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Bob Mionske on “Driver Sues Family of Deceased Cyclist”
In a Bicycling Magazine blog posting, Bicycling attorney Bob Mionske describes an appalling situation: a motorist driving over 80 mph in a 45 mph zone struck and killed a teenage bicyclist in Connecticut. The bicyclist’s family sued the driver — … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, Bob Mionske, civil action, collision, Connecticut, crash, helmet, law, League of American Bicyclists, League of American Wheelmen, liability exclusion, Massachusetts, Mionske, Robert Mionske, Safe Kids USA, safety equipment, traffic
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About bicycle lighting and onions
A chance meeting can lead to unexpected discoveries. I met and spoke with Kurt Cibulski following a reading from a new book by its author, a mutual friend. I had arrived at the reading by bicycle; Kurt and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws, lighting
Tagged battery, bicycle, Bicycling, Bixi, cibolla, collision, conspicuity, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, crash, epilepsy, Europe, flash, flashing, generator, Germany, headlight, Hubway, innovation, kiosk, law, lawsuit, LED, liability, light, light-emitting diode, negligence, nighttime, onion, reflector, rental, retroreflector, safety, seizure, seizure disorder, Zwiebel
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Tipping point for electric bikes?
I have just returned home from the 2010 Interbike bicycle trade fair in Las Vegas. This was the year for electrically-assisted bicycles – over 40 booths displayed them. Here are some examples: The Nirve Lahaina electric bike is essentially just … Continue reading
Audible warnings
Some jurisdictions require a bicyclist to have an audible warning device, commonly a bell or horn. My bicycle has an audible warning device. Well, actually, I have only one warning device which I move to whatever bicycle I happen to … Continue reading
Drive ratios of bicycle hub gears
My examination of drive ratios of the SRAM S7 hub has led to examination of other hub gears. I now have information on a very large number of hubs posted online in a Web version of a Microsoft Excel workbook … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, gearing
Tagged bicycle, gearing, internal hub gear, ratios, Rohloff, Shimano, Spectro, SRAM, Sturmey-Archer
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About the laser bike lane…
Lasers projecting the image of a bike lane from a bicycle onto the street? https://web.archive.org/web/20120112012925/http://www.lightlanebike.com/ This is archived. The original site has been replaced by a hack. Do not go there! Laser — high tech — must be a great … Continue reading
Repair of Shimano STI brake/shift levers
The performance of one of my Shimano RSX 7-speed drop-bar brake/shift levers slowly deteriorated, requiring multiple clicks for each downshift. Someone at a bike shop once told me “they never work”. I just lived with the problem until the lever … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment
Tagged brake, brake levers, brifters, cfhainring, chainrings, chainwheel, cog, cogs, derailer, derailleur, lever, shifter, shifters, Shimano, sprocket, STI
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