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dRtY.hArrY:.R’kInD.o’FrDDiE

YouTube Direkt Some days you celebrate Jens Voigt and some days you just gotta love a little Dirty Harry. The toughness is similar; ain’t it. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js”; document.getElementById(“fb-root”).appendChild(e); }());

buTt.pUcKEr’d

You can almost hear Contador’s butt pucker . . . window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js”; document.getElementById(“fb-root”).appendChild(e); }());

alOe.VeR.aaaaaHhHHhHhh.!.

How can a plant that looks so menacing be so therapeutic? My grandmother kept countless aloe plants in the back yard.  Every time I had a scrape, cut or burn, she’d disappear into her garden and come back with a cutting of aloe vera and squeeze the goop to spread. After the epic Crystal Lake [...]

mACaSkILL.iN.cApEToWN:.Scary.oUCh.!

Mr. Danny MacAskill’s skills are beyond comprehension.  This one is more laid back but with expected audacious disregard all the same. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js”; document.getElementById(“fb-root”).appendChild(e); }());

dRess.UP.uR.fiREfox.pAneL

When a virus kills your machine you gotta start over (re-format the hard-drive) and get it all dressed up again. Went back to a site that offers some pretty cool skins for FireFox (http://www.getpersonas.com) and found some groovy bicycle art: http://ciclimonasteria.com (German) Here’s a cool skin to dress up your browser (Firefox) Get it at: [...]

gUeR0′s.aMusEment.!

A quote Guero found interesting: For instance, the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon. ~Bill Strickland, The Quotable Cyclist Note: Bill Strickland is the author of The Quotable Cyclist When it comes to bicycle advocacy, cogjoint.com adheres to [...]

sUpEr.vIsIbibelle.:.cOoL.io..

This is a bicycle light system that would be hard to ignore: super safe. Below is a statement about the technology: We created a system that requires very little rider input and maintenance, while increasing the visual footprint of bikers from all directions especially from the side. We accomplished this by expanding the surface area [...]

haLLeLuJer.Mule>mAn.!.

Mike came home from Long Beach Memorial’s rehab-unit last Friday (05-20-11) and meet us for coffee after today’s ride. He looks great.  It was a wonderful gift.  God Bless. The accident was March 16, 2011. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async [...]

yOu>tAlK’n.ta’Me?

First of all,  who said “You talking to me?“  ? Dear Freddies, New York City would like you to mind your manners. New York City is running a campaign.  (Visit their website for more videos) From their website:  http://www.nyc.gov/DOT DOT’s “Don’t Be A Jerk” bike safety campaign humorously highlights the essential dos and don’ts of [...]

Paris:Hotel.des.Grands.Hommes

For our European Freddie Travelers: Classic Simple Room : From 90 to 260 euros (other rates available too). Visit Website for Details: http://www.hoteldesgrandshommes.com Recommended by MexicanSongBird:  a previous Love-Nest Address: Hotel Des Grands Hommes 17 Place du Panthéon 75005 Paris This hotel is in the Latin Quarter not far from Notre Dame Cathedral. Comfortable, clean,  [...]