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Greetings. Spring is here, Bike Month is just around the corner. Why not join 30+ businesses from around Columbus by registering your office for a little friendly competition, the 2009 Commuter Challenge. What is the Commuter Challenge? Is this a race? No. I don’t care for spandex. That’s OK. Do I need a bicycle? Well, yeah. Who can replace the most automobile commutes with bicycle commutes? Points are awarded based on the number of trips per capita. Long and short rides, fast and slow rides: they all count the same. There are 5 categories based on company size (1–19, 20–99, 100–499, 500–999, 1000+). The 2009 Commuter Challenge will run for two weeks this year: May 4 - May 15, so mark your calendars. On Friday, May 15 all participants will be encouraged to converge on downtown Columbus for a lunch and award ceremony. Register Your Team by emailing Matt Young for the form Invite coworkers to join you Suggest that coworkers get their bike tuned-up now for off-season rates at

"Life is too short for a man to hold bitterness in his heart." Marshall W. "Major" Taylor A hundred years ago, when bicycle races drew crowds that filled Madison Square Garden, the biggest draw of all was Major Taylor. The New York race promoters who signed 19-year-old Marshall W. "Major" Taylor to their team in 1898 knew that fans would flock to see "the Worcester Whirlwind" compete. They also knew that controversy surrounding "the Colored Cyclone," whose star was rising in muscular defiance of the Jim Crow segregation permeating the sport, was sure to generate headlines. And any kind of publicity would be good for the box office. Today, Taylor's name is still an attraction. When the Seven Hills Wheelmen bicycle club of Worcester renamed its annual 100-mile ride the Major Taylor Century in honor of the 1899 world champion who lived here, the ride's appeal was suddenly extended. more...

Firetrucks slam together at intersection Cyclist critical after crash in Houston's Montrose area By DALE LEZON, LINDSAY WISE and ALLAN TURNER Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle March 31, 2009, 1:53PM A preliminary investigation indicates a Houston Fire Department ladder truck ran a red light before colliding with a pumper truck in a Montrose intersection Monday morning, a Houston Police Department spokesman said today. Both trucks were en route to what had been reported as a possible fire in the 2100 block of San Felipe when they crashed at Westheimer and Dunlavy minutes before 11 a.m. Before overturning and coming to rest on a four-door Infiniti, the ladder truck struck a bicyclist and snapped an electric pole and tree. The collision injured 11 people, the bicyclist critically. more... Video

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Roughly 20 people showed up. We headed north and hit Lane. North on Indianola to Morse. Morse down to High. High north to Rush Creek. We had several people head home at that point. Back over to High and south to High Beck. 19 miles. Averaged 14.5mph. No mechanicals. No drama.

Date: Saturday April 4, 2009 Time: 7:30 am - 9:00 am Location: Jersey Baptist Church (See notes for details.) Street: 13260 Morse Road City State Zip: Pataskala, OH Notes: Jersey Baptist Church, 13260 Morse Road, Pataskala, Ohio, 9 miles east of I-270 at Harrison Road. Parking and registration in back lot. Traditional first TOSRV training ride. 30/55/100 miles on relatively flat terrain. Columbus Outdoor Pursuits Budget Tour. $2 members, $4 non-members Tricia Kovacs & David Jeffords 614-476-9093 bike_woodstock ATatt.net

RICHFIELD, OHIO Great Routes, Food, Entertainment and Fun. Win a Specialized Bike from Eddy's Bike Shop. the site...

The 2nd Annual XONE will feature XTERRA's Point Series (XPS) only Ohio tour stop in 2009. Whether you are racing for the XPS competition or just a local, hard-core multisport enthusiast ready for a unique endurance experience...XTERRA O.N.E. has a challenge for you! the site...

Spring clinics are scheduled for the next few weeks. Schedule here... Roll blog is here...

