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From their website... Do not mistake us for an unruly band of renegades, but don't take us too seriously. We're simply having endless fun in an otherwise serious world.  We fuse unlikely partners, enjoy planning chaos, and can be found breeding curiosity. In a world dominated by noisy gimmicks, our methods are different. We turn noise into something usable, by finding the nuances hidden in the chaos. We're part of an unusual band of rioters. These rioters are on the rise, out there building " endless _____ in an otherwise _____ world". History The founding Riot Crew was raised in the mellow Pacific Northwest. Over the years we migrated to Venice, CA, or as we call it, the heart of darkness. Sub_Urban Riot's look and feel is a result from years of influence that is both sunny hedonism, and rainy clarity. We are a combination of ideas. Many of these ideas contradict one another, just as the physical environments where we come from contrast those we live in no

Product Description The Runnur is a strap worn across the body from shoulder to hip. It carries all the "essential" items you need to get you through your day. If you don't have enough stuff for a backpack or if the Fanny Pack isn’t quite your style, then the Runnur is for you. Once you start wearing a Runnur, you'll wonder how you ever managed to get around without one. Product Features - Loop on top of strap allows you to hang on a wall when not in use - Carabineer is included to hold keys - No Slip/Contoured Shoulder Strap - Foam Core for Comfort - High Quality Velcro - Padded Sunglass Holder - Elastic Bottle Holder - Rear Reflector the website is here

Highlights 27 miles 27 riders at start Major stop:Blacklick Metro Park Two clip spills (didn't unclip and fell over) Dirty Franks/Little Palace for food and drinks

(Health.com)  -- Biking for as little as five minutes a day can help women minimize weight gain as they enter middle age, especially if they're overweight to begin with, a new study suggests. The study followed more than 18,000 premenopausal women between the ages of 25 and 42 for 16 years. During that time, the women gained an average of about 20.5 pounds. Women who started biking for just five minutes a day gained about 1.5 fewer pounds over the course of the study than similar women who didn't take up biking, the researchers found. Women who increased their daily biking by 30 minutes during the study kept even more weight off, gaining about 3.5 fewer pounds than those whose biking habits stayed the same. continue....

Highlights 6 riders 52.5 miles Temps peaked in mid to high 90's and dropped to mid 80's after thunderstorm Zach wrecked into the curb in Millersport Lunch in Millersport Ice cream at Weldon's Lieb's Island

Ride Highlights: 9 riders 52 miles Averaged 16.6mph Rode from Dutch Kitchen (breakfast was great) to London and back in a loop London Cobra Show

COLUMBUS, Ohio -  New road markers remind both motorists and bicyclists that the streets belong to both. The images painted on the roads are called "sharrows" (or shared-lane markings). Crews begin painting the markings on High Street, between Morse Road and Nationwide Boulevard, Monday. The 188 markings show a bicycle with two chevrons above it.   The purpose of these road markers is to remind cyclists and motorists alike that bicycles have an equal right to the road while indicating the presence of a bicycle route. The markers made their debut in  San Francisco  about five years ago as a means of promoting safety when bicycles and vehicles both use city streets. more....

OSU is about to begin construction on what they call Phase 3 of the Olentangy Bike Path.  They will totally rework the path near the electrical substation south of John Herrick Bridge – building a retaining wall into the river, widening and re-grading the path.  OSU has also identified funds to conduct Phase 2 work which will move the bike path to the West side of Drake Union.  This package will be going out for bid this summer and they hope to begin construction this fall. These will be big improvements to the trail, but will bring with them the inconvenience of on-street detours this summer and fall.  Expect barricades to go up TODAY! MORE ON YAY BIKES!

WESTERVILLE, Ohio  — A man on Tuesday was facing charges of drunken driving, after being pulled over while riding a bicycle.   On Sunday, Genoa Township police stopped Darrell Hutchison, of Whitehall, after they saw him riding on the wrong side of the road, 10TV's Lindsey Seavert reported. "He could have caused a crash with any of the vehicles on state Route 3," said Lt. Russ Ciballi. SLIDESHOW:  Images From Report Police received a call from the nearby gas station, where an employee inside said Hutchison bought a 24-ounce beer, drank it, then left on his bike and rode off down Route 3, Seavert reported. "When we stopped him and put him through field sobriety tests, before we did that I asked him if he had been drinking and he said, 'Yeah, I had a beer down at UDF," Ciballi said. more story

