 |
|
Version 
They support us
iVelo.com 
Press clips
Press clips
Bicycling
Attack Of The Eggheads
“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 Institute symposium this week. Pruitt's point was about knee-over-pedal-spindle (KOPS), a specific aspect of bike fit, but if there's one take home message I gleaned ... (25/01) ReadKeyword(s) : Home-trainer, Pedal
You may also like
Man chasing bike thief gets bitten by police dog
Katu | 26/06/08 
If you've ever been the good guy in the wrong place at the wrong time, Trevor Dieringer can relate and has the bite marks to prove it.
The Fairview ... More
Dutch Tackle Bike Theft Menace
Bike Europe | 12/06/08
After a seven year effort, the huge bike theft problem in Holland is finally being tackled in an integrated way. With over 700,000 bikes stolen every year, ... More
Lance rides bike designer's tour de force
The Globe and Mail | 06/06/08
Sam Whittingham spends most of his day in a converted wood shop, the home of the saucily named Naked Bicycles and Design. Working alone, he twists and ... More
Carbon nanotubes found in bikes likened to asbestos
BikeRadar | 22/05/08
The material is widely used in the cycling industry as part of frames, forks steerers and seat tubes, which are regularly cut to size by professional and ... More
On ya bike for slice of Bangkok life
News.com.au | 01/05/08 
IT seems hard to believe, but there are some people who say Bangkok is one of the best places in the world for cycling.
It's also, according to Co ... Read
Quests Separate Soldier and Olympic Hopeful
The New York Times | 01/05/08
She longed to compete in the Olympics. He always wanted to join the Army. She started BMX racing at age 5. He stocked his movie collection with war films.
On ... Read
Woman who foiled bike thief locked up
Telegraph | 02/03/07
A woman who chased and caught a bicycle thief ended up in police cells for 10 hours on suspicion of assault. Wendy Challis-Jones, 39, a former traffic ... Read
Sophie rewarded for bike safety
Swindon Advertiser | 11/01/07
Safety conscious Sophie Grange won a new bike as a reward for wearing her helmet while on the roads. Four-year-old Sophie was riding near her home in Upper ... Read
Bike thieves can't be touched because of legal loophole
Dearnetoday.co.uk | 11/01/07
Jessica Barlow was devastated after her Christmas present - a brand new bicycle - was stolen from outside the charity shop where she worked as a volunteer ... Read
Robbers superglue man naked to bike
Guardian | 03/05/07
It bore all the hallmarks of just another South African crime statistic: an armed gang, an abduction in broad daylight, a victim forced to drive home so ... Read
Drunk man invents story to avoid wife's wrath
Independent online | 08/12/06
A German cyclist lied to police about being mugged because he was afraid to tell his wife the truth: he rode into a lamp post while drunk and injured himself. ... Read
Riding a bike for long periods can cause difficulties
Kontraband | 02/03/07
When a new report from Harvard Medical School suggests that riding a bike for long periods can cause temporary erectile difficulties, nothing is said about ... Read
Stolen bike transports lazy thief
The Collegian | 08/12/06
One sunny afternoon, I departed The Union to bike home and get some food. I encountered one main problem, though - my bike was gone. Some rapscallion stole ... Read
Oli's mountain bike diary, part 1
BBC | 31/08/07
The days are counting down and now it�s only 10 days to the biggest MTB race of the year and my season�s goal, the World Championships. The ... Read
Cycle thieves 'dismantle' garage
BBC | 15/12/06
Determined thieves took apart a Darlington man's garage brick by brick to steal mountain bikes worth £6,000.
The gang also dismantled three street ... Read
Biking to work without any brakes
Gazette.net | 24/05/07
Dan Hommer has commuted by bicycle to work for the past 30 years. Traveling from his home in Rockville, Hommer loves approaching the intersections on Tuckerman ... Read
Toledo man arrested for stealing bicycle after leaving court
Toledoblade.com | 29/06/07
When Quentin Snow Veley left the Lucas County Courthouse Wednesday, he, just moments before, had been given a month to prepare for his pending trial on ... Read
Portland friends hatch intricate plan to recover stolen bike
The Seattle Times | 03/05/07
When Dory Van Fleet stepped out of the REI store, the black mountain bike he had locked up on the street was gone. In a steady drizzle, Van Fleet walked ... Read
Shane Slater's home-made carbon singlespeed
Bike Magic | 23/11/06
This is my home-made carbon fibre singlespeed, built by me over the winter of 2004. I wanted to try a newish design so thought about getting rid of 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
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