Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 16th

My wife was cruising through Youtube and found these videos. The first shows a way to clean chrome with water and aluminum foil. I have never seen this technique before. Rust is not a major problem where I live but this could come in handy. The music is over the top for cleaning some rust.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 5th

Do you know a fifth grader?

“Bicycling Takes Me Places”—The Saris Fifth Grade National Poster Contest Peopleforbikes.org

 

For the second year in a row, bicycle company Saris Cycling Group is organizing a bicycle-themed poster contest for fifth grade students. Last year, more than 5,000 students participated. The theme of this year’s National Poster [...]

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 15th

C02 bicycle tire inflators are recalled The Leaf-Chronicle • January 8, 2010 The following product recalls come from various federal and state agencies and were supplied to The Leaf-Chronicle by recalls.org:

Todson Inc. is recalling CO2 bicycle tire inflators sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide from August to November 2009.

The pressurized cartridge containing carbon [...]

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for November 26th

UT Reporter: Bike Study 02:41 video You may have noticed new bike signs and lanes around town — they’re coming from UT. The city asked the university to help with a bike study. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]

City Wants A Bike Boulevard Downtown 02:10 video A one mile stretch of Nueces Street [...]

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