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Bicycle Safety Day for Kids, Tri-C West in Cleveland

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) will host a Bicycle Safety Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 11, 2012 at the west campus located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, Children 5-13 will learn bike safety skills. There … Continue reading

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Bicycling Tip for Riding in Traffic

I thought about this on the way home from work last night, riding in commuter traffic on a pretty busy road downtown (Cleveland). When I am forced to ride a little closer to parked cars than I really care to … Continue reading

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Can You Ride A Cardboard Bicycle?

This guy could be my long lost brother. He builds guitars, and now he’s built a bicycle out of cardboard! Awesome! I’ve built a boat out of cardboard and duct tape once, but this guy is taking it to a … Continue reading

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Design a Bicycle Path Competition, Cleveland Ohio

Here’s a great chance for you to design a bicycle path the way YOU think it should be! Cleveland Ohio is having a design competition to design the bike path across the Cuyahoga River via the lower concourse of the … Continue reading

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Blind Pilot Band Tours on Bicycles!

Holy cow! This is too cool! Being a musician myself, I can totally appreciate this; The band, Blind Pilot, has gone on tour on their bicycles! They were completely unsupported, taking their gear and instruments with them on trailers. They … Continue reading

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Cool! Share the Road Ohio License Plates

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has Share The Road License Plates available. The plates cost an extra $15 over the normal fees. $5 from the sale of each plate is distributed to the highway safety fund to publish and … Continue reading

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Why Do You Ride?

Why do you ride your bicycle? Raleigh is sponsoring a video contest to answer that question. The winner will get a new Raleigh Cadent. To enter, you need to submit a video about why you ride. You can get more … Continue reading

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See Carol’s review of CamelBak Podium Big Chill Water Bottles

Click on the “Reviews” tab to read about our experience using insulated water bottles for cycling. The CamelBak Podium Big Chill Water Bottles are highly recommended.

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Ohio to Erie Trail: Killbuck to Brinkhaven Map

Check out the “Trail Maps” tab to see a description and map of the Ohio to Erie Trail road route that connects the southern end of the Holmes County Trail in Killbuck to the Mohican Valley Trail in Brinkhaven at … Continue reading

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Bicycle Velodrome Being Built in Cleveland Ohio

OK- so I know this isn’t about touring, but it is about bicycles and it is so very, very cool. Cleveland, Ohio, is about to have its very own public Olympic style velodrome! I couldn’t believe it when I heard … Continue reading

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