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Spinning made simple
The scene in Bridget Jones' Diary where Renee Zellweger famously collapses from her exercise bike is more plausible than you think: a session of group "spinning" or studio-cycling is one of the most punishing ways to burn calories. No wonder then that it's a regular on the training menu of many professional sporting clubs, although anybody can slip into the pedals of an indoor bicycle. (09/11) ReadYou may also like
Bike museum is judge's passion
Kentucky.com | 29/05/08 
With so many bicycles on display, it's easy to overlook the framed, black-and-white photograph hanging on the back wall.
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Weights Help You Hang
Bicycling | 09/05/08
Sprinters and climbers know that strength training is essential for increasing their max power, but Norwegian researchers have found adding weights to ... More
The Six Hour a Week Training Program
Pez Cyclingnews | 24/04/08 
I often hear from cyclists who would like to race but “just don't have enough time to train.” Even if you never plan to race, you can still see significant ... Read
Cyclist robbed while training
Independent Online | 07/09/06
Organisers of a Pietermaritzburg cycling contest expressed dismay on Wednesday after a cyclist was attacked by three youths while training. "What creep, ... Read
Very Veronica: Back From The Brink
Pez Cyclingnews | 17/08/07
Just before she was due to ride the Swedish nationals as the TT favorite, our newest pro diarist Veronica Andréasson was hit by a car while training ... Read
Neck break teacher's bike quest
BBC | 07/06/07
Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ... Read
Basic training gets bike riders in gear for the trail
Seattle Post Intelligencer | 31/08/06
Falling off a pair of spinning wheels happens too fast for your life to flash through your mind, but you usually can get a curse word out and -- surprisingly ... Read
On your bike
Belfast Telegraph | 31/08/07
It's not that unusual for a teenage boy to have a paper round to get a little extra cash. What is out of the ordinary, however, is for that job to be ... Read
A Measure of the Power That Drives the Bicycle
The New York Times | 13/07/07
Two decades ago, Polar popularized the use of heart-rate monitors as training tools for athletes, both professional and amateur. More recently, dedicated ... Read
Team Milram equips with GPS not computers
Bikebiz.co.uk | 08/02/07
The squad that includes Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi has signed a deal with Garmin. Team members will get Edge 305's to monitor speed, location, ... Read
Geopolitics splits S. Hills 'Romeo,' Cuban Yuliet
Pittsburgh Live | 19/10/06
Their romance has embraced the scope of the world as much as it has defied its artificial boundaries. Joe Papp, a Bethel Park native with a boyish grin, ... Read
Ridin' With A Champ
Bicycling | 22/02/07
LeMond Bikes used the Tour of California's opening road stage finish in Santa Rosa to introduce its new all carbon Tete de Course Triomphe Ultimate. Fittingly ... Read
Triathlon incidents may be wake-up call
Charleston Post Courier | 03/07/08
There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical ... More
Coast to Coast in Costa Rica
Pez Cyclingnews | 20/06/08
During the summer of 1972 Mike and Linda Winter led a group of 18 students from Ottawa, Canada to England and Wales for a month of cycling. The very enthusiastic ... More
Let's change the bike laws
SFBG | 20/06/08
Should bicyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as “yields” and stop lights like stop signs? Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Bicycle ... More
Curbing bike theft with thievery lessons?
Reuters | 06/06/08
A Dutch cyclists lobby group plans to teach more people across the country how to steal bikes after lessons it conducted in the big cities showed that ... More
How to train for a triathlon
SunHerald.com | 29/05/08
Racing from one sport to another in a triathlon takes skill and experience. So does trying to keep up speed through three sports. Many triathletes are ... More
Wheeling through history
The Phoenix | 09/05/08
n a cramped basement in Watertown, collector Michael Kaplan squeezes another box of parts next to his $10,000 1934 Schwinn Streamline Aerocycle. At a bike ... More
Out of the Land Cruiser and Onto a Bike
Washington post | 01/05/08
Dark clouds loomed above the acacia forest about a mile behind us. But despite the threat of rain, no one made a move to leave the lakeshore, the destination ... Read
Landis decision due before Interbike
Bikebiz.co.uk | 17/09/07
Interbike's Outdoor Demo starts on September 24th with the indoor convention kicking off on September 26th. If Landis is cleared by the three-man arbitration ... Read
Huffy: Re-Launch on EU Markets
Bike Europe | 22/09/06
The revived US based Huffy Corporation is in cooperation with the Bangladesh based Meghna Group, re-launching Huffy branded bikes in the EU markets. In ... Read
Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules”
Streetsblog | 29/03/07
On March 27, the 5 Borough Bicycle Club and several other affected parties filed a lawsuit in Federal court, asking a judge to stop the NYPD's new rules ... Read
Go Ahead, Scare Yourself
Bicycling | 29/03/07
Think about what you want to do cycling-wise in 2007. Now, raise your hand if you set a goal you know you can achieve. In my experience, at least half ... Read
'Less gas, more ass'
Edmonton Sun | 24/05/07
Drivers across Canada will face a major distraction on June 9. Groups of cyclists in Victoria, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton have committed ... Read
Flowers, Love, and Rage
Queens Ledger | 11/01/07
They ranged in age from ten to 60, and they lived in every corner of the city, from St. Albans to Williamsburg, but all 14 of them have this in common: ... Read
Environmentalists stage 'naked' bike ride protest
24dash.com | 19/10/06
A group of brave environmentalists staged a "naked" bike ride through a busy city centre today. Bemused shoppers - many wrapped in coats and scarves ... Read
Photographer snaps 2000 nudes in Amsterdam
The Sydney Morning Herald | 07/06/07
Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge over one of Amsterdam's historic canals on Sunday - a unique sight even in a city famed for ... Read
Bouticycle: new investments?
