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Dynamic yet comfortable: Lean back and take off. KettWiesel Tour. Explore distant lands and redefine what it means to travel: The delta trike KettWiesel Tour lets you do both. With 27 gears from the Tiagra racing bike series, you’ll be gliding with ease down every stretch of road. A flick of the wrist is all it takes. Leave the headwind to the uprights. Speed is always fun, even on tour: The Avid mechanical disc brakes keep the Tour on course – no matter how heavy the load. Intelligent loading: The optional Hase Luggage Bag takes care of that: This Ortlieb bag hangs low on the seat frame to ensure stable handling and holds a whopping 50 liters of luggage. Still not finished packing? Hase’s Lowrider Bags will swallow up the rest. The high-tech lighting system for the trip: Son hub dynamo, IQ Fly Senso Plus power headlight, and the Toplight Flat Plus super-flat taillight – all with standlight function. Just as “brilliant” are the Quickstick hubs: In a flash, the wheels are off, and the

Library lends bikes Otterbein program’s popularity rises with temperature Tuesday,  May 4, 2010 2:53 AM BY  LISA AURAND THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Books, videos and music are no longer the only things that may be checked out from the Otterbein College library. Any student or staff member may now borrow a bicycle to zip around Westerville. Eight bikes are available. All have lights and locks, and most have adjustable seats. The "Otterbikes" program is an initiative of the college's Sustainability Committee, said Mary Kerr, executive assistant to Otterbein's president. continue story

Highlights 13 riders, some new 19 mile loop through Rush Creek neighborhood Clever Crow Pizza for food/drink

Record location, heading, speed, altitude, accelerometer, sound level, trip duration and distance to storage on the device. Each log can be viewed on a map and individual samples inspected. Export logs via e-mail in CSV, JSON or Golden Cheetah format. Data can be automatically uploaded while recording as well. Note: This application requires GPS functionality to operate correctly. Additionally, the compass works best on iPhone 3GS. The first generation iPhone may not record your position properly. By default, logs contain a unique identifier for each device. This may be omitted by enabling the "Anonymous Export" option. This application has been released as open source software under the GPLv3. Source code is available at: http://github.com/rcarlsen/Mobile-Logger Created by Robert Carlsen in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. Get it here for FREE!

SOLIDARITY RIDES Join Ride for World Health for a Roll: Sponsored Solidarity Bike Ride Sunday May 16th at Easton Towne Center Who: Everyone! All cyclists! All levels! All you need is a bike and a helmet! When: Sunday May 16th, 2010. Start time: 8:30am for the 40 mile ride, 9:00am for the 20 mile ride. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to start time. Where: At the Roll: Bike Shop at Easton Town Center 3950 Townsfair Way. Columbus, OH 43219 Routes: 20-mile option is mostly flat bike paths with gentle hills 40-mile option is mostly on roads with moderate hills, all paces are welcome. Why: Ride for World Health cyclists journey 3,700 miles across the US in order to raise funding and awareness for global health and we  need your help . This year, special awards will be given to those riders who help fundraise for this worthy cause. So encourage friends and family to support you as you join the Ride for World Health team for a fun-filled morning! Proceeds from this event will go to sup

(CNN)  -- Professor Peter Furth has ridden his bicycle to work at Northeastern University each day for the past six years. The two-mile trip through the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, is usually without incident. Furth's journey is worlds apart from his former Boston commute, which for 13 years was a battle with drivers who wanted him on the sidewalk. "I've had motorists that drive a couple of inches from my elbow, trying to scare me," he said. Furth would catch up with drivers at stoplights and ask them whether they knew how close they'd come to hitting him. Invariably, they would say, "Yes, move over." It's a cultural thing, he said. rest of story on cnn.com

