From Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“: By Grant Petersen A firm attachment to the pedals was helpful in the early days of bike racing, when all bikes had fixed gears (no freewheel, no coasting) and the gears were low by today’s standards. Then, once the racers got up to…
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From Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“: By Grant Petersen Underwear isn’t even a topic among bike riders, because most serious American riders don’t wear it – they wear bike shorts instead. I say, wear underwear – even if it’s cotton. That goes against a powerful rumor mill that considers…
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“Can one desire too much of a good thing?” – William Shakespeare With Shakespeare’s question in mind, and as a service to Bike Delaware’s readers, we offer the following caution on bicycling as exercise from Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike“. By Grant Petersen The title of this book means…
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“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain In the spirit of Mark Twain, and as a service to Bike Delaware’s readers, we offer the following caution on bicycle blinky lights, from Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to…
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by Tom Vanderbilt Published in Slate January 7, 2013 If you had been handed, a decade ago, a map of the U.S. and asked to predict where the novel idea of bike sharing—then limited to a few small-scale projects in a handful of European cities, might first find its firmest footing, you probably would have…
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William Penn High School Cafeteria 713 East Basin Rd. New Castle Tuesday January 15, 2013 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the City of New Castle announce a public workshop for two multi-modal trail projects within and near the City of New Castle. The workshop will be held on…
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At Bike Delaware’s 2013 Strategic Vision and Vote on November 15, “State Authorized Funding for Bicycling Improvements” was the top vote getter among 25 candidate goals. While Delaware’s pro-cycling momentum is undeniable, there is no guarantee that it can be sustained. But that momentum has to be sustained. It took a long time to create our…
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