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The Future of Cycling?
I have seen the future of cycling. And I don't know if I should laugh or cry.I just saw this video today from Oakley's Future Sport Project where Cadel Evans and an Australian design team (4Design)...
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Classic Equipment: Huret Duopar
There was a time when if a touring cyclist wanted really wide-range gearing, there weren't a lot of derailleur choices, and there were a lot of compromises with the choices that were available. Simply...
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Carradice Harris Tweed Bags
As a fan of traditional English-style saddlebags, I thought I'd pass along this bit of news from Carradice about their collaboration with Harris Tweed on a limited edition collection of bags.There are...
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Cool Bike Gear from House Industries
Looking for fun holiday gifts for the cyclist in your life -- or even yourself?House Industries, primarily known as a creator of fonts or typefaces, also offers a lot of funky items that share the...
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Exclusive Sneak Peek: New Curtis Odom Hubs
That artisan creator of some of the most beautiful hubs available today, Curtis Odom, has been at the drawing board working on a brand-new hubset that bridges classic and modern elements in a light,...
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Bike Safety 101: I Like Bikes, But . . .
As the next installment of the "Bike Safety 101" series, I'd like to give a synopsis of a vintage bicycle safety film that probably left its viewers with the following message: I like bikes, but why...
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The Return of Holdsworth
Serious vintage bike fans probably have fond memories of great old Holdsworth bikes of the past -- bikes with their wind-themed model names, like the Whirlwind, the Mistral, the Cyclone, and more. The...
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More Resurrected Classics
After looking at the new frames from the resurrected Holdsworth brand, I thought I'd take a look at some other resurrected classics that are available now from memorable older brands. Like most bike...
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"Connected" Cycling - Here We Go Again
Yet another Kickstarter campaign is upon us which promises to improve the cycling experience by getting us connected through technology. The makers of COBI call it the "world's smartest connected...
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Classic Toys: Die-Cast Cycling Figures
As I was searching around for interesting, or unusual gift ideas for bicyclists, I happened upon something that I had assumed had disappeared a long time ago: die-cast miniature cyclists. Kids in an...
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Michele Ferrari: No Credibility
Why are we still hearing and reading the name of Dr. Michele Ferrari? And how on Earth does this guy still get to call himself "Doctor"?"I feel obliged to once again deny the latest MEDIA BULL$#!T with...
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Walmart Fat Bikes - And the Perils of Being a Part-Time Blogger
So I was in the process of putting together a Retro-grouchy article on Walmart Fat Bikes when, taking a break to see what else is going on in the cycling blogosphere, I checked out today's BikeSnobNYC....
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Data Overload: Recon Jet Heads-Up Display Goggles
Last week I looked at the COBI "connected" bike system, which is supposed to integrate your whole ride experience through your smart phone, making all your rides so much more rewarding and enjoyable....
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Solid Tires Try Again (and again)
In the late 1880s, shortly after the invention of the bicycle as we know it, with its chain drive and wheels of roughly equal size, John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire -- which (Saint) Sheldon...
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Bike Safety 101: Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow
I don't think any movie title could sum up American attitudes towards the role of bicycles better than Sid Davis's 1969 bike safety film, Bicycle Today, Automobile Tomorrow. Though not nearly as...
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Happy Holidays
What was the best Christmas present you ever received? Cast your memory back to all those Christmas trees, stretching back through your childhood, and think of the presents wrapped underneath. Which...
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Boxing Day Ride
While much of the country was out returning gifts and taking advantage of big sales on this day after Christmas (known as Boxing Day to those in the U.K., Australia, Canada, and a few other former...
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Will There Be Justice For Tom Palermo?
Stories like this really get me upset.Baltimore area framebuilder Tom Palermo, aged 41, was struck and killed by a car Saturday while he was riding his bicycle. Tom was a husband and father of young...
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Top Innovations of 2014?
On this, the last day of 2014, I thought it might be fun to look at some of the top "innovations" from the past year -- and where better to find them than to search Gizmag site, where there is never a...
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The Bicycling Community Pulls Together for Tom Palermo
Baltimore area framebuilder Tom Palermo was killed while bicycling on Saturday, Dec. 27th, when he was struck from behind by a car that fled the scene. Though the driver, an Episcopalian Bishop named...
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