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Recall — Dimension brand bicycle threadless stems

Quality Bicycle Products of Bloomington, Minnesota, is recalling 18,000 threadless bicycle stems under the brand name Dimension Bicycle Road and Mountain Threadless Handlebar Stems.
The stems, manufactured in Taiwan and China, can crack or break, according to a press release from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Style II of Dimension handlebar stem, recalled

Recall by Quality Bicycle Products and US Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Dimension brand handlebar stem recall

Recall by Quality Bicycle Products and US Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Ekimov can't help Armstrong win his last Tour de France

If Lance Armstrong is going to win a record-enhancing seventh Tour de France this year, he'll have to do it without Discovery Channel Pro Cycling teammate Viatcheslav Ekimov — a competitor and compatriot for many years.

The Russian bicycle racer fell during a training ride with Armstrong over the weekend. He broke his collarbone and seriously injured his spine; doctors told him he wouldn't be well enough to ride in time for the Tour de France in July. …

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Viatscheslav Ekimov

Russian teammate of Lance Armstrong on Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team

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Giro d'Italia bicycle race without the commentary?

You may have already prepared yourself to watch this year's Giro d'Italia without Italian supersprinter legend Mario Cippolini, who retired last week.

Now, can you watch it without Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll? Because if you can, then OLN is offering you weekday live feeds of the 21-stage race over the Internet.

The Outdoor Life Network, which has …

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34 bicycle riders arrested in New York critical mass

(Updated May 4) How much longer will these mass arrests during critical mass in New York City go on? Is there so little crime in the Big Apple that the city can deploy a cadre of police to stop some people from riding their bikes and inconveniencing some motorists?
New York's finest swooped in and arrested up to 34 bicycle riders during last Friday's critical mass ride, including a woman who had been walking her bike on the sidewalk.

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April critical mass ride, NYC

Photo montage by Green Biker

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Asst. Chief Smolka

Photo from Green Biker.

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