Bicycling

2 wheel human-powered vehicles? Campagnolo... Bontrager... Trek... Cannondale... Shimano... Oakley... Mavic? Specialized... Giant... Bianchi... Orbea... Cane Creek... Schwinn... Raleigh... Mongoose... Gary Fisher... Look? Le Tour de France? Lance Armstrong... Greg LeMond... Miguel Indurain... John Kelly... Eddie Merckx... Tom Boonen... Viatcheslav Ekimov... Danilo DiLuca... Fausto Coppi? You get the idea -- read on.

Rides:

Sonora Pass, by Chain Reaction Bicycles. "The sign says 26% grade. You will become a believer."
Super Looper around Tokyo: Now premiering, a long day ride along waterways circling Tokyo, including rivers and Tokyo Bay waters.
Mount Diablo, by Chain Reaction Bicycles. The 2nd highest point in the San Francisco Bay Area. The World's 2nd-broadest visible surface area from the summit (behind Kilimanjaro).

Links:

Cycling News with news, technology, reviews, and more.
Chain Reaction Bicycles, in Los Altos and Redwood City, California. "Life happens at just the right speed when you're out on your bike."
Shimano old-model bicycle parts. With links to newest models, of course.
Rolling Resistance myths debunked, and an introduction to Continental's revolutionary Vectran Grand Prix tire (c. 2005). Field-tested at Paris-Roubaix in 2005.

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