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International Win for Susan day Not at all, Ed; thanks for helping to spread the word. That is a great idea. I am in. Lunch with Paul Andrews A great story, and the 1st proof I've seen that someone was BikeBlogging before I began in the US, in Jan. 2003, and Velorution began in Great Britain, in Dec. 2002.

For me this is welcome news, indeed. ;-D

BikeBlogging has certainly evolved since those early days as people, especially within the industry, have discovered it's potential, especially with YouTube videos, and Podcasting thrown in.

People are doing things with Blogging that a person like myself, with little time, knowledge, and resources, can't do, and now Social Networking tools like Facebook, and Twitter have been added to the mix as well.

The possibilities for the future are unlimited. Jon Winston of Bikescape This post has been removed by the author. Oh god! Now I have to post something!

There's a podcast waiting to be born about biking (or not) in Hong Kong, Preparing for the lifting of the injunction in SF and the bike bloggers meet-up in Sacramento last month.

Should be up in the next day or so...

--jon Yes, Jon. You must post something witty and timely and less than 1000 words! :) What are you drinking in the picture? Logan was his name-o Aww shucks. Now I acually have to update my blog. Pleasure meeting you too. fritz,

happy you met so many great people from sactown.

i miss sacramento quite a bit actually. midtown is one of the most wonderfully bike-able neighborhoods i've ever been in, and my first fulltime media job there was also the only job i've ever done a 100% bicycle commute on.

there's a lot of really awful suburbs around sacramento, but the greater downtown area is, in my opinion, the crown jewel of the central valley. Oh boy, they were the only ones to ride to the meetup? how ironic, no? I've never been to the west coast but would love to. West Virginia has a cycling culture (what my blog is about), but I feel like I want to experience more too. The BR&IN has a blog Streetsblog Network Nipple Works Hah! Very cool entry. Thanks. People of Interbike 2008 pau (rockthebike!) from fossilfool is a doll. he brings the party with him everywhere in sf
<3's to him and his wonderful vibe

-xo Hey - Thanks for the mention! It was nice to finally meet you. I had a really good talk with Dennis as well - great guy.

--Ron at Bike World News Yehuda Fritz? I would love to know what the algorithm for link farms is, since my site has a veritable PAUCITY, mind you, PAUCITY of links. Nonsensical, irrelevant content? Perhaps, if bicycle is on the algorithm...
...oops, I got it.
Perhaps because my vocabulary is *too* varied, it must be "randomly generated." Oh, I think I'll just go blog about it :) Whoops! I had the silly thing in reverse. ;-) Bikes and rumors of bikes SSWC08: Singlespeed World Championship photos cool, all this time I didn't know Carson had a blog. His photos have even landed on the frontpage of photoshelter -- it's good stuff. Thanks you guys! Eco Velo Pics from the sswc08 here carsonblume.blogspot.com Thanks Carson -- I'll post the link in a real article. Thank you! Bikes as transportation Cycling in Wichita, Kansas Yokota,
thanks for this generous, kind plug. We've already seen quite a few folks visiting from here, so I thank you for that. Bike world news EVERY review of a highend carbon road bike - esp. Specialized - has the quote "perfect balance of stiffness and vertical compliance". It's even in their press kit for cripesake. Like I wrote, it's all you need to know about the bike :-) Dentist bike! haha.

maybe in the 09 Specialized lit, they can say 'explodes into at least four pieces when confronted with immovable object.'

Have a delicious weekend Fritz! New Orleans by bike Father and son to trace ancestors trails by bike Bicycle blogs Thanks for the mention Fritz. Norcal bicycle blogs that you read Thanks for the plug!

A sometimes bike-themed SoCal blog that I'm a fan of is The Militant Angeleno. Thank you for listing my blog. I just wonder who referred mine to the survey. I semi-regularly blog about my commuting and general biking in Sacramento. You can read it at www.damncyclist.com Don't go leaving out my "Curtis in Bicycle Land"
http://ccorlew.blogspot.com WOOT! Thanks for the linkage! Here's another new one:

http://sub20olh.blogspot.com Hey there - thanks for the pointer! - Cyclofiend Jim Thank you for taking the survey Thanks for the mention of Cylepig.

Regards
Pete Bicycling to the Beijing Olympics The bike blog quiz ...damn...only one right & i couldn't even remember yer name...

