January 11, 2008

Cyclocross biking picks up speed around Puget Sound

Just as we begin our descent, I discover something that I find more than a little bit interesting. "I don't have any brakes," I say aloud. It's true. I pull on my brake levers and nothing happens. No sound. No sliding.

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January 09, 2008

Police Blotter for 1/9

MONDAY 12:28 p.m. A bright blue Huffy bike, valued at $200, was stolen from a home on North Maple Street. 3:07 p.m. A men's Schwinn mountain bike was taken from outside a restaurant on East Wooster Street. 9:11 p.m. Ben Maulorico IV from Strongsville, OH, and Amy Damore from Warren, OH, were cited for underage consumption and Matthew Wilkinson from Bowling Green, OH, was cited

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December 31, 2007

Bike rider dies after tree crash

A SUMMERHOLM man was killed on his 18th birthday after sustaining severe head injuries in a collision with a tree. The young man was testing out his new birthday present (a mountain bike) when he lost control down Gehrke Hill Road, near Laidley, about 11.45am on Saturday, crashing into a

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December 25, 2007

Ski town's flame too hot for global warming cops

In the mountain resort of Aspen, where mansions each pump out more than 600 pounds of carbon dioxide annually, and jets delivering the rich and famous to their second homes add another 300,000 tons, the mayor is trying to eliminate a natural-gas fueled flame in an open municipal hearth in downtown that is intended to provide

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December 10, 2007

DVD recounting bike trail on sale

Available for the first time on DVD is the 1967 film Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail: The Old Railroad Trail was created by Don Goodman for the Monroe County UW Extension in 1967 to promote the nation s first rails-to-trails bicycle trail, running from Sparta to Elroy.This 15 minute, color film takes the viewer on a nostalgic tour of the bike trail from Elroy to Sparta and all points in between,

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December 07, 2007

Mountain biker wins RP s 1st gold MEDAL

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: The Philippines finally scooped up its first gold medal in the 24th Southeast Asian Games when seasoned mountain biker Joey Barba ruled the men s downhill event at the Khao Yai Thien-Lamtakong Dam here on

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November 29, 2007

Settlement paves way for rebuilding Taum Sauk

Ameren Corp. agreed to a $177 million settlement of a lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon over the 2005 Taum Sauk disaster, paving the way for the utility to rebuild the reservoir atop Proffitt

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MTB news & racing round-up for November 29, 2007

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com

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