All Entries in the "Miscellaneous" Category
Deal
The Arboretum Shopping Center in South Barrington is located on Higgins Road (U.S. Rte.#72 on the north side of the street & between Bartlett Road & U.S. Rte.#59. just north of the exit off of the I-#90 interstate to Rockford.
West Suburban Bike and Dine returns by popular demand! (Active Transportation Alliance)
The annual ride has become so popular that three separate events are scheduled this year on July 18, August 8, and September 26. Restaurants will include Vie, Grapevine and Ballydoyle Irish Pub.
The 2009 Boulevard Lakefront Tour (Active Transportation Alliance)
I would like to submit the attached article about three Bike and Dine events this summer for publication in your bike club’s next newsletter. Akane Tsuruta [mailto:Akane@activetrans.org]
Last Call — View of Erie Trip
Hi Eric,
Could you post this for me, we’re hoping to find someone to take a cancelation for the week long trip.Thanks Tom
A little java makes it easier to jive, researcher says (UofI)
Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. Former competitive cyclist Robert Motl, now a professor of kinesiology and community health, is studying the effects of caffeine on pain during exercise.
Three Cycling Articles
These are all PDFs.
Using MapQuest site with your Garmin GPS device (Garmin)
A tutorial on how to upload GPS coordinates from the MapQuest service into your Garmin device.
Cyclists Survival Guide (Bangkok.com)
This was submitted by club member extraordinaire, John Loesch.
Posting from the Open Road
How to post your article on this blog even when you have no camera and only your iPod and you are miles from civilization.
Chicago Bike Show Postponed Until Fall 2009
This was reported on the Oak Park Cycle Club discussion forum. I’ll post additional information as it becomes available.
Hello Again From Arizona
That’s it for now from sunny AZ. PLEASE get rid of that white stuff before20we get home!!!
The Bicycle Diaries (BBC Documentaries)
While not tandem-specific it will help while away the hours until Spring arrives. Enjoy!
HindSight: World’s First Digital Rear-view Mirror for Bicycles
This is a very well-crafted site which makes extensive use of Flash animation to illustrate how the product functions.
The “3 Feet Please” Jersey (Advertisement)
This is Wonderwoman, aka Mandy, who loves to ride the roads of Tallahassee, Florida wearing her “3 Feet Please” jersey.
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SANTANA Visa Tandem bike w/ extra set of wheels
Looking for a used tandem? Here’s one from the CA area.
2008 Australian Tandem Time Trial Championship
Velodrome Tandem Time Trial
2006 UCI Para-Cycling World Time Trial Championship
Velodrome Tandem Racing
40 MPH Down the Baby Gap on a Tandem
Frightening soundtrack!
A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting (NYTimes)
Wendy Carlson for The New York Times. At Zane’s Cycles in Branford, Conn, Bill and Karen Fitzmaurice shop for recreational bikes.
What is Twitter?
We are now Twitter compatible. If you need to share this or any other article on this site with a social network friend you can do so easily.
Taming The Bicycle (Mark Twain)
NOTE: In this account, Twain is learning to ride the high-wheel bicycle.