...& i still say those pandas (w/ their little cameras) talk about bamboo more than anyone...it's just in pandanese so not everyone knows what they're sayin'...
...just sayin'... 80% If we are in bizarre-backwards world where 30 > 90, then I did better than you. Woohooo! I got 100 %! :-D It goes to show how this multi-choice method of testing does nothing for our kids. :-P 90% here I got 100%, but I have to admit that I just guessed and got lucky on The Independent blog question.

and bikesgonewild, all of my posts about bamboo bikes have been directly plagerized from the pandas, so I almost missed that one too. I just use babelfish to translate from Pandanese to English and post away. 100% - who'd a thunk it. The Independent question was the one I missed also.

Carlton posted another quiz around somewhere to determine how "keen" a cyclist you are. I'll look for it and post the location in a bit. I would have had a 100% if I hadn't missed the Fritz question... twice. Both KWC and BGW know me personally, and they don't know my name. I'm crushed! 60% 'cause I don't *care* about some of 'em :D ...hmmm, i'm still tryin'...ah, ricardo freemasoner ???...

...james, i don't think babelfish is capable of capturing the subtle nuances of pandanese...that requires years of study in the bamboo forests of asia...or a job & calfee's... I scored 90%.Who ever heard of the Independent? Over 500,000 children's head injuries are recorded each year! Why just for kids? The world is full of banana peels, sticks, power cables, etc that could result in a crippling head injury even for the fully grown! I agree! That is why I always wear my helmet, even to bed! (You never know when a particularly violent dream causes you to fall out of your bed!) I also have a set of knee and elbow guards. To get 500,000 they must have used a fairly broad definition of "head injury". Probably the kinds of bumps and scrapes that every single one of us got when we were kids, right about the time that we (well, most of us) learned to stop smacking our heads into things. Shielding small children from that kind of feedback can severely restrict their ability to learn how to interact with their environment. Thank you for mentioning me Fritz. I keep checking your blog from time to time. Keep the posts coming. The bike newbie Wow, you get triple points for that link...1st - he's from my alma mater (TX State!) 2nd - well, he's close to Austin. 3rd - after looking at some of the rides he's been on I've probably ridden with him.

Thanks for the link! Bicycle repair videos Who are you, Thor Hushvod? :)

I would not consider changing a chain before 10,000 miles. On my main bike I still run the OEM chain, and it has more than that. My commuter bike has been running the same chain since 1995. And yes, I clean them and wax them as needed. It's a 10 speed chain (105 group) and it's already stretched. Shifting has become uneven.

My commuter bikes with fat chains -- yeah, I don't know how many thousands of miles are on those, but this is on the finicky road bike. The lifespan of the chain is disappointing. Makes me love my Rohloff and 8 speed chain even more :) ...the good news is: we've made our new 10 speed chains lighter, thinner & faster shifting...

...oh ya, btw, they now cost a lot more & don't last nearly as long...

...the ultimate in exponentially planned obsolescence... Lucas Brunelle in Sweden Hi Fritz, thanx for the link! Velicieux does not sound very good and Cyclelicious was taken, so I had to find something else... I'm glad you like it! That was some pretty impressive riding there! I think some of the horns were warranted though :) Google AdSense TOS change -- publish your privacy policy I have tried to do a diff with the old policy page and the results are on my blog at:
http://adsense.blogspot.com/2008/02/updated-terms-and-conditions.html Sorry, I made a mistake and gave the wrong url. The url is http://www.jimkarter.com/2008-02-27-new-google-adsense-policy-change.html Robert Hurst's blog Dear (Denver Post) Editor,

Bicycles have been my main transportation for 40 years. I believe bike riders should be allowed to treat stop signs and stop lights as yield signs and be permitted to ride on sidewalks.

Every other form of transportation has its own pathway. Trains have tracks, planes have the air, pedestrians have sidewalks, and cars have streets. Bikes have nothing. Denver does not have a bike path system. It has bits and pieces at best.

So bikes have no choice but to intrude on streets and sidewalks. Cars are more lethal to bicyclists than the latter are to pedestrians. To allow bikes on sidewalks doesn’t mean riders can’t be cited for reckless endangerment if they do so unsafely. Rules for sidewalk riding, not prohibition.

Next to walking, bicycling is the slowest mode of transportation. If bicyclists stop for every stop sign and stop light, it takes twice as long to get somewhere. Biking is already slow. Constantly stopping makes it even slower.

This is an unnecessary burden for three reasons. First, bicyclists can see better than drivers because nothing is obstructing their view. Second, they can stop faster than a car because they go slower and weigh less. Third, bikes are more vulnerable than cars, which gives them an incentive to be more careful.

