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Cyclists mill around in the parking lot after finishing the Mt. Diablo Challenge on Oct. 2. Bicyclists climb more than 3,000 feet to the top of the East Bay mountain in about 11 miles.
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Abandoned at the bus stop by the Santa Cruz Metro drivers' strike? Pick up a free bicycle.
The city will begin handing out 100 free bikes on Monday at the Metro Center to residents who can't get around because of a 10-day-old strike …
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The role that bicycle saddles might play in male impotence is destined to become a national fixation now that the New York Times has weighed in on the subject. The NYT says that typical bicycle saddles (like the one at left) do little to protect the sex organs. Ergonomic saddles (right) sometimes create their own problems. …
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Ouch
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Much better.
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The bane of western cyclists — puncture vine — is coming under full-fledged attack in Idaho.
The non-native weed is also known as goathead, ground bur-nut, caltrop, Texas sandbur, and f*#%ing things, as in, “One of those f*#%ing things just flatted my bike tire!”
The seed forms a spiked pod (above) that sits on the ground waiting for its next bicycling …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/04/all-out-goathead-assault-in-idaho/
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Canadian Louis Garneau spent 13 years racing bicycles around the world, winning the Canadian Championship in individual pursuit along the way. After the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, he retired and started making cycling clothes. His success there prompted him to expand into bicycle frames, such as this Pursuit …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/04/garneau-pursuit-at-interbike-2005/
Goatheads, aka puncture weed, are the scourge of bicyclists.
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Colorado cyclist Helen Roberts is biking to Louisiana to raise funds for hurricane victims. Website is TheHeartRide.org.
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