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Author: John

  • How to Fix a Flat

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    Fun video to watch  How to Fix a Flat from 9W magazine on Vimeo.

  • 50 Rides of a Lifetime

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    This is from Bicycling Magazine online. I wonder how many I may do in my lifetime? 1. The Cobbles of Belgium. Cyclists like to suffer, and the mystical mecca for pain—in the form of jaw-rattling pave—has to be Flanders. Follow the narrow roads of the spring Classics, try to summit one of the countlesshellingen (short,…

  • How a blue light can keep cyclists from seeing red

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    From OregonLive Q: At the intersection of Northeast Sandy Boulevard, 57th Avenue and Alameda Street, the eastbound traffic signal has a little bright blue light just to the right of the red light. Just what is the purpose, function of the blue light? A: As if that six-way interchange weren’t chaotic enough, the Portland Bureau…

  • The Correct Share The Road Sign

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    Thanks Delaware for figuring this out!

  • Bike Month Bingo!

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  • Blue Lug

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    Japan has a lot of good bicycle shops are and Blue Lug is one of the very best. They not only sell and service many of the top brands, they have lots of exclusive and original products.  The do ship Internationally and Google Translates the product information quite well. Check out bluelug.com for more info.

  • The Value of Marginal Gains

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    This post originally appeared on James Clear’s blog. In 2010, Dave Brailsford faced a tough job. No British cyclist had ever won the Tour de France, but as the new General Manager and Performance Director for Team Sky (Great Britain’s professional cycling team), Brailsford was asked to change that. His approach was simple. Brailsford believed…