Yield signs already exist for cars and are effective at controlling motorist behavior. Making stop signs and stop lights yield signs for bicyclists makes sense and will work just as well.

A minute percentage of Denverites commute to work everyday on bikes. Bike riding is slow and dangerous. The right rules can make it less slow while making it less hazardous for everyone. The wrong rules make it more cumbersome but no less dangerous.

Sincerely,
Brad Bohland
Denver Bicycle blog ...congratulations, fritz (you ol' dot.com slut)...

...actually, you always have interesting links in all your posts, so you deserve some recognition... This post has been removed by the author. I would like to think that you're in good company, given that our blogs are tied at 8.6! :)

In all seriousness, though, there are some blogs ranked below mine that I would rank a little higher, and I'd be inclined to give yours a higher rating because of your frequency of posts.

Good job, Fritz! I'm not even on the list at all. I reckon that's due to my sloth and negligence for things like tagging. My poor ego was shrieking as the ratings went down until I realized I was in "N/a" ... and then realized that I was under the radar... which isn't a bad place to be ;) I was happy to get a high rating, but I was also a bit surprised since I usually just post two to three times a week. Honestly though, I can't imagine trying to rank all the bike blogs included. Many of them are very good so it would be hard to put them in order. I have a lot of favorite bike blogs which I like for different reasons, so I can't really say I have a true favorite.

Either way, I liked the message from Amy too. I feel honored to be in the top 10 with such great blogs. congrats... but i'd be suspicious - kent p.'s blog is nowhere on the first 4-5 pages as of this evening. how can they be missing that - years of great bike writing?

i'm sure it has to do with how things get 'tagged', ordered, listed, linked too, etc. etc.

that said, not taking anything from you... love checking in here... 650B news site started And don't forget that Jill at Haro has also crafted a 650B series... really darned pretty too. Thanks for that info, Tim. Does Arleigh know about this? I know there are two hard tails to come out this spring. A single speed and a 1x9. That's the extent I have seen so far. Fiji bicycle club Bicycle blog link dump That article on being car-free in LA was really interesting. I lived there most of my life and thought it was one of the worst places for making cars a necessity. I'm glad someone is thinking that way there. Heh... you're promoting MY poetry? Your standards aren't quite as high as I thought, Fritz. :)

Thanks for the link, though... Bay Area bicycle blogs Indeed I did. But Sacramento is good too. Thanks for the link to my blog SF Cyclotouring. I have aggregated several bike-related blogs at the iBOB Metablog, some of which are in the SF Bay Area, e.g.:
Black Mountain Cycles, a great new shop in Pt. Reyes Station and the Wheelgirl blog from the Wheelgirl Bike Shop in Berkeley. I believe Paul Dorn's Bike Commute Tips Blog is out of SF, and Smudgemo's You Just Don't Want To is an Oakland area blog. East Bay Bicycle Coalition web site has blogs. Try http://www.bikesarerad.com Pick Up the Podium. Catch A CamelBak Podium Bottle From Team Saunier Duval-Scott and Win Prizes at the Tour of California

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Come join our Northern California Blogger Network..http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81379964792&ref=mf hey.. i just started a blog to catalogue some of the rides around marin county and the bay area.. google hasn't crawled it yet, as since i'm new to blogging, i'm still figuring out how to make it searchable and such.
http://baildownworld.blogspot.com/ Here are two more to add to the list:

Girl on Bike (Berkeley)
http://girlonbikewrites.blogspot.com

Bike Man Dan (Oakland)
http://www.bikemandan.com/blog/ great reading and useful stuff.. enjoyed reading your post.. thanks Introducing Carl in Longmont Thank you for that build up. I really enjoy your site. It has become one of the morning "coffee stops". For some more horn tooting, it was the school that my kids go to that had the 98% turnout!
Thanks, Carl Where in the world is OIFS? Lynskey bicycle blog Top 100 lifestyle blogs Congratulations, Fritz!!! Top 50 no less... way to go!

(I'm so jealous.) Holy cow. Well done, you're like.. the next google. Very cool. Contrats. Thanks all! The 'next google' ha ha! How about a top 50?!?!

Congrats my friend Congratulations!

Here's My Cycling Blog for your top 100 list consideration

www.cycling-challenge.com

A new challenge every year while cycling legendary climbs in the French and Swiss Alps.

