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  1. Dead Fingers

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  2. Kobranzilla

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    LOL...this looks hilarious...imagine some loafer in front of you peddling along talking on thier cell phone in a brand new under armour outfit and constantly bumping up against them...

    worst.idea.ever

    Shit...I have tons of ideas!!! google give me money instead of wasting on this horrible idea
     
  3. Dead Fingers

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    High school mountain biking expands in US
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/high-school-mountain-biking-expands-in-us

    The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) added three new Leagues to its high school cycling program: Minnesota, Washington and Texas.

    Minnesota enters as an "Emerging League", while Texas and Washington come in at the more developed level of "Project League".
     
  4. Dead Fingers

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  5. Dead Fingers

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    2010 Cycle Messenger World Championships

    [ame="http://vimeo.com/14974199"]2010 Cycle Messenger World Championships on Vimeo[/ame]
     
  6. Iceblink

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  7. KCFutbol

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  8. Dead Fingers

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    Bike route along Mississippi closer to reality
    http://www.startribune.com/local/11...qyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUsT

    Another mode of transportation will soon join those already offering memorable and scenic trips along the 3,000-mile Mississippi River:

    Your bike.

    A map of the route through Minnesota is expected by year's end. Signs should be up to mark the national Mississippi River Trail by 2012, according to the state Department of Transportation.

    The trail, following the river from its Lake Itasca headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico, aims to do for bikes what the Great River Road did for cars -- get people closer to the scenic old river.
     
  9. Dead Fingers

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  10. Dead Fingers

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  11. Dead Fingers

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    Cyclist fends off leopard attack with mountain bike
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...ds-off-leopard-attack-with-mountain-bike.html

    Mr Ncube said he managed to trap the animal's two front legs in the triangle of his bicycle's frame so that it could not move freely or reach him with its teeth.

    He eventually pulled a loose steel bar he had attached to his bicycle and smashed the leopard around the head as it clawed at his face and head.

    The frightened beast then ran off into the bush.




    Any lessons here in dealing with drivers? :p
     
  12. Dead Fingers

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  13. Dead Fingers

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  14. Dead Fingers

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    WARNING: graphic

    Driver plows into cyclists in a Critical Mass ride in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

    WARNING: graphic
     
  15. Dead Fingers

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  16. Dead Fingers

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  17. Dead Fingers

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    NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide

    The purpose of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide (part of the Cities for Cycling initiative) is to provide cities with state-of-the-practice solutions that can help create complete streets that are safe and enjoyable for bicyclists.

    http://nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/
     
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  20. Dead Fingers

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  22. Dead Fingers

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  24. Kobranzilla

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