Category: News
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5 of America’s 100 Best Beer Bars are in Portland
According to Draft Magazine who rated America’s 100 best beer bars for 2013, these Portland Bars are in the top 100 of the country. Stop in to all of them. Yes, thanks for the input, I know I put Seattle Bars in there as well, but hey, I drive up there a lot. APEX…
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Effective Cycling
"In cycling, practical experience still outruns science." Bradley Wiggins’ amazing Tour de France and Olympic gold medal wins has inspired us to take a break from swimming posts to dive back into John Forester’s Effective Cycling. Here’s an excerpt from Forester’s “The Physiology and Technique of Hard Riding” chapter: Abilities of Cyclists Cycling is by…
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Biking Restores Brain Connectivity in Parkinson’s
From TheAtlantic It just makes me think this morning about why I cycle, not merely to prevent or cure issues, but just to notice the connectedness of it all. Pay attention out there. Patients pushed hardest showed the most improvement. James D. Schwartz / Flickr PROBLEM: It’s commonly known that Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic,…
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Recycled Cardboard Bicycles for under $10
I am simply curating the post as part of the ongoing watch on providing low cost environmentally simple bikes for ordinary use. They are made of recycled cardboard, can withstand water and humidity, cost nearly nothing – and might change the concept of green vehicle. Izhar Gafni is a Kibbutz resident, who decided to…
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Jens Voigt is Still Here
I did see the announcement that Jens is going to Race the 2013 Season and an interview with Jens is always worth watching. And this made yesterday’s win even nicer for me, to see that one of the riders I have watched for so long do breakaways can still succeed.
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Tour de France 2012: Cycling The Alps
CYCLING THE ALPS Just look at the Google Earth Plug In version of the Prologue, shown below. Is this cool or what? I know, but if I get up too late to see the stage map on TV, this is sooooo much better. Cycling the Alps 3D tours