Bike Europe | 03/05/07
Facing bad results, the shareholders of netHub, owner of bike retail chain Bouticyle and wholsesaler José Alvarez, have decided to recapitalize ... Read
Transcript: Yoshizo Shimano, Chairman of Shimano
CNN | 02/11/06
Yoshizo Shimano straddles two of the world's most influential corporate cultures - the U.S. and the Japanese way of doing business. He heads the family-run ... Read
Donate your old bike to Africa
BBC | 28/09/06
Jole Rider repairs any type of bike and gives them to children in Gambia whose walk to their secondary schools can be more than 10 miles each way. The ... Read
Tour de Torture: Who Is Prepared to Suffer the Most?
The New York Times | 03/07/08
A coach once told me, “Go until you see Jesus.” Another told me, “Pedal until you taste blood.” Everybody in the Tour de France will suffer; the winner ... More
U B the expert: Do your own bike repairs
WalletPop | 03/07/08
I've noticed a dramatic increase in the number of bicycle riders in my hometown this summer, many, I presume, driven to pedal by the rise in gas costs. ... More
Ride to work and take the strain out of buying a bike
Independent | 20/06/08
With fuel prices rocketing, there has never been a better time to turn to pedal power. And moving into the cycle lane could be even more appealing if you ... More
Season's first ride needn't be a pain
Canada.com | 06/06/08
About to pedal off on the first bike ride of the season? Ten words: Take it easy. Cool down after. Or you'll be sorry.
Saddle sores? Aching back anyone?
The ... More
Thief Who “Tried Out” Bike Apprehended, Unpunished
Gothamist | 29/05/08
Remember that trusting cyclist who let a complete stranger “try out” his KHS bike – only to watch him pedal away, never to return? The story has a (sort ... More
Mike's Flying Bike for Google Earth
Google Earth Blog | 23/05/08
Ok, I have to say this is the craziest way to control Google Earth I've seen yet (even crazier than the ping pong ball interface). This guy Mike has used ... More
Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge
Bikeradar | 15/05/08
Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ... More
The Fixed-Gear Trend in Santa Cruz
City on a Hill Press | 09/05/08
Taylor Holmes pedals wildly as he charges downhill from the UC Santa Cruz campus, his skin-tight black jeans quickly spinning into blurs as he struggles ... More
Victoria Pendleton: pedal to the medal
Telegraph | 01/05/08
Gold medals are rare treasures for British athletes. But the track cyclist Victoria Pendleton already has quite a collection of them, beginning with the ... Read
The man who pushed his bike 175 miles – in Alaska
Worcester News | 15/04/08
AS Christian Cullinane admitted, it was no place to have the pedal fall off your bike. With temperatures touching minus 30C and the white wilderness of ... Read
Cinema-goers get on bikes to power film reel
Lancashire Evening Post | 03/04/08
Cinema-goers will be swapping comfy seats and popcorn for push bikes as Lancashire's first pedal-powered film gets underway.
It's likely more eyes ... Read
Wheels of fortune: The great debate rolls on between cyclists and motorists
Yorkshire Post | 29/03/07
As the Government unveils plans to invest £10m in 21st century cycling proficiency tests, Stephen Biscoe champions a return to pedal power, while ... Read
Bride on a bike for two
Manchester Evening News | 18/01/07
IT may look like a giant bicycle but bride Sadie King didn't have to worry about the limo turning up late for her wedding. Sadie, 29, was taken to church ... Read
Journey expands cyclist's horizons
Journal Sentinel | 22/02/07
Quinn Baumberger set off on his bicycle from the edge of North America last May, seeking to help those losing their vision to macular degeneration. Quinn ... Read
Attack Of The Eggheads
Bicycling | 25/01/07
“At the end of the day, even with a plumb line, with lasers, this is still an educated guess.” Dr. Andy Pruitt, speaking at the Serotta International Cycling ... Read
On the Road for 4 Years and 25,000 Miles
The New York Times | 19/10/06
In a sense, cycling around the world was easy. I bought a steel mountain bike (which I had to weld back together six times), put a repair kit, tent, sleeping ... Read
What does riding a bike have to do with building my Network Marketing/MLM business?
American Chronicle | 24/05/07
Do you remember learning to ride a bike? Picture yourself as a kid. You are 6 maybe 7 years old and you are attempting to ride your bike up a hill. If ... Read
Pedal power
The Guardian | 12/04/07
In his first three years at secondary school, Kevin Kane's mum was spending more than £5 a week from her tight family budget so he could get the ... Read
Bicycle sales outpace cars as firms start treadly fleets
The Sydney Morning Herald | 11/01/07
SALES of bicycles outpaced those of motor vehicles in 2006, as more people turned to pedal-power to cut petrol bills. The industry-backed Cycling Promotion ... Read
La Ruta 2006
Bikemag | 09/11/06
Just 20 years old, Amador said it was an honor to debate the title with such a great athlete. “He is very humble and shy, but he does show what he is made ... Read