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:\OFF THE WIRE\ 6.07.02
Give 'Em An Inch...
"Sound Transit's effort to someday add two-way HOV lanes on Interstate 90 is a real stick
in the spokes of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.
The group is rallying on Saturday to protect the bridge's bike path, which they say is
threatened by proposals to erase two feet from the 10-foot-wide bike path."
London Couple Prowls U.S.
"With no job to return to and family who are all grown and have lives of their own,
the two just plan on living it up and biking to destinations they have never been before."
Armstrong Fed Up With Long-Running Probe
" 'I consider this issue dead,' he said in a statement issued Wednesday and posted
on his official Web site. 'It is without merit and I will no longer pay attention to it.' "
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 6.06.02
Census Statistics: Damn Lies?
"You see them everywhere in Boulder County, pant legs rolled up or tucked into socks,
important paperwork filed into brightly colored backpacks, instead of briefcases."
Ken Kifer Comments On Commuting
"I have seen much higher figures for the number of bicycle commuters than are given
by the US Census results. The Bicycle Institute of America has claimed that 4.9
million ride bikes to work, and The Environmental Benefits of Cycling and
Walking estimates 2.8 million bike commuters."
New Training Method?
"An armed man held up the Thibodaux branch of Regions Bank Monday morning, escaping
on a bicycle carrying an undisclosed amount of cash." A police car on your ass--that'll
get you in shape right quick.
Prohibition Flouted
From tomorrow, officers will be stepping up patrols in Exeter's main shopping street
where cyclists continue to flout the law by cycling when it is prohibited between
9.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Saturday.
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 6.05.02
Touring Yellowstone (In 1883!)
"The Custer battle had occurred just seven years earlier and the three cyclists came upon the uncomfortable sight of an Indian band one afternoon. While it was probable that they were friendly, Owen wrote years later that the three men did not know the Indians’ intentions. In desperation they charged
full-speed downhill on their bicycles, screaming and whooping at the tops of their lungs."
Princeton Celebrates Biking To Work
"Bicycles are vehicles, and bicycles have a right to be on the road as well,"
Ms. Brillhart said. "It's all about environmentally friendly, healthy means of
transportation. In Princeton, I think it's particularly important because it
can address a lot of parking problems here."
Tyler In The Times
"Hamilton credits Armstrong for teaching him how to lead a team, how to prepare for a major stage race
like the Tour de France and the Giro, and how to train."
Public Bikes
"The program began about two months ago with the initial purchase of used bicycles
from pawn shops. Painted school bus yellow, the bikes were tuned up
and outfitted with signs identifying them as free transportation for
Island visitors and residents."
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 6.04.02
 Finally, A Worthy Cause
"He has not embarked on this daunting journey as a means to get exercise, although
he says that is a nice benefit. Erickson is touring Minnesota, stopping at all of
the 53 campuses within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system,
in an attempt to draw attention to the plight of the part-time student."
 Stolen Bike Essay
"So new bike fever gripped me and I started looking online and slowly decided I hated that old bike anyway.
It was so heavy! And that one gear -- it could never find it." Pondering the bicycle as object.
Blind Cycling
"But unlike many bicycle riders who spend their weekends pedaling along the
two-lane highway, this group will be focusing not on the scenery
but on the sounds and feel of the road."
Bike Path Memorial
" 'Twenty years ago today, on a June night probably not unlike tonight,' Mr. Fleury told the crowd, his daughter headed north on her bicycle.
'A Volkswagen van caught up to her, slamming into her and crushing her and her bike,'
he told the crowd in an unsteady voice."
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 6.03.02
NIB Raleigh Pro!
"Here's your chance to own a brand new, 24 year old, NEVER RIDDEN, full Campagnolo, classic racing machine.
Payment by money order or cashiers check only."
Giro—It's A Wrap
"From doping scandals to inspirational racing, there was never a dull moment.
in the 85th Giro."
Family Vacation
"What started as one man's boyhood dream has become the goal of his entire family—to cycle a straight-line journey around the earth." Hey Dad, are we there yet?
EPO On Sale Here
"Given that history, more than a few American viewers were surprised when the Outdoor Life Network, the United States cable channel that is
providing live daily coverage of the Giro d'Italia, broke away to a commercial for Procrit,
a prescription version of the drug EPO, which is sold by a division of Johnson & Johnson." A classic case of
do what we sell, not what we say...
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