Hundreds to take part in 2 programs encouraging commuting by bicycle; many also will ride to promote safe sharing of roads Tuesday,  May 11, 2010 2:50 AM BY  BILL BUSH THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Dan Magestro didn't need the Bike to Work Challenge to get interested in biking to work. He frequently rides his bike from his Upper Arlington home to his Downtown job as an investment adviser at Nationwide, even making the 6-mile commute in the winter. But he's still participating in the challenge, which began yesterday, in an effort to get people to bike to work as much as possible over 10 days. The event is organized by Yay Bikes! "It kind of gives the (biking) practitioners a chance to show what they do," said Magestro, 37. Motorists can expect to see more bikes on the road in the coming weeks. In addition to the Challenge, another group called Consider Biking will have its third annual bike-to-work event on Monday, launched by a 7:30 a.m. ride from Ohio State University t

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Editor's note: I purchased these gloves after the Specialized BG gloves (junk) fell apart after half a season of riding. I wore the Serfas on TOSRV for 115 miles with no hot spots, numbness or pain. I was getting some nerve pain while riding long distance and the Specialized were a little bulky. They helped some, but the padding was quite thick. The Serfas fit like a glove (no pun intended) and have loops for pulling them off. The thumbs have really soft microfiber, great for wiping your nose on cold days. These gloves are keepers. Designed by doctors to increase blood flow and reduce numbness Seperately stitched, double reinforced palms Easy off loops Partitioned Padding and double stitched to increase Flexibility, Comfort, Durarability Breathable, Wicking, Stretchable mesh upper Reflective Trim and Microfiber cloth thumb Website is here

Tuesday Night Ride - 7pm start at Goodale Park - route changes weekly - Like it at the  Facebook page

Silvio is a road bike, transformed into front wheel drive. It features carbon fibre chainstay, full molded seat and a fork and frame that integrates suspension. This is the bike that carried Maria Parker to a  course record  for any woman on any unfaired bike on the Saratoga 12 hour race for distance in July 2009, covering 211 miles for an average of 17.6mph in difficult conditions.  Read more . This is the bike that carried Maria Parker to a UMCA world record for any woman on any unfaired bike for distance covered in 12 hours in October 2009, covering 241 miles for an average of 20.08mph.  Read more . We sell the Silvio frameset alone, or with a full components set, with or without wheels. It will take your favourite campagnolo groupset or dura-ace or ultegra if you prefer shimano. We can ship the Silvio anywhere in the world. Like all cruzbike front wheel drive bikes, you are guaranteed absolute performance from our full body ergonomics and our quality frame design. We have technica

extremely rigid carbon fibre recumbent bike monocoque frame  //  no compromises were made in designing this bike; the aim has been:  speed SPECS AND FEATURES: frame&seat weight: 3000g  //  seat hight: 17cm  //  wheelbase: 139/147cm  //  wheelsizes: 700C/406  //  aero splitterplates around the wheels  //  rear caliper brake inside the frame  //  possible storage capacity under the seat  //  internally routed cables  //  aerodynamically shaped front fork blades and narrow front hub  //  sizes: M/L/XL The website

Highlights: Saturday 30-40mph winds predicted out of the west, turns out a lot of it came from the south. Started with 6 riders - Tim, Molly, Bill, Ashley, Gary and myself. Ashley picked his pace and churned out the miles, the rest of the group surged ahead. Tim dropped out at Chilicothe after a bout with stomach virus. Raced and beat a sewage treatment truck down main street of Chilicothe. A banshee attacked Molly's bike. We thought the Park DDR1 (Dork Disk Removal) tool took care of it. (see Sunday) We caught up to Ashley as we were coming into Portsmouth. 115 miles, averaged 15.5mph Beer and food at the brewery after ride. Camped on eastern side of stadium to get out of the wind. Very quiet. Tim drove down to camp. Sunday 15mph headwind out of the north Molly's seatpost clamps mysteriously becomes stripped. Seat turns freely. She continued on. Ruff Family on Quadzilla near the detour hill. Molly's banshee noise returned, rear wheel begins to shudder on d