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- Designing Affordable Bicycle Components For Transportation And Practicality
- Everyday People Thinking Up New Uses For Bicycles
- Knowledge, Technology And Social Networking Converge To Recover A Stolen Bicycle
- A Cyclist Who Should Give Thanks On Days Other Than Thanksgiving Day
- Misinterpreting Statistics To Show Cyclists As Causing More Bike-Car Crashes Than Drivers
- Capitalizing On The Death Of Cyclists
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Tag Archives: Bike Culture
Either Cycling Has Changed Or The World Has Become Less Safe
Changes are rarely sudden. More often than not, things evolve over a prolonged period of time, sometimes so subtly that changes are only perceptible in hindsight. Even then, it’s not always easy to know what changed. This problem struck me … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Cycling Past And Present, Cycling Safety
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Drugs, Disease And The Demise Of Heroes
No cycling blog would be complete without some mention, and ideally an analysis, of the recent downfall of bicycling legend Lance Armstrong. According to the latest reports, he participated in a conspiracy, along with his teammates, trainers, and team doctors, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Culture, Controversies In Cycling, Illegal Doping In Sports, Illegal Drug Use In Cycling, Lance Armstrong
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Cycling Social Networking Before The Internet
Before social networking, we had networking. By definition, networking is an interconnected system of people or things. Although it was originally a way for people to make friends and share interests, networking morphed into a buzzword in the business … Continue reading
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The Socially Acceptable Aspects of Cycling
Many Americans, along with their international counterparts, don’t find using a bicycle as transportation socially acceptable. Some regard it as a childish pastime, which in certain ways, interferes with adult activities like driving. Cycling is also seen as irresponsible due … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Racing, Bicycles For Exercise, Bike Culture, Recreational Cycling, Socially Acceptable Uses Of Bicycles
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Illusions Created By Cyclists
In a subjective world, perceptions are everything. How people see things is as important as what those things are in and for themselves because it’s human nature to interpret the world around us in the context of our own … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Helmet Debate, Bicycle Safety Gear And Accountability, Bike Culture, Cycling Safety, Perceptions About Cyclists
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Bicycles and Privacy in a Modern Technological World
Privacy is a relatively new concept. Thousands of years ago, when our ancestors roamed the plains in search of food, there was no such thing as privacy. Humans lived out in the open, were few and far between, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle License, Bicycles And Privacy, Bike Culture, Cyclist Freedom, Privacy Rights
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Cycling and Socioeconomic Status
Over time, the activity of cycling has developed certain connotations. In the early days, it was seen as a form of short distance transportation and later became a form of recreation. At some point, bicycles began to be associated … Continue reading
Brazen Cyclists
No one has escaped them. They ride with fire under their saddles, shooting onward as if fed on rocket fuel. These muscular missiles dart and veer, fearless in their quest for speed and a thrill at someone else’s expense. From … Continue reading
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