage 5. Cavendish had three individual wins at the Vuelta.
The overall leaders all finished in the peloton on this flat final stage, marked by 12 circuits around Spain's capital city. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) earned the overall Vuelta championship ….
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Don't be surprised to find Minnie Mouse working as a “booth babe” at next year's Interbike International Bicycle Expo as the industry show is relocating to the Anaheim Convention Center, right across the street from Disneyland.
At the same time, Interbike promotors are changing the dates of the giant bike expo to early August to better fit the business cycle of the bicycle industry.
After 12 years in Las Vegas, this coming week marks the finale for the outdoor expo in Boulder City and the indoor show at the Sands Convention Center. The Outdoor Demo is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday, followed by the expo Wednesday through Friday.
The new expo dates will be Aug. 8-12, 2011. The Outdoor Expo will be held at the Irvine Regional Park …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/19/its-official-interbike-moving-to-anaheim-in-2011/
Interbike International Bicycle Expo moves to Anaheim in 2011.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/19/minnie-mouse/
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