Cycling Forum / General / bicycling / March 2008

I just found (and posted) this brilliant cycling awareness safety
video, from Transport for London:
http://www.vabike.org/brilliant-cycling-awareness-safety-video/
It uses some basketball players to show how we don't see what we're not

I've been wondering if I should get a GPS system for use on my more or
less annual long rides.  I'm mostly interested in finding motels,
restaurants and other facilities and Catholic Churches.  Directions
are less of an issue.  What kind does anybody use and what are the

http://www.post-trib.com/news/davich/865557,davich.article
Kevin Crawford has been bicycling to work, the gym, the post office, the
grocery store, you name it.
So, is Crawford one of those pedal-pushing populists who's always

Thsi summer I plan to ride the South Rim of the GC..not down it, mind
you, but I'll follow the various paved trails and roadways along the
rim.  This is for photo safari, so I'll be stopping frequently for
pictures.  This is my 6th trip to the GC in the past 5 years, but the

Tai Chi helps back pain because, despite it also being a marital art,
it is designed to enhance the body's resilience, improve flexibility,
keep your weight in check and help a person to an easier recovery from
injury, all in all a pretty good list of things.

Since I encountered strong headwinds on my commute in both directions
today, via a most untimely change in wind direction, my mind is very
much on that topic.
I've encountered worse.  One November day some years ago, the winds

Mileage-wise.  Group or solo, supported or unsupported.  Thinking ahead to a
two-week trip this summer.

Hi, has anyone seen a setup like on www.steppebysteppe.com.au
i'm curious about getting  schlumpf mountain drive to use with a
rohloff speedhud but worried about the torque issues when loaded up on
a steep incline, as i am making a similar vehical to them

<http://www.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=150826>
Wisc. man held in fatal hit-and-run in Ingleside
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff Writer
Published: 3/10/2008 3:57 PM | Updated: 3/10/2008 7:24 PM

I store my bike (a vintage '74 Schwinn Continental) in a spare bedroom and
was wondering if there's something out there I could buy to keep the
pressure off the tires but sits on the floor (I don't really want to drill
holes in the wall or ceiling and mount hooks). Hopefully ...

I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
off of the roads.  So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
versions of maps.google.com & gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
routes and distance.  It works, but the sat images are often very

Much as I like getting to use my pretty lights, it looks like the sun
has finally relegated them to the drawer for another year. It's just
about light when I'm leaving for work and stays light long after I get
home. Between the 10 (count em, 10) rechargeable AA batteries for the

Dear AHZs-
Enjoy:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ywhdxw
or, for the fearless:

It promotes awareness of the presence of cyclists on public roads.  I
think.
http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

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