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A team of cyclist is preparing for Pelotonia - all are doing the 102 mile route to Athens.   Spin-a-thon this weekend at Cyclist Connection in Canal Winchester. Starting at 5 PM Friday, they will be spinning until 5 PM Saturday.   Pelotonia training rides (and non Pelatonia riders) starting at 8 AM Saturday. I will lead one of the rides helping with climbing technique as we hit the hills.   All are welcome, the more the merrier! See you there,   John Crook Crook's Cycle Right

By LAURA ENGLEHART Published:  Monday, July 26, 2010 4:53 PM EDT Bexley city officials are expected to impose a new law next week that would fine parents if their children are riding a bicycle in Bexley without a helmet, but not all officials agree they should intervene. The city proposed an amendment last month to its bicycle and motorcycle laws that would require children under 16 to wear a helmet while operating a bicycle on a city street, sidewalk or alley. Parents of children caught riding without a helmet would pay a $25 fine; however, the offense would not be considered criminal, according to the proposal. City Council is scheduled to vote on the proposed amendment at its Tuesday, July 27 meeting with a unanimous recommendation from Safety Committee members to approve the new rules. continue...

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Sunday August 8, 2010 8:00 PM in Columbus OH, USA 43201 Description reTAGit's Annual Bicycle Sale Internet Only Auction Begins: Now  VIEW BIKES HERE Ends: August 8th at 8pm EST  Location: 1123 Goodale Blvd. Columbus, OH 43201   Highlights:Whether you ride with your kids, pedal to work, or joy ride on trails bicycling is fun.Each year reTAGit makes several hundred used bicycles available for purchase in our annual bicycle auction.This year there are over 150 bicycles of all different type, shape, size and condition. There are road bicycles, Mountain, BMX, Vintage, Youth and even some rare finds.Come out to the pre-view on Saturday and have a look find the one you like and place your bid. If you can get dad to lend you his tools many of these bicycles just need some minor adjustments. A portion of the proceeds goes to "Third Hand Bicycle Co-op 174 East Fifth Ave. Columbus, Oh 43201  INSPECTION: Saturday Aug 8th 12 noon to 5pm Local Time  Free Hot Dogs and Soda  REMOVAL:

Bikes and Cars: A Lesson in Los Angeles By  JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles on a jaunt earlier this month. Attending the Copenhagen climate conference last December, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles had a revelation: his own city needed to do more to promote bicycling as a clean form of transportation. “I’ll tell you what I came away with: that in the area of bicycling, I’ve got to do a better job and the city’s got to do a better job,” Mr. Villaraigosa  told  Southern California Public Radio. Last weekend, however, the mayor learned a tough lesson about urban cycling firsthand: cars and bikes don’t mix. read more...

New Albany Elementary School, 87 N. High Street, New Albany. Roads will be marked and maps provided.  Short route has three hills; longer routes have many more. Ride the ridges on routes of 31/52/85/100 miles. Budget Tour. $2 member, $4 non-member. Joanna Pallos jootbuck AT aol.com 614-868-6875 Tom and Debbie Davis bikeus700x23 AT columbus.rr.com 614-296-9981 Mark Curtner mcurtner AT columbus.rr.com

Saturday, August 7th.  7:00-9 a.m. Buckeye Grove Shopping Center at the corner of Hoover Road and Route 665, Grove City, OH. Parking in northeast corner of lot only. Scenic routes along the Big Darby and nearby watersheds Roads will be marked and maps provided. Flat to rolling mileage options from 30 to 100 miles. Budget Tour. $2 member, $4 non-member. Dave Knight 614-284-4087 horshoo38-op AT yahoo.com Jack Hornsby 614-877-3085 jackhornsby AT cs.com

Highlights 4 riders to start, Adam DNF because of heat sickness 63 miles 16.4mph average 2100 feet climbing Stopped in Granville for a rest break