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A Fairly Obvious Study Confirms Active Transportation Reduces Body Fat @momentummag

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Photo by  Several Seconds . The largest-ever study into the health benefits of active transportation has confirmed what most of us could easily have guessed: those who walk and bike to work have lower levels of body fat than those who drive or take public transit. While the study results are unsurprising to say the least, it is interesting to note that the lower levels of fat linked to active commuting were independent of other social factors such as socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, smoking, or whether the person lives in a rural or urban area. The  study , carried out at the  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , used observational data from over 150,000 individuals taken from the UK Biobank data set, between the ages of 40-69 years. Body fat was assessed in two ways: body mass index (BMI), which is a ratio of weight to height, and body fat percentage. Across the board, people who always or occasionally commuted actively were observed as having lower levels

Dumbing Down the Shore @rockymountain

Dumbing Down the Shore from Rocky Mountain Bicycles on Vimeo .

Was ist Bikepacking? @OrtliebUSA

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No more hippies and explorers: a lament for the changed world of cycling @guardian

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 Mountain bike touring in Ladakh, India. Photograph: Alamy Tom Marriage Tuesday 12 April 2016  02.00 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 12 April 2016  05.08 EDT Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 5,933 Comments 1,404   Save for later I came across an interesting film the other day. It was linked from  Sidetracked , a beautiful, outdoors lifestyle-y type magazine. The kind you buy in a bookshop rather than a newsagent, full of long-form journalism and photo essays, not product reviews and top 10 lists. The  video  was of one woman, Lael Wilcox, talking about her experience cycling  the Arizona Trail . She was racing, trying to get the best time, but on her own in a self-supported attempt. It stood out because it was the first time I’ve found myself getting excited by cycling for a while. Something about the braveness of it, the risk, the crazy, epic mental-ness. Watch: it’s short and wonderful. I’ve always liked cycling. Over

Van Nicholas 2016 bikes

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[Van Nicholas]

Paris Roubaix On Bike Highlights @veloncc @gopro

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Quick Conversion of the Classic Convertible Backpack to Panniers - Richard Jones Convertible Backpacks

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[Richard Jones]

Vagabond Bicycle Bags

How it works | Vagabond Bicycle Bags | Bikepack Backpack from Vagabond Bicycle Bags on Vimeo . [Vagabond]