From their website; We've been working on preparing the shop space and I'm pleased to say that its coming along quite nicely. Some scraping, sanding, and new paint go a long way.   This coming Saturday is our big volunteer day. We'll begin the day at 9AM with coffee. Please wear work clothes, and if you don't like splinters, you may want to bring gloves. We'll have everything else.   Please notice the updated location listed on the website. We'll be meeting at 103 Avondale Ave and not the old ware house space.   Thank God, we are almost there! Website

Tour Divide is an ultra-cycling challenge to race self-supported along all 2,745 miles of Adventure Cycling Association's  Great Divide Mountain Bike Route . Tour Divide has no designated rest periods or set distances a racer must travel daily. The clock runs non-stop. She or he who can ride the fastest while making fewer, shorter stops usually wins. With an average time-to-completion of three weeks in the saddle, TD is the longest–arguably most challenging–mountain bike race on the planet. It is a contest for the ultra-fit but only if ultra-prepared for myriad contingencies of backcountry biking. Tour Divide was born of inspiration from John Stamstad's watershed  `99 Divide ITT , and the US border to border challenge known as the Great Divide Race (ca.`04). TD observes all the historical Divide racing controls save length. It pushes the envelope further by staging opening day racing from the top of the GDMBR in Banff, AB, where MTB-legal wilderness in Banff National Park serve

More photos will be released next week. Some specs; Custom Tandem BMX frame combining a mountain bike and a BMX frame. 20" Wheels 20" Suspension Fork (may be swapped for solid fork) Custom rear wheel has 3 speed internal geared hub, custom spoke lengths, won't shift under load though Front and rear V-Brakes Coaster brake does not work and will not work Bike weighs in around 50lbs Bike was tested to 700lbs Rolling weight for the parade will be about 600lbs. When we tested Monster with two riders and the Elevator keg the weight was 560lbs. We rode 4 miles with the keg and 17 miles total. Check out the Facebook Doo Dah Parade Float page

Highlights 20+ riders at start Mechanical (chain blew up) repaired very quickly Innis Park Reviewed the progress on Alum Creek Trail Yellow Brick Pizza Weather was really warm and humid

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On June 9, 2010  Leonora Pepper and I (Rosie Baldwin)  will be setting out on a food-filled trek across the Unites States. In the midst of brainstorming for this trip, we came to the conclusion that the only means for survival would be to feed ourselves continually, with hearty, rich, local foods. In order to maximize our eating opportunities I decided to make the trip a research venture and the foundation of my undergraduate Environmental Studies Thesis at the University of Vermont (UVM). My goal for the thesis project is to discover a variety of local food producers across the USA, who are currently defining what it means to be “transformers” (as  Jessica Prentice  so accurately described it). These producers are taking local products and working to make delectable and sustainable foods that are consumed in the community in which they were grown. They are often part of a larger trend to revitalize local economies, and redefine what “development” can mean within their own communities.

Highlights Covered Bridge Tour 25+ riders at start Nice little climb from the valley and a nice downhill (I hit 38mph) After the rest stop I rode with the 9 riders on the longer, hillier route back Total 35 miles Averaged 16.5mph Climbed 1250 feet

CTC gets behind posties on bikes Jonathon Harker  Jun 8 2010, 10:19am Cycle group takes the battle to save cycle deliveries to new Royal Mail chief exec The CTC is rallying the efforts of opponents of the Royal Mail’s plans to get postmen and women off bicycles. The campaigning body is urging the public to write to the Royal Mail’s new chief exec Moya Greene by filling out a form on the CTC's  site . The letters will then be collected and sent to the Royal Mail's headquarters - delivered by cargo bike, naturally.  Greene's predecessor Adam Crozier, first revealed the plans to scrap bikes for posties due to ' safety concerns ' and the ‘changing nature of postal deliveries’ and growth of  internet retail . more story here...

FROM JEN DUANE: My girl Meredith Joy and founder of   Yay Bikes!   is organizing a   forum   to discuss biking for females in Columbus. She wants to know how woman feel about cycling in Columbus; what it means to us and what we would hope for cycling in the future. The info gathered from this forum will be used to create an agenda for women's cycling in Columbus to be carried out in 2011. The forum will be held Wednesday, June 30th at 6:30PM at the   University Area Enrichment Association   building on campus. It'll be a super low key (multiple, small) round table discussion Let's get riding ladies!! Women's Cycling Conversation Forum facebook event

ESTABLISHED   in 1976, Franklin has built over a thousand frames. These include singles, tandems, triples, trikes, small wheel, and an occasional recumbant or high-wire cycle. Most work is done "in house", including painting and polishing for chrome. Actual plating is sent out.   Bicycle frames are the primary work, al- though over the years, additional offerings have become a major part of our business. Other work includes product and prototype development, jig, fixture, and specialty ma- chine building. The prototype and machine building is not limited to just the bicycle industry. Website is here!

