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• Satsports Multi-Sports GPS System

  
  Compare GPS Sat Nav systems — Authority: 140
  Satellite Navigation never limits itself to any arena. GPS system for sports are also becoming popular these days. Manufacturers like Satsports launch exclusive GPS systems for sports, and Satsports Multi-Sports GPS System is their latest launch. Since it is designed exclusively for sports, a long battery life and a ...
  10 hours ago

• Cyclists – let’s get together, and promote cycling…

  
  Just Williams — Authority: 112
  It is shocking I know, but I have done very little cycling lately and I must try to get out there more often. To me, cycling is a leisure activity and a source of exercise and that, at present, is all. In addition it should be a self-perpetuating activity thanks to the pleasure that it provides. This is no longer the ...
  19 hours ago

• Councillors flip-flop on bicycle lanes

  
  Take the Lane — Authority: 122
  The councillors in St. Catharines have flip-flopped on a progressive bicycle lane plan after a Canadian Tire store owner complained the lanes caused traffic tie-ups among motorists bound for his store. You can read the story from the St. Catharines Standard here , but briefly, a four-lane road went on a diet in ...
  2 days ago

• Dangerous doctor-driver convicted; faces 10 years

  
  Take the Lane — Authority: 122
  Those who read my Monday post on the L.A. doctor charged with using his car as a weapon against some recreational cyclists, will be pleased to know that he was found guilty. A short story from the Los Angeles Times can be seen here . Christopher Thompson faces up to 10 years in prison on such charges as assault ...
  2 days ago

• 2 Effective GPS Devices For Your Sporting Needs

  
  GPSReviewsBlog.com — Authority: 141
  GPS is becoming more popular among athletes in their training. Garmin produces a couple of great GPS devices for runners and cyclists.
  4 days ago

• CityWatchLA - LA’s DIY Bike Plan

  
  SoapBoxLA — Authority: 523
  CityWatch, Nov 3, 2009 Vol 7 Issue 90 The City of Los Angeles took another swing at the public hornets nest when it released LAs Draft Bike Plan, a 563 page document that cost $450,000 and took two years to complete, stirring such public contempt that the cycling community simply put down the protest signs, formed ...
  5 days ago

• Review: Fenix PD30 Flashlight

  
  Bike Commuters — Authority: 486
  A couple of months ago, Michelle Lei, the marketing supervisor for Fenix Lights , sent me a courtesy sample of their new PD30 flashlight to test. While this isn’t a bike-specific headlight, it can easily be pressed into service as one. Here’s some of the information from Fenix: • Cree Premium (Q5) 7090 ...
  5 days ago

• Need Ride Leaders!

  
  NORTH BALTIMORE BIKE BRIGADE — Authority: 122
  With the Jack Yates Memorial Ride and Tour de Greater Homewood only six days away, it’s time to call upon experienced cyclists to serve as ride leaders! What do we need ride leaders to do? Study the route and help folks along the way. That is, RIDE, and then help folks find [...]
  5 days ago

• Los Angeles court case a sad commentary on cyclist-motorist relations

  
  Take the Lane — Authority: 122
  After you read Jack Leonards piece in the Los Angeles Times about the assault trial of a surgeon who is accused of using his red Infiniti as a weapon against a group of cycle enthusiasts, you might wonder if there is any hope for bridging the divide between cyclists and motorists. The jury is deliberating on the ...
  5 days ago

• Our Friend Can Use Some Help…

  
  Bike Commuters — Authority: 486
  Over the weekend, I learned that a good friend to the Bikecommuters.com staff is sick with cancer. Val Kleitz, an occasional contributor here as well as a fantastic “behind the scenes” advisor for many of my articles and technical questions, could use some help paying medical bills. Aaron’s Bicycle Repair in ...
  6 days ago

• Passengers Get Angry, Want To Ban Pushchairs, Bikes from Trains

  
  Auckland Trains — Authority: 439
  When trains were replaced by buses the other weekend, the fine print on the notices warned that things like pushchairs, bicycles and mobility scooters were not welcome. STRUGGLING: What rights do Mums have? This is because Railbuses are used and they can’t carry such things. The Maxx website states:  “The ...
  6 days ago

• San Francisco’s MUNI Bus System Totally Pwned by Halloween Critical Mass 2009

  
  San Francisco Citizen — Authority: 530
  San Francisco’s monthly semi-unauthorized bicycle parade was well-attended and exceptionally ugly last night . Did your bike suffer any property damage  (” let’s fucking beat up his car!”) ? For whatever reason, Halloween Critical Mass 2009 had lots of gaps so that led to confrontations at every ...
  1 week ago

• Cyclists like cellphone crackdown

  
  The Toronto Observer — Authority: 559
  Today’s car fulfils many different roles. Serving as a mobile office and living room has, however, meant cars are increasingly a danger to others. In legislation implemented on Monday, the provincial government aimed to reduce the danger levels and return vehicles to their primary purpose, the safe movement of ...
  1 week ago

• Roads are only for cars, opines ridiculous columnist

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 136
  Illustration: Edd Aragon. This cartoon accompanying Miranda Devine’s typical exhibition of frothing at the mouth over cyclists! using roads that by rights should only have cars on them! is way OTT offensively topsy-turvy from reality, where it is motorists who regularly display their thuggish side in road rage ...
  1 week ago

• Another Interesting “Food for Thought” Article

  
  Bike Commuters — Authority: 486
  This may be a bit of old news…I just located a link to an interesting article forwarded to me by faithful reader Frederick Lippens . His email languished at the bottom of my inbox since, oh…the beginning of August, but the article itself is a good conversation starter. The premise is, One of the beauties of ...
  1 week ago

• How UK police rebranded lawful protest as ‘domestic extremism’

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 550
  Source: Guardian As demonstrations go, it was more of a lighthearted affair than a threat to the nation. About 600 climate change campaigners had gathered outside the Drax power station in North Yorkshire. They had chosen to demonstrate there because the huge plant is the UK’s biggest emitter of carbon. The ...
  1 week ago

• Cyclists union launches make-nice campaign

  
  The Toronto Observer — Authority: 559
  Toronto cycling advocates launched a new campaign to focus on the positive interactions between cyclists and motorists. The Toronto Cyclists Union recently launched the “Cyclists Paving the Way” campaign to acknowledge drivers who are thoughtful and courteous towards people on bicycles. The campaign involves ...
  1 week ago

• Theres a cyclists party in T.O. Bring your mask

  
  Take the Lane — Authority: 122
  Sometimes, I just get too serious about cycling. So it is good to be reminded that cycling really is about fun on the road, be that a solo experience or a shared experience with friends. The Toronto Cyclists Union is trying to tap into the fun side of cycling with its Fundraiser Cocktail and Masquerade on Wednesday ...
  1 week ago

• Heres what you said about sidewalk cycling

  
  Take the Lane — Authority: 122
  All of the responses to last weeks Moron of the Week suggest that you will be interested in the following information from Cycle Chatham-Kent. As you may recall from my earlier post about the groups sidewalk cycling survey , John Sigurjonsson was collecting info on what other municipalities in Ontario were doing ...
  1 week ago

• Update: Off-duty cop who beat cyclist found not guilty.

  
  TorontoCranks — Authority: 113
  About a month ago I asked about the cop who was charged for assaulting a cyclist in front of a bunch of high school kids. Apparently he was found not guilty last December.
  1 week ago

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