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Month: July, 2006

The Outspokin’ Cyclist: Can mountain bikers be green?

Phillip Barron The Herald Sun DURHAM — Many mountain bikers pick up the sport as another way to spend time in the woods. But not all trails let an environmentally conscious rider enjoy the ride. Improperly built trails soon develop deep ruts in the ground and can damage sensitive vegetation, especially if those trails are [...]

interpreting Zidane’s head

Italy won the World Cup, but thanks to the press building up the final match as Zinedine Zidane’s swan song and their inability to wrap their minds around his senseless overtime headbutt, collective cognitive dissonance is all that remains. Few can stop talking about Zidane, but even fewer are saying anything. Roger Cohen’s “Camus and [...]

The Outspokin’ Cyclist: Some athletes lose sight of sportsmanship of biking

Phillip Barron The Herald Sun Jan Ulrich and Ivan Basso lost their bids for the yellow jersey to Operation Puerta before this year’s Tour de France even began. Operation Puerta isn’t a new contender for victory; it’s a six-month doping investigation and arguably the most significant doping scandal of bicycle racing. Thanks to OP, thirteen [...]

wheel guitar

by Ken Butler

there’s gonna be some changes ’round here

I’ve just installed a new platform, and I’m working on a new site design. I appreciate your patience in the meantime. If you find anything not working (broken links, etc), please let me know.

finish the American Tobacco Trail

Below is a message from the durhambikeandped listserv. It’s a request to sign a petition which asks the city of Durham to finish building its part of the American Tobacco Trail. The petition was written by Bill Bussey, President of the Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy. Please take a moment to sign this petition. It [...]