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Articles for Cyclers
Below is a list of articles about cycling, the benefits of cycling, and other related topics. Some of these links will take you to pages on our site, others will take you to external sites and will open in a separate window.
Read about the Rans 2008 line
Some new models and changes to beloved existing models.
Randy's Into the Ride #58 can be found at the Rans web site...
Power to the Pedal
The push to make bicycling a regular form of transportation for people across the world is now gaining momentum in light of global problems such as ...
Reason to keep riding
From bikeradar.com. Biking improves your mood-so why stop once fall arrives?
If you ride in all weathers you'll be used to the hardship of winter and the beauty of summer...
You should cocoa!
Cocoholics will tell you chocolate lifts the mood as well as energy levels.
From BikeRadar.com. However, more is not better and the mood enhancing benefits come from moderation....
A new report by the Thunderhood Alliance links the nations growing obesity problem to the decline in bicycling and walking
Thunderhead's first Benchmarking Report, shows that bicycling and walking have been in a decline in the U.S. since the 1960's. At the same time there has been a surge in adults and children who are obese. Also, where levels of biking and walking are higher, bicycle and pedestrian safety is greater.
And now for a very cool and very unusual bicycle, from News.com
When most people think of bicycle frames, they have in mind materials running the gamut of aluminum, chrome-moly steel and carbon fiber. Not so a timber technology student in Germany...
Park Your Car, by Ruth Kaser
Did you know that on several of the Akron Metro RTA bus routes the busses are equipped with bike racks? The racks carry two bicycles. You can ride, for example, from Barberton to downtown Akron and hop on the Towpath trail. You can get back on the bus and ride to Cuyahoga Valley to experience that part of the trail...
How to Fix a Flat , from About.com
It is a lovely day, you are out riding your favorite loop when you hear one of the sounds a cyclist most dreads to hear-thump followed by a PSSSSSS.
" The most essential and basic repair you need to know is how to fix a flat tire on your bike. It will happen eventually, so if you've never had someone show you how it's done, here's where to learn how to...
Recumbent bike is its own biggist fan, by Chris Davies
Don and I ride recumbents and sell them. While we do not sell home built recumbents we do enjoy reading of them, and the article and link are to an interesting homebuilt.
"If you thought propellers were just for old planes and geeky hats,then you might want to think again. Take one MIT student...
Take the Bike Safety Quiz
National Bicycle Month may be over,(it was May), however you can still beat the high cost of gas by riding your bike to work. Ride safely by riding correctly in traffic .
Also, there have been some changes to the Ohio Revised Code that applies to bicycles..."
Perceptions of Bike Safety, from Bicycling Life, an Article and Quiz
"...Yes, many find bicycling very scary, because they "know" about the dangers of bicycling. Or do they know? What do they really know about the danger - or the safety - of bicycling? What do you know?
Let's find out. This article is arranged in the form of a brief quiz. Answer each question with your best guess before moving on..."
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