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WV Bikecamping Adventure 2016 RECAP #gravelgrinder #bikecamping #coffeeoutside

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Leaving Shifflett's Grocery/Bar in Bemis Overview Doug F, Doug M, Bill F, Peter D, Nathan F and I decided to go on an adventure in WV. After months of planning the group expanded and then shrank as reality sunk in and life got in the way. During the trip we would question how many ounces were in a cup, reference Bob's Burger multiple times and thank the fact that cell phone service was non-existent. We also had serendipitous situations and met some of the most friendly and accommodating people along the way. You learn a lot about people when you spend time with them in close quarters and I had a great time with great people I am honored to call my friends. ~ Ray Day ONE [Elkins, WV to Laurel Fork Campground ] It rained off and on during the ride and the uphills and downhills were slippery and rocky. The rough roads tested our packing methods and equipment. My saddle was knocked out of adjustment throughout the ride because the saddle bolt kept backing out. The descen

How to make a VanMoof SmartBike @VANMOOF #letsride

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Mountain Biking at a Skatepark [Video]

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Mountain Unicycling in Chile [Video]

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Should all bike videos start with a Masters of the Universe clip?

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Video: Vittorio Brumotti shows off before Giro d’Italia stage 14

He's at it again, but this time things don't go so smooth for @brumottistar on Stage 14 #giro recon #brumottigiro https://t.co/BEbucUyUyU — Tinkoff (@tinkoff_team) May 21, 2016

Ride of Silence 2016 - Columbus, Ohio @yaybikes @RideofSilence

Ride of Silence 2016 - Columbus, Ohio from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo .

2016 Cedar Cross Gravel Race - Tebbetts, Missouri @gravelcyclist

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Ride the Elevator is TOMORROW 5/17 @yaybikes @ElevatorBrewing @ftoncycleworks

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Join us for Ride the Elevator 2016. This will be our SIXTH YEAR! This is a FREE ride from Goodale Park. We'll begin gathering at 5:30pm and leave at 6:00 pm. Running late? Feel free to join us mid-ride at Franklinton Cycle Works (around 6:30pm). From there we converge on the Elevator Brewery at 171 N. 4th St. Elevator Brewery is sponsoring this 6th Annual Fundraiser to support Yay Bikes! and Franklinton Cycle Works. Come tour the brewery, and bring in your bike. Entrance fee is $10, you will be handed a beer to pose for a mass cheers photo. At beer 30 (7:30pm) we will pop open our beer and smile for the camera. Afterwards we will get Dick (the owner) to open the taproom and we can all hang out! [Learn more about the ride at Yay Bikes!]

Ride the Elevator is Tuesday, May 17 @yaybikes @ElevatorBrewing @ftoncycleworks

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[Learn more about the ride at Yay Bikes!]

BikeExchange - About Us @bikeexchangeusa

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2016 #Bootlegger100 Gravel Race - Lenoir, North Carolina @GravelCyclist @lunacyclesnc @DeFeet

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Provo family of 7 enjoy being car-less @heraldextra

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In New York City, going car-less is the norm, but in Utah County, it’s a lot less common. One Provo family, though, has been proving it’s very possible — with a little bit of planning. Karen and Joe Spencer have been carless for almost six years now. While some might think it’s environmental, or some sort of statement, for the Spencer family, it was purely financial. In late 2009, the family was living in Provo, where Joe Spencer had an internship while working as an adjunct faculty member. Money was very tight, and as Christmas approached, they came to a point where they had to decide to fix their one car or pay the rent. “We also just found out I was pregnant with our fourth child, and the car didn’t have room for another car seat. So we sold it and paid the rent,” Karen Spencer said on a mild, sunny May afternoon. [Keep reading at Herald Extra]

Motorbike & bike meet: Aaron Colton and Danny MacAskill at Laguna Seca Corkscrew

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Aaron and Danny with a cool show at the Lagune Seca race track.

