Stiffer bikes for stronger bones and weight loss

Published October 29, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / 14 Comments on Stiffer bikes for stronger bones and weight loss

I really like the vibration absorbing properties of my old steel bikes as well as my Specialized Roubaix. The Roubaix features Specialized’s “Zertz” inserts, which supposedly enhances the vibration damping qualities of my carbon fiber frame. Zertz, apparently, is also making me fat. According to recent research, sitting on a vibrating platform can build bone […]

Fast Company on the Trek Lime

Published October 28, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

The November 2007 issue of Fast Company magazine highlights how Trek and Shimano designed the Trek Lime and Shimano’s Coasting system. A portion of the Trek Bicycle Lime Sketchpad is available online.

Blogging bicycle lawyer

Published October 27, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Blogging bicycle lawyer

A recent comment from CycleDog directed me to the blog of bicycle lawyer Erik Ryberg in Tuscon, Arizona. According to his Blogger profile, “Erik Ryberg is a lawyer whose caseload includes many bicycle accidents, injuries, and assaults on bicyclists in Tucson and elsewhere in Arizona. I also represent Arizona bicyclists in criminal cases and traffic […]

Cycle Hero winners

Published October 27, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Carlton posted the Cycle Hero video contest winners the other day. I missed the original Cycle Hero promotional video, however. This is a one minute video shown in British movie theaters to promote cycling during CTC’s CycleHero week last summer in the UK. The CTC is the national cycling organization in the United Kingdom. Here’s […]

Bicycling the Next Big Thing

Published October 26, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on Bicycling the Next Big Thing

Update: The video story here is on the amazingly popular Velib bike rental program in Paris, France. One puzzling thing is reporter Keith Miller’s statement that the only big American city with no interest in the project is San Francisco. In fact, San Francisco is considering a bike share program modeled after the Velib program […]

Alta Bikes

Published October 26, 2007 / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on Alta Bikes

I don’t know why, but “Alta Bikes” has been in my top ten searches for the past week. People looking for this Norwegian bike company — which offers a single model of a fixed gear bike — are finding this article on Alta Bikes. Alta Bikes is perhaps most famous for their underwear model ads. […]

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