“Thanks to cyclists being cautious and conscientious, the accident rate was lower than expected. Even with the rain we had 121 incidents. The average is between 120 and 160. …
“These injuries, from falling, are par for the course and nothing unexpected.” …
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Many bicycle tourists will recognize that Mark Maund has solved a nagging problem — how to fund a bike tour.
Maund is cycling the 15,000-mile perimeter of the US. He started July 8, 2005, in Keyport, New Jersey, and is now in Florida. He's in no hurry. He expects it will take him a couple of years.
How does he pay for his adventure? …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/12/have-laptop-will-bicycle-tour/
Cycling the perimeter of the US. .See website at 2005-2007 North America Cycling Expedition.
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As it turns out, the nine second lead US cyclist Floyd Landis gained on Wednesday was enough to lead all the way to the finish in Nice, four stages later.
The Pennsylvania native has become the second American ever to win The Race to the Sun; the first was Bobby Julich who accomplished the feat in 2005 on Team CSC. …
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US cyclist Floyd Landis held onto his slim 9 second overall lead in the Paris-Nice bike race on Saturday.
If he and his teammmates on the Swiss Phonak team can hang on for one more day, he'll become the second American to win The Race to the Sun.
The bike race was first run in 1933 and became a permanent cycling feature in 1951. …
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A human-power machine that removes the pulp from coffee beans; It can process about 100 pounds in 15 minutes. See Maya Pedal website.
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Just one of the bike-powered devised in use in Guatemala through Maya Pedal. See Maya Pedal website.
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Another roadie has succumbed to the lure of the forest path. Me.
I've had some serious issues with the STI shifters on my road bike, so I asked my son if I could borrow his Gary Fisher to return a movie to the Blockbuster the other day.
Even with the seat post fully extended, his bike is too small for me, but any bike is better than no bike. No complaints. I pedaled up the hill to the school and jumped on the packed gravel on the pipeline right-of-way. …
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Two more stages in the week-long Paris-Nice bike race until Floyd Landis can claim his second overall pro cycling victory this year.
The US leader of the Swiss Phonak team retained his 9-second lead in Friday's 124-mile stage from Avignon to Digne les Bains. Danger loomed when his tiring Phonak teammates abandoned Landis on the day's final climb on the …
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My first real ride on a mountain bike
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