5 Bike Inventions That Will Make Bike Thieves Jobless

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Muc-Off - Danny MacAskill's New "Old-skool" style video

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When Mama's Happy @advcyclingassoc

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Columbus based Bourne selling 4Toz bicycle #letsride

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The  4Toz Flyer  steel frame and fork design was created in-house and built by BOURNE workshop x BREW racing frames. You'll travel like royalty to the local pub with a leather B17 saddle by BROOKS controlling your journey through a smartly appointed cockpit with cork grips, levers by PAUL's components, headset by Chris King securely connected by Thomson stem and Easton bar.  A 48-tooth SRAM courier crank transfers H-power to a Sturmey Archer 2-speed kickback hub that turns up the heat on the pavement through fat 20" MAXXIS Hookworm tires while front and rear AVID discs bring you back to earth when things get a little too real. You won't want any excuses to end your fun once it starts so pack all you need on the front and rear racks because it's going to be a long day! p.s.  If your itinerary includes a trip to the store or pub look at the  2SIXrack  by BOURNE. [Learn more at Bourne Workshop]

Smart City Challenge Finalist | Columbus, Ohio

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TERAVAIL | Gravel

TERAVAIL | Gravel from Teravail on Vimeo .

GeoOrbital Wheel | Make your bike electric in 60 seconds @geoorbital

[Kickstarter]

Shed The Monster @PeopleForBikes

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Huilo Huilo - Bikepacking for Beginners

Huilo Huilo - Bikepacking for Beginners from Robohorse TV on Vimeo .

Giro d’Italia 2016 preview @cyclingweekly

Benefits of cycling to work outweigh damage caused by pollution, study claims @cyclingweekly

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A study by Cambridge University scientists has shown that you gain more health benefits from cycling to work than you sustain damage from the air pollution. The levels of air pollution, especially in the UK’s biggest towns and cities, is  often cited as a reason  why people do not take two-wheeled transport to work and is blamed for causing 10,000 deaths per year. The study, published  in  Preventative Medicine ,  claims that only one per cent of cities around the world would have air pollution levels high enough to negate the benefits of active travel. [Keep reading at Cycling Weekly]

Strava Metro | #CommutesCount @strava

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Registration is open for @yaybikes @bikethecbus 2016 #letsride

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[Register here]

PinkBike Opinion: The Eagle Has Landed @pinkbike

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SRAM's  12-speed Eagle proves that a one-by drivetrain can match or better the range of a multiple-chainring transmission, which in turn, has doused any hopes that the front derailleur's smoldering embers will ever be rekindled. Eagle was a must for the Chicago-based parts maker, because its premier XX1 ensemble could not match the range of Shimano's sharp-shifting two-by drivetrains, and descriptors like "virtually," "similar to," or "nearly," are not the vocabulary of a winning team. The addition of a 50-tooth cog to its 10 by 42, eleven-speed cassette provides a 500-percent gearing spread, which exceeds Shimano XTR and XT's ranges and thus, should silence all doubters, even the staunchest two-by holdouts in Germany. That twelfth cog, however, may have consequences that reach beyond range and MSRP. [Keep reading at PinkBike]

calpe/behind the bars

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The Country's Largest Bike-Share Operator Is Now Making Its Bikes In Detroit @FastCoExist

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If you rent a bike from Citi Bike in New York this week (and look carefully) you might notice something new: some of the bikes are now made in Detroit. The company that manages the bike-share program—along with many of the other major bike-share networks in the country—has decided to start manufacturing bicycles in the U.S. In part, that's because bike share is growing quickly, and Motivate, the company that runs the programs, wanted to be able to respond equally quickly with production. As recently as two years ago, bike share was struggling; Motivate, then known as Alta, was on the verge of bankruptcy, and it wasn't clear if fledgling bike-share fleets would all survive. Executives from Equinox and Related  took over the company , renamed it, and turned things around. [Keep reading at Fast Coexist]