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Bike messenger in Manhattan In New York life is fast. The quickest way to travel is by water or through the air. In Manhattan things are a little different. The fastest way to travel is by bike. After 9/11 Manhattan was put to a safety alert and a lot of changes were made. This really obstructed the job of the bike messengers which made their future uncertain. Nowadays the messengers are back in business with over 100 bikers a day. Bike messenger Lou Winston talked to experienced bike messenger Lou. Lou bikes around Manhattan for over 80 kilometers a day. His job is to deliver packages around the city by bike. This job is not always without danger, because he got hit by a car once. Luckily he didn’t got hurt. A funny fact is that Lou suffers 20 flat tires a year. Safety measures After 9/11 in 2001 Manhattan put the city on a safety alert. This made the job of the bikers a lot harder to do. After a few years of struggling, the messengers are back in business and they make sure all

Peter White Cycles is now the exclusive US supplier for many high quality Weapons of Mass Destruction. With the demise of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government, WMDs have inexplicably become hard to find on the world market. As an experienced importer of many high quality consumer products, we feel we are in a position to supply your WMD needs at competitive prices without compromising our high standards of customer service. While others are having difficulty locating reliable sources of WMDs, we believe it's a simple matter of knowing where to look. And, well, of course, where not to look. Due to federal regulations, payment for all WMDs must be made through our bank in Nigeria. more here...

I was at the Tip Top last night and the bartender asked if we lost a key to a bike lock. They found one last week. It has a green wriststrap attached to it. It is in the lost and found box at Tip Top.

2008 WITH TERESA HERRMANN "SKITTLE BIKES" PHOTO BY JESSI PERVOLA DESIGNED FOR DESIGN21 "POWER TO THE PEDAL" DESIGN COMPETITION Builds Biking Communities Made from Recycled Materials Human Powered Short listed entry Contrail is a tool for developing bicycle communities. As you ride, contrail leaves a faint chalk line behind your bike. The goal is to encourage a new cycle of biking participation by allowing the biking community to leave a unique mark on the road and to reclaim this crucial shared space. The old cycle: More cars on the road --> more percieved danger for bikers --> fewer bikers on road --> even more cars on the road. The new cycle: A few bicyclists ride with contrail a couple times per week --> faint lines on the road inspire curiosity and remind bikers where it's safe to ride --> new bikers are encouraged to ride and use contrail --> contrail lines get brighter as community grows. We like how doobybrain.com phrased it: By using th

A little birdie told me that a sale is going on this weekend at Trek Store of Columbus this weekend. The website

Innovative chainguard system. The combination of shock-resistant plastic elements and SKS-Chromoplastics-Technology gives the product‘s strong advantages: extremely lightweight, higher stability, material identical to mudguard - perfect optical fusion and uniform design. ø 199 mm, 46 - 48 teeth site is here...

HB 93 BICYCLE HELMETS --To require bicycle operators and passengers under 18 years of age to wear protective helmets when the bicycle is operated on a roadway and to establish the Bicycle Safety Fund to be used by the Department of Public Safety to assist low-income families in the purchase of bicycle helmets.

The Hot Tamale is a beautiful, flat ride in north central Ohio. This year's ride will explore the Olentangy River basin, Expert riders can choose a 62 mile loop along scenic farm roads. The route meanders along quiet farm roads and through charming small towns. Some riders will choose to enjoy our 34 mile route, while families and casual riders may prefer the 8 or 16 mile options. Helmets are mandatory. Again this year we will offer child-sized t-shirts. more...

Save the Date: September 19, 2009 Takes Two to Tandem ACB-Ohio Tandem Bike Rally to be held September 19, 2009 Nisbet Park, Loveland, Ohio The American Council of the Blind of Ohio, (ACB-Ohio) is hosting its third annual tandem rally-fundraiser. Visually impaired stokers and sighted captains will begin and end their routes on the trail near Loveland, but there will be several distances and routes to choose from. Sighted tandem teams and single bikes are also welcome. Explore the area on back roads or stay on the flat trail, and meet the group for a picnic lunch. Many Ways to Participate: 1. Bring your tandem and your stoker and enjoy a beautiful ride and meet some other folks who enjoy tandem cycling. 2. Bring your tandem and meet your stoker for the day, who might be visually impaired. Many blind folks love to ride, but they need a captain and/or a bike. 3. Volunteer for transportation, registration and/or the picnic. 4. Pledge on a rider or sponsor a tandem team. 5. Donate give-aways

25 people showed for the ride. Many people I have not seen in a while. Flat tire before we even made it out the door. We rode west on King, then to 5th. McKinley to the Mound. Hung out and talked for a bit. Headed south on Mckinley and realized we had a severe mechanical. One of the riders stripped out a nut on the rear of a fixie so it wasn't holding. Brett led some riders north toward campus because it was getting late and colder. We made some adjustments and parts swaps and put it back together. We had a split in the group while the repair was occurring and someone hit the railroad tracks and spilled it while heading back to the main group. Flat tire ensued. So after all the repairs we headed into F-ton and hit Broad. 14 riders weigh 2740 lbs according to the scale at COSI. Riders split at High and we headed to the High Beck. No drama. Mileage later.

