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18 DEC 08 MAP & ITINERARY Come on out! The first ten minutes are the hardest! Brett Allen for WAD Bikeway Association wadbikeway.com wadbikeway.blogspot.com View Larger Map

Only 6 women made it up every hill this year, and winner Patty needed 3 attempts on Canton Ave., and 2:48 marathon runner Laura needed 4 attempts on Canton! 2008 Dirty Dozen Women's Results: 1. Patty Buerkle 127 points - won $150 2. Whitney Severino 106 points - won $100 3. Carol Clemens 100 points - won $ 50 4. Lee-Ann Beatty 75 points 5. Laura (Hruby) Dick 65 points 6. Ruth Cunningham 54 points The other 6 women who started are: Cheryl McMurray Michelle Bishop Jenna LaTour Valerie Christoff (Ginger) Barbara Acker (Carol's mother) Charlene Walters A big thanks to all 12 women for showing up. Editor's note: I am waiting for Danny to publish the men's results.

We had a sighting today. At approximately 4:40PM he was seen on High Street riding a hybrid. Editor's note: He is not missing nor is he hurt. Just thought the photo was funny...

Program Purpose: Improve safety, encourage and enable children, including those with disabilities, to walk or ride their bikes to school. More information is here at their site...

Ann Fisher commentary: Mom puts bikes under tree for Children Services kids Monday, December 8, 2008 3:02 AM BY ANN FISHER COURTNEY HERGESHEIMER | DISPATCH Kate Koch Gatch, with husband Brian Gatch and adopted daughter Lainey, emptied a Walmart store of kids' bikes to give to Franklin County Children Services -- an item usually beyond reach for foster children. She must have been a sight -- a sight for sore eyes at a time when so many have less to give. By the time Kate Koch Gatch had lined up the 26 bikes and 26 safety helmets at the front door of the Walmart on Nov. 29, store employees and other shoppers couldn't help but notice. When they learned that she had just purchased the fleet for Franklin County foster kids, "The whole store kind of stopped," Gatch told me. "It was kind of magical. Perfect strangers came up and shook my hand." As soon as store manager Ken Wright heard that she was raiding his bike department, he offered a free helmet for every bi...

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What can the motorist do to avoid car/bike crashes? Some recommendations: 1. Be aware that when a traffic lane is too narrow for cars and bikes to ride side by side, bicyclists should "take the lane", which means riding in or near the center of the lane. 2. Maintain a safety zone of approximately three feet between the car and the bicyclist. Consider the car`s right outside mirror when maintaining this safety zone. 3. Pass a bicyclist only when it can be done safely. Do not blast your horn when passing a bicyclist - this could startle the bicyclist and cause a crash. 4. A motorist may cross a double yellow line to pass a bicycle (or other slower vehicle) as long as the faster vehicle is capable of passing without exceeding the speed limit and as long as there is sufficient clear space in which to do so. 5. Leave ample room when merging or turning right after passing a bicyclist so the bicyclist is not cut off when the motorist merges or slows for the turn. A strong bicyclist ...

THE BACKGROUND: My husband Brian and I are foster parents with Franklin County Children Services. While we aren't currently fostering a child, we are involved as volunteers. There are over 5,000 local children under FCCS care. It's an astounding number. Most have been neglected or abused at some point in their short lives. Public funds cannot be used for foster children's gifts. The majority of these children depend on community generosity to receive even one holiday gift. Through the FCCS Holiday Wish campaign, you can brighten the holidays for these children in need. You can provide new, unwrapped toys of any kind, donate gift cards or contribute cash. But, I'm asking for something more, something special. We have organized an impromptu "bike-a-thon". THE PHILOSOPHY: Think back to some of your favorite childhood activities. I bet riding your bike is one that comes to mind. Your bike allowed you to visit friends, go to the pool, the park, school, a part-time ...

