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One-armed cyclist fined for missing handbrake
German police have apologised to a one-armed man who was fined €25 for having only a single handbrake on his bicycle, not two as required by law. The man, theatre employee Bogdan Ionescu, was reimbursed the money and "police apologised to him" three months after the incident, a Cologne police spokesman told AFP.
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Cyclists slap cameras out of overcrowding fans' hands
Racing through the streets of England, crowds have shown up in thousands to cheer riders on, but sometimes extreme fandom can come as a detriment to the cyclists. Crowds have poured on to the street making narrow roads much more limited, causing the cyclist to take measures into their own hands.
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This Is a Bicycle Escalator
Bike riding is very popular in Norway, especially in the city of Trondheim. But there's a steep hill in that city called the Brubakken that most bicyclists won't try to climb. It's just too steep. So in 1993, the city built a bicycle escalator. It recently upgraded the escalator into the one you see pictured here. It's a lift that moves at about 3.4 miles per hour up a 427-foot hill with a gradient of about 10-18º.
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Tour de France chronicle: Start towns and driving are religious experiences
The best parts about experiencing the Tour de France are outside the course itself, from the endearing scene before every race to the bliss of driving through one of the world's most eclectic landscapes.
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Globetrotting U.S. Cyclist Killed in Russia
A U.S. cyclist who pedaled across 50-plus countries for peace and charity was run over and killed in Russia by a drunken truck driver, ITAR-Tass news agency said Friday.
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Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali Wins the 2014 Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali emerged on Sunday from a Tour de France marked by inclement weather and almost cruel eliminations of other favorites as the race’s first Italian winner in 16 years.
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A Slick New Bike With Buzzing Handlebars That Give You Directions
Urban biking is a totally different beast than peddling around suburban trails. And yet, most of us ride the same exact bike in both situations. That’s fine—whatever two-wheeler gets you from point A to B is good in my book—but the fact remains, biking in a city requires a different set of transportation tools.
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Bike of the future removes the need to shift gears, pedal up hills or pack a lock
Biking in Seattle can be less than mellow with all the hills, traffic and especially that rain. But those things are exactly what inspired the Teague team of bicycle designers to build the Denny bike for the Oregon Manifest bike design project.
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I Pushed the Lance Armstrong Lie: An Open Letter to Greg LeMond
After years of being overshadowed by the cheater, Greg LeMond is the only American to have fairly won the Tour de France. I apologize for being complicit in the lies against him.
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GoPro: Fixie Bike Fail
Renárs Bundzis learns the hard way: don't tailgate a backhoe.
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These Cycling Desks Charge Your Phone - And Your Muscles - While You Work
At the office or airport, 30 minutes of easy pedaling on a WeBike will get you a full iPhone charge and keep you fit.
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How dangerous is it to use headphones on a bike?
It's not uncommon to spot cyclists in a city riding around with earbuds crammed firmly into each ear. To many people, this seems insane: city riding is dangerous to begin with, and eliminating one of your senses can only make it more perilous.
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After 23 million rides, no deaths in U.S. bike share programs
Yanking a bicycle from the docking station outside New York's Grand Central Terminal, a helmetless rider slung a golf bag full of clubs over his shoulder and, along with another rider wearing headphones but no helmet, merged into rush hour traffic.
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When Adding Bike Lanes Actually Reduces Traffic Delays
In New York, smart street design helped the city have its safety and its speed, too.
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The Hippie Daredevils Who Were Just Crazy Enough to Invent Mountain Biking
On October 21, 1976, a small group of cyclists and a dog named Junior gathered on Carson Ridge, which rises just west of Fairfax, California. It was mid-morning and the sky was bright blue, a beautiful day for racing 50-pound vintage Schwinn Excelsior clunkers down Cascade Canyon Road, whose winding dirt surface plunges 1,300 feet in less than two miles, past serpentine outcrops, low-lying chaparral, and scattered oaks on its way to the confluence of San Anselmo and Cascade creeks.
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Just another day in the bike lane.
That cab should be at fault for allowing the passenger exit on that side.
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Eurobike: The first spokeless bike
The one down side? No room for attaching playing cards to make those annoying clicking sounds.
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Danny Macaskill: The Ridge
#TheRidge is the brand new film from Danny Macaskill... For the first time in one of his films Danny climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline.
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The Top 7 Health Benefits of Cycling
Cyclists are a diverse group. Some of us ride fat tires down rocky trails, some of us ride road bikes up burly hills, some of us ride for sport and some of us ride just for fun. Some ride for the adrenaline rush and some ride their bikes for basic transportation. But all of us...
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This Is What Happens to Your Bike After It’s Stolen
Last year 1,121 bicycles in Seattle were reported stolen. That’s roughly three purloined bikes a day. But the moment a ride is pinched is only the beginning.
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