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Tag Archives: Mike Honnold
Word on the street: PVC Pete
What you call goals I call upgrades. Eyes would be great. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles, Report from the road
Tagged Burley tandem, Mike Honnold, PVC, robot, tandem stoker
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Bicycles from Turbo Bob. Bridges from the 18th century
Trends moving through the non-folding world are also evident in the folding bicycle space, including disc brakes, belt drives and electric-assist motors. Continue reading
Mike Honnold pedals the Netherlands (and returns to Peoria)
“Right away I could tell cycling was Priority Number One due to the number of bikes parked in the racks outside the train station. That many people would not be using bikes for transportation if the country made it difficult for them to be used.” Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Equipment, Infrastructure, Report from the road
Tagged Caterpillar, coffee, commuting, Mike Honnold, Netherlands, Rent a Bike Haarlem, Rock Island Greenway, train
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Wherestherack.org marks the spot of Peoria’s bicycle racks
Mike Honnold could have been the seventh generation of his family to pursue farming, but the Kansas, Illinois, native decided to study industrial technology instead. Today he works as an engineer for Caterpillar in Peoria. A former president of the … Continue reading