About RideSpring "RideSpring provides an easy on-line method to match carpoolers and an excellent reward method to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips. This program is simple for staff to implement and has increasingly grown in popularity since it was launched at the City." Cheryl Schmitt Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator City of Santa Cruz RideSpring is a web service that makes alternative commuting more convenient, flexible and rewarding than ever before. Focused at the company level, RideSpring is a very useful and popular employee benefit that significantly improves the worst part of the workday - the daily commute. Focused on your company, for your employees, RideSpring is the complete alternative commute service. What makes RideSpring so effective: RideSpring is company specific. A customized RideSpring web site is provided for your company, exclusively for your employees use. Only employees with a valid company email address can create an account on your RideSpring web

The guys who owns this bike took pages from a comic book and applied it to the frame, then clear coated it.

Selle An-Atomica is the result of a concentrated research & development effort over more than four years to answer one very important question; What are the fundamental issues within the pelvic region anatomy of women and men in motion that make saddle comfort so universally challenging? Current Standard Watershed Color saddle and bar tape examples; white, Td'F yellow, mahogany, red, black, golden, brown. more... I saw this at the NAHBS in Indy.

Rotor and CeramicSpeed joined forces with the goal of creating a bottom bracket unlike anything currently available on the market with a flashy and aesthetically appealing look. The BB1 is incredibly light and is sure not to go unnoticed, and the smooth unobtrusive lines marry perfectly with any type compatible crankset, be it made of carbon or aluminum. The BB1 is available in 2 versions: (1) the black color with steel bearings offers a light and elegant bottom bracket at a very competitive price while (2) the red colored with ceramic bearings (CeramicSpeed or Enduro) is ideal for those looking to shed every possible gram while at the same time acquiring an incredibly smooth bottom bracket. Both versions are available for road (BSA and ITA) as well as MTB use. The red ceramic version comes in at an incredible 89g for the road model, and 93g for the MTB, while the steels comes in at 92g for road and 101g for MTB; still quite impressive.

The world's smallest, wireless helmet and gear-mountable video camera for outdoor sports. The Helmet HERO Wide quick-release attaches to vented and non-vented helmets, bikes, kayaks, skis, snowboards, and even includes a head strap for wearing like a headlamp. Features the industry's widest 170º wide angle lens and 5 megapixel sensor for the most immersive point of view video and photos possible from a wearable sports camera, period. Shoot 56 minutes of high-resolution video and 5 megapixel photos automatically in "photo every 2 seconds" mode. Use as a hand held camera, too. Shockproof and waterproof to 100 feet/30 meters. Sets up in seconds and is easily moved between different mount locations. Based on the best selling original Helmet HERO camera, this updated 5MP Helmet HERO Wide camera features improved video, photo, audio, and low light performance. Reliability in ultra-high vibration environments has been improved with an entirely new internal circuit design.

The Central Ohio Greenway trail system is an extensive network of recreational trails along our most valuable natural resources. The trails provide opportunities for people to enjoy the many streams and wooded corridors throughout Central Ohio and connect parkland, open space and communities. Use your local trails to exercise, commute, or to just get out and enjoy the outdoors! the site is here

Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:36 AM BY JEFFREY SHEBAN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH One month after his much-anticipated Tour de France comeback in July, cycling legend Lance Armstrong will set the pace in the first Columbus-to-Athens charity ride for cancer research. Armstrong, who captured the world's imagination by beating testicular cancer, then winning a record seven consecutive Tours, will ride in the Pelotonia Tour in late August and serve as honorary chairman. "This means everything to us," said Tom Lennox, executive director of the event. "His involvement will attract more cyclists so we can raise more money." more...

Pinhead Components Inc was formed in 1997 to develop an effective locking system for bicycle components. Our objective was to provide effective protection to bicycle owners from the growing problem of bicycle part theft due to the high cost of new bicycles and their component parts and accessories. We are now the premier producer of bicycle component locks which protect the front wheel, rear wheel, seat, forks, stem and handlebars of all standard bicycles. Our locking systems provide effective security for a fraction of the replacement cost of the parts they protect. Pinhead products are available through quality bicycle retailers throughout North America and Europe. Our current products include: front wheel lock rear wheel lock seat lock headset lock for forks and stem Our future products planned for 2008/2009 include: handlebar lock foot pedal lock U-lock for a complete one key lock up system. the site...