Regards Bicycle blogs and news Bicycle news for mobile devices The big challenge with reading web pages on mobile devices comes from the variety of UIs, which range from a tiny low(ish) resolution screen, through larger smartphone screens (some with touchscreen) and onwards into the PDA form factor. Add to this the differences in how browsers render pages and you'll probably find that a 'one size fits all' mobile solution probably isn't the best bet. I've read cycleicious on several different phones now and none of them has really rendered the pages properly, largely because the browsers get confused by the boxes and sidebars. With the exception of PDAs, on mobile devices I now read cycleicious (and most sites) almost exclusively via RSS, either the native apps preinstalled in the phone or increasingly via the mobile version of google reader.

Practically this means that to be truly useful on a mobile you need to have pages formatted in different ways to suit the range of UIs. The most elegant solutions autodetect the browser/phone and serve the appropriate pages- this is a better solution that guessing from the originating domain because many people use laptops over a mobile data connection and you don;t want to serve them the mobile version. If this is too comlpicated at least allow the user to choose the version and remember it using a cookie so the correct version gets presented on subsequent hits.

I'd reccomend a simple solution (single column, no/low res graphics) for basic phones, along with a more bells and whistles version for PDAs. The BBC's site is a good example, though not the only one. Hi Fritz,

I would suggest you to check out FeedM8 (www.feedm8.com). FeedM8 converts web pages to and optimizes for any mobile phone - from RAZRs/Blackberries to iPhones. The best of all, it is free.

Allen
Co-founder
FeedM8 Thanks Mike for the detailed comment. I use CSS and in fact the sidebars can be completely eliminated if you'd like. Is there such a thing as a mobile device media type in CSS? If so, I'll look into that.

Thanks for pointing me to feed8, Allen. I'll take a look. I really should learn this stuff. Sure Fritz, use the photo
Ira from Bicycle-Musings Carectomy Cool site! About half of the new blogs that I bookmark come from Cyclelicious links. Keep finding them Fritz. Glad to be of service ;-) hey, my friend josh has alerted me that i've been written about on this blog but i can't see it! both firefox and safari say the server cannot be found. any idea why??

louise (www.louiserouse.com/blog) Lou, are you looking for Carectomy? It must have been a temporary problem -- it works now. oh yes that's working now ( ^ - ^ ). Its nice to be famous!! Even if it is yet again as a footnote to the illustrious Mr. Hart... :) Proximic - context based links for your website The bloggers of Interbike You have a great collection of photos there. I can't believe we were all in the same place at the same time and didn't have time for a get-together. Bummer. I guess there is next year.... Good life cyclist Almost famous LOL at Cycling "faggot" dude. He's going to be so excited. To Paraphrase the Immortal Tricky Dick:

I am NOT a Faggot! ;-D

Unlike the former Prez, though, I'm being truthful. ;-D

For those who are scratching their heads, over our amusement, read the piece Fritz links to.

My piece links to that of the good "Doc" Logan, who... ah, heh, um, just read. ;-D Thanks

Marcelo I'm so glad you'll be at Interbike!!! So, when are you stopping by our booth to say 'hello' in person?!?! I don't want to miss you. Cycle Chic Nice list Fritz - Thanks for those! International Gwadzilla Blog Week! Bicycle blog link love Golly, thanks for the linky love. Thanks for the link - I appreciate it. Minneapolis bicycle blogs Five facts from Fritz That's a pretty intense list. Is that really true about your taxes? Talk about salt on a wound. Oh yeah is it ever true. A little bit stressful around the household right now. This post has been removed by the author. Game on, Fritzo!

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All our bikes are high quality and are built to British Standards. The range covers mountain bikes through to unicycles with everything in between

Check us out for fantastic bikes at fantastic prices !! iPhone, Web 2.0 and the wetwear interface You must have had so much fun there. Unfortunately way up here in the North, the two closest Apple stores are in Toronto - 2 hours away.
I find it difficult to find interesting blogs on the Internet, so I thought that watching Shooby's feed for the line-up would at least involve me a little bit in what was going on at the Palo Alto store - woulda been there if I could. Not to mention, I bike every single day - something I enjoy alot! We just got an indoor Velodrome in London here a few years ago, and it's really an awesome experience, have you ever had the chance to use one? I agree that Ken takes some really incredible cycling photos. It is great to be able to put a face with the blog. Open Thread: Break from bicycle blogging Check me out at www.bicycle-musings.blogspot.blog
Thanks, Ira hope all is well! Uh, that dude is from Sioux Falls, not Sioux City!!! (I only pick on you because I am from Sioux Falls :P) Hope you have a good week. Thanks for the mention, Fritz. We'll miss you this week. Great blog list Fritz! I know most of them, but I will check out the ones that I haven't seen.

