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HEAD GAMES PART II

Do the math, and you'll see that if abolishing helmets led to just a 20 percent rise in cycling, even the helmetroids would be safer riding bareheaded than they are now.


 

:Opinion

PRETTY IN PINK

First, let us all agree that athletics fairly reeks of sexuality. It is, after all, the celebration and exploration of the physical limits of the human body. And then there's those tight, short, tennis dresses.


 

:Interview

SUPERCUP MAN

"What has happened is that there's a real separation between enthusiasts and the average cycling fan."
 —SuperCup promoter Lyle Fulkerson


 

:Patch Kit

PARK CHAIN CLEANING TOOL

Mr. Clean's dirty little secret


 

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:\OFF THE WIRE\ 9.05.02

News and trends

Share The...Trail
"Cyclists, some exceeding the 15-mph speed limit along the entire route of the trail, refuse to warn runners they're coming. Runners sometimes train in the middle of the trail or with traffic, instead of against it and on the soft shoulder."

Competitive cycling

All Forgiven
"Team Telekom have offered former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich the chance to return to its racing stable once his doping ban ends next year."

News and trends

Young Cyclist Killed In New Mexico
"A Metro Court criminal complaint indicates that Mishall had a beer in one hand and a cellular phone in the other as he sped wildly through Taylor Ranch, despite pleas from two passengers riding with him in the vehicle to slow down and watch out for the bicyclist."

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Bike Path Growing
"Brunswick's 2.4-mile bicycle path opened in 1998, at a cost of about $1.4 million. That town is studying the feasibility of extending the path north toward Bath. 'It has been the most successful community project we have ever done," Town Manager Donald Gerrish said. "It has exceeded all our expectations.' "


:\OFF THE WIRE\ 9.04.02

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Carless Washingtonians
"Sponsored by Flexcar, the nation's largest and oldest car-sharing service, the Flexcar Challenge pits men and women against the notion that having a car is a necessity. Participants in the month-long event have agreed to hand over their car keys and travel for 30 days -- to work, the gym, the grocery store -- everywhere -- by means of alternative transportation such as the bus, train, bicycle, carpool and Flexcar." Somehow we doubt GWB is one of the participants...

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Bikerackless In New Haven
"Running late to catch a train out of New Haven's Union Station, I locked my bike to a nearby pole and ran in to buy my ticket. On a pole even closer to the station a sign read, 'Bicycles locked to posts will be removed.' "

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Buses No Longer Bikeless In Ontario
"After 10 months, bicycles are once again being welcomed on Grand River Transit buses. The regional transit agency temporarily gave bicycles the boot last fall, after bus drivers complained they could pose a safety risk if not properly secured."

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Auto Less At World Of Wheels!
"Am I nuts? The editor of a car magazine telling people to cut back on the driving? No, I’m serious: if you’re serious about how much you like to drive, do it less."


:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.28.02

News and trends

Where Have All The Bikes Gone?
"I took a hard look at the library bicycle rack and what I saw was not encouraging. One bike, one scooter. That's it. And that was counting my own transport: a 20-year-old, traffic-paint-yellow 10-speed. " A Florida columnists laments the lack of kids riding bikes.

News and trends

Florida Fatality
"Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol a greenish blue van with wide painted stripes across the rear door was westbound on County Road 252 about two miles west of Lake City when it drifted off the road and hit Rose A. Williams."

Competitive cycling

Mario Unretires
"I will continue to race - said SuperMario - It's a decision that is exclusively mine, just as my decision to stop had been only been mine. The Worlds? It's something that is in front of me that I say that I can win".

News and trends

Road Rage Spreads To Canada
"With tires screeching, engine racing, a truck chased a cyclist down Queens Avenue Monday afternoon, doing doughnuts and trying to mow the cyclist down in front of a group of horrified bystanders outside the Mustard Seed Food Bank." Note that the cyclist seems to have an anger management problem of his own...


:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.26.02

News and trends

Schwinn Goes Big Box
``We need to get as many people as we can interested in cycling again,'' said Richard Wittenberg, Pacific's vice president of marketing and business development. ``We need to go where America shops.''

Competitive cycling

Jeanson Jams Up Mount Washington
"Canadian Geneviève Jeanson smashed the course record at the Mount Washington climb in North Conway New Hampshire on Saturday. The 20-year old from Lachine, Quebec, climbed the 12.3 kilometers in 54:02, 4:12 faster than French cycling images Jeannie Longo in 2000."

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Campus Cops Brush Up On Biking
"Wood said he didn't want to send his officers out on bikes without the proper training, so he contacted Tom Madera, a certified International Police Mountain Bike Association trainer and a campus police officer at Southern Connecticut University."

News and trends

Deal With It
"Barring such special circumstances, commuters will insist on their American right to live where they want, work where they want and drive back and forth between the two alone if they want. Maybe some day the traffic congestion will become so bad they'll consider changing their ways. Until then: Deal with it."


:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.21.02

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

GO Boulder Since 1979
"Many American cities are looking into alternative possibilities of getting people to and from work. The city of Boulder, Colorado has gone a long way to get its commuters out of their cars."

The bicycle in arts and technology

Good To Go Gotta Go
"Jeff Banowetz, a road cycling enthusiast and editor of Twin Cities Sports, said the ClipMount could be useful for the recreational rider who wouldn't think of it as an added weight and distraction."

Advocacy, bicycle transportation, and work bikes

Go Cold Turkey
"Free, nonjudgmental car-free counseling for the auto-dependent and information from alternative-transportation and cycling-advocacy groups will be available."


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