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Bargain bikes not always worth it EP in the DN
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hat tip to FFL DN article “One of the main benefits you get from buying from a bike shop is the service that we provide,” said Eric Peterson, bike mechanic and co-owner of Monkey Wrench Cycles, 1225 P St.
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LJS article Many people driving cars, he says, behave differently than they do when walking or riding a bike. He’s seen that change in himself, and he doesn’t like it. He hasn’t owned a car for a decade. When he borrows one or rents one for out-of-town trips, he becomes angrier, lazier. He notes how […]
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KW made a TNMWR vid
3 Comments · Posted by beerorkid in bikes, biking community, wilderness park
Good Problem
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Did a few laps with Kit and Amy around Holmes lake. Nice little trail there. Got home and knew what I had to do. Fuggles needed her batteries drained big time.
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Wonder iffin Russ’s would let me ride it in the store
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make your own
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skipped out on the ride and they chased me down
2 Comments · Posted by beerorkid in bikes, biking community
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Take action: Transportation Secretary says “Bike facilities are just porkâ€
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from here Last night on PBS News Hour with Jim Leher, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters explained the Bush Administration’s policy of no new taxes to fund repairs for the transportation infrastructure. Peters told News Hour that up to 20 percent of the federal gasoline tax is earmarked for non-transportation projects, specifically mentioning bicycling facilities […]
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dirt therapy did wonders
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I call wilderness park my church. Nothing beats the meditative powers of some dirt singletrack. I was permagrinnin the entire time. Brandon and I rocked through to the EP bridge while a few measly drops tried to bring us down. Was not gonna happen. The trail was stellar and rocking. I am recharged, relieved, and […]
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