Saturday, April 4, 2009 Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm Location: I-670 Bike Path between Cleveland and St. Clair Aves. City/Town: Columbus, OH Please join us for the first Cleanup Day of 2009! Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 10am We will be cleaning up our adopted area of the I-670 Bike Path. Along Jack Gibbs Blvd, between Cleveland Ave and St. Clair Ave. Meet & Park in the Fort Hayes School entrance, close to Cleveland Ave. Tools provided. New this year! Participants doing a Cleanup during the Great American Cleanup can enter to win two Troy-Bilt giveaways! Prizes are a Professional Quality 4-Cycle String Trimmer and a 4-Cycle Backpack Blower. Drawing will be held during the first week of June. Facebook sign-up page...

Stopped into B1 to see what was up. They picked up Cannondale Bicycles in addition to existing manufacturers like Surly, Van Dessel and others. the site...

HRIS KING HUB SHAKERS No matter how hard we try, a few hubshells here and there just aren't going to pass our quality control standards. A bore is a tiny bit off, a wall thickness is little out of the tolerance, or maybe the shell's surface finish is not quite right. But these hubshells are not condemned as rejected parts. Instead, we reassign them to a life of service that is more suited to their slightly non-conformist tendencies. With a clear anodized star-pattern silver cap for salt and a black for pepper, the SNP shakers make a great gift for any bike enthusiast. Two models currently available: Classic Hub Style Classic High-Flange Style (Limited Supplies) Call us (800.523.6008) to place an order and check color availability. Price: $120 the site... I have Peugeot (mechanism) Stainless Steel Salt and Pepper Grinders - Very nice....

Designed for maximum bicycle mobility, the all-terrain Mundo offers an affordable and sustainable alternative for: environmentally friendly transportation economic viability unsurpassed cargo capacity the ability to carry passengers affordable mobility the site...

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The CinQo Saturn - the second generation is here. Five arms, each precisely instrumented in a (patent pending) arrangement and now connected by the "Ring of Saturn". Add in the ANT+Sport TM Bike Power Interface with the convenience of a user replaceable CR2450 battery and you've got Quarq Power! Description: Crankset based bicycle power measurement sensor, via torque transducer and cadence sensor. Wireless Communication: ANT+Sport Bike Power Interface, 2.4 GHz digital RF transmission. Compatible with other Bike Power enabled ANT+Sport computers from other manufacturers. Measurement: Strain gage based, 20 grids on 10 gages in Quarq proprietary arrangement (Patent Pending). Electronics: Ultra-low power electronics package including high-accuracy strain gage measurement and low power consumption. Crank Arms Compatibility: The CinQo is designed for attachment to production cranksets with separate spider assemblies. Current Models (130mm BCD only): Rotor Agilis FSA Team Issue

DESCRIPTION Center-pivot, forged, and CNC-cut stainless steel bits and hardware Stainless steel chain breaker and forged aluminum sideplates 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8mm Allen keys; Philips and flat heads; T25 Torx bit Tire lever with 10mm open-end; bottle opener with 8mm open-end 3 spoke wrenches: 1x Mavic splined, 2x square sizes 60mm serrated knife blade; disc brake pad expander Grams 150 g Height 21 mm Width 53 mm Length 87 mm The site...

Gyrobike: Reinventing the wheel All of us at Gyrobike are delighted to tell you about the Gyrowheel, a revolutionary device that adds stability and balance to bicycles for riders of all ages. Here’s the scoop: The Gyrowheel “senses” unbalanced biking and re-centers the bike underneath the rider’s weight at the point when tipping starts to occur. The force created by the Gyrowheel creates high stability at very slow speeds, whether riding straight or turning. Biking at 2 MPH with the Gyrowheel is as balanced and stable as riding a conventional bike at 10 MPH. How is this possible? the site...

We stopped at the open house for the condos on Gay. Great lunch at Tip Top.

