tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1374246 2009-12-05T19:40:02-08:00 To find a little bike shop, look between REI and Performance in Berkeley... TypePad 37.869976-122.298109Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Daily RotationSubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with ParticlsAdd to Any Feed ReaderSubscribe with fwicki tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39333c02688340120a71ad071970b 2009-12-05T19:40:02-08:00 2009-12-05T19:39:48-08:00 Wheelgirl OK, my cats who are holiday broke, nervous, crazy, riding around this winter in the dark with frozen hands on stretched chains and bald tires. You're not buying your holiday gifts at Walgreens.Take...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wheelgirl?a=hHjEQBJzf80:4NdHaSwhvi4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Wheelgirl?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wheelgirl/~4/hHjEQBJzf80" height="1" width="1"/> http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/web_log/2009/12/wheelgirl-bike-shop-holiday-bonanza-food-and-gifts-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e39333c02688340120a5bf4f28970b 2009-10-11T10:59:25-07:00 2009-10-11T10:59:25-07:00 Wheelgirl We received fewer designs this year, but deciding on a winning design was not an easy task. There are a several designs that would make really great t-shirts. In the end, the judges chose Stephen...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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