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Retailer Freewheeling Bicycles Will Close Its Doors at The End of May

May 6, 2013

After 42 years serving Austin-area cyclists, retailer Freewheeling Bicycles will close its doors at the end of May. Freewheeling was founded in a garage apartment in 1971 by Frank B. Cook, who passed away in 1999. The shop quickly outgrew ...

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Cannondale Planned to Move Its Headquarters

May 6, 2013

Cannondale’s planned mid-summer move of its headquarters from Bethel, Connecticut, a few miles down Route 7 to Norwalk has local dealers cautiously optimistic. While the company hasn't officially announced the move, several local ...

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Marriage Doesn't Always Come Easy

May 6, 2013

Marriage doesn't always come easy. The following wedding customs from five ethnic minorities demonstrate its difficulty. It will be easy to understand why there are so many singles as well as dating shows in China after reading this ...

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From The Mag: One Chainring to Rule Them All?

May 2, 2013

Retailer Tony Farrar is riding in the hills of northern New Mexico with his friends, who are also his customers, when their bikes start making noise and their gears mis-shift. “They always blame me,” said Farrar, owner of Bike ...

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New Jersey Opened a Second, Larger Location in Nearby Cranford on Saturday

Apr 27, 2013

Hilltop Bicycles of Summit, New Jersey, opened a second, larger location in nearby Cranford on Saturday, April 20. A grand-opening celebration is planned for the first weekend in May. The 2,400-square-foot store was built out in the same ...

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From The Mag: One Chainring to Rule?

Apr 27, 2013

Retailer Tony Farrar is riding in the hills of northern New Mexico with his friends, who are also his customers, when their bikes start making noise and their gears mis-shift. "They always blame me," said Farrar, owner of Bike 'N Sport in ...

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Retailers Try to Keep up with The Dozens of Different "Standards"

Apr 26, 2013

There's a technology race going on in the bicycle industry, and it's leaving retailers in a scramble to keep up. Frame and component makers have introduced a slew of new axle, bottom bracket and fork interfaces in the past few years as they ...

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Social and Historical Aspects Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...

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Maintenance And Repair Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

Some bicycle parts, particularly hub-based gearing systems, are complex. Self-service, assisted-service, and full-service bicycle maintenance and repair options exist. Some cyclists choose self-service: they maintain their own bicycles, ...

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Accessories Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

Some components, which are often optional accessories on sports bicycles, are standard features on utility bicycles to enhance their usefulness and comfort. Mudguards, or fenders, protect the cyclist and moving parts from spray when riding ...

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Suspension Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

Bicycle suspension refers to the system or systems used to suspend the rider and all or part of the bicycle. This serves two purposes: to keep the wheels in continuous contact with the ground, improving control, and to isolate the rider and ...

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Brakes Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

Modern bicycle brakes may be: rim brakes, in which friction pads are compressed against the wheel rims; internal hub brakes, in which the friction pads are contained within the wheel hubs; or disc brakes, with a separate rotor for braking. ...

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Steering and Seating Of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

The handlebars turn the fork and the front wheel via the stem, which rotates within the headset. Three styles of handlebar are common. Upright handlebars, the norm in Europe and elsewhere until the 1970s, curve gently back toward the rider, ...

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Drivetrain and Gearing of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

The drivetrain begins with pedals which rotate the cranks, which are held in axis by the bottom bracket. Most bicycles use a chain to transmit power to the rear wheel. A very small number of bicycles use a shaft drive to transmit power, or ...

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Frame of The Bicycle !

Apr 26, 2013

The great majority of today's bicycles have a frame with upright seating which looks much like the first chain-driven bike. Such upright bicycles almost always feature the diamond frame, a truss consisting of two triangles: the front ...

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