Categories: Bike News | March 2nd, 2010 | by kkahn@usacycling.org | no comments
Mountain bike racing is getting underway around the world, and a record 107 teams have registered as UCI Mountain Bike Teams for thee 2010 season. The United States has the third highest number of UCI teams with 12, compared to the 14 Italian and 15 French squads. For U.S.-based pro teams that are not registered with the UCI, registration as a USA Cycling Mountain Bike Domestic Pro Team is required in order to be tabulated into the Pro XCT Team Rankings.
Categories: Bike News | March 2nd, 2010 | by kkahn@usacycling.org | no comments
The second event on the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance Calendar, the Spa City 6-Hour Mountain Bike Race, took place over the weekend in Hot Springs, Ark. Evan Plews and Rebecca Rusch picked up victories. After two events, Plews and Rita Borelli lead the elite men’s and women’s standings.
Categories: Bicycle Commuting | February 27th, 2010 | by admin | 10 comments
Hi All, I am going to be visiting singapore in a month or so and I would like to know what is the cost of the following items in Singapore.
1. A liter of milk
2. a loaf of bread
3. a vegan lunch
4. a non vegan dinner like a chicken / mutton briyani
5. some snacks like biscuits
6. what is the cost of apple, i heard it comes per kg, how many in a kg ?
7. what is the cost of sweet limes
8. Is drinking water available where ever I move in if not, what would be the cost of drinking water.
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Categories: Bike News | February 23rd, 2010 | by kkahn@usacycling.org | no comments
USA Cycling announced today the 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (ProGRT). In its second year, the five-race series will continue to raise the level of competitive gravity racing across the Unied States by providing a consistent stage of international-caliber events for elite gravity racers to showcase their downhill skills. The leader of the Pro GRT overall rankings as of July …
Categories: Bicycle Commuting | February 23rd, 2010 | by admin | 3 comments
Remember when that bail out plan kept going back and forth, back and forth and THEN got signed? Hmmmm……. did anybody see all the “extra” stuff attached to it? You know the old saying “scratch my back ….”? Isn’t it amazing how much other stuff gets tacked on to a bill that we only know the title of — granted some of this is necessary and helpful, but come on: Children’s wooden arrows, rum excise tax revenues to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; and does THIS sound fair: Accelerated depreciation for property used …
Categories: Bike News | February 23rd, 2010 | by kkahn@usacycling.org | no comments
The 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance Calendar kicked off on Saturday with the 12-Hours of Santos in Ocala, Fla. With wins in the solo men’s and women’s events, Evan Plews and Rita Borelli grabbed the early leads in USA Cycling’s premier ultra-endurance mountain bike race series.
Categories: Bicycle Commuting | February 22nd, 2010 | by admin | 2 comments
I commute on a Vision Recumbent. It originally came with 26×1 inch rear wheel and 20×1 inch front wheel 100 PSI tires. It has full front and rear suspension.
When I bought this used bike, the tires were old and cracked but I ignored them and continued to ride the bike. About 400 miles later, the rear tire blew …
