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Cycling Success Measured in Frequent-Flier Miles
EARLY last year, Dr. Jason Newland, a 34-year-old pediatric infectious disease physician from Stilwell, Kan., decided he would upgrade his Cannondale road bike to something more aerodynamically suited for triathlons, where riders must fight the wind on their own, without the pack shielding them. But instead of ambling into a local sports shop, Mr. Newland flew nearly 1,400 miles from Kansas City, Mo., to Waitsfield, Vt., where he bought a custom titanium and carbon Serotta Legend Ti from a specialty-fit studio called Fit Werx. (09/05) MoreYou may also like
Scientist spends a fortnight underwater
Timesonline | 19/04/07 
A scientist emerged today after spending almost two weeks underwater in a steel box, pedalling a stationary bicycle to generate electricity and growing ... Read
Taiwan's bike industry slumps
Bikebiz.co.uk | 22/09/06
Citing factors such as anti-dumping tariffs, carbon fibre shortages, aluminium price hikes and component delay problems, two government stats measuring ... Read
Cannondale Issues Safety Recall on Lefty Forks
Cannondale | 24/05/07
Cannondale has voluntarily issued a Safety Recall Notice with the Consumer Product Safety Commission involving any 2007 and some 2008 mountain bikes equipped ... Read
Zero Carbon Is the Goal for Woodstock
The Washington Post | 12/04/07
Michael Esposito rides his bike all the time _ from cold nights when leaving his old job at a natural food store to warm days while passing shops selling ... Read
'Cycling those carbon emissions away'
BBC | 02/03/07
The council plans to have 500 bicycles located at 25 points around the city for public use 24 hours a day. For a small charge, still to be determined, ... 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
Landis hearing flips in rider's favour
Bikebiz.co.uk | 24/05/07
USADA, the US anti-doping authority, has never lost an athlete hearing. To date it's 34-0. That result may become 34-1, if USADA is not able to rebut ... Read
Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Brake Failure
Consumeraffairs.com | 11/01/07
Cannondale is recalling its 2007 Model road bicycles. The bicycle's front brake can fail, causing the rider to lose control and fall. The recalled road ... Read
All-carbon bicycle rims cost-competitive with aluminum
Compositesworld.com | 30/11/06
In the bicycle world, carbon fiber isn't just high-tech ... it's hot. Virtually every bicycle manufacturer has incorporated carbon fiber into a portion ... 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
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
The end of the threaded bottom bracket?
Cyclingnews | 24/04/08
Cannondale was accused of needlessly stirring the industry pot when it introduced its BB30 integrated bottom bracket standard years ago. However, much ... Read
Cannondale Issues Safety Recall on Lefty Forks
Cannondale | 24/05/07
Cannondale has voluntarily issued a Safety Recall Notice with the Consumer Product Safety Commission involving any 2007 and some 2008 mountain bikes equipped ... Read
Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Brake Failure
Consumeraffairs.com | 11/01/07
Cannondale is recalling its 2007 Model road bicycles. The bicycle's front brake can fail, causing the rider to lose control and fall. The recalled road ... Read
An e-bike and Cannondale topped the Eurobike Award 2006
Eurobike | 13/04/08
63 out of a total of 212 entries from 19 nations received a quality seal for superior design in the EUROBIKE AWARD 2006 competition. Sponsored by the Messe ... Read
And now! Eurobike the Movie
YouTube | 07/09/06
Pretty in pink
BBC | 09/05/08 
Although not as iconic as its elder French cousin, the Giro is one third of cycling's "Triple Crown", along with Le Tour and the Road World Championships.
