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Reader Mike sends in this perfectly sensible tip: instead of buying a helmet cover, just pick up shower caps from hotels. They give ‘em away!
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Click the pic for the big version. Hat tip: UltraRob

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Via 1World2Wheels comes this great report of Ripon College’s new Velorution Project.
Ripon is asking incoming Freshmen in ‘08-’09 to sign a pledge that they won’t bring a car to campus during the school year. In return, each student who signs gets a new Trek bike, a helmet and a lock. Matt and I both serve [...]

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Truing wheels isn’t the same as building wheels. Similar equipment is used, but wheelbuilding is more labor intensive. And requires some specialized stuff. Truing up an already-built wheel, however, doesn’t have to be scary (though you’ll probably make your wheel worse the first time you mess with it. Tip: tighten less). You’re gonna need a [...]

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Great news! You’ll remember that a short while ago I posted a pointer to Robert Hurst’s new site. You might also remember that I, and several commenters, whined about the lack of RSS on The Industrialized Cyclist.
Well, this evening Robert hooked us up! His minty fresh new RSS feed is available right here. It’s also [...]

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Great DIY project over at Blue Collar Mountain Biking for making a bottle opener from a cog and a bit of chain. Just gotta get an old cog and cut it up. Full directions on the site, with pics, when you follow the link.
Alternatively, if you’re not a handy-person, you can just buy one in [...]

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I have become increasingly interested in the food that fuels me. Might be the high blood pressure that the doc says is “bad” or it might be the excellent experience I had before an adventure race with oatmeal (used to detest oatmeal). Dunno. Regardless, the effect of food on my body has become interesting to [...]

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A recent temperature spike in the Big Apple sent me rummaging through my closet looking for warm weather gear. Although I’m a huge fan of Lycra bike shorts from a comfort in the saddle standpoint, I am not a huge fan of putting my super tight shorts on display. As a commuter this [...]

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Over at back2dabike, Jason goes into excellent detail on how to build your own alcohol stove that’s perfect for touring. There are a fair number of instructions floating around for these kinds of stoves, but Jason’s are super-detailed, with the added benefit of being hilarious. And he’s got a video of the stove in action [...]

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I was recently stumbling around the Net and was stoked to find Mitchell Metalworx. Steve Mitchell takes hacking to a new level by taking discarded bicycle parts and welding them into art. There is some dope stuff on his web site and you should totally take the time to check it out. [...]

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