Second Edition Cycling News, Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Greg LeMond said he was shocked to hear of Laurent Fignon’s death, admitting he felt sorry for his Tour de France win in 1989, when LeMond snatched victory from Fignon in the final time trial to Paris.

First Aid Volunteers Needed in Long Hill
Capt. Michael Smith of the Long Hill First Aid Squad received a $1,000 check from Jim Hunt and Jay Marowitz of the Morris Area Freewheelers, organizers of The Revolutionary Ramble Bicycle Tour. More than 750 bicyclists registered for the Ramble on Saturday, June 12. The events goals were to promote fitness through cycling, to highlight the area’s Colonial-era history, and to raise money for the …

Too good to waste as rubbish is chic
Store ushers in ‘up-cycling’ for shoppers. Emma Dai reports from Hong Kong. In a city where brands rule, a new name is battling to make its mark: waste.

www.youtube.com Click this to watch Super Mario 64: Goomba Stompin (Machinima)! Borderlands: A New Haven Christmas (Machinima) It’s christmas time in new haven. What better time to see how the people of pandora celebrate it? FOR MORE MACHINIMA GOTO: www.youtube.com TAGS: yt:quality=high Borderlands Gearbox Software Take 2 Interactive UPC 00710425313301 MPN 710425393327 machinima megaman765 mega man 765 megaman brick mordecai christmas xmas danno chancer skipy dr zed scooter

Games cycling event on track with short stretch
Despite confusion reigning over the availability of track, the cycling test event for the Commonwealth Games will be held on Sunday on an eight-km stretch — much shorter than the actual Games track.

New England Velodrome and Cycling Park. Opening Scratch race for the Bs. Entire 12 lap (x 318m) race. Cat 4 on the track (grandfathered in). My 8th race ever on the track, but I’ve been racing 26 years on the road. Max speed approx 33-34 mph. 14.8 second 200m time (slow, but I didn’t jump until after the 200 meter line). NE Velodrome: nevelodrome.com. Blog post on this day sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.com Stills by Craig Roth, used with his permission. There is a review of the used images just before the credits. His Picasa page from this day: picasaweb.google.com Fixed gear stationary bike is a Schwinn DX-900. Bike used is an old Riggio steel track bike, about 18 pounds. Specialized TriSpoke front clincher, 32H Sun M17 tubular rear wheel on a Superbe Pro hub. Vittoria Rubino 23c front, Conti 19mm tire in rear. SPD-R pedals. Thomson seat post, Titanio saddle, Mavic crit bars (aluminum), generic tubular steel stem (14 cm), 51 cm frame. BMX chain. SRAM crankset (cheapest one). 50×15.

Play to win: The game-based economy
Companies are realizing that “gamification” — using the same mechanics that hook gamers — is an effective way to generate business.

Une vidéo que j’ai crée avec l’aide du logiciel Windows Movie Maker. Cette vidéo inclut la chanson “Faut de tout pour faire un monde” où j’ai founis les paroles et une de leur photo symbole. C’est la troisième chanson que le groupe “Sniper” a crée.

For more info see my blog. situp-cycle.com. Can you see yourself getting around your city on a bike? Maybe after seeing this film, you’ll expand your ideas of what you and a bike could do together. We could have a city bike culture like this one we see in Amsterdam, that is if we really wanted it. How? 1. Restrict car access and slow all traffic down. 2. Favor bikes with safe paths, crossings and parking. 3,. Convince our existing cyclists that they don’t have to dash around madly in Lycra, their heads down as if every ride was their last. They don’t make it look inviting. if you want to train or race, do it elsewhere. 4. Favor the sit-up bikes you see in the Waltz because the stately posture they allow is safer and the bike itself more convenient for carrying things, Indeed the whole experience is just very enjoyable which is why the Dutch and the Danes choose bikes as transport All the pains in the neck and shoulders, which many people imagine are inevitable on a bike, just don’t happen with these bikes. 5. Make sure Bike Share schemes like the Velibs in Paris and the Bixis in Montreal arrive in our Australian cities. These schemes are the best way to rapidly boost urban cycling since they make using a bike like this, (they are all sit–ups) completely hassle free. So, see you on the streets of our reinvented city, hopefully ! In the meantime, the Giant Suede is a great sit-up bike which is not to pricey. For more on the Dutch way of riding, watch, Talking to David …

(Video in Bulgarian. Subtitles coming soon.) Martin Angelov presents Kolelinia, his brilliant idea for cycling in the middle of high-traffic urban areas, at TEDxBG 2010 in Sofia. For more information visit kolelinia.com and http AboutTEDx, x=independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)