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Mark Dieterich
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Jun 13
In Good Company
I just found out that I share a common thread with Levi Leipheimer. Apparently, he rides a landshark on rainy days. You can see some pictures of his bike. This is probably as close as I'll ever get to "riding" with a pro. Of course he does use his shark differently than I do, mine …
Jun 11
Bike Thief
A cycling buddy of mine, made a trip to the local Cumberland Farms for a gallon of the milk. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of not locking his bike. At most, he was inside for a couple of minutes, enough time for someone to snatch his bike. Obviously he should have locked the bike, but …
May 25
Bicycle Lift
San Francisco may have trolleys, but Trondheim Norway has the World's first bicycle lift. Oddly, the hill in the pictures doesn't look too bad, I wonder how it would work on a hill with a steeper grade? We have a local hill that could benefit from such a contraption, now we just need to get …
May 24
Bike To Work Day
I have no idea how good these estimates are, but… According to Clarke (executive director of the League of American Bicyclists ), Americans who participated in Bike to Work Day last Friday . . . —saved more than 56 tanker trucks of gasoline —saved $5.7 million in driving costs —prevented 4,580 tons of carbon dioxide …
May 17
Another Way to Commute
This isn't strickly cycling, but I thought it was an interesting alternative commuting idea. David Grimes, an IT manager across the pond from us, avoids rush hour traffic by kite-surfing to work. If I've done the math correctly, it looks like he travels about 10 miles, it certainly is tempting to think about. I'll have …
May 16
Pay as You Go Computing, What?
There is a recent article in PC Magazine, discussing Microsoft's Pay as You Go model of computing. I applaud them for making an effort to reach out to other countries seriously in need of an influx of technology. However, I get worked up when I read a sentence like this "FlexGo is Microsoft's program to …
May 15
Underbiking
I had my first true taste of "underbiking" over lunch today. For those that aren't familiar with the term, it typically refers to a riding an off road trail with a road bike. The trails are typically of the type that anyone with a mountain bike would be bored, but they can take on a …
May 10
Good Quote
"Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle." — Congressman Earl Blumenauer (Oregon)
May 01
Bike Month
It's the first day of May and for me, this means Bike Month. The League of American Bicyclists has a part of their webpage dedicated to bike month and even has a document covering fifty ways to celebrate bike month. Some of the events going on in my area include the annual ride of silence …
May 01
Is That Phone Conversation Really Private?
From slashdot.org: "This article in the NYTimes discusses how a recent rash of high-profile mobile phone taps in Italy is spurring a rush toward software-encrypted phone conversations. Private conversations have been tapped and subsequently leaked to the media and have resulted in disclosures of sensitive takeover discussions, revelations regarding game-fixing in soccer, and the arrest …
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