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		<title>Wondrous Wolverhampton bicycle history recalls the Golden Age of Cycling</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/05/17/wondrous-wolverhampton-bicycle-history-recalls-the-golden-age-of-cycling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s Best Bicycle I have boasted before of my hometown’s importance to the history of bicycle manufacturing in Britain. Wolverhampton, already a metalworking centre (my paternal great-grandfather was a locksmith), was poised to profit from the Golden Age of Cycling. The city became the third largest source of bicycles in the UK. By 1900 the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria Tweed Ride, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The bicycle will accomplish more for women’s sensible dress than all the reform movements that have ever been waged.&#8221; ~ Author Unknown, Demerarest’s Family Magazine, 1895 All the Tweed Riders (Click to enlarge) Based on the London Tweed Run, established in 2009, tweed rides—featuring vintage velos and period costumes—have caught on around the world. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motorists endangering Victoria cyclists risk apprehension</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/05/11/motorists-endangering-victoria-cyclists-risk-apprehension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nabbed on the Bridge Photo: Douglas Fraser Yesterday afternoon, as I was working on my photographic project documenting urban cyclists of Victoria, I noticed friends from the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, counting traffic crossing the soon-to-be replaced Johnson Street Bridge (results below). I joined the bike counters on the grass verge bordering the southeastern exit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can San Francisco teach us about reclaiming streets from cars?</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/30/what-can-san-francisco-teach-us-about-reclaiming-streets-from-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/30/what-can-san-francisco-teach-us-about-reclaiming-streets-from-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, StreetFilms nails it in this excellent video report on San Francisco&#8217;s innovative drive to reclaim public space from the automobile through &#8220;tactical urbanism&#8221;—using low-cost materials to delineate human-centred environments. Despite being under a court injunction that prohibited improvements to bicycle infrastructure for much of the time, the city has enjoyed a 71 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urban cyclists of Victoria, B.C.</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/26/urban-cyclists-of-victoria-b-c/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rides of spring I&#8217;ve wandered with my cameras, on and off for several years, documenting the extraordinary array of cyclists who daily ride the streets and trails of Victoria. As I examine the images, it strikes me that no other form of transportation can bestow upon its user the dignity that comes with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presenting the GoPro HD HERO2 Professional camera: unboxing &amp; test</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/23/presenting-the-gopro-hd-hero2-professional-camera-unboxing-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of some old friends on my birthday, I now add a GoPro HD HERO2 camera to my photographic arsenal. The camera shoots both 11mp stills and high definition video at 1080p: 1920×1080, 30FPS, 960p: 1280×960, 48FPS + 30FPS, and 720p: 1280×720, 60FPS + 30FPS. Videos are 720p. Make sure YouTube [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria protest against oil pipeline &amp; tankers</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/19/victoria-protest-against-oil-pipeline-tankers/</link>
		<comments>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/19/victoria-protest-against-oil-pipeline-tankers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://veloweb.ca/?p=9976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The wisdom of our elders is more valuable than gold.&#8221; ~Melana Bazil, Gitxan Thousands (the mainstream media predictably reported &#8220;hundreds&#8221;) turned out in Victoria last Sunday to say no to the proposed Enbridge &#8220;Northern Gateway&#8221; oil pipeline and tanker port at Kitimat. The rally began at the Legislature, with speeches from First Nations&#8217; leaders and youth. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saanich Cycling Festival celebrates Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/18/saanich-cycling-festival-celebrates-earth-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, April 22, from 11:00 am-2:30 pm, at the University of Victoria, Lot #10 The Saanich Cycling Festival returns for the third time (has it really been 2-years since 600 cyclists took over the Shelbourne Street Corridor in celebration of World Health Day?) The event again features a Family Bike Ride, escorted by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring the southern reaches of the Pemberton Icefield</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/16/exploring-the-southern-reaches-of-the-pemberton-icefield/</link>
		<comments>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/16/exploring-the-southern-reaches-of-the-pemberton-icefield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Click to enlarge) According to a yellowed journal, I spent my 29th birthday telemark skiing the slopes of Whistler Mountain with my friend Blaine Powell. In between blasting through waist deep powder snow, we planned a ski touring traverse of the Pemberton Icefield. Drawn from that same journal, here is the story of the adventure, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bi-Cycles are beautiful, says Bill Cosby</title>
		<link>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/12/bi-cycles-are-beautiful-says-bill-cosby/</link>
		<comments>http://veloweb.ca/2012/04/12/bi-cycles-are-beautiful-says-bill-cosby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raymond Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun find from the seventies, hosted by afro-topped comic Bill Cosby, serious about &#8220;bi-cycles.&#8221; Cosby covers history of the velo, California commuting and safety drills. Part Two]]></description>
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