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Whole lotta "Wow" here...

http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/01/donts-for-women-riders.html
Bizarre newspaper article. Although some of the tips still ring true today. "Don't wear white kid gloves. Silk is the thing."
"Don't appear in public until you have learned to ride well"

They should post this at either end of the GWB.

And it applies equally to both sexes.
So I finally figured out what kind of bike my old Grandpa Isaiah used to ride up & down Riverside park in the 50's & 60's

It was a British Paratrooper Folding Bike.  These things look awesome.  If anyone has any leads on where I can find one, holla!

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Those look like U-brakes. 

I think if you're going to do it, you'll want the bag, the pump, and the lights.

http://visualcollector.com/OBLI/BSABike.htm
This one looks cheap...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BSA-PARATROOPERS-PARATROOPER-BRITISH-FOLDING-BICYCLE-AIRBORNE-PARABIKE-WW2-BIKE-/140972241465

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Jules, are you looking at jumping out of planes with a bicycle?
Jules, are you looking at jumping out of planes with a bicycle?
I'm just sayin.... it's good to be prepared, you know?
Nice fixie bro
this just in - Jules Roazen announces new barnstorming act


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Joe and I gonna do Staten CX tandem this year, but the triple is looking even more clumsy here:

http://mcnyblog.org/2013/05/28/new-york-city-on-two-wheels/


HELLO - why do we not have sweater patches? Or sweaters? 

Also, in case you didn't click through Jeff's linked article to this old one from the Times, it's worth a gander.
 is this cycling's equivalent of the human centipede?

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^ off topic ^ Stearnsy.  That's my domain.
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Jeff, that's possibly my favorite Conan bit outside of Triumph making fun of Star Wars nerds.  You get all the awesomes.
Check it out

http://nycc.org/bklyn-historical-2015


news today of the passing of Rudi Altig.

Pro. Who deeply understood how to look sharp.






So much panache