It ... More
Passing surgeon comes to the rescue of cyclist
Timesonline | 09/05/08
A cyclist who severed an artery when she fell off her bike was saved by a stroke of luck because one of the people who came to her assistance was a vascular ... More
British cyclist Tom Austin among latest victims on the Road of Death
Timesonline | 01/05/08
As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ... Read
Hot sun and snakes on the road
Cyclingnews | 01/02/07
Here in Africa we use sun-screen with SPF of 40 every time we go outside, and Lene runs over at least one snake a day. Even though we've all got ourselves ... Read
A bike helmet built for road hazards
news.com | 31/08/06
From the outside, the Smart Helmet looks ordinary. It's a black, shiny BMX helmet designed to block wind noise. It has a chin bar with a built-in microphone ... Read
Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships
International Herald Tribune | 26/01/07
Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ... 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
New cycling test set for children
BBC | 07/09/06
A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ... Read
30.000 cyclists get green traffic light wave
Copenhagen Capacity | 28/12/06
Cars and especially busses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ... Read
Green machines for our selves and the planet
Tandem | 24/05/07
Bicycle riding in North America has increased in popularity in recent years and the month of May in the GTA provides much evidence of this. This weekend ... Read
All you need to know about: mountain-biking
Guardian | 07/06/07
Oli Beckingsale is the British mountain bike champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist. Keep your tyres soft Unlike a road bike, where you want ... Read
I want to ride my bicycle
HooK | 31/05/07
In the six minutes just before 9am, 40 cars whiz past the corner of Key West Drive and Stony Point Road, northeast of Pantops. Thirty six of them are inhabited ... Read
Bike Riding Polish Governor Had No License
Masterpage | 01/02/07
When Polish police order a weaving bicycle rider to stop he fell off the bike as he tried to leave the road and get on the sidewalk. The rider turned out ... Read
Asian Games cycling road races need more riders -- UCI president
People's Daily Online, | 15/12/06
In order to enhance the competitiveness of the sport, the Asian Games road cycling races need more cyclists per team to participate in, said the Union ... Read
Bikes 'still jumping red lights'
BBC | 23/11/06
Officials from Avon and Somerset Safety Camera Partnership who view images from vehicle-triggered red light cameras said they were "shocked" at the number. ... Read
Africans set for ride of their life at world championships
Turkish Press | 22/09/06
African cyclist Jeremie Ouedraogo will wear a wry smile when he lines up alongside his hero, Alexandre Vinokourov, when the men's road race starts at ... 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
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
Nine Legendary Frame Builders Collaborate on Custom Road Bike for NAHBS Raffle
Ppolnews | 01/02/07
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), the world's largest consumer show for custom-built bicycles, invites the public to buy a raffle ticket ... Read
Riding clean
Rocky Mountain News | 26/06/07
Discouraged by the direction his sport was taking, competitive amateur cyclist Doug Lovejoy started a grassroots movement last summer he hopes will become ... Read
Sitting In: It's Millar Time
Bicycling | 02/03/07
There are very few iconic cyclists — the kinds of riders who not only illuminate some elemental quality about what my friend Steak calls the human condition, ... Read
Drug claims are rubbish: O'Grady
The Sydney Morning Herald | 19/10/06
TOUR de France cyclist Stuart O'Grady has dismissed claims that almost all the sport's elite riders are drug cheats. O'Grady, who has returned to Adelaide ... Read
Introducing The ProTour Team Cars
PEZCycling | 29/03/07
PEZ correspondent, Pascal Orsini, was on the loose at Paris-Nice with his trusty camera, and unlike most who aim for the riders and their steeds, he took ... Read
Bruyneel defends decision to sign 'the best rider in the world'
Velonews | 23/11/06
Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel on Saturday responded to the critics over his decision to sign Italian star Ivan Basso. Bruyneel's decision ... Read
The Soigneur
Pez Cyclingnews | 02/03/07
She's been the soigneur to many champions in the world of pro cycling from Ivan Basso and Jens Voigt to sprinters like Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady. ... Read
No ear piece required
Cyclingnews.com | 31/05/07
"It's not that I refuse it," said Di Luca, referring to his lack of an ear piece which many riders in the modern peloton cannot function without. "But ... Read
The Grand Prix La Marseillaise
Procycling | 08/02/07
Jeremy Hunt, a man so often overlooked by British selectors, made a flying start to the season with a win today that said much about his qualities as an ... Read
Bike Riding Polish Governor Had No License
Masterpage | 01/02/07
When Polish police order a weaving bicycle rider to stop he fell off the bike as he tried to leave the road and get on the sidewalk. The rider turned out ... Read
Jasmin just want to finish the race
The Star (Malaysia) | 25/01/07
National rider Mohd Jasmin Ruslan (pic) is praying for good health to complete all 10 stages of the Tour of Langkawi scheduled for Feb 2-11. The Kuala ... Read
Asian Games cycling road races need more riders -- UCI president
People's Daily Online, | 15/12/06
In order to enhance the competitiveness of the sport, the Asian Games road cycling races need more cyclists per team to participate in, said the Union ... Read
2006 Punk Bike Enduro Report and Photo Gallery
Dirt Rag MAg | 08/12/06
Unlike last year's Punk Bike Enduro—when the frost was on the punk kin—this year's event saw the mercury creep up into the mid-40s. The relatively mild ... Read
Africans set for ride of their life at world championships
Turkish Press | 22/09/06
African cyclist Jeremie Ouedraogo will wear a wry smile when he lines up alongside his hero, Alexandre Vinokourov, when the men's road race starts at ... Read
A delirious idiot
Cyclingnews | 07/09/06
From being the USA's top domestic rider for several years to riding for a ProTour team in the Tour de France, Chris Horner is always on the up. As one ... 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
Rider Profile: Shay Sanchez
Dirt Rag Magazine | 07/06/07
When you think of urban bike culture, Los Angeles is probably not the first city that springs to mind. However, L.A. bicycle activist Shay Sanchez tells ... Read
Real name system to curb rampant bike theft
China Daily | 02/03/07
Nicknamed the Kingdom of Bicycles, China is famous for not only the number of riders, but also for its widespread bicycle theft. About 4 million bicycles ... 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
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
Matt Seaton's top 10 books about cycling
The Guardian | 31/07/07
Matt Seaton's haunting memoir, The Escape Artist, charts the physical and emotional consequences of his obsession with cycling, and his struggle with ... Read