Archive for April, 2010
- Attaches with 3 Velcro straps
- Reflective tape on the sides
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The M-Wave Small Saddle Bicycle Bag is perfect for holding your keys, MP3 Player, money, or any other small personal item. This durable little bag features rugged straps and Velcro for easy attachment to saddle stem. The zippered compartment ensures your items are secure while reflective tape helps keep you safe!
M-Wave Bicycle Saddle Bag
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The production of bicycles in Britain and the United States recently suffered severe setbacks. The renowned American Schwinn brand was downgraded to the mass market by its new owners following bankruptcy, and Britain’s Raleigh came close to closure because of high debts and poor returns, saved only by a last-minute management buyout. In both cases, market share and credibility were lost to newer, more innovative firms, as well as to a recentering of the global bicycle industry in the Far East. This book reflects on such changes by setting them within a sociological and historical context. It focuses on the British bicycle industry in the interwar years and in the 1980s and the 1990s–periods characterized by modernization of production and of industrial organization, by changing relations among players in the industry, by new developments in labor relations, and by changes in interactions between markets and product design. In particular, it traces the fortunes of the Raleigh Cycle Company from its beginnings as an innovative young firm, through massive expansion of its products and markets and the assimilation of many of its competitors, into further innovation amid market contraction and management inertia, and finally into a phase of global restructuring that has transformed and reduced its role within the industry. The book explores the complex ways in which product design, production methods, industrial organization, and the cultures of cycling have interacted to create a succession of sociotechnical frames for the bicycle. At the same time, on an activist level, the book promotes a participatory politics of bicycle technology and a less car-centered view of personal transportation.
Framing Production: Technology, Culture, and Change in the British Bicycle Industry
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- Lightweight cotton twill
- 3-Panel dome with flip-up visor
- KoolFit elastic sweatband
- Made in the USA
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Lightweight cotton twill. 3-Panel dome with flip-up visor. KoolFit elastic sweatband. Made in the USA.
Pace Logo Sport Cycling Cap
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- Urban Single Speed Design, CR-Moly with Rack Mount
- Risers
- Track geometry Frame
- 700c wheels w/ 700c x 28c tires
- Flip Flop hub
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SE DraftLite is perfect beginner bike for those who want to dip their feet in the Fixed Gear scene. Comes with a flip flop hub for those who desire a single speed bike. Chromoly frame has smaller track geometry. Comes with 700c wheels with 700c x 28c Kenda tires. Handlebars are riser design which allows for more relaxed riding.
SE 700c Draft Urban Single Speed Bike Orange Brown
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Frank and Joe brave gunfire, rock slides, water rapids and brush fires as they pedal their mountain bikes in pursuit of a reckless cycler determined to win a Southern California race at any cost.
RACING TO DISASTER
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The largest, most beloved wilderness in the East is now open to mountain bikers, and Peter Kick’s new guidebook tells you where and how to enjoy it. “The Park” is how Northeasterners refer to Adirondack State Park, a 6-million-acre wilderness of hemlock stands, beaver ponds, mile-high peaks, solitude, adventure–and world-class mountain biking. Inside the Park’s Blue Line you’ll find mile upon mile of hard-packed dirt roads, not to mention a well-developed network of bike trails ranging from the gentle to the exhilarating. Now Peter Kick, author of two previous mountain biking guidebooks, has selected 25 of the Park’s best trails, including tours for every rider at every level of skill. Kick has scrupulously sought out only legal mountain biking trails; most importantly, he places special emphasis on riding each trail responsibly, without damaging the Park’s unique and fragile ecology. In addition to providing directions to the trail, each write-up includes up-to-date maps and regulations, surface conditions, trail highlights, nearby bike repair shops, and detailed, mile-by-mile directions.
25 Mountain Bike Tours in the Adirondacks
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Posted by Blogmaster in Books (Bicycle History), tags: 1890s, Bicycle, Buffalo, Corps, Fort, Iron, Missoula, Riders, Soldier, Story
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This is the lively story of the only bicycle corps the U.S. Army ever authorized. Using buffalo soldiers, this 1890s African-American unit conducted drills and exercises on wheels. They rode into Northern Montana on muddy trails and toured Yellowstone on their 100-pound iron bicycles. As proof of their capabilities, these Iron Riders pedaled 1,900 miles from Ft. Missoula, across the snow-dusted Rocky Mountains and steamy Great Plains, to St. Louis. As they approached the city over 1,000 civilian bicyclists rode out to escort them into town in a great parade. Learn more about the adventures of this little known buffalo soldier unit and fascinating details about this era in America. Well researched and a good read. Full of rare pictures and drawings.
Iron Riders: Story of the 1890s Fort Missoula Buffalo Soldier Bicycle Corps
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This handsomely illustrated volume traces the evolution of the bicycle and spotlights landmarks in its illustrious history. From the first sketches in the 1490s by a student of Leonardo da Vinci to the High Wheel Bicycles that had their heyday in the 1880s, hundreds of archival photographs and illustrations depict the features of these and other early ancestors of the modern bicycle, accompanying a text that vividly recreates the excitement of each new innovation. Documenting the advent of ball bearings and pneumatic tires, the development of high-tech racing bicycles and state-of-the-art all terrain bikes with waffle tread tires and heavier frames, The Bicycle examines the models and components that have been the fulfillment of the dreams of visionary inventors. Through an engaging text and vibrant graphics, readers will meet the key players in the world of cycling and gain a newfound appreciation for the colorful history of the bicycle.
The Bicycle: The Myth and The Passion
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