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Entries from October 2007

Hoss Stallion Shorts: First Impression

October 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As the resident newbie on bikecommuters.com, I was extremely excited when I was asked to do a review of the Hoss Stallion bike shorts. While I was merely thrilled to be sent a free pair of shorts, I get more and more excited each time I put these shorts on. They are actually designed as [...]

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Tags: Clothing · Reviews

This is going to the local PD.

October 26th, 2007 · 9 Comments

I was really bothered by the “Dumb Driver.” So I decided to see about clearer images from the video I took. After playing with the videos and taking screen shots, I finally got a clear shot of his license plate and his face. I’m making a copy of the video and photos and sending that [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · News · WTF

Know your rights

October 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Now you can throw the book at those pesky uninformed drivers, pedestrians or cyclists!
Many of America’s nine million avid cyclists are confronted every year with confusing questions about traffic law, cyclist harassment, product liability, theft, and insurance contracts. Bicycling and the Law is designed to be the primary resource for cyclists to consult when faced [...]

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Tags: Commute

Dumb Driver

October 25th, 2007 · 18 Comments

So this evening I was helping my daughter with a school project where she’s talking about how she can make a difference by riding her bike. We had pulled off to the side to get some video of the local traffic to use for her project. Check out what this driver does to us.

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Tags: Commute · WTF

Now that’s what I call designated bike parking

October 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I saw this from the Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge Blog.

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Humor

Take the 2 Mile Challenge

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Clif Bar has this new campaign out to get more people on bikes, its called the 2 Mile Challenge. This video below is very informative on the effects of driving cars in just two miles as well as the benefits of riding your bike within a 2 mile radius of your home.

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · News

WWJD?

October 24th, 2007 · 13 Comments

I wonder if people would stop yelling at me if I wear this T-shirt while I ride…
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Tags: Humor

Bicycle Bash By The Bay — November 4th

October 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

It’s coming up: the second annual Bicycle Bash By The Bay. It will be at the Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg on November 4th. Here, just check out the flyer:

www.bikecommuters.com will be there with a table this year, and we’re getting some giveaway items (t-shirts, stickers, waterbottles) from our good friends [...]

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Tags: Articles · Commute · News

Family Ride

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Soraya from our Spanish sister site CiclistaFanatico.com wrote:
Last night my husband Randy and I took the kids out for a ride around the neighborhood. I took Katrina and Kristen on the Champiot while Randy rode the KMX Kart.

We rode around for a while. We didn’t have any lights set up on either bikes so we [...]

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Tags: Commute

Commuter Profile: Quinn “Q” McLaughlin

October 23rd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Meet Q…that’s right. We’ve renamed Quinn as “Q.” Sounds cool eh? We asked Q if he’d be interested in being part of the Commuter Profile, sho-nuff he obliged kindly. Read below!

How long have you been a bike commuter?
Commuter- just over a year. Cyclist - 11 yrs

What do you do and what city do you bike [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Commuter Profiles