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So, know any good bike-related websites/ magazines/ books? I look at this a lot: http://sheldonbrown.com/articles.html Lots of usefull information on bike repair, old/weird bikes and parts, singlespeed bikes, wheelbuilding...lots of stuff. -N
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I've always found the people on http://www.bikeforums.net/ really nice, and there is some good info on there
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http://www.pinkbike.com/ Good site. edit: link
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Has anyone heard of Critical mass? here in seattle, I went last month and it was a lot of fun. It's all across the world on the last friday of the month. http://www.critical-mass.org/
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Posted by Vision Has anyone heard of Critical mass? |
I used to be very active in the Chicago Critical Mass community...not so much now, for various reasons. A lot of out-of-towners come to the Chicago rides and are impressed with what they see, which is nice. The book The Immortal Class by Travis Culley talks a lot about the Critical Mass community in Chicago. http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org
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I got ahold of a book called "The Art of Urban Cycling, lessons from the street", by Robert Hurst. It's a pretty goog book the first chapter of it details the urban cycling experience and sets it up on a timeline. The other two chapeters detail stuff that seem more like drivers education about streets and traffic viewed from a cyclist point of view. 4th Chapter is about accidents,injuries and avoiding them. Chapter 5 is about pollution, Chapter 6 and 7 are about flats, repairs, maintenance, equipment and bikes. The first chapter is really interesting and should probably be read by anyone who is a cyclist in the city. The remainder of the book is just as good as any cycling handbook out there. Also the copy I got ahold of has a forward written by Marla Streb, being a mountain biking fan Marla Streb is one of my favorite cyclists of all time.
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Another great urban cycling book is Urban Bikers Tips and Tricks by David Glowatz (Full disclosure: I'm friends with Dave.) I consider myself an able city biker and I still got a lot out of reading this book. It has everything from picking a bike, maintainance, dressing for all sorts of weather, riding in difficult urban environments (like going up/down stairs while riding), what to do if you get hit by a car, and so on--lots of very practical advice. It's written from the perspective of someone who rides everywhere, every day. For more information see: http://www.askmrbike.com
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www.farkin.net Australian Mountain Bike site. The biggest in all of our little coutnry. There's also www.hcor.net , but I don't visit there much. I'll try think of some others.
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http://www.layitlow.com awesome forum for bikes like mine
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www.recumbents.com is a start for me...
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great video of the first annual bike kill festival in NYC hosted by Black Label Bike Club (i think) anyway, exciting video! http://homepage.ma...MovieTheater8.html
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http://bikemilwaukee.com has info on biking in milwaukee, a flickr group, and other helpful links with tutorials or other general info. it also has a pretty frequently updated calendar of events (critical mass, races, etc) for the milwaukee/madison area, which is pretty rad.
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It's not much of an informational site but I run my team's site complete with forum. www.monstrhealthcare.com
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