Book by Louise Borden tells how Hans and Margret Rey escaped Paris ahead of the Nazi invasion in 1940, at Houghton Mifflin Company.
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We've all experienced a sense of freedom on a bicycle. As a kid, I remember my bike giving me freedom from the confines of the yard, then the confines of the neighborhood. Now it's just the freedom of being on the road under my own power.
For others, bicycles have provided freedom from oppression.
Take for instance the story of Imre Antal's escape from Hungary, published on today's 50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/23/bicycle-can-offer-more-than-a-sense-of-freedom/
It looks like the Michigan stroke victim, whose specially adapted bicycle was stolen last week, will get a new bike.
The Grand Rapids woman had locked it up at a bus stop during work only to discover it was missing when she returned. The 21-speed Diamondback Wildwood was outfitted with two extra wheels for balance and baskets for carrying groceries.
Beth Bailey, 53, needs the adaptations because of strokes she suffered in 1980 and 2003. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/23/disabled-bike-theft-victim-to-get-new-wheels/
It looks like a local newspaper, right along with some area governments, is raising its conciousness level regarding the bicycle-riding public.
Two Seattle Times section fronts in the past week feature bicycling: “Autumn cycling in the Methow Valley” in Northwest Weekend by outdoors writer Michael McQuaide and “Wheeler Dealers” by Paula Bock in the Pacific Northwest Sunday magazine.
McQuaide writes about the miles of scenic, little trafficked roads available rural north central Washington, on the dry side of the Cascades. I remember cycling through there with the Cascade Bicycle Club's Ride Around Washington (RAW) a few years ago and learning that some areas get as little rainfall as Arizona.
On the flip side, Bock reports on cyclists surviving in heavily trafficked Seattle, and the fledgling efforts being made by the city to serve its bicycle-riding population.
Cyclists in Seattle, she writes, have Portland Envy. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/22/seattles-portland-bike-envy/
There has been no recall of the Light & Motion batteries, as reported here on Wednesday.
The Light & Motion support page says:
“On October 17, 2006, the CPSC reposted a 3 year old press release for a batch of li-ion batteries. Light & Motion voluntarily and successfully recalled those batteries way back …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/21/cpsc-releases-old-recall-notice/
A reminder to motorists to share the road, and for cyclists to stay out in the lane away from opening car doors. Portlandtransport at flickr.com
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When bicyclist Joe Kern explained his ability to ride 80 miles on his 80th birthday, he credited a proper bike fit as being one of the major reasons for his longevity in the saddle.
We all probably have a cursory knowledge of bike fit. Primarily it involves saddle height and handlebar reach, but pedal and shoe alignment also comes into play.
If the bike fit is right, we can ride efficiently for hours on end with little or no discomfort. If wrong, we suffer neck, back and knee pain, sore arms and shoulders and numb hands.
Cycling becomes a pain in the butt.
The American Physical Therapy Association is focusing on proper bike fit this month. Erik Moen of Seattle, an association member and an elite cycling coach with the US Cycling Federation, says he first looks to improper bike fit as the culprit when patients complain of cycling related aches and pains.
He recommends the following tips for better bike fit …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/21/finding-the-right-bike-fit/
Virginia
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the steps some cycling chaperones and I took to usher 60 middle school age kids along the Sammamish River Trail for a safe 20-mile bike ride.
Little did I know at the time that the Adventure Cycling Association had just released a first-ever youth bicycle guide entitled “Pedal Pioneers: A Guide to Bicycle Travel with Kids.”
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/20/how-to-lead-youth-bicycle-tours/
Circa 2006
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/10/19/kids-cycling-on-sammamish-river-bike-trail/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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