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Buying a Bike

Spring is here. High gas prices are here, too.

With that comes a deluge of people asking: “What bike should I buy?” I end up answering that a lot for friends, relatives, random co-workers who see the picture of me and my husband on bikes I have in my office and who have heard rumors that I’m [...]

April 18th, 2008 | Category: bicycle frames, bicycle gear, bicycle maintenance, bicycle racing, bicycle recreation, bicycle retailing, bicycle safety, bike rides, bike trails, common sense, fun, riding position, roadway use | Comments are closed

New Jersey Bans Quick Releases

New Jersey has passed legislation that will effectively ban the sale of every commercially-made bike of reasonable quality, according to Bicycle Retailer magazine:

Under the bill, it would be illegal to sell bicycles with quick release wheels unless they met performance specifications that are not commercially available. Assembly bill A2686, which was introduced in February 2006, passed [...]

June 17th, 2007 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle frames, bicycle retailing, bicycle safety, common sense, legislation, new jersey | Comments are closed
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