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Shimano Dura-Ace 7970 Electronic Shifting

2008-08-02T04:09:20Z

Velonews has more details on the new Shimano Dura-Ace 7970 electronic shifters. There's enough information there to convince me that this is definitely different. No cables, self adjusting derailleurs, potential for more than a single set of shif...

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Edmonton

2008-08-02T02:49:01Z

I've spent most of my life trying to avoid going to Edmonton, but work had me there for three days recently. A user group sponsored training course was the reason I was there. Can-Cell industries hosted the training courses at their main ware...

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Purple. Definitely Purple.

2008-08-02T02:40:05Z

The marriage of spandex & velvet is surely the kind of unholy alliance that should be banned.

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New York Cop Smokes Cyclist and Loses his Badge

2008-08-01T15:05:07Z

I have some political objections to Critical Mass (most notably, I've seen the flagrant breaking of traffic laws) but the New York City police department's recent response to the event is just disgusting, and might be enough to make me start ridi...

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Tolls are Good

2008-08-01T05:11:01Z

There's more than one way to cross the Fraser. Some of those bridges should be tolled, and we might as well start with this one. New, tolled Pattullo Bridge gets green light Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2008 | 9:00 PM ET CBC News More than...

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Battery Operated Bikes

2008-08-01T04:05:07Z

I confess to not quite understanding the point of electronic shifting but Shimano is apparently hitting the market next year. Cables stretch, but are cheap and easy to replace. Perhaps the electronic version will remain snappier for a longer peri...

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So...um...yikes?

2008-08-01T03:55:03Z

I don't think I've been this shocked in a very very long time. This particularly gruesome detail was the most chilling: Then the incident became even more macabre. The attacker returned to the victim's side and began sawing through his neck. A...

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Apache Everywhere?

2008-07-29T04:13:16Z

Microsoft has joined the Apache Foundation which is amongst the more interesting small developments in the tech industry in a while (and yes, I am aware of the recent launch of a Google competitor by former Google employees.) My personal crystal ...

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Nice to See the World Can be Changed

2008-07-28T15:41:52Z

With stories of bike racks being overfull in communities around the continent, it's nice to see someone trying to do something distinctive. Contest picks best designs for Ballard bike racks By JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I REPORTER Later this year, Ba...

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What's next? The Sugarbaker girls?

2008-07-23T03:50:42Z

Say it ain't so. Just say it ain't so. Estelle Getty, 84:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080722.wobgetty0722/BNStory/Entertainment/home The Associated Press July 22, 2008 at 2:29 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- Estelle Getty, the di...

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