Archive for March, 2011

Bikes Make a Difference

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March 31, 2011

Pedals for Progress, Bikes Not Bombs, Re~Cycle, Bikes for the World (any more?) plus many local organizations – they all have the right idea.  Bikes make a difference everywhere.  
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Monday Spin

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March 28, 2011
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A little Dutch cycling for you. Thanks to Carol Monaco for sending the video to remind me of a century we did in the everglades that looked a lot like this.
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Transit Causes Cancer! Oh My!

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March 23, 2011

A coworker of mine dabbles in blogging and this week’s blogpost doesn’t disappoint. LYNX recently added service to Conway Rd south of the 408. Ridership has increased quite a bit, with some stops averaging 60 riders or more a day. Yay for transit, right? Well, not for some people. Read on http://zipsclips.blogspot.com/2011/03/transit-causes-cancer.html
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(Not So) Free Parking

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March 23, 2011

This is a post I started several months ago and am only just now getting around to wrapping up. Sorry for being such a slacker! The City of Orlando recently increased its parking fees for the new Arena which opened in October. They doubled the special event parking fee at the two parking garages closest to...
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Where are we goin’?

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March 22, 2011
Where are we goin’?

Can’t bear pay attention? Paul Atchley of Car Talk’s Driver Distraction Center says vehicle distraction systems are the 21st century cup holder—a market-driven “must have” phenomenon. In the distraction arms race, it is not entirely clear who is to blame: Detroit or Main Street… The sad truth is, distracting technologies also help to sell...
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Monday Spin

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March 21, 2011
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Very inspiring! The cyclotrope is a cycle of 18 images that is spun at a certan speed so that the frame rate of the camera filming it gives the illusion of animation. Read more about it on Tim Wheatley’s blog. Thanks to Fred_dot_u for emailing this.
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CyclingSavvy: Tour of Orlando

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March 19, 2011
CyclingSavvy: Tour of Orlando

CyclingSavvy on-road session 12:30-4PM beginning in Colonialtown. Take individually or as part of the full weekend course.* Learn more and sign up here. *To take this class individually you must have preciously taken Truth & Techniques and Train Your Bike.
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CyclingSavvy: Train Your Bike

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March 19, 2011
CyclingSavvy: Train Your Bike

CyclingSavvy bike handling session 8 – 11AM at the old Arena parking lot. Take individually or as part of the full weekend course. Learn more and sign up here.
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CyclingSavvy: Truth & Techniques

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March 19, 2011
CyclingSavvy: Truth & Techniques

CyclingSavvy Classroom session 6-9 PM at Metroplan Orlando. Take individually or as part of the full weekend course. Learn more and sign up here.
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Flowers, herbs and trees… on bikes

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March 19, 2011
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Today Lisa, Diana and I rode to the Leu Gardens plant sale. This is the only day of the year the on-street parking on Corrine Dr. is full. People will end up parking nearly a mile away and walking to this event. But bikes go right in.
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