Apple Cider Century (ACC) is an annual one-day 15, 25, 37, 50, 62, 75 or 100 mile bicycle tour of the orchards, forests and wine country in and around Three Oaks, Michigan. The ACC is a recreational and social tour for bicyclists. It is neither a race nor a test of stamina. It is intended that all participants ride the tour in a safe and intelligent manner. Since 1974, it has become the Midwest's largest one-day century event with 5,000 cyclists participating in 2008. The Apple Cider Century is sponsored by the Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Club. Monies raised are used to finance the Apple Cider Century Tour, the Backroads Bikeway trails, the League of American Bicyclists, Rails to Trails, donations to the Three Oaks Historical Museum antique bicycle display and to help fund community youth programs and other non-profit organization fund raising causes. From September 1974 – 1979 the Apple Cider Century tour was held within the Village of Three Oaks. As our ride grew, we relocated 3 mi

Short answer, a lumen is the unit measure of the luminous intensity of a light source. The more lumens, the brighter the light. You want the long answer? Okay, here you go: Luminous flux is the measure of the perceived power of light. A lumen is the SI unit of luminous flux. One lumen is defined as the amount of light produced by a light source that emits one candela of luminous intensity over a specified angle. Previously, many light manufacturers listed "output" in watts, which is incorrect. The Watt is a measurement of power consumption, not light output. For example, a 1-Watt LED can produce 120 lumens of light because of the inherent efficiency of LED's. To get the same output from an incandescent bulb (like the ones that you use in your lamps at home), you'd need to use a 4-Watt bulb. So 1 Watt for LED's versus 4 Watts for Halogen—but still the same 120 lumens of output. You can see how people were confused. We list our power in lumens to give you the cleare

Made especially for commuters, the PathFinder is Vetta's latest innovation that uniquely integrates a headlight with a cycling computer in a single elegant design. PathFinder offers different functions including NiteLite with SmartLite for night cycling as well as Multi-Freeze Frame Memory, which records your performance at any desired points. more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2009 Media Contact: Nathan Minerd - (614) 545-4820 office (614) 432-1484 mobile Roger Beck – (614) 736-3398 mobile Affordable Home in Columbus Awarded LEED Platinum Certification Home is the first Platinum-certified residential home in the Midwest Columbus, Ohio – The residence at 258 N. 21st Street, in the North of Broad neighborhood of the King Lincoln District of Columbus, Ohio was awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding. The home is the first Platinum-certified residential dwelling in the State of Ohio and the first in the Midwestern United States. The home was built by a collaboration consisting of non-profits, government, corporate and educational entities. LEED for Homes (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a national third-party certification system for energy efficient, healthy, green homes. LEED-certified homes complete a technically rigorous

reviews of this light and the competitors here.... Light and Motion website

Cycle-Safe® parking systems are simply the best bicycle parking products in the industry (read why). Our solutions provide security, convenience, and long-term value. How does that value translate? We have the lowest 10-year ownership cost of any commuter bicycle storage system on the market. the site...

Pretty cool hat from Octopus Caps in Clintonville.

David & I rode 45 miles yesterday (ed. note - Saturday 14th) from Avery Park to the Dutch Kitchen and around the area. Jan & Jon joined us for breakfast at the Dutch Kitchen and rode with us after breakfast. It was pretty chilly starting out (about 30 degrees or so), and I was glad I suggested we ride the tandem so one of us was warm (that would be me). When we got the tandem out we saw it had 218 miles on the computer from 2008 TOSRV which was ridden by my brother and me. Maybe that's how David & I have survived marriage for 10 years, we usually ride single bikes ;-) Seriously, we had a joyous anniversary ride. Attendees received St. Patrick's Day fortune cookies. FYI: the bridge over Big Darby Creek on Amity Pike is closed. Tricia

Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:00pm - 11:00pm Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe 2518 E Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA Come out for head to head bicycleroller racing action at Over The Bar Cafe in the South Side!! Race! Heckle your friends! Drink Beer!! Don’t miss the first of a three race spring series. Prizes for the best racers, and a trophy for the overall series champion! Open Qualifying: 7-9pm The best times will fill out an elimination bracket for the most exciting racing of the evening. $10 to race, and you get a free shirt! The site... I got an invite to this. Hence the post.