Mountain Biking Down The World's Most Dangerous Road. Quite deservedly, this mountain bike ride is our most popular and World famous. Featured in more than 60 magazine and newspaper articles, (as well as six television shows and on the lips and Blogs of almost every backpacker and adventure traveler in South America), this ride is not only famous, but so is GRAVITY!. CUT TO THE CHASE: Show me the photo slideshow of The World's Most Dangerous Road!!! The previews you've all been looking for... The Gravity Video Disco Mix: The World's Most Dangerous Road in 3 minutes 15 seconds. Download it here (it's 64 meg, so it will take a while) by right clicking HERE and choosing 'save as'. The Gravity BEST OF WMDR Photo Gallery. Take a moment to check out a slide show of our photos HERE. Check it out today so you know what you are getting yourself in for when you do our world-famous ride... Or if you have already done it tell your friends and relatives to check these ou...

I read a comment on another blog that indicated Devore Bicycles is closed. I wanted to verify this and gave them a call. They are operating on winter hours for service only. The person I spoke with on the phone said they are not selling new bicycles at this time. So if you need service on your bike please patronize the locally owned bicycle shops. Their site...

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At SuperMicroBike.com our passion is bicycles and we enjoy what we do. Our bikes were originally designed for racing, but our ultimate goal is to produce a bike that is safe on city streets and country roads. See our “New Developments” section below. SuperMicroBike is owned and operated by Jeffrey-James who has been riding bike since age five. A simultaneous goal is to provide the opportunity for anyone to reduce their impact footprint on the world. The average American throws over 600 lbs of pollutants into the air each year driving an automobile. Combined, cars, SUV’s and light trucks contribute more than 300 million tons of carbon dioxide (the dominant greenhouse gas) each year to the atmosphere. Here at Super Micro Bike, we encourage commuting and everyday travel by bike rather than motorized vehicle to reduce your overall impact. We also are minimizing our manufacturing impact by using environmentally friendly materials and processes as well as recycled materials whenever feasible...

The editors of Boneshaker believe that the bicycle, when conceived of and used appropriately, can become a tool for social change and community building. And though bicycling has become, for better or worse, an activity tied to radical undertones and bohemian implications, we are less interested in those types of categorizations and more so with simply riding bicycles to get where we are going. This almanac is, therefore, a collective ode to the ride itself, that fundamentally lonesome experience one has in the saddle, and the results of repeating that ride over and over in different directions on different days with different destinations in each instance. Boneshaker is not, however, anti-car; it’s just thoroughly pro-bike in heart and mind. With interviews of respected members of the bicycling community, as well as profiles of bike-related grassroots organizations and individuals, not to mention essays, graphs, lists, letters, and stories, Bonesheker attempts to shine light on utilit...

Subject: Public Hearing on Bicycle Law Friends, As you've read in the past two newsletters, Consider Biking was invited to participate as a stakeholder in revising/enhancing the Columbus Traffic Code as it relates to bicycles. This project was one of the first recomendations from the recently adopted Bicentennial Bikeways PLAN. Many of you raised your hand, and channeled great feedback to the City staff. I'm most excited that we've engaged 20+ EVERYDAY cyclists in reviewing the proposed law. And, let me tell you...that's probably 20+ more than would have been engaged in years past! And, I was most amazed that of the 20+ cyclists, almost all caught different mistakes in the draft legislation, or had different suggestions. It took that many people to thoroughly review and comment on this massive undertaking with unique perspectives. The proposal has been through several revisions, and is on track to be introduced to City Council on December 15th. There will be two more c...

The Zoombak™ Universal A-GPS Locator is a simple and ingenious way to keep track of anything that needs keeping track of — including bicycles, backpacks and more! More...

Temporary stickers on clear paper These rust and scratch stickers are designed to make your beautiful bike/car look rusted and scratched so that passing thieves assume it's not worth stealing due to its apparent shabbyness. Note. This anti-theft device is not guaranteed to work in any way. However I have stuck them to my shiney new red bike and can confirm it hasn't been stolen yet. 13 days of not being stolen in London probably equates to 7 years of non-stealing in the friendly countryside. Inventor's website