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Cyclists prefer handmade bikes
Truly amazing and inspiring (as a bike lover - engineering, sustainability, joy and all the good things riding a bicycle brings to your personal experience).
The San Francisco Chronicle today published a great article about:
1) Craig Calfee (his bamboo designs, custom frame bikes and Ghana travles/programs "It is wonderful to work with natural materials that just grows out of the ground")
2) Mike Ahrens (Ahrens Bicycles, grew up in San Jose riding BMX and dirt bikes)
3) Bernie Mikkelsen (Mikkelsen frames, built primarily with steel material, "Carbon breaks? Throw it out. A steel bike never dies")
The rest of the article is here (all 3 bike makers):
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/0... Truly amazing and inspiring (as a bike lover - engineering, sustainability, joy and all the good things riding a bicycle brings to you... more -
mountain bike brands
Mountain Bike, abbreviated as MTBs or ATBs (All Terrain Bikes) is a bike that are meant for riding on dirt paths or unpaved environments. They are more rugged than road bicycles, and can handle more strain. Mountain Bike, abbreviated as MTBs or ATBs (All Terrain Bikes) is a bike that are meant for riding on dirt paths or unpaved environmen... more
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The toughest mountain-bike frame yet
"It's 10 times as strong as a steel frame of the same weight would be?enough to survive the company's informal "run- over" test with a Ford F350 pickup ... composed of several hundred layers of carbon fiber, wrapped tightly with Kevlar cord and woven to form a long series of little pyramids." "It's 10 times as strong as a steel frame of the same weight would be?enough to survive the company's informal "run- over" test with a... more
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C.L.I.M.B.
Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists, or C.L.I.M.B., was established in 1990. A non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to the growth, maintenance, and enjoyment of trails on Long Island. Recognized by NORBA, the organization has members from beginners to experts. Despite shrinking municipal resources, the volunteer workforce enhances Mountain Biking all over Long Island.
http://www.climbonline.org Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists, or C.L.I.M.B., was established in 1990. A non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to the... more -
Freestyle Urban Moto
Don't know what to say other than " I'd like to spend the rest of my life doing this all day long!!"
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I want one of these mountain bikes
What do you think of this type of biking?
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Mountain Bike Freeride in the woods
What a dream ride this must be.
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130 mph mountain bike!
Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph, on a freaking mountain bike, people! Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph, on a freaking mountain bik... more
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