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Designing for the future without reinventing the wheel

May 2, 2011

Timeless Design: Peugeot “Mixte” (click to enlarge) “Necessity is the mother of invention”~Mum I was reminded by something I saw yesterday, that some things can’t be improved upon, like traditional bicycle design for utility or long-distance cycling. When it comes to these, I happily fall into the “retro-grouch” camp. Aside from recumbents, and other alternative-design […]

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The VeloWeb “merge” draws near

April 26, 2011

After putting in some very long days and nights I think VeloWeb is almost ready to shed its old skin and join this platform. Preparing the merge, announced last October, has taxed my limited technical skills, but I’ve learned a few things along the way. It would be naive not to anticipate a few glitches […]

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Cycling is blossoming

April 25, 2011

Marinoni Ciclo in bloom (Click to enlarge) At last, after a particularly cold winter along the Pacific Coast, curtesy of La Niña, we finally got some spring-like weather last week (too bad it was short lived!). There’s so much snow on local mountains that skiing could go on into summer, but going on the crowded […]

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Earth Day challenge: train for tomorrow

April 21, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxvMh2DaGfk[/youtube] A cause worth fighting for? Tomorrow is Earth Day. Last year, on the fortieth anniversary, I told the story of a great Canadian scientist and early mentor Digby McLaren, who dedicated his life to the understanding of this planet and communicating the challenges to its (and by biological extension) our health. McLaren was not […]

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Bike lanes, trams and trains: cheap at half the price

April 18, 2011

I was chatting with a taxi driver a couple of days ago. Nice chap. But soon the topic turned to cycling—occasioned by the sight of an idiot on a bike, weaving through traffic. The cabbie went on a rant: They should be licensed, they should carry insurance, they should …. Resisting the temptation to critique […]

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A long-reach solution for wider bicycle tires

April 11, 2011

We’ve discussed before the advantages of wider-profile bike tires. They are generally: Faster More comfortable More stable Safer I had my Marinoni Sportivo “Randonneée” built specifically to accommodate fatter 700C tires (like my Marinoni Ciclo, the stock Sportivo comes with 49mm maximum short-reach caliper brakes, that will only fit 23mm tires with fenders). That means, of […]

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