So you've been riding and repairing your own bike for years, and now you want to start your own bicycle repair business?
It can be tempting and fulfilling, especially if you find yourself unemployed or working for a real jerk.
But there are a few things you should consider before jumping into a new vocation like this, cautions The Oil Drum: Campfire website in its article, “How to set up and run a bicycle repair company.”
1. Is there demand for bike repairs in your area?
2. Do you have lots of experience fixing lots of different bikes and components?
3. Will you be offering something new? …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/19/student-tells-how-he-set-up-a-mobile-bike-repair-business/
When we last left two-time Race Across America champion Danny Chew and his nephew Steven Perezluha, the pair were rejoicing after traveling 5,115 miles by bike to Alaska.
When they turned around and started home in August, they also headed into trouble.
Eighteen-year-old Perezluha told his hometown newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel:
“The trip back home seemed like it took longer than the trip up. Some parts of it were harder. It may have been harder a little more mentally because all these things kept trying to stop us, and I had to keep telling myself to keep going …..
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Do you like to ride your bike for a charity? You're not alone.
Roughly two-thirds of the 1,700 recreational road bicycling events held in 2008 raised money for a cause, collecting nearly $200 million for charities in the US.
That's just part of the impact that recreational bicycling events have on the American economy, according to a study by the advocacy group Bikes Belong.
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In all, 1 million of us bicyclists rode in events in 2008, spending $137 million on food, lodging and other purchases at the events. The total revenue from recreational road riding events topped $240 million. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/18/charity-bike-rides-raise-200-million-a-year/
Bicyclists in more than a dozen US cities are planning to ride 29 miles on Sunday, Nov. 29, to mark the 29th anniversary of the first reported AIDS case.
The number of miles may be small but the cause is great. The bike rides are a preview of the Dec. 1 World AIDS Day events that have taken place every year since the World Health Organization established it in 1988.
The website for Positive Pedalers in San Francisco is tracking the cities with announced bike rides. Check back there for updates. Here's the list so far:
Atlanta — Piedmont Park Tennis Center
Austin — ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/18/many-cities-will-hold-world-aids-day-bike-ride-on-nov-29/
Drew Hunter's father, fiance and best friend rode across a rainswept bridge on the Massachusetts coastline on Sunday to complete a cross-country bike ride to raise funds for kayaking safety programs.
Dubbed the Tour de Hunter, the 5,000-mide bike ride honored the memory of Hunter, a 28-year-old former Marshfield resident who died in a kayaking accident in June.
One hundred friends and family met the trio as they finished their bike tour. Another 1,500 fans followed the bike ride over the past few months at the Tour de Hunter Facebook page.
Hunter's fiance, Jenna Seoane, and best friend, Brendan Cohen, started the TransAmerica bike tour in Astoria, Oregon, in July ….
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I'm amazed at what technically minded people can throw together in their garages. Here's a guy who may one day enable us to take virtual bike tours across the US without leaving home.
He calls it Stationary Cycling through Google Street View. It's a huge improvement over what I used to do.
Back in the days when I spent most of my time either working or commuting, I set up my bicycle in a woodworking shop the previous homeowner had built in the back yard. I called it the “Men's Crisis Center” and spend 15 minutes to an hour there several nights a week on my trainer.
The music pumping over the earphones wasn't enough to keep me my occupied, so I pulled out my TransAmerica bike maps and started a virtual cross-country ride. It took a lot of imagination to recall what the scenery had been like, but I covered from 3 to 15 miles a night ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/16/taking-a-virtual-bike-tour-with-street-view/
Update: Nov. 16 — More than 500 bicyclists showed up to honor David Vincent Sherman on the “Today We Ride for Dave” bike ride around High Point, North Carolina.
Sherman was killed by a hit and run motorist last month. The cyclists in the 25- and 50-mile rides were there to pay tribute to Sherman, bring more awareness that bicyclists have a right to the road, and seek justice. According to WXII website:
“We rode a great deal with Dave,” Don Shaw said. “We could think of no better way to pay tribute to him than have a bike ride and invite hundreds of our closest friends to participate.” …..
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As the end of the year rolls around, it's time to consider your options for replacing that 2009 calendar or else you'll end up with a big ol' bare spot on the wall.
Here are a few bike-theme calendars that I've run across that are either inspirational, scenic, or downright erotic.
Let's start with CyclePassion, the calendar produced annually in Germany that features many of Europe's top women cyclists striking some admittedly sexy poses. Bike equipment is used as props in the photos. Many women are garbed in recycled bicycle equipment this year; just think of bicycle innertubes as a fashion statement.
That's Anna Sanchez, the under-23 National Road Champion from Spain, pictured above. ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/14/bicycle-themed-wall-calendars-for-2010/
We can vote early and often for our favorite bike trails in this election.
A few weeks ago Google Maps sought nominations for off-road photographic visits by its Street Views trike.
After receiving 25,000 ideas, the Google Maps staff came up with 24 finalists (trails in blue on map). They're asking us to vote for our favorites; multiple times if we feel like it.
Five bike trails have been nominated for a visit by the Google Maps Street Views trike. They are the Centennial Trail in Washington, Capital Crescent Trail in the DC area, Schuylkill River Trail in Pennsylvania, Boulder Creek Trail in Colorado, and the Stevens Creek Trail in California…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/13/five-bike-trails-nominated-for-street-views-on-google-maps/
A bike parts maker is recalling its EA30 stem used on some 6,400 bicycles in the past two years after reports that the stem can crack.
The recall by Easton Sports involves the Raleigh 2007, XXIX 700c MTN, RX1.0, Diamondback 2007, Mission, and Sortie bicycles with the EA30 stem.
The Scotts Valley, California-based company is making the recall after being notified that a stem broke, causing a minor injury to the bike rider. Easton Sports says the stem had passed all industry tests. The bike stems were made in China ….
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