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MAJOR
AIRLINE POLICIES AND PRICES FOR FLYING WITH A BICYCLE
October 20, 2008
The price for gas,
food and flights is on the rise, yet international
travel is still highly desired amongst many bicycle
travelers. So how do you fly with your bike and avoid
the fees imposed by most major airlines?
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POOR
& HAPPY: WHY MONEY DOES NOT EQUAL HAPPINESS
October 15, 2008
Today’s
post is my contribution to Blog Action Day –
a day in which thousands of bloggers from around the
world join together to write about one topic for a
single day. This year’s topic is poverty. |
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY SECOND LONG DISTANCE BICYCLE
TOUR
October 9, 2008
When I set
out on my second long distance bicycle tour, I figured
it would be much like my first. I knew there would
be long days of riding mixed with extended periods
of thirst and hunger. I also knew that once it was
all over, I’d be coming back a whole new person.
A better person! |
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TRAVEL
HOW YOU WANT: THERE ARE NO RULES WITH BICYCLE TOURING
October 6, 2008
My bicycle
travels have taken me to places and provided me with
opportunities few people will ever experience in their
lifetime. Traveling by bike is a freeing experience…
and that’s why it ticks me off when people try
and tell me it needs to be done a particular way.
As far as I’m concerned, there are no rules
with bicycle touring! |
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COMMUTING
GOES MAINSTREAM AT THE 2008 INTERBIKE INTERNATIONAL
BICYCLE EXPO
October 5, 2008
It’s
been one week since I returned from the 2008 Interbike
International Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since
that time I’ve shared the Lance Armstrong cyclo-cross
race and the Urban Legend Fashion Show with you. But
today I want to talk about something a little different... |
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LIFE
WITHOUT A VEHICLE: COULD YOU LIVE FOR 12 MONTHS WITHOUT
YOUR CAR?
October 3, 2008
For the
last ten years I’ve been driving a 1992 blue
and white Ford Explorer. The car was my father’s
before he passed it down to me after I received my
license at the age of 16… and boy did I love
that car... |
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INTERBIKE
2008 URBAN LEGEND FASHION SHOW
September 29, 2008
Day
two of the 2008 Interbike International Bicycle Expo
ended with a fashion show featuring the clothes, bikes,
and accessories of more than 50 different companies.
The line up included fashions designed for gym, weekend
casual, day casual, work, semi-formal, and formal
occasions... |
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MORE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SELECTING A BICYCLE
MIRROR
September 28, 2008
This
week I had the pleasure of working with the fine folks
from CycleAware (a company located in Aptos, California
that makes mirrors and other bicycle safety products)
at the 2008 Interbike Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. I
was asked to work the CycleAware booth after writing
a review of the various types of bicycle mirrors…
and I was happy to accept their invitation... |
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LANCE
ARMSTRONG'S SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT THE 2008 CROSS
VEGAS CYCLO-CROSS RACE
September 27, 2008
A
huge crowd formed as Lance appeared near the starting
gate and the announcer called him to the line. Lights
flashed and the crowd roared. If it weren’t
for his yellow and black LAF (Lance Armstrong Foundation)
jersey, he’d look like any of the other riders
on the course – an ultra fit athlete dressed
in lycra preparing for 10 laps of cyclo-cross hell... |
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IF
YOU'RE AT THE INTERBIKE EXPO, HERE'S WHERE WE CAN
CONNECT
September 22, 2008
A few people
have been asking me about my schedule at the upcoming
Interbike Expo and where we can meet. Following is
my schedule thus far... |
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BICYCLING
IN ONTARIO, CANADA
September 17, 2008
Every
year more cyclists are discovering the great opportunities
for bicycle touring in Ontario, Canada. The most scenic
and attractive areas for bicycling are located close
to Niagara Falls and near the shores of Lake Huron,
Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River,
just across the border for visitors from the United
States... |
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WHAT
ARE YOU DOING THIS WINTER?
September 14, 2008
For those
of us in the northern hemisphere, the bicycle touring
season is quickly coming to an end. With winter just
around the corner, I’ve been wondering what
my readers are planning to do this winter...
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YOU
DON'T NEED HALF THE THINGS YOU THINK YOU NEED
September 10, 2008
Imagine:
You’re out on the road, climbing a five thousand
foot pass, when you suddenly look back and realize
you’re carrying an awful lot of stuff on your
bike. As sweat pours from your forehead and your bike
slows to a stop, you think to yourself, “Did
I really need to bring my pillow? My blow-dryer? Those
three Steven King novels? What in the world was I
thinking... |
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10
THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY FIRST BIKE TOUR
September 5, 2008
When I
left home in the summer of 2001 to ride my bike from
Eureka, California to the Mexican/American border,
I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. As far
as I was concerned, this whole “bicycle touring”
thing was an entirely new concept – maybe even
an entirely new sport? I didn’t know how I was
going to travel over 1,000 miles on my rusty old mountain
bike, but I did know I would figure out a way to make
it happen! |
