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Zen and the Art of Bicycle Touring

World Biking — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:46 GMT

'Oh, merde!' I knew what that meant. Another flat tire. And to think we hadn't even hit the road yet. Gently stirring the concoction of instant oats, milk powder, raisins and sugar that would be our breakfast, I pushed our mechanical troubles to the back of my mind. With the constant drone of traffic on [...]

Write A Letter To Your Local Newspaper.

Folding Bike Travels — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:10 GMT

Write a pro-bike letter to your local newspaper editor. Ask them to promote and celebrate bicycling. We've provided a suggested letter. Feel free to add your personal story about why you ride.
All you have to do is fill in some basic information and send it on in.
Short of being in the streets and riding as much as possible, this is a great way to have a positive impact on decisions made on behalf of cyclists and bicycling infrastructure.

Now is a perfect time for our community to recognize and celebrate all the benefits of bicycling.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Bicycling keeps us healthy, carries us efficiently from point A to point B, saves us from high gas prices, and makes our air cleaner and our roads less congested.

Bicycling is good for our community and helps address many of our most pressing societal and environmental problems. Bicycling is fun!

Half of all trips South Africans make are three miles or less—an easy biking distance.

If more people in our community bike, even just once a week or once a month, we'll all be better off (even those of us who don't ride). This month, dust off your bike and give two wheels a try!

Regards,

A Day Out, Directed By Stephen Frears, 1972

One Man One Bike — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:31:16 GMT

The recent death of actor & comedian Paul Shane brought a few mentions of this film into the press. It was made in 1972 for BBC Television, written by Alan Bennett & centred around a cycling trip during Edwardian times … Continue reading →

Handlebar Bag V2 With Pics!

Frontage Roads — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:12 GMT

Last week I made a new handlebar bag for my Mukluk. It’s the 2nd one I’ve made, so it’s more refined. It came together pretty quick and has already been on a bike ride. Here are some pics of the construction process. What do you think?

The one with sabotaged bikes and a sickly girlfriend

You Just Pedal — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:46 GMT

Sabotaged bikes alongside a sickly girlfriend means Chris and Mel get stuck in Vina Del Mar and La Serena far longer than they need to be

Cherries For Breakfast

Bike Around the World — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:02 GMT

I'm three days out of Alexandroupolis, out of the mountains it would seem, and the route forward to Thessaloniki appears to hug the coastline. I camped out near the beach last night and had a good morning's ride beside the sea. An old fellow who was helping to build a fence around an archeological dig flagged me down and we shared a bag of cherries he retrieved from the trunk of his car.

I stayed on the sea as long as I could but finally I had to head inland to pick up the road to today's destination, Kavala. Google says there's a campground here but damn if I could find it. My GPS just dropped me off in an alley. A passerby told me he didn't think the campground was open yet and recommended a cheap hotel nearby.

The 80 klick ride today seemed easy. I think I had a tailwind because at times I was rolling along at better than 20 KPH. Yesterday I thought I felt a cold coming on so I took some antibiotics I bought in Katmandu. They seem to be helping.

I stopped at a pharmacy and bought a bottle of cough medicine but I'm going easy on the stuff. Last time I drank half the bottle and woke up in Namche Bazaar with a beard.

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Cycling letters

Pedaling in Place — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:29 GMT

[From Nathan Dahlberg, former professional road racer with 7-11, Motorola, and Spago, among others, and veteran of two Tours de France. Nathan still races bicycles, and is also a keen adventure cyclist. Posted with permission and ©Nathan Dahlberg.] Part II of II And for what happened in 33 years: during the 80's bikes got heavier – […]

Hanging out in Meknes

Pedal Power — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:31:29 GMT

Day 70 (19 May 2013) – We decide to take one of the Petit-taxis to the old part of town to do some sight seeing. The ride is quite interesting. Sometimes the one-lane road is turned into a two- or three-lane road. People cross right in front of our little …

The London Bike

Gijón en Bicicleta — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:19 GMT

The London Bike por Emilia Nacher

Bikeman

??????? — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:04 GMT