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Author: John

  • Replacing a Worn Out Bike Light Mount With Sugru + Magnets

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    I have a worn out Planet Bike LED Bike Light Mount.  It lasted many years and now it simply doesn’t click the lock closed dependably.  Online costs for a new mount seemed too high, appropriate, and yet, functionally, not a direction I wanted to go.  I couldn’t use the bike light as a helmet light…

  • How Biking Can Improve Your Health And The Environment

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    While many American adults enjoy the perk of owning a car, as they pull out of their garage, they overlook one mode of transportation that may very well serve as not only an alternative mode of transportation, but also a key to a healthy life. http://www.quickenloans.com/ has created an infographic entitled “Footloose and Car Free!…

  • Online Resources for Bicycles

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    I often get asked, like everyone, for tips on biking.  Well, this article 10 Online Resources For Bicycle Maintenance And Riding Skills, from MakeUseOf contains just about all my favorites and some I haven’t tried yet.  Give it a look. SheldonBrown.com  JimLangley.net TriNewbies.com — Cycling Bikexprt.com — Bicycling Street Smarts BikeLeague.org MadeGood.org/bikes Bike198.com BicycleTutor.com  CyclingTips.com.au…

  • Tribesports: Hack Your Fitness

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    See Tribesports.com for an interesting take on clothes and a community for fitness.  Enjoy the infographic below and get out and be fit, be fast, be fearless.  By removing middlemen to sell only online, and celebrating real sports people like you rather than paying pro athletes to wear our sportswear, we pass on up to…

  • Hover bikes and laser lights: The sci-fi future of cycling

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    Imagine a bicycle that was more than a means to get you to work in the morning, but a personal assistant to boot. It could shield you from oncoming traffic, look up weather conditions in advance, anticipate the road ahead and make adjustments to your journey. Imagine it could also double as smog filter, fit…

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  • The Things You Can Do With A Road Bike

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    Just getting to watch some of the videos I set aside.  This one, Road Bike Party 2, woot!