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Barclays Cycle Hire


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bike, charge, cycle, vélib

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 9:41 p.m.
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The Barclays Cycle Hire bike sharing program debuted in London over the weekend. The system boasts approximately 5,000 bicycles and over 300 docking stations, making it one of the largest in the world (though only a quarter the size of Paris' Vélib). Charges include an "access fee" of $1.55 per day, $7.80 per week, or $70 per year. In addition to the access fee there is a "usage charge" which begins accruing after the first 30 minutes of use. More → ... Related posts: Barclays Cycle

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Face-melting heat, Park Street, brine and coconut sunscreen


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bicycle, commute, ouch

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 8:55 p.m.
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A new personal heat record: 118*F heat index. Ouch ... I had a good tailwind, and I think I'd have preferred a headwind in this heat. On the flat stretches of road, I could easily go fast enough to get some breeze, and it wasn't too bad. Going up hills, my speed would often match the wind's. Combined with 50% relative humidity and triple-digit ambient temperatures, that's no good. I really did feel like my face was melting off. A few times, I squirted my eyes with water to drive the stinging

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Why American Cycling Needs the Tour of Colorado


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cycling, lance armstrong, race, uci, wheel

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 7:43 p.m.
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Last week the news “leaked” about a stage race that had been brewing for a while: the Tour of Colorado. Lance Armstrong had some conversations with the Governor of the Centennial state, Bill Ritter, last year with the idea that the state would host a UCI-level stage race. “Lance and the governor have had several [ ... ] ...

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Lazy Commute Days


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bike, commute, road bike

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
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Keller Bear Creek MUP ... It's finally warming up enough here that I'm employing hot weather commuting techniques. The Multi-Use Path (MUP) in Keller represents a shortcut to and from work that I take most days when the pavement is dry. More importantly, in this weather, it is about five degrees cooler than the nearby roads, due to the combination of shade, the creek, and vegetation ... At bottom, the road bike rested close at hand, while I drank hot coffee. Its water bottle was loaded with

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The Car Industry Strikes Back Again Again - This Time With a New Angle


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bicycle, bike, bmx, cycling, environment, giant, look, time

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 10:16 a.m.
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Citröen advert in Copenhagen last year ... Continuing on the Copenhagenize theme of how the car industry is rallying to counter the [re]boom of the bicycle as transport in our cities, here's a new angle from the French car giant Citröen ... Last week they filmed a car advert here in Copenhagen, for their new 2011 C4 model which, by all accounts will save the planet, plug the hole in the Gulf of Mexico and play with your puppies like a loving uncle with one hand whilst sowing organic beetroot

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Cycle Lane Hämeentie Helsinki 2.8.2010


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bike, commute, cycle

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
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So it turns out, bit suprisingly, that the Cycle Lane Art Happening on Hämeentie Helsinki last night was kind of a success with the claimed 250 or so people participating ... Hämeentie is one of main traffic arteries of Helsinki leading to the city centre from the east and northeast uptown districts and it's one the worst streets to ride a bike on due busy high speed traffic and total lack of bike lanes so the idea behind the event was cool. Hämeentie is also part of my daily commute but as

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How to Work With a Bike Shop


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bike, bike shop

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 5:43 a.m.
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Bike shops can be wonderful places full of friendly staff who love helping people with their bikes. Or they can be intimidating places with expensive stuff and arrogant, egotistical workers.  Here's how to tell the difference, and how to be a good customer, helping them work better with you ... Read Full Post ...

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Bike Camping - Post 5: Repair


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bike, bike shop, chain, tire

Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.

When you bike camp the point is to get away "from it all" - which can include being far removed from bike shops. This means that preparation for mechanical problems is very important. It's a major bummer when you have a mechanical failure, you are in the middle of nowhere, and you don't have the proper tools and parts to at least get your bike in working order to get you to a bike shop. A common list of problems you should be equipped to deal with include: flat tire torn tire broken spoke broken

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Cycling and Comfort: When Does It Hurt?


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bicycle, bicycle's, bike, bike shop, cycle, cycling, fixed gear, rivendell, road bike, time

Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 9:12 p.m.
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Small confession: For the past couple of days, I have been using my road bike for transportation. Not out of choice, but out of necessity - I can't spend more than 2 minutes on any of my upright or semi-upright bicycles right now without pain ... In my excitement about Marianne 's conversion, I took her on her longest ride yet as a fixed gear - 28 miles. For the first 20 miles, everything was fine. The bike's geometry has never been the most comfortable, but as a fixed gear it felt better than

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Comparisons of British vs. Dutch streets


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bike, cycle, cycling, look

Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 5:01 p.m.
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One of the most popular excuses for why cycling infrastructure on the Dutch model is not built in other countries is that of space. Many people honestly believe that their city, be it London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Cambridge or wherever, has streets which are narrower than usual and can't provide cyclists with the necessary space ... An anonymous reader recently sent me a group of "photos" taken from Google Maps Streetview which illustrate similar streets in the UK and in the Netherlands. The

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