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A bike at your beck and call
Here’s an interesting idea: automated bike rental in a large urban area. Washington D.C. is the first US city to have this, but it’s been done in Europe. As a cyclist and quasi-tree hugger, I like this one. Why? Cycling is fun, and good exercise Cycling is much faster than walking This program is privately funded. (I find it amazing that we keep looking to the government instead of ourselves/private industry to fix our ills.) … Read entire article »
Filed under: News/Insight, The Active Life
Rock Racing
Rock Racing is the bicycle racing team owned by Rock and Republic president Michael Ball. Yahoo Sports has a good article about the buzz they are creating. Tyler Hamilton found a new team. For the record, my friend Joanne loves these guys. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News/Insight, Sports, The Active Life
Trek v. LeMond
This is not a discussion of the difference between bike lines; Trek is suing LeMond (and vice-versa). I can’t believe I never thought about it before, but Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong were both affiliated with Trek. For those of you that don’t know, Greg LeMond seems to have an inferiority complex with LA, as his criticism started right about the time Lance won more titles than him. Interesting theater. The full complaint is here. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News/Insight, The Active Life