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Cyclocross biking picks up speed around Puget Sound

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:13:37 -0800

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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Police Blotter for 1/9

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:53:32 -0800

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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Bike rider dies after tree crash

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:57:13 -0800

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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Ski town's flame too hot for global warming cops

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:09:54 -0800

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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DVD recounting bike trail on sale

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:53:58 -0800

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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Mountain biker wins RP s 1st gold MEDAL

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:06:44 -0800

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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Settlement paves way for rebuilding Taum Sauk

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:15:23 -0800

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

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:44:27 -0800

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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TOP 5 REASONS YOU DIDN'T CALL AFTER FIRST DATE

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:29:03 -0800

"I found out she was on 'Survivor.'" - Johan "He wore Doc Martens." - Jen "He had a fake English accent and was from New Jersey." - Lauren "He said he got my number from my mom and liked Simon & Garfunkel and mountain biking." - Zoe

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California Woman Named National Hero Award Semifinalist for Taking Disadvantaged Kids on Mountain Bike Tours

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:55:45 -0800

As a young bicycle enthusiast in the mid-1980s, Marilyn Price often pedaled up the redwood-forested slopes across the Golden Gate Bridge. During one afternoon excursion, while looking at a sweeping view of San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, she remembered the disadvantaged children she served when volunteering at

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NYLO Interlocken To be Built in the Heart of the Denver/Boulder High-tech Corridor

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:05:10 -0800

BROOMFIELD, Colo. | NYLO Hotels LLC will bring its first hotel in Colorado to Interlocken Technology Park, Broomfield, Colo., the company announced today. The new loft lifestyle hotel brand will break ground the second quarter of 2008 and open in mid

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Mom inspires bike ride through all 50 states

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:28:40 -0800

DILLON RESERVOIR - After his mother passed away from cancer, Gary Gianetti decided to get physical with the disease by taking his bike and going on a tour called "Ride for Your Life," a 5,000 mile bike tour through 50 states in just 50 days. The ride ended October 6.

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Assistant prof designs bike for Ugandans

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:18:41 -0800

Jason Morris helps two pedicab drivers repair their bicycles in the town of Hoima, Uganda. Morris, a Western Washington University assistant professor of industrial design, went to Uganda this summer to introduce a new bicycle design for pedicab

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Park City residents pass $15M trail-system bond

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:03:11 -0800

Park City can add "walkable" and "bikeable" to their list of accomplishments Park City residents passed a bond Tuesday by 55 percent for pedestrian and bike-friendly trails throughout the city

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Find your fitness type

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:09:59 -0800

Exercise is good for the body, mind and soul, especially if you do it regularly and at a level beyond your comfort zone. Yet far too many people join a gym or start a sport ? and call it a day almost before the new Lycra's been through the

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