"dutch-bikes" Articles & Blogs:
The latest in cycling trends
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According to Trend Central, the bike community is continuing to innovate and thrive. Here are some of the latest happenings in the cycling world.
Rolling Orange: They may not be world champions of soccer, but the Dutch are still an authority on bikes...[Read on] |
E-Bikes: Green with a boost
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Bike-to-Work Day just passed, and it’s possible you never actually got on your bike. No doubt you wanted to. You probably thought about it but maybe you were worried about traffic or you live in a city with hills. Or maybe you just wanted to be able to...[Read on] |
What if everyone biked to work?
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This video, of morning rush hour in Utrecht, Netherlands is a glimpse into what a city could look like if 33% of all trips happened by bike. Pretty incredible.
In the last year, I finally conquered ...[Read on] |
Dutch teen in battle to sail around the world
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I came across an interesting article about a thirteen-year-old girl who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Laura Dekker was born in New Zealand while her parents were on a round-the-world sailing trip and spent the first f...[Read on] |
Found - One red kayak
| So I’m driving back from dropping off Rafaela at the Quad Cities Airport (I felt really bad that her whole visit was taken up with searching for the lost gear: not much of a river trip for her, that’s for sure), and as I was heading over the Burlingto...[Read on] |
Bike sharing - the new public transportation
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Bike culture goes big as bike sharing takes hold. An affordable, clean and simple way to get around town, bike sharing promotes cleaner air, land, and water, while encouraging people to meet their transportation needs through an active lifestyle and commu...[Read on] |
You know you are a REAL female rider if…
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You’ve broke a nail on your clutch or front brake
Your perfume smells like eau de exhaust
You have specific riding shoes so you don’t have shifter marks on your cute ones
Your helmet has makeup on the inside of it
You take the “windswept” hair lo...[Read on] |
Celebrate Bike to Work Week!
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This week's Bike to Work Week! In case you're just hearing about the eco-commuting celebrations now, don't feel left out. Take a glass-half-full attitude and bike to work the rest of this week! And get inspired to green your commute all year long:
&g...[Read on] |
Rachel McAdams – Maintaining her privacy with her success
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I remember when I first saw her in Mean Girls. She was terrifically mean. She scared the crap out of my teenage self. Then she broke my heart in The Notebook. I have always admired her film choices. (I’ll give her a pass on Sherlock Holmes cause...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! Today is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family read...[Read on] |
Mackinac Island: Story of a town with a different set of wheels
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Imagine replacing your four automobile tires in for four carriage wheels, four horse hooves or a set of bicycle tires.
Or what if you just used your own two feet? Sound crazy? Not for Mackinac Island residents, who live on a surprisingly mountain-like is...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
Ashley Fiolek is kicking up dirt
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Buy Kicking Up Dirt at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders or an independent bookseller.
At nineteen, Ashley Fiolek is already the top female competitor in a tough men’s sport: motocross, a form of off-road motorcycle racing that is one of the most c...[Read on] |
Lessons from Quinnipiac: Cheer should be an NCAA sport (with a different name), think fresh (don’t whine like the male wrestlers) — and, yes, we still need Title IX
| By Laura Pappano
When District Judge Stefan Underhill ruled against Quinnipiac University – last year they sought to cut women’s volleyball and add competitive cheer to fulfill Title IX requirements – the 95-page ruling ironically did more to boost...[Read on] |
Just Ride: International Female Ride Day celebrates fifth year on May 6th
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This year International Female Ride Day celebrates its fifth year of women riders getting on their motorcycles to JUST RIDE. With four years of history bringing awareness for women riders, the force created and expected for the fifth year of this glob...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: When the levee breaks
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Monday morning, I drove down to Rosedale and headed first to the library, where Martha the librarian gave me an excellent orientation to the town and its history. Turns out this area was a big center for making moonshine during Prohibition — instead o...[Read on] |
Ask Patty Female Friendly Blog Carnival: August 12, 2009
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There's so much happening in the automotive world, whether it's exciting reports about automotive safety, fun car news, or information about our Certified Female Friendly dealers and retailers, we've got something here for everyone. Have you got female fr...[Read on] |
Interview with Marleen Gorris and Nancy Larson – director and writer of Within the Whirlwind
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Dutch director Marleen Gorris is one of the most feminist directors around. She has actually won an academy award for one of the most feminist films I have ever seen -Antonia’s Line which won the best foreign language film Oscar in 1995. Her other f...[Read on] |
America selects Grand Prize winners in the Shell V-Power® 'Fuel My Passion' Contest and Sweepstakes!
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Five
Contest Winners Receive One Year of Shell V-Power® Gasoline; and One
Lucky Sweepstakes Winner Receives a New Ride Plus Five Years of Shell
V-Power® Gasoline!
Shell concluded its annual search for the
ultimate automotive enthusiasts across ...[Read on] |
Against the odds: Girls in urban areas face unique challenges in playing sports
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.Katie Thomas has written two parts of a series for the New York Times looking at the unique challenges facing urban girls who want to play sports
Her first piece, about a middle school basketball team in Brooklyn, highlights challenges facing the gir...[Read on] |
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