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Insider's tour of Marin, on two wheels
WAITING for my latte at Tiburon's Cafe Acri, I was surrounded by a dozen men in powder-blue spandex. Their legs were closely shaved, and they walked in the slightly bowlegged way one does when there's too much padding in your shorts. In hearty voices, they ordered plates of energy-producing carbohydrates (in the form of Italian pastries) and compared morning mileage — nothing short of 15. (08/12) ReadYou may also like
Who'll dare to bare for naked bike ride?
Thisishampshire.net | 15/05/08 
IT is the cheeky, head-turning protest that has a serious message.
Sporting nothing but their birthday suits and helmets, scores of people will take ... 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
Reinventing the wheel
Daily Princetonian | 24/04/08 
Chances are you've never seen a bicycle made out of bamboo. If you picture a bamboo bike as wobbly or lopsided, though, think again, because when juniors ... Read
Andrea's Patagonian Adventure
Pez Cyclingnews | 25/01/07
It's not uncommon for aging pro racers to put off retirement for another year or few because they just don't know what to do next. Recently retired ex-CSC ... Read
Their Kingdom for a Bike: It's Polo on Two Wheels
The New York Times | 03/05/07
You do not have to be a king to play polo. You do not need a 300-yard grass field, a long-handled mallet or a helmet. In fact, you do not even need a horse. ... 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
Artist is assembling sculpture out of bike parts
Ventura County Star | 04/04/08
Under a slight drizzle and with the ocean as a backdrop, Petaluma artist Mark Grieve began assembly Thursday of an 18-foot welded sculpture of dozens of ... Read
Suicide squirrel in opera-hating kamikaze bike spoke mangle
The Register | 07/09/06
A Helsinki squirrel dived into the bicycle wheel of passing opera singer Esa Ruuttunen, hospitalising him and killing itself. The squirrel - apparently ... Read
Australian cyclist fits continental tyres
The Raw Story | 02/11/06
Last year, 53-year-old German fitness freak Achim Heukemes ran the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons every day for 43 days to set a record for 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
Women encouraged to get on bikes
Oxford Mail | 31/05/07
Women are being urged to get on their bikes this weekend as part of a scheme to get more women on two wheels. The Five Miles to Fabulous rides are taking ... Read
Sore Butt? Greasy pant-leg? Bad date-on-wheels? Ask Mr. Bike
Miami New Times | 24/05/07
The other day, I was griping to Mr. Bike on the phone about how much crap I had hauled to work on my bike that morning. “Have you thought about getting ... Read
Big wheels OK, say UCI
Bikemagic.com | 14/12/06
Gary Fisher has managed to persuade the UCI to allow 29in wheeled bikes to take part in mountain bike races. He's been working on the UCI for several ... Read
To grasp disaster, bike New Orleans
International Herald Tribune | 07/09/06
We start on high ground. It's hot and muggy, not a pleasant day for a bicycle ride. Then again, New Orleans never was all that pleasant in the late summer, ... Read
Wheels of hope turn in Rwanda
BusinessDay | 03/08/07
Bright yellow, green and blue jackets stood out in the departure lounge of Kigali's international airport. Rwanda's young national cycling team was on ... Read
The Sideways Bike: Like Surfing the Streets
Wired News | 13/07/07
This crazy contraption is Michaels Killian's Sideways Bike. Killian is a software engineer in Dublin, Ireland and he came up with the idea while tinkering ... Read
South Africa: Putting Rural Children On Wheels
allAfrica.com | 26/04/07
RON Thompson is happiest when riding his bike. He has devoted his time, energy and money to finding ways of putting thousands of poor people, and especially ... Read
Early starts and late finishes
Cyclingnews | 18/01/07
It's early afternoon, and the velodrome is nearly empty. The detritus of the previous night's partying has formed a layer of filthy ooze that covers ... Read
Cycle classic a money-spinner for KZN
Independent on line | 19/10/06
The wheels of tourism will be spinning even faster this coming weekend - and it's not even peak holiday season. More than 8 000 local and international ... Read
Bikes that automatically shift appeal to non-riders
Deseret News | 03/05/07
Bill Lange thought his bike riding days were over. Gears were complicated. Stores were intimidating. Plus he wasn't exactly itching to put those tight ... Read
On your bike, Boris
The Guardian | 15/05/08
One of Boris Johnson's key election promises during the recent mayoral campaign was to make transport safer in London, but it seems he has failed to read ... More
Ride With the Big Boys
The New York Times | 26/04/07
Summer is biking season in Europe, and not just for the desperate 200 or so who form the Tour de France peloton. Anybody with a bike and a good pair of ... Read
Bike lamp outshines competition
The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/05/07
There was a waterless urinal for a country in drought, a double-ended "clever peg" for those short on hanging space, and a new Commodore - but the Australian ... Read
The short version of the 2006 24 Hours of Moab
Cyclingnews | 09/11/06
That's right. Mother Nature moved in quick to drastically shorten the 24 Hours of Moab for soloists by two thirds. My winning finishing time was eight ... Read
Bikes that automatically shift appeal to non-riders
Deseret News | 03/05/07
Bill Lange thought his bike riding days were over. Gears were complicated. Stores were intimidating. Plus he wasn't exactly itching to put those tight ... Read
South Africa: Putting Rural Children On Wheels
allAfrica.com | 26/04/07
RON Thompson is happiest when riding his bike. He has devoted his time, energy and money to finding ways of putting thousands of poor people, and especially ... Read
Upload a bike vid short, win Shimano schwag
Quickrelease.tv | 12/04/07
Quickrelease.tvTVinsert has created a YouTube competition site for posting short videos on the topic of ‘I want to ride my bicycle.' Think of the videos ... Read
Get on your bikes, the green Prince of Wales tells his staff
The Telegraph | 23/11/06
The Prince of Wales is urging his staff to help fight global warming by providing bicycles for them to make short trips around the capital instead of taking ... Read
Stronger than steel, lighter than aluminium - and in short supply
Financial Times | 08/08/07
The roll-out of Boeing's Dreamliner has offered weighty proof that carbon fibre is at last being used to make big things in large quantities. But the ... Read
And now! Eurobike the Movie
YouTube | 07/09/06