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WE GOTS INFORMATIONS: MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW, AND LESS, ON THE BICYCLING RESEARCH PAGE DRILL FOR KNOWLEDGE AT THE ENERGY & TRANSPORT HUB THE I.C. ENCOURAGES COMMENTS, EVEN COMPLAINTS . EMAIL: ROBERT AT INDUSTRIALIZEDCYCLIST DOT COM READ A HURST BOOK |
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| WHAT ELSE IS UP: Velomobiles (article in Low Tech magazine). Readers of Art of [Urban] Cycling know why these things are inferior to traditional bikes in populated areas. New on the BICYCLING RESEARCH PAGE: BICYCLING AND WALKING IN THE UNITED STATES 2012 Link to "Benchmarking report" from the Alliance for Biking and Walking, formerly Thunderhead Alliance. PIONEER PLATES Hurst's 'digital notebook' of Colorado history now looking at old Denver bike racing venues. |
See THE INDUSTRIALIZED CYCLIST NOTE PAD for juicy chunks of information related to transportation, energy, war, bicycling, Mayans, helicopters, jackups and Ku-Maloob-Zaap. |
SHOP FOR IT ON AMAZON, BARNES N NOBLE, TATTERED COVER, POWELL'S. Thanks. |
JANUARY 21, 2012
When Rims Find Glory
Rims get discarded when they're taco'd beyond repair in crashes, or simply put out to pasture along with bad hubs and neglected bikes, but most folks will go through their entire bicycling lives without ever wearing an actual rim down to the nub.
This is what the end of a rim's long life looks like: Due to brake-caused wear on the surface, the thickness of the rim's sidewall diminishes to the point that the air pressure begins to force it outward, and it cracks.
DECEMBER 18, 2011
SUPER SUNDAY RESEARCH UPDATE
NEW ON THE I.C BICYCLING RESEARCH PAGE:
BICYCLE RETAILER AND INDUSTRY NEWS ANNUAL STATS ISSUE (pdf) Excerpt of summer 2011 issue looks back on 2010 numbers.
PROSPECT PARK WEST PROTECTED BIKE PATH AND TRAFFIC CALMING UPDATE (pdf) Before and after study with raw data, from NYCDOT, 2011.
INITIAL FINDINGS: KINZIE STREET PROTECTED BIKE LANE JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2011 (pdf) No safety data, but the facility seems to be popular.
CYCLING STATISTICS FROM DENMARK Short list of 'facts' from the Cycling Embassy of Denmark.
2010 U.S. BIKE COMMUTING STATISTICS Data from the US Community Survey, parsed by League of American Cyclists.
OCTOBER 31, 2011
THE THINGS IT CARRIED
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The troubled relationship between fracking and water is often characterized as an issue for individual homeowners with contaminated wells. But hydrofracking has become a major problem for public water treatment plants and tap water. In other words, it's an issue for all of us. One hydrofrac requires something on the order of 3 million gallons of fluid, according to USGS....
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OCTOBER 19, 2011
FRAC-ENSTEIN
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A single hydrofrac operation in the Marcellus Shale requires about 3 million gallons of water according to the USGS. In the mix with that water is a stew of secret chemicals, various polymers designed to decrease friction. The chemical portion of the fracing fluid is only about one half of one percent; sounds small but that translates into something like 15,000 gallons of chemicals per frac.
Additional Hurst energy propaganda: THE RESERVES MYTH 1 , 2 , DRILLING FOR DIMWITS , THE REFINERIES MYTH , A QUESTION FOR PRIUS OWNERS , THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN IS UNSUSTAINABLE , more in the ARCHIVES. |
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OLDER STUFF: A CHILLING DAMPER COPS N ROBERTS ELECTRIC KOOLAID ,FRESH LIES , THE WANDERING DENVERITE , THANKS I STOLE... RUGRATS IN THE STATS , COVER COPY , CASUALTIES , THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN IS UNSUSTAINABLE , AN ESPECIALLY THICK INFO SHIELD , DIRT SWEET DIRT , BICYCLE STINK FACE , DRILLING FOR DIMWITS ,THE REFINERIES MYTH , THE RESERVES MYTH 1 , 2 , A NEW ERA IN SIGNAGE 3, MIND SUCK,The PHYSIOLOGY of BICYCLING , PRAIRIE STEAMERS
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THE ART OF MOUNTAIN BIKING: SINGLETRACK SKILLS FOR ALL RIDERS 2011 No matter how many years/miles you ride, you'll never master the unique art of riding a two-wheeled machine on a skinny, rocky trail in the mountains. No matter how good you get, skill and strength advancing by leaps and bounds, the trail will always be a little bit better. This book leaves few 'babyheads' unturned in its quest to provide useful trail-riding tips for all riders, from beginner to expert. Robert Hurst's love for the mountains, the trails and the bottomless challenge of riding them shines through in this darkly humorous manual. SHOP FOR IT ON AMAZON,BARNES N NOBLE, TATTERED COVER, POWELL'S. |
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