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Memorial bike ride planned for Tom Cuthbertson

A memorial bike ride is planned next month for Tom Cuthbertson, the guy who took a lot of us nonmechanical types by the hand and walked us through basic bicycle maintenance and repair.

He actually didn't stand there and help, offering advice as he looked over our shoulders. He patiently helped us from the pages of his wonderful repair manual, “Anybody's Bike Book.” …

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My well-worn copy of “Anybody's Bike Book”

My copy of Tom Cuthbertson's bicycle repair manual has seen lots of mileage.

 

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Cyclist dies in hit-and-run in Everett

I really don't want to turn this blog into a police blotter, but this story strikes close to home, in more ways that one.
Police in Everett, Washington, are looking for the driver of a car that struck and killed a cyclist, then drove away, Monday night. (UPDATE: He surrendered to police the next day.) Witnesses told police that the bicyclist was riding on a “narrow pedestrian pathway” …

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New York City critical mass

Flickr photo be e-liz

Cyclists fill the streets in critical mass in New York City in June 2005.

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Critical mass (wide)

Flickr photo by likenooneswatching

Cyclists take to the streets in Atlanta.

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Critical mass Atlanta

Flickr photo by likenooneswatching

Critical mass ride in Atlanta.

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Critical mass ride in Austin

Flickr photo by faster panda kill kill

Taking a break at 2 a.m. in September 2005.

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Cyclists sentenced in 2001 Giro doping

Five bicycle racers, including Dario Frigo, and a trainer received suspended sentences on Monday stemming from a raid by Italian police who found drugs and syringes in their hotel rooms during the 2001 Giro d'Italia.
The most well-known among the five, Frigo, also was forced to drop out of the 2005 Tour de France, reports the TdF 2005 blog, after police …

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Bicycle quote: Front handlebar basket

“I was only allowed to have a bicycle with a basket on the front. I mean, please … No wonder I'm gay.”

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Old-Fashioned bicycle basket

Available online at Basketville.

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