Summer 2005

Congratulations and thank you Lance Armstrong! It's been a wonderful ride!

 
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Timely Books for Those Who Love Cycling...
Tour de France for Dummies & Tour de France 2005 Companion & The 2006 Tour de France
Thoughtful, unique books re: life and cycling...
Traffic Life: Passionate Tales and Exit Strategies & The Art of Bicycling: A Treasury of Verse
Other recent Lance Armstrong Books...
Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion & Every Second Counts and Lance Armstrong: Historic 6X TdeF Champion
Plus...
Griz Guides PA Mtn Biking Guides - "All killer, no filler"

In Case You Missed It...
Exclusive interview with 5-time Tour de France winner, Bernard Hinault

• RAGBRAI: Riding in the Greatest of American Bicycle Tours  Text and Photos by Zander Kaufman
  On the day that Lance Armstrong ended his career and cycling journey, another journey started a world away. The author joined nearly 10,000 other cyclists in Iowa for this granddaddy of giant tours, still going strong in its third decade. 
  
  

• I Have Spoken (and plan to speak again real soon!)  by Chip Haynes
  For our Florida cycling essayist, even a discarded, wrecked rim leaning against the local Post Office is a gift of opportunity for a bicycle lover and budding wheel-builder.
  
  

• The Original Hog: Creating a Harley Davidson Police Motorbike Replica  by Scary Gary Newcomb
  If you must have a motor...even though it is not fully human-powered, the Harley Davidson Police Motorbike was one excellent vehicle! Handsome, too. Scary Gary Newcomb tells just how he went about creating this amazing replica of the original (circa 1910) Harley two-wheeler. Photo included.
  
  

• New to Bikes: A Place to Start for the Beginning or Rusty Returning Rider  by Jim Joyce 
  Even though she's an outdoor enthusiast, it had been some time since Jesse had ridden a bike and she needed some advice on what to get for her college bound daughter. 
  
  

• New Cartoons
  
  Cyclotoon  by Neal Skorpen
  Neal's refreshing and timely Cyclotoons celebrate the bicycle and slam the automobile. And sometimes they're just plain fun. His work has appeared in Oregon Cycling, Cycling Utah, The Comic News and other papers. One new 'toon is a tribute to the great Lance Armstrong. Click on Cyclotoon #13. His latest work poses one solution to skyrocketing gas prices. Check out #14.
  
  

• From The (bike)-X-(change) Files:
  Time once again for this classic piece from the Ghost of Features Past.
  From the Fall 1996 Features...
  Pittsburgh Bike Cops On Track  By Jim Joyce
  The police motorbike featured served us well in the early 1900's, but didn't last. In commemoration of police officers who serve our communities via bicycle today, we link back to one of the first articles ever posted on Bikexchange.com. (Excerpts from this article were featured in the recent book, The Steps of Pittsburgh: Portrait of a City)
  

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