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Tag Archives: walking
Among the lion’s teeth. 30 days of biking, #27
Tell everyone on Xztig Five, I’m doing find. Bicycles here have not yet gained sentience. Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking
Tagged bicycle history, dandelion, report to the home planet, walking
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Brompton to “pile into New York.” Plus, Car Brain and the walker
Will Butler-Adams: “We want to start shaking up America.” Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Weekly Linker
Tagged Bikeyface, League of American Bicyclists, Netherlands, walking, Will Butler-Adams, winter
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Flat tire heaven, Indy trail turns heads and 100 Tour de France bicycles
Steel bicycle frames were absolutely real in the Tour for most of the 20th century. Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Linker
Tagged Bike Portland, Heritage Bicycles, Indianapolis, Tour de France bicycles, trick riding, walking
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How to spend as little of your own money on a new bicycle as possible
Don’t spend any money Walking is about as close to free transportation as it gets. If it was good enough for Thoreau… Don’t buy a new bicycle Can you adjust brakes and gears? Overhaul bearings? Recognize frame and wheel defects? … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles
Tagged bicycle shop, craigslist, discount store bicycle, free, how to, money, new bicycle, Thoreau, tricycle, walking
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