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2008 Motobecane Fantom Team: An un-biased review
Posted by admin on Friday, November 07 @ 14:05:52 EST (62 reads)
Topic Reviews
| paul writes "At the beginnig of this year I decided to splurge and buy the most
expensive mountain bike I could possibly afford. My budget was $2000, a
lot of money for me. After quite a bit of research, I decided to buy
the 2008 Motobecane Fantom Team, a full suspension mountain bike with many bells
and whistles. The bike was listed at $1895 at the Bikes Direct, an
online bicycle distributor that also happens to own Motobecane
bicycles. This bike is almost identical to the 2009 Motobecane Fantom Team.
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Ritchie Tom Slick VFA 26 x 1.4 tires
Posted by admin on Thursday, July 31 @ 10:49:09 EDT (34 reads)
Topic Reviews
| Paul writes "I went into my bike shop looking for some decent tires for a city bike
I’ve been building over the past few months. I chose Ritchie Tom Slick
VFA 26 x 1.4 tires because of their price, minimal tread pattern, and
low weight..."
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Zo Bags Review
Posted by admin on Sunday, June 15 @ 13:16:07 EDT (54 reads)
Topic Reviews
| Paul writes "I got my first Zo Bag back in 1999 when I started working for Western
Messenger here in San Francisco. I believe it was the biggest Zo Bag
made at the time. A fully loaded file box would fit no problem. It was
navy blue with a white waterproof lining..."
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Fixed Gear Bicycles: The New Skateboard
Posted by admin on Friday, May 30 @ 12:38:39 EDT (60 reads)
Topic Bike Messenger Articles
| paul writes "These past few years have been great for the fixed gear bicycle. Their popularity seems to have skyrocketed. There’s even a certain look that goes with riding one..."
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Rivendell Bicycle Works and Their Great Website
Posted by admin on Monday, April 07 @ 21:52:34 EDT (108 reads)
Topic General articles about bikes.
| paul writes "Rivendell Bicycle Works is a bay area company that designs and produces
hand crafted, lugged steel bicycle frames using techniques that have
all but disappeared in the past few decades..."
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Specialized Armadillo Bicycle Tires: Flat Proof!
Posted by admin on Sunday, March 30 @ 09:05:51 EDT (88 reads)
Topic Reviews
| Anonymous writes "Over the years I’ve boiled down the list of on-the-job tire choices to
one: Specialized Armadillos..."
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Bicyclists Are Unpopular With Drivers? No Way!
Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 25 @ 20:47:21 EDT (83 reads)
Topic Bicycle Safety
| Anonymous writes "The SF Chronicle ran a story reporting "Bicyclists were twice as likely
as drivers to be at fault in the nearly 2,000 collisions that killed or
severely injured Bay Area bike riders in the past decade..." Some say that's a load of hooey...
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1992 Breezer Lightning, Sturmey Archer X-FD, Nexus 7
Posted by admin on Monday, March 17 @ 15:50:29 EDT (128 reads)
Topic Bicycle Showcase
| paul writes "There it is, taking up passenger seating on BART, my beautiful 1992 Breezer
Lightning, or what’s become of it anyway. The frame, forks and the
front headset are all that remains after years of multiple owners have
added and subtracted to its list of parts...
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Sheldon Brown 1944-2008
Posted by admin on Sunday, February 10 @ 11:57:50 EST (131 reads)
Topic Bike Culture Articles
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We are sad to report recent the passing of Sheldon Brown, renowned bike-mechanic guru and advocate for the cycling way of life. He is known by most people through his website, sheldonbrown.com, where he amassed an encyclopedic collection of articles and advice about all things related to bicycle maintenance.
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Bikes Are Rad Links Section
Posted by admin on Sunday, February 10 @ 10:16:43 EST (58 reads)
Topic Announcements
| Anonymous writes "We have a growing links section in Bikes Are Rad. Be sure to check it out. From maintenance to culture, we have tried to include much of the biking world. If you have a link that you think would be great for Bikes Are Rad, please by all means let us know.
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Market, Octavia and Assembly Bill 23
Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 30 @ 02:51:48 EST (62 reads)
Topic Bicycle Safety
| | Anonymous writes " Assembly Bill 23 will place a camera at the dangerous Market
and Octavia intersection in hopes that cars will avoid making right turns
across the bike line onto Highway 101. Some think that this is simply putting a
band-aid on what is a gaping wound in flawed city planning. Others are
heralding the cameras as an important step toward making cyclists and
pedestrians safer.
Check out these local media outlets to decide for yourself:
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IS our woman-on-bike logo sexist?
Posted by admin on Saturday, January 26 @ 12:48:53 EST (118 reads)
Topic General articles about bikes.
| Does our logo of a half naked woman riding a bicycle turn you off? Do you think this degrades women? Could it be that showing a female derriere rather than a rippling six-pack and pectoral muscles is showing some sort of gender bias?
The point was to show that bikes are indeed sexy, as many of you already know, but does our logo simply go too far? Or is it appropriate?
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The Hottest Man I have Ever Seen in My Whole life
Posted by admin on Friday, January 11 @ 08:08:00 EST (95 reads)
Topic Bike Messenger Articles
| Anonymous writes "Of course, he wore all black, had long hair, tats and piercings and was in the msgr business. He showed up in my class week after week, for years. Suddenly, I realized he was the hottest man I'd ever seen in my whole life. Now what?????
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Shimano Nexus 7 Speed Hub. Model Number SG-7R46.
Posted by admin on Monday, August 27 @ 12:39:53 EDT (4207 reads)
Topic Reviews
| One has to be a real bike-geek to get excited about internally geared bicycle hubs. Those CAD drawings showing an exploded view of the planetary gear system are like porn to some. I had wanted to lace up a wheel for years using one of these hubs, but just never got around to it. Finally I decided to take the plunge and purchase the Shimano Nexus-7.
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Satan Loves Bicycling
Posted by admin on Thursday, July 05 @ 20:10:45 EDT (101 reads)
Topic Stupid Stuff
| Anonymous writes "
These kids today!
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