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Tag: 2016

  • Still Enjoy Danny MacAskill

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    Danny’s Wee Day Out (and the making of )

  • Community Cycling Center Holiday Bike Drive

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    I volunteered at the 21st annual Holiday Bike Drive! Thanks to everyone’s hard work and enthusiasm, 411 kids picked their first bike, received a perfectly fitted helmet, and rode away with a great introduction as to what a bike can bring to their lives. The stats: 416 = Kids registered 411 = Bikes in the…

  • Strava Gets Safety Right

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    The part Strava totally got RIGHT, the users you are sharing with don’t need to be Strava users! Introducing Beacon Safer activities for athletes, peace of mind for friends and family. Beacon lets Premium athletes share their real-time location during an activity with up to three safety contacts.  

  • Bike Camping Again

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    6 Years farther down the road, I clipped on the Arkel bags again (and I barely remembered my hack for the rack) and went here, where it always begins. Camping this weekend on the Swift Campout 2016 with a group.  Should be nice to get everything on the bike, as soon as I get it…

  • Touring Setup for FAST TransAm transit

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    Summer is starting and I have been looking at high speed touring, newer setups. TransAm Bike Race Steeds 2016 got me thinking about details. BikePacking Ultra setups and then Outside ran the Ultimate BikePacking Setup with a lot of details. While I am not sure what changes I am willing to make, it does get…

  • Spoof of Public Transit Designs

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    Looks so familiar when you live in Portland!  They could have added extra features like wet paint safety markings and gates, oh, and yellow bumps of destruction, oh and ….