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Bike To The Future - Bike Ride & Festival To Move Us Beyond Fossil Fuels Time Saturday, September 24 ·  12:00pm  -  4:00pm Location Franklin Park Conservatory More Info Great Scott we need an energy revolution! Moving Planet is a global event to celebrate the transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy. In Columbus, our Moving Planet event, 'Bike To The Future' will be a giant bike ride and party at the Franklin Park Amphitheater for hundreds of people. We’ll have music, food, and activities for children. We will call on our local leaders both public and private to embrace clean energy,  clean air, and climate change solutions. SPEAKERS: * Jason Box, PhD, Climate Scientist at Byrd Polar Reasearch Center, OSU * Lee Giesse, United Steel Workers and Blue Green Alliance Representative LIVE MUSIC: Jesse Henry with Chris Stevens and Coal Fired Bicycle! ACTIVITIES: kid's craft table, kiddie bike ride, and Heidi Kambitsch's OPEN HEART CREA...

Editor's Note: Will we experience these types of issues if/when cycling lanes are installed in Columbus? Probably. These issues exist due to lack of education and enforcement. FROM TDB: Being a biker in the District presents a number of obstacles. Either your lane is blocked by a delivery truck or someone's after your ride's parts. Here's a review of the common dangers of cycling to help you remember what to watch for. [See the slideshow at TBD.com]

Slipnot Bicycle Traction Systems allow you to get out and ride! From the road to the single tracks, Slipnot provides better traction on ice, snow and mud than studded tires without the extra hassle or expense. Custom sizes available upon request. Sets available for two different sized tires. Slipnot BTS requires 1/4" of clearance around tire. Made in Durango, CO [Slipnot website]

Mark's Singlespeed Town Bike Mark came to us from Atlanta, he was looking for a bike that he was going to keep in Portland while visiting family here. Mark is one of those kinds of customer that liked what he saw us making and wanted us to make him something that would be in line with our interests. He wanted a single speed bike for running around town with, with the ability to go on longer rides if the mood struck. We built a bike with brushed stainless steel lugs and fork crown, and built up a parts package that emphasized a classic bike feel. The resulting bike was given the prize of best city bike at the 2011 North American Handmade Bike Show in Austin Texas. We are honored to accept the award. [Signal Cycles]

 Perennial winner of Bicycling Magazine and the League of American Bicyclists Best Biking in America Awards. The Central Indiana Bicycling Association, Inc. (CIBA) is proud to sponsor the 44th Annual Hilly Hundred Weekend, a classic bicycling event designed for the touring cyclists. If you like a bicycling challenge that includes entertainment and fellowship with more than 5,000 cyclists from over 40 states and several foreign countries, the Hilly is for you. • This three day event (with two days of riding approximately 50 miles each day) is held in the  scenic hills  of southern   Indiana. • The challenging terrain is a wonderful mix of gently rolling country roads and breathtaking hills (literally). • In 2010, the Saturday route was changed to use less of busy SR 43 and more county roads that are in better   condition. Small villages on this new route are Whitehall, Newark and Solsberry. It will even nip off the far west side of   Bloomington. There...

The City of Cleveland and The Downtown Cleveland Alliance offer the region’s first full service bicycle parking and commuter center. The Bike Rack demonstrates a collective effort to create a more bike friendly environment in downtown Cleveland, welcoming bicyclists with the convenience of secure bicycle parking and fulfilling everyday commuting needs with individual shower/changing facilities, lockers, and a full service bicycle repair shop. The Bike Rack directly supports the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Initiative by promoting alternative forms of transportation and was funded from Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) received as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). [The Bike Rack]

Okay, here is the deal... KustomCaps.com  makes cool, laser-etched headset caps in a variety of sweet anodized colors. That’s it. You can buy one of our stock caps or select the " Your Message Here " or  “ Fully Kustom ” caps to make things even more personal. Roadie, MTB, BMX, Fixie...hey, we love you all. KustomCaps are the perfect finishing touch for your ride. Additionally, large orders are no problem, we can help you out with  a small batch for your Wednesday night club ride or a thousand for your charity ride, bike store or other promo use. And...look for our limited edition artist series and more coming soon. If you get a chance, please  send us photos  of your rigs with our caps. We’d love to see them. [Kustom Caps]