A cool way to keep the sun off your head and stay cool, reduces UV rays too! Classic Cool Rags are Biker skull caps that have cooling polymer inserted into the front band to cool you off in the heat. The cooling crystals go all the way around from your forehead to your temples. Works great under helmets on a hot ride. Skull caps are 100% cotton to help keep you cool. website is here...

Chicago's  West Town Bikes  is celebrating its 5th birthday this year. West Town Bikes, a non-profit that focuses on mechanical skills building and cycling awareness for under-served youth, opened a store front in the heart of  Paseo Boricua , a Puerto Rican community on the near north side of Chicago, last summer. West Town Bikes is well known for its youth programs and "build a bike" classes. The non-profit has an innovative and hands-on approach to using cycling as a means of building community, reaching out to youth, and advocating for a healthier city. West Town's youth bike programs focus on how youth interact with their environment. Most of the bikes they use in classes and refurbish/resell at  Ciclo Urbano  (their storefront location) are taken from trash.  read more here...

Doo Dah Float Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010 Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Goodale Park Street: Park and Buttles City/Town: Columbus, OH View Map Description   Do you want to be in a parade? Do you like to ride your bike? Join us for the Doo Dah Parade. We will be riding the fantastic frankenSTEIN bike with a keg of Elevator beer strapped in the center. Be a part of our float, wear a costume, or dress up your bike for the Fourth. We don't care as long as you show up on your bike and join us. Then after the parade follow us to Hal and Al's bar to tap the keg. For each beer purchased from the keg Hal and Al's Bar will donate to Yay Bikes. Tell us you will be riding on Facebook.

Highlights: 25 people at the start (largest group yet) 30.5 miles Stops at; Antrim Park Sharon Woods Rush Creek Tip Top

Highlights 40 miles total 2425 feet climbing Average 13.5mph Wilcox Avenue Tunnel Rode around downtown before climbing Mt. Lookout Chattanooga has the longest pedestrian bridge in the world Temps reached 100 in the sun, humidity was 60%+ Ascended and descended Mt Lookout that spans the TN and GA border

About the trail - From the website W elcome to the Holmes County Trail!  It is our desire that you have an enjoyable outing on you r upcoming visit to the Holmes County Trail and that you find our web-site useful in planning  your trip to our unique Trail.       The dream o f a multipurpose recreation trail through Holmes County was born shortly after the flood of 1969 ended the active use of the railroad in Holmes County.  Throughout the last half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century the railroad was an integral  part of the life and business of our county.  The railroad connected Holmes County with major cities in Ohio.  People and goods regularly traveled the tracks on their way to destinations throughout the county.  During  W.W. II the troop trains rolled through Holmes County on their way south.  With the advent of better highways and efficient truck transportation, use of the railroad declined.  Repairing the railroad grade after the flood w

Oh, the horror, no bikes are allowed on the roads in Black Hawk Colorado. Subject: recent bicycle ban on all roads in black hawk, co Yesterday I rode with team evergreen  up the the central city parkway to Black Hawk and 7 of us got stopped by the police in black hawk at the post office/coffee shop at our re-group point.  Black hawk passed an ordinance (attached) last July that just went into effect in the last 2 weeks that BANS BICYCLES ON ALL ROADS in black hawk!!   http://www.cityofblackhawk.org/ .  The only road through BH that you can ride a bike is 119, but there are no roads you can ride on from central city parkway to get to 119 or 119 to central city parkway!  They didn't see us ride our bikes, so no tickets.   Police told us that they "have been instructed not to give warnings".  So when you hit the city limit, you have to dismount and walk your bike about a mile down the steep hill to get to 119  & peak to peak highway and to do the golden gate canyo

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Highlights 15 riders to start (10 to finish, 5 left for bike polo) 19 miles We rode around an island Rode through the bogs on the west side on the wooden paths West Park Los Potosinos for dinner We found a Shrek action figure in the parking lot of Los Gauchos (see pics) Raced Paktinat up Front St. on my mountain bike surpassing 25mph Started to rain toward end of ride

WOSU radio news  featured a story this morning about bicycling advocates working to get more questions about cycling on the State of Ohio Drivers' License Examination.   Local  League of American Bicyclists  Cycling Instructor  Patricia Kovacs  was interviewed by WOSU's Mandie Trimble for the story.  Kovacs, many of you may recall, is the advocate whose efforts resulted in Columbus being named a League Bike-Friendly City two years ago.  She is also an  Ohio Bike Federation  board member.  read more...