Archive for February, 2009
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Friday, February 13th, 2009I wrote a post entitled Support Your Local Bike Shop in November. Recently I received a very long and thoughtful comment on that post. It focused on things that a local bike shop can do to better serve their customers. Rather than leave it in the comment section on that post, I decided to put it on the blog […]
Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Photo Of Cold Weather Gear For Sale at Westminster Stop, Swap and Save
Bike Demo At The Bike Swap
Photo Of Shoppers at the Bike Swap
Photo Of Bikes For Sale at the Bike Swap
I went to the Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap in Westminster, Maryland this past Sunday. The Swap has been an annual event for the […]
Someone Stole My Bike
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009I recently received an e-mail from the creator of a new website called Someone Stole My Bike. The site features videos of people telling the story of their stolen bicycles. It is a clever idea and some of the videos are very good. I have included one of my favorites below. In this video, Rachel […]
Bicycling and Economic Stimulus
Monday, February 9th, 2009In the debate over the economic stimulus bill, bicycling has become a hot topic. The House version of the bill included funding for bicycle paths. An amendment proposed in the Senate would specifically prohibit funding for bicycle related projects. In response, Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregan wrote a piece on the Huffington Post touting the economic […]
2009 Giro D’Italia Venice Time Trial
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
The first stage of the 2009 Giro D’Italia will be a time time trial. The team time trial is a unique stage and typically not included in the Grand Tours. The Giro has not included one in many years and the Tour De France includes one every three or four years. It is a strange […]