Over The Bar (OTB) Bicycle Café offers Pittsburgh’s outdoor enthusiasts a friendly, fun place to have great food and drinks in a unique bicycle-themed environment.The creative and fun atmosphere includes bicycle murals, sculptures and decorations made from re-used bike parts, many of which came from FreeRide. Even the toilet paper dispensers are made from old bike parts. Bike Pittsburgh has also added some wall decorations, providing the cafe with BikeFest posters and wall-worthy version of the Pittsburgh Bike Map. Come in and try some of our most popular dishes such as the surprisingly delightful Dirt Rag Delight (burger smothered in peanut butter), the Spoke Junkie (a delicious cheese filled zucchini appetizer), or the Venture Outdoors favorite, Pedal Paddle Panini (a tomato, basil, roasted red pepper and buffalo mozzarella Panini). With its location on East Carson Street, merely 1 block from the South Side Works trail head to the Pittsburgh to DC trail, the OTB Bicycle Café is the i

My friend Bethia is documenting Taco Trucks in the Columbus area. She has a blog with details - check it out. These locations are going to be the basis for an adventure ride in the near future. Stay tuned for details.

Details are at the WAD blog - check it out

Bikamper™ Bikamper is a personal shelter that utilizes a 26” mountain or 700c road front wheel in place of tent poles. The main body is constructed of water-resistant urethane coated 45D ripstop nylon and features three mesh panels for ventilation and stargazing on pleasant nights. The fly is constructed of fully waterproofed 70D ripstop nylon for additional protection should the weather turn foul. Both tent and fly pack down to a small, space saving size. Bikamper™ packs down to a compact size and has it’s own special stuff sack that straps to the handlebars. Capacity 1 Person Weight (Tent only) 1.35 kgs / 2.98 lbs Total Weight 1.63 kgs /3.59 lbs Season 3 Season Packed Size (L X H) 26 x 14 cm / 10.2” x 5.5” Floor Space 200 x 90 cm/200 x 70 cm Floor Area 1.6 m2 Fabric (Canopy) 45D 210T Ripstop Nylon With 2500 mm PU (Fly) 70D 190T Ripstop Nylon With 2500 mm PU (Floor) 70D 210T Taffeta Nylon With 3000 mm PU Doors 1 (Right side) Windows 3) two side, one end Art.no. TBP001 more info

From Sheldon Brown's website... The best U-locks are the smallest. My favorite is the Kryptonite Mini, which not all bike shops stock. The Mini is much smaller and lighter than the more popular models, but just as secure. It may be even more secure, because of the limited room to put a jack inside it. It also gives less purchase for leverage-based attacks. People tend to buy the big clunky U-locks because they don't know how to use them properly. A U-lock should go around the rear rim and tire, somewhere inside the rear triangle of the frame. There is no need to loop it around the seat tube as well, because the wheel cannot be pulled through the rear triangle. his site...

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large pic VP2050 is your chance to own a stunning, collectable fine art print of Victoria Pendleton, Olympic cycling gold medalist. Prints signed by the artist Lee Jones and Victoria Pendleton are available as a strictly limited edition of only 100. After the success of Team GB in Beijing, this will become a collectors piece. British Olympic Gold Medalist and world champion track cyclist Victoria Pendleton embodies speed and determination in this original artwork from 2050 Sports. This is more than a picture of an athlete in action, it touches upon the traditions of the ancient Olympics as a celebration of the human body, but it also reaches into the future as sport becomes ever more sophisticated. The fusion between Victoria and the bike is a visual metaphor for how connected she is to the bike, woman and machine working in perfect harmony to bring Olympic glory to Britain. the site

rain brothers ohio’s own maker/supplier of: *rain barrels *cisterns *drip irrigation systems *compost tumblers/bins *bicycle trailers the website

We hope everyone can make it out to Bike the C-Bus on September 5, 2009. Cycling in Columbus is booming and we want all cycling events to succeed. So we decided to move Bike the C-Bus to September 5 so that we are the premiere cycling event on that date. Thanks for all your support. Hope to see you out on the bike sometime soon. Ray

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Date: Saturday March 14, 2009 Time: 8:45 am - 9:00 am Location: Avery Park Dublin Time: meet at 8:45, ride at 9:00 What: St. Patrick's Day Ride to the Dutch Kitchen Who: Tricia Kovacs (614)476-9093 pkovacs@att.net Where: Avery Park in Dublin. (Directions: Take 270 to 161/33 West exit at Dublin. Go about 1 mile and take Avery Rd. North exit. The park is about 1-1/2 miles up on the left. Note: When Avery and Muirfield Rds diverge, you have to take a left to stay on Avery.) Distance: 25-30 miles, DOWR Comment: This year is our 10 year anniversary!

COTA is auctioning 21 bikes left behind on buses through an online auction. The bikes are being sold in 7 lots of 3 bikes each. The auction runs through Monday, March 16, 2009 and can be found at: http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/cota,oh/list/current?orgid=12617 .  For more information, contact Jeff Salyers, Purchasing Agent, at salyersja@cota.com or 275-5890.

