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Bicycle Repairman


Oh look - is it a Stockbroker? Is it a Quantity Surveyor? Is it a Church Warden? No! It's Bicycle Repairman!

A Monty Python skit dedicated to those who have been helping repair the Ride Around the Reservoir bikes.

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El Al to allow bicycles on board at no charge


Good news for cyclists: El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) will allow passengers to take their bicycles on flights without paying an excess baggage charge. The airline will subsidize the fee. Until now, passengers had to pay up to $20 per kilogram, which could amount to over $100 each way.
El Al says that over 1,000 Israelis use their own bicycles to take bicycle trips around the world each year. Most of these trips are for lengthy challenging trips, for which cyclists prefer their own bicycles. Many other cyclists hire bicycles locally, and are often forced to use heavy, urban bicycles that are not adapted for the cyclist

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Study: More children die in ATV accidents than bicycle accidents


The Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than all-terrain vehicles, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts, according to a new study.
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Statistics from the National Sporting Goods Association estimate 14.2 million children ages 7-17 ride bicycles in the United States while the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says there are about 2.2 million ATV riders under the age of 16.

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May we have some more?


The Oregonian
When Portland unveiled, with great fanfare, the Eastbank Esplanade in 2001, we took the opportunity to comment upon its cost: $419 per inch. Our prose ranged from the snide to the snarky, tones, if we may say so ourselves, in which we are rather well-versed.

Now, as the city gears up to spend yet another small fortune on yet another of these touchy-feely trails -- this time along Sullivan's Gulch -- we'd like to revisit the issue and restate our position.

We were wrong.

With a nod to Oliver Twist, we'd even like to add this: "Please, sir, may we have some more?"
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That $419-per-inch investment -- more than $30 million -- that we made on the Eastbank Esplanade was the catalyst for much of the redevelopment of Portland's inner east side. The next series of trails promises similar jolts of economic energy to neighborhoods too long left feeling disconnected from the city's core. Amsterdam spends about $36 per citizen a year on its bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure. Portland spends about $2 a person, per year. We have, in other words, only just begun.

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Raleigh America Recalls Bicycles; Forks Can Break Causing Loss of Control


Name of Products: 2007 Raleigh Cadent Bicycles with Carbonage Carbon Forks

Hazard: The forks can break during normal use, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer serious injuries.

Description: The recall involves the 2007 Raleigh Cadent 1.0, Cadent 2.0 and Cadent Carbon bicycle models with carbon forks.

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Thule Hitch Rack SAFETY RECALL NOTICE


Thule has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in our Hitching Post Pro (934, 934xt, 935, 935xt, 936, 936xt, 937, 937xt, 951, 951xt), Expressway (995, 995xt, 996, 996xt), and Trailblazer (998, 998xt) hitch mounted bike racks sold during the 2003-2007 period. We are recalling these racks because a pinch point exists between the bike arm bracket and the upright assembly which has the potential of causing severe personal injury, including laceration or amputations to the user

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