August 2010
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WatchI’m sorry, but I can’t hold back any longer. I see more and more of these videos of people “tricking” on their fixies and it makes me want to scream the popular slogan “THE ONLY COOL TRICK ON A TRACK BIKE IS GOING FAST.”
I have nothing against fixed gear bikes. I think they are great for commuting in the city. Or if you are a true badass, you can try to put...
“You know, people say, ‘My god is better than your god.’ But how do...”
– Mike Tyson, of all people
July 2010
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Aggressive hit-and-runs unresolved →
So what options remain for the cyclists once the police decline to pursue criminal charges? According to state’s attorney Julia Rietz, the victims could first file a Freedom of Information Act request to get the name and address of the driver of the vehicle for insurance purposes. They could then pursue a civil case by hiring a private lawyer.
Steve Magas, an Ohio lawyer who specializes...
Anonymous asked: Christwire.org is satire. Drew Magary and NBC Los Angeles just got caught up reporting a Bill Murray story they got from there.
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Petite passenger booted from Southwest flight →
Southwest Airlines made headlines earlier this year for kicking overweight actor-director Kevin Smith off a flight because he took up more than one seat.
Now we’re hearing the airline recently removed a 5-foot-4, 110-pound Sacramento-area woman from a plane so a hefty passenger could have an extra seat. […]
“It didn’t seem right that I should have to leave to...
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Armstrong Would Be Biggest Fraud of All →
Because if a federal investigation finds that Armstrong has used performance-enhancing drugs, just as other probes have linked so many other athletes to steroids, then what do we tell the cancer patients who use him for inspiration, the people who stand along the road at the Tour de France and hold signs that say “Hope” and “Never Give Up!” and consider him a god?...
WatchHave you ever seen a farm dog eat an ear of Illinois sweet corn?
Do you want to?
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Awkward Stock Photos →
david:
via bendelaney
You’ve made it Big Time when you get reblogged by the creator of the blog platform you’ve chosen.
Happy that Mark’s blog is getting the recognition it deserves. For those interested, he also illustrated the background for Fuck Yeah Sharks.
I wonder if iStockphoto is kicking itself yet for sending a DMCA takedown notice to ASP even though he was linking...
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“The entire world has split into three camps: Those who think Contador should...”
– bikesnobNYC on the burning question “Should he have or shouldn’t he have?”
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“Cycling, it’s one of those sports you can do eight hours a day. You’re going to...”
– Lance Armstrong
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WatchThis is beautiful. I want to move west. Or at least ride out west.
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WatchLet’s leave the fighting to the professionals, gents.
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“Let’s just face it, those guys [in the Tour de France] are at the top of the...”
– Sam Weinberg, some collegiate racer bro to bikefag speaking the truth
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First case for Illinois' new bicycle safety law?
bnf:
So…Brian just texted me. He got hit by a car. Nothing is broken but he wasn’t wearing his helmet either. All I know is he’s at some hospital and his bike is at some firehouse in the city. Ugh.
I hate how common it is to know someone that’s been hit while riding. This city seems so segregated when it comes to car vs bikes. Where are the public service announcements on bus shelters...
LeBron James is planning to announce the team with which he will sign during a one-hour special on ESPN Thursday night, ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard has learned through independent sources.
ESPN would only confirm that active discussions for the special are ongoing. But sources tell Broussard that representatives for James contacted the network, proposing that James makes his...
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Quinn signs bicycle safety legislation →
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation into law that his office says will better protect bicyclists in the state.
Quinn signed the legislation Monday at Campbell Street Bicycle Shop in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. League of Illinois Bicyclists executive director Ed Barsotti says the bills “will help both motorists and bicyclists do their parts in sharing our roadways...
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Wal-Mart crushes pop prices →
Walk into the lone Chicago Wal-Mart to stock up on pop in the summer heat and there, rising like a palm tree in an oasis, is a stack of Coke cases at a special price: 24 cans for $5. A brand-name beverage like Coca-Cola for about 20 cents a can is more than a great deal. It’s a sign of Wal-Mart’s purchasing might, a warning shot to competitors and less than good news for the...
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Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong and Doping... →
This is a bombshell of a story. Of course there is doping in pro cycling, but what I find most interesting — though I’m no lawyer — is what will happen if this proves to be true:
By calling the team’s equipment sponsors, Mr. Landis said, he was able to figure out that not all of the bicycle frames and equipment the team was given each year were going to the riders: About 60 bikes...
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