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Bicycle Fixation: The Lubes Blues, Baby. The Lubes Blues, Baby by Richard Risemberg I've got the lubes blues baby, grease my links, and I'll still be yours tonight I've got the lubes blues ,baby, yeah, grease my links and I'll still be yours tonight You want a long-term relationship, you know you gotta treat me right.... The most complicated mechanism on your bicycle is certainly one of the most important, but also the least glamorous, taking second (or third or fourth) place to shining hubs, gleaming derailleurs, and brightly- painted frames; yet without it you'd be making your bike go by pushing your feet against the ground in a mad, futile waddle that would feel as painful as it looked ridiculous. Yes, all those muscles bunched up between your knees and your hips are useless if you can't get their power from the crank to the cogs, and it's your chain that does it: one hundred fourteen itty-bitty little metal links, each one no bigger than a thumbnail, and each one containing a very hard-working miniature bearing.

Shebicycles' Photostream. England | Somerset | Wearing helmets 'more dangerous' Cyclists who wear protective helmets are more likely to be knocked down by passing vehicles, new research from Bath University suggests. The study found drivers tend to pass closer when overtaking cyclists wearing helmets than those who are bare-headed. Dr Ian Walker was struck by a bus and a lorry during the experiment. He was wearing a helmet both times. But the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said tests have shown helmets protect against injuries. To carry out the research, Dr Walker used a bike fitted with a computer and an ultrasonic distance sensor to find drivers were twice as likely to get close to the bicycle, at an average of 8.5cm, when he wore a helmet.

The experiment, which recorded 2,500 overtaking motorists in Salisbury and Bristol, was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. "Either way, this study suggests wearing a helmet might make a collision more likely in the first place," he added. Wig wearing. How Tos | Blue Collar Mountain Biking. Sheldon Brown-Bicycle Technical Information. EcoVelo. Velo Vitality.