Enjoy the short break from blogging. I'll look forward to your posts next week. Thanks for the link! Hope you have a great time! Glad I found your blog - while mine is not fully dedicated to cycling, the occasional post goes up. Particularly writing about training for RAGBRAI XXXV this July - my virgin trek.
Keep peddling - Click on over to Facility Bike Club.

Thanks! Toronto cyclist assault: It was a cop Hey, I was just going to give you the heads up on this one but as usual you're on top of it. As you may know, I'm from Toronto and I instantly recognized that corner as Queen and Bay which is across from Toronto's City Hall/ Nathan Philips Square. Just goes to show that not all Canadians are not as civlized as you may think ;) I figure the whole citizen video journalism angle probably interested you, Steve. Thanks for the welcome, Fritz! Also, thanks for promoting my blog! I was wondering how I was going to slip that in... :P You mean the very person who is suppose to protect cyclists-pedestrians is the guilty one? Unfortunately, this attack is indicative of an attittude that pervades law enfocement. Cyclists are those x-hippies, social outcasts, etc. and should be harassed and not protected. Otherwise, all those drivers of motorized vehicles will get angry and not support the status quo.

Until leadership rides to work, this problem with its numerous and ugly ramifications will continue underneath the surface of perception. whaddya mean, ex-hippies? I missed the previous post about this. I'm just stunned and horrified by the whole thing. I hope that "cop" loses his badge. All I want to do is ride my bike and not be assaulted. Aparently that's too much to ask. The silly thing is that we're doing them a favor by riding: one less car for them to negotiate, less pollution, etc. Dr. Logan, I think "negotiation" is the problem. I think these idiots would rather negotiate with another car because the car goes fast, so getting stuck behind one doesn't slow them down...

These people need to be reminded that these are roads, not race tracks. :( that's simply not true. when i drive I wait behind cars far more often than I wait behind bikes. plus, I've never had to wait behind a cyclist for more than a few seconds, and often find myself stuck behind cars going under the speed limit on the highway for a long time. they just need to pull their heads out of their asses. Greenville SC Bike To Work Day Thanks for the link Fritz. Actually though, Greenville's urban designer, also a cyclist, is doing all the hard work (like actually planning and coordinating the event). I am just helping out where I can.

It is going to be a great event here in Greenville. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for the mention. Kryptonite blog Thanks for the flattering words, Fritz. Your welcome to the blogosphere is appreciated! Thank you!!

The Mini is one of my favorites, too, and I have one on my bike. I am glad to see the new blog too. Nice job Donna.

I still use a 20 year old Kryptonite U lock. I leave it on the bike rack at work sometimes, so it sees a lot of sun and rain, but it still works great. Raleigh's Carey Schleicher-Haselhorst In San Francisco, fixies are taking over the biking landscape. But there are some coaster bikes to be found here and there. One guy wanted to buy my Fuji Team frame to make a single speed coaster bike for commuting to work. After reading this, I might have to add to my already burgeoning collection of 5 bikes and go the coaster route myself! I think I'm in LOVE! Though not with Carey. I did teach Mary to shoot straight, and I fall asleep before she does! No, I'm in love with Carey's bike, or maybe just the handlebar. Old school, steel, track bend.

What's not to love? Great interview Fritz. I have enjoyed reading both of the Raleigh blogs lately as well. More bike companies need to join the conversation.

Keep up the great work CS-H (now I know why you use those initials) and... you prob'ly don't want to click on the little "bloggerhacks" that I see underneath the comments.

The "coaster" is okay - but I'm not so fond of coaster brakes. (Okay, and even my car has a stick shift... I want to shift when **I** want to shift.) Of course... Ihave one, that 1968 Schwinn Racer that does not need gears. *Yikes!* BloggerHacks link removed. Raleigh bicycle blogs Fitness tips for cyclists I have been using some supplements from Topform before and after my rides. I know alot of racers and endurance riders are using many different products. Just curious to get some feedback on which ones have good performance and are easy to down, cheers! Tinker Juarez blog It's all about me Nice interview Nicely done INDEED! KHS Bicycle Blog Columbus Ohio Bicycle Commute Cyclelicious feeds in multiple languages FYI - you now show up in Google Desktop's Web Clips with Chinese characters whenever it checks your site. Oops - Korean, not Chinese Yeah, I see that Google Desktop automatically found the new feeds and removed them. You'll need to remove the extra feeds manually from the Deskstop settings. Bike stories blog Cool, I hadn't seen that one.

I like the way that you are mentioning new blogs so often now Fritz. It is kind of like an ongoing b-list.