 This is a list of cities in Ohio with mandatory helmet laws. For the updated list please see Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute. Ohio Akron Under 16 2001 Beachwood Under 16 1990 Bexley Under 16 2010 Blue Ash Under 16 2003 Brecksville Under 18 * 1998 Brooklyn Under 14 2001 Centerville Under 18 1999 Cincinnati Under 16 * 2004 Columbus Under 18 effective 2009 Dayton Under 13 2004 East Cleveland Under 18 * 2004 Enon Under 16 * 2004 Euclid Under 14 2001 Glendale Under 19 * 2000 Kettering Under 16 * 2004 Lakewood Under 18 1997 Madeira Under 17 * 2002 Marietta Under 16 * 2004 Orange Village Ages 6 to 15 1992 Pepper Pike Under 18 2000 Shaker Heights All ages over 5 inc. passengers 1997 South Euclid Under 14 2000 Strongsville Under 12 1993 Waynesville Under 17 * 2000

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Built similar to how Bridgestone did it back in 1993. This build is great for commuting, riding unpaved fire roads or light off-road. The compact double crankset along with a wide range 9 speed cassette will give you great top end speed and very easy gears for climbing or treacherous terrain. Frame: Handsome XOXO Fork: Handsome XOXO Details: Nitto mustache handlebar, Electra Ticino Stem, Shimano Ultegra bar end shifters, white Alex DM-24 26 x 1.5 rims, Shimano hubs, DT Swiss silver spokes, Shimano 105 53 x 39 crankset, Shimano Deore rear deraileur, white Cinelli bar tape, white Origin8 Aero Classic saddle, silver Origin8 canti brakes, panaracer 26 x 1.75 pasela amber wall tires [Handsome website]

Date:   Saturday September 24, 2011 Time:   7:30 am - 9:30 am   Location:   Gambier Community Center Street:   115 Meadow Lane across from new Kenyon College athletic facility City State Zip:   Gambier, OH Notes:   Full Service Tour. Ride the beautiful hills of Knox County, slow down for buggies. Century route and longer loops are challenging CFC tune-ups. Lower-cost short route have less hills and uses Kokosing Gap Trail back to Gambier. 33, 62, 78 and 100 mile options will be marked. 2011. $25.(member discount if pre-registered) Gary Schmidt 614-657-9669  gtschmidt@wideopenwest.com .

Highlights 5 in our immediate group 5 other friends in smaller groups riding at their own pace The ride turnout looked much larger this year than in 2010. 55+ miles 15.5mph average 2800+ feet of climbing This ride is part of the Paw Paw Festival at Lake Snowden and is organized by Athens Bicycle. The ride fee includes the entrance fee to the festival, so once you return from the ride you can wander around and sample the various Paw Paw concoctions and food. There is a good bit of climbing, but the scenery is great and worth it, including several ridge top sections that have great views. The ride goes through Zaleski State Park and reaches 26% grade on the climb. I will be back in 2012!

Highlights 20+ riders 23 miles Airport roller coaster road Bexley Livingston Hal & Al's for Goose Island tasting

Editor's Note: While I believe bike paths do have their place in the world, I really think cyclists should be able to ride on the streets with traffic without feeling like they will be run over at any moment. This path in Seattle is poorly designed and is not the way to keep cyclists safe. Did a Bike Path Just Kill a Seattle Cyclist? by  Michael van Baker  on September 8, 2011 Prev | Next 1 of 4 The bike path where Brian Fairbrother was discovered Amid  all the grief  and  remembrances of Vivace’s Brian Fairbrother , who suffered a tragic cycling accident in late August and sustained brain damage that has led to his removal from life support, there is the nagging question of how such an experienced, helmet-wearing cyclist crashed so catastrophically. As I read the account–that Fairbrother wiped out on some dirt near the bike path, but was found on nearby stairs–I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Then I was sent these photos of the “bike path” in question....