Author: John
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Download RunKeeper Pro for FREE Through The Month of January!
My favorite run-tracking app RunKeeper, in an effort to encourage more people to get off the couch, is making the RunKeeper Pro app (usually $9.99 USD) free to download now through the end of January! The free version of RunKeeper is great by itself, tracking your run on a map using GPS and logging your…
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Making-Of sicherstes Fahrradschloss
A German electronics store has devised a clever kind of DIY bike parking
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Videos Teach Running
The New York Road Runners has created 83 free instructional videos that teach the fundamentals of running to coaches, teachers, parents and kids. The videos, called “A Running Start,” include a variety of drills and activities with easy-to-grasp demonstrations. They are aimed mostly as elementary and middle-school children, but can be used by coaches to…
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I Am a Cat 6 Racer
Cyclists have a joke about “racing in cat 6,” which, despite the name, is not exactly a race nor does it refer to an official category of cyclists. Cat 6 refers to commuter cyclists, and racing each other to work is their sport. Also called “the great commuter race” and “hipster racing,” cat-6 racing is…
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How to Check for Chain Wear
Off to the shop this weekend to check my bike chain for wear. It seems slightly odd that given my mechanical aptitude and background with so many things, that I haven’t actually learned much about bike maintenance beyond the obvious. Karma from this summer delivered a short review of BicycleTutor.com which had this video and…