The Tappan to Tuscarawas ride in Ohio is Sunday, the 31st May. That is the date selected by consensus of our regular bikers polled. For those who are new to this ride, it is a 75 mile course, relatively very flat and easy. We start in Cadiz, OH and go up along Tappan Lake, through the Tuscarawas river valley and return back to the finish in Cadiz (a loop). There are many options for less mileage and most of our group do the metric route, 60 miles. We all start together in the morning and all meet for the Lunch stop in New Philadelphia, the center of our route. I have ride and route information for all who request it. I can also help with carpooling closer to the ride date. Anyway, for now, please advise if you intend to ride and be enrolled. Also, advise if you cannot make the ride so I can account for you. Spring is here. It has been a long winter. Now is the time to get your bike out and ride in the sunshine. Jack I rode this for several years. It is a great ride with nice scenery.

A friend of mine sent me over a link to his wife's Team in Training page. She is running a Triathlon to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Check it out. Donate if you can. Racing to Save Lives Welcome to my Team In Training home page! I'm training to participate in the Memphis in May Triathlon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line — a cure! Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress and thanks for your support! Love & health, Janet Menges

Cyclist Connection, 200 Cemetery Rd., Canal Winchester, OH. Options from 35 to 102 miles. Fairly flat course with a few small hills. Budget Tour. $2 members, $4 non-members. Bob Allen 614/866-8698 rdavisallen@earthlink.net, David Hoodin 614/486-2123 (before 9pm) dhoodin1@att.net

37th Woodstock - Sat. 4/04, Start between 7:30-9 a.m. Jersey Baptist Church, 13260 Morse Road, Pataskala, Ohio, 9 miles east of I-270 at Harrison Road. Parking and registration in back lot. Traditional first TOSRV training ride. 100/60/30 miles on relatively flat terrain. Columbus Outdoor Pursuits Budget Tour. $2 members, $4 non-members Tricia Kovacs & David Jeffords 614-476-9093 Bike_woodstock@att.net

I headed down Weber toward High and noticed the Baer Wheels company truck and trailer were damaged by the fire across the street. It looks like the door handles melted down over the door. Baer Wheels website

I stopped in to Octopus Caps to pickup my hat today. I get a chance to talk with Heidi and Trent from Octopus about their business and biking in Columbus. If you have not stopped in please do so and take a look at what they have to offer. They are working on some interesting projects. Seagull Bags is in the same space. They have a lot of bags ready to go. A new business has opened in the basement. Rory Taylor, has opened Delicious Mixture, which is a frame painting service. Pricing is based on frame prep and painting complexity. He does not have a website yet, but you can reach him via email at deliciousmixtures@gmail.com Visit all three at 3343 N High St Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 223-0272

Bike & Build organizes cross-country bicycle trips which benefit affordable housing groups. Specifically, we fund projects planned and executed by young adults. We have donated $1,643,145 in our past 6 seasons, and have pedaled over 3.1MM miles, spreading the word about the affordable housing crisis in America. the website... This hits home for me (no pun intended). I recently started a new position at a great organization, Columbus Housing Partnership. Our mission is to provide affordable housing solutions to our customers. We provide housing counseling, mortgage crisis help, rehabilitated housing and rentals. more here...

Ok. I don't know what the hell is going on here, but you can purchase a gold and jewel encrusted bike for 80,000 Euros. Here is the site...

new york craigslist > brooklyn > bicycles>WTB Surly Long Haul Trucker LHT - $1000000 (anywhere)

The Carnage MTB Ride from Clayton Peck on Vimeo .

No. 38 Featuring... Washington DC Going for the Green! After School Bike Club at the Presidio YMCA Canadian Safe Routes Program Struggles for US Style Funding North America's Thriving Network of Community Bike Shops Learning to Share the Road The Tweed Run get it here

March 14 - 15, 2009 New Location: Warren G. Magnuson Park A Cascade Bicycle Club Event What is Bike Expo? The Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo is a celebration of all things bicycling. Bike Expo has been produced by Cascade Bicycle Club since 1988. Bike Expo is our second largest event, serving the Pacific Northwest cycling community and attracting visitors and exhibitors from around the nation and Canada. Come and mingle with your fellow cyclists at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Sand Point. Visitors come to: See what's new and hot in the future of cycling. Purchase directly from vendors, in many cases at discount prices. Test ride new models in our test ride area. Enjoy our feature presentations. Take kids to the Bike Thrillz & Skillz on Saturday. Talk with coaches and training experts on training methods and programs. Enter the ninth annual Photo Contest. Enjoy a meal from one of our many food vendors. And much more! the site

