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Bike Snob NYC did a of post about the possible extinction of Bike Messengers. He also tried to start a ‘Save the messengers’ campaign, but it was quickly abandoned.
So then, it just hit me, I don’t think I ever seen a bike messenger in L.A!
Even though I don’t hang around downtown L.A. [...]

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What do all three have in common? A three wheeled contraption called KMX Karts…Moe and I along with a our friend Scott, spent yesterday with an MTV Show called Parental Control. I wrote a report chock full of photos from the festivities on MtnBikeRiders.com

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This is useful in the event that you have to hop onto the sidewalk when a car cuts you off or you see a pot hole in the middle of the road. Mountain Bikers and Bike Commuters can both benefit from this Tech Tip!

We have more Thursday Tech Tips on MtnBikeRidersTV.com
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Just thought I’d share this video for those that may have not seen it yet. It’s a video by Clarence Eckerson from BikeTV that shows the 2005 Cargo Bike World Championship. Some interesting rides in the video. The Checkered Courier longhaul (aka Long-Jan..named after its maker) is from the Center for Appropriate [...]

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So I’ve been preparing my files for tax season and I remember reading something a few months ago about possible tax credits for those that opt for alternative modes of transportation. Digging around to find something that I can show my tax accountant, I was pretty disgusted at what I found.
First off, from BikePortland, [...]

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Jeff ‘The Veloteer’ wrote his final review of these shoes on TheBikeGeek.Com. Click here to read his review.

Click here to buy these shoes for $89.00

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New Reader Pete Van Nuys has a couple of interesting questions:
How important are Class 2 routes to the promotion of bike commuting? Is the stripe twice as important as just the Class 3 sign?
OK, so let’s start by defining the difference of a Class 2 and Class 3 route:

Bike Lane in Tampa
Class II Bike [...]

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A few readers might know that I’m having a cargo bike built by Bilenky in the works. I just got an email from Stephen today and we’re fine tuning the colors for the paint (it should go to paint this week!). Anyway, he sent me a quick snap of the frame in all [...]

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Tandem Riding. Need I say more? I have been procrastinating riding Tandem with RL for quite some time now. Actually he wanted to ride the local mtn bike trails on our tandem bike. No thanks! The thought of having little control on a bike ride made me very nervous to say the least. But [...]

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I borrowed Moe’s Ibex RSR bike equipped with the NuVinci hub last week and recently had some saddle time with the bike. I’ve ridden this bike before, but not for extended lengths of time and mileage. I’m please to say that I’ve had some decent saddle time on it.

When Interbike 2006 came around, the NuVinci [...]

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