The League has an exciting week planned for the 2009 National Bike Summit. This year's event is packed with education, advocacy, a congressional bike ride and plenty of networking. Register today! Summit Annual Meeting GO FOR GREEN: BUILDING BICYCLING INTO THE TRANSPORTATION BILL Bicyclists led the Good Roads movement in the 1880s, successfully lobbying for paved roads to drag our nation out of the mud. In 2009, the stage is set for bicyclists to once again lead reform of our transportation system. A “smart” transportation movement is needed to solve the challenges of climate change, obesity, congestion, pollution, safety, and dependence on foreign oil. The 2009 National Bike Summit is focused on making a powerful case for expanding Federal support for bicycling – for active transportation and recreation. Join fellow advocates, industry leaders, and retailers as we make our voice for change heard: we have a new President, new Congress and new administration to address. The new Cong

charles hopkins found me on Twitter and sent over a link to his blog from Indiana. screamingmonkeybike.blogspot.com

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Our goal as a company is to make bicycles from what we feel is the best material, steel such as SiLLGEY 757, Reynolds 853, Reynolds 953 and Columbus xCr. By doing direct manufacturing, we can make high quality bicycles at affordable prices to the customers. All our bicycles are hand made, including our Reynolds 953, Columbus xCr stainless steel frames, with each design available in different colors and styles with the option for further customization to the customers desires. Sillgey has more than twenty years of steel welding experience to ensure maximum integrity. Our manufacturing process allows us to produce bicycles to exacting specifications by precision manufacturing all components before being hand welded, this ensures both speed and quality control. site

Their history... After 12 years of business, the pioneering mountain bike manufacturer Fat City Cycles was sold in 1994. The company closed its Somerville, Massachusetts, doors leaving behind an empty factory and a handful of workers. But what kind of story would this be if that’s where it ended? Fabricator Lloyd Graves, welder Mike Flanigan, and machinist and toolmaker Jeffrey Buchholz still had the itch to design and build custom bikes. So they dusted off their work boots, brought out the drawing board, and joined forces with Sue Kirby, Ben Cole, and Steve Elmes to start their own company. An independent company. A company that would make bikes the way they knew they should be made. In 1995, Independent Fabrication was formed. What they lacked in adequate workspace, they overcompensated with elbow grease. Would they be employee owned? Yes. Would they allow a customer to paint their bike whatever colors they wanted even if it was ugly? Why the hell not? Would they continue to build hi

Black Sheep is a title sponsor of the '09 Single Speed World Championships (http://sswc09.wordpress.com). That means we are going to be representing with lots of nicely fast bikes on the race course plus throwing down a Black Sheep frame to the winner. It's going to be FUN. Check out my entry. See you in Durango. For the 3rd year Black Sheep will be building the bicycle-commuting machines for the Tour de Fat. New Belgium's Tour de Fat is challenging folks to trade their car for said commuter. Simply submit your pledge to New Belgium in form of the written, filmed, or photographed and if your commitment to forsake your car for two wheeled, human-powered transport is true, you could take home a fine Black Sheep bike. The car trader bike is to be unveiled at the 5th Annual North American Handbuilt Bike Show in Indianapolis this February 27th - March 1st so check it out. Otherwise Ill also post a shot asap. For more details check out newbelgium.com. BTW - Im drinking an Abbey r

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David Hines Memorial Ride Karl Rd Route Map & Itinerary View Larger Map The story - Links: David D. Hines Bicyclist remembered for friendly nature David Hines killed by car piloted by Evelyn Barckhoff

48th Annual • TOSRV 2009 May 9-10, 2009 The Tour Of the Scioto River Valley is a 2-day, 200-mile bicycle tour from Columbus, Ohio, to Portsmouth, Ohio, and back again I did TOSRV last year. I am looking forward to riding again this year. The website

I met with the guys from Urban Velo at NAHBS. Check out their mag. They also are providing coverage of NAHBS...

Talked to Alexis, co-owner of Villin Cycle Works in Gainesville, Florida. Very cool guy. They are a really small shop setup to handle any custom job. And, I voted for their show bike (see above) Their website...