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This is a nice little video that explains why rail trails are becoming so popular.Unfortunately, it starts w/ a short advertisement from an insurance company, but please stick w/ it, because the ad is short and the actually video is informative.It has some good interviews and shows just enough trail to make you anxious to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/19/rails-to-trails-video-from-aarp/
Don’t take my word for it! That seems to be the theme of my last couple blogs. Today’s blog shows just how popular bicycle commuting has become on our nation’s urban trails. And I emphasize the word shows. The Capital Crescent Trail gets so much use that it needs a trained group of bicycle cops …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/18/what-its-like-to-be-a-bike-cop-on-the-capital-crescent-trail/
There’s a website dedicated solely to films made on/about bicycles. (I have recently been told that “Filmed by Bike” is also a film festival of bike-themed movies.) Now that is what I call an endorsement to the newfound popularity of bikes in our society. Here is a trailer/teaser for those wishing to participate in the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/17/filmed-by-bike-a-testament-to-the-growing-popularity-of-bicycles/
I plan a lot of bike trips, so I spend a great deal of time researching. Some of that time is spent browsing websites.Unfortunately, I’m easily overwhelmed. So I often prefer sites that give precise, concise, and abbreviated summaries of trails. This is especially true when I first start to research a bike trail. So …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/16/best-bike-trails-in-the-washington-d-c-area/
I think I’ve been quite the animalistic biker if I put in 60 miles a day for a couple days in a row. In today’s Parade magazine, there was an article about a family who biked 18,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. The family consisted of mom, dad, and two young boys. The parents are …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/15/family-takes-bike-trip-from-alaska-to-argentina/
Youtube and other sites have thousands of videos of bike crashes. Many of them are pretty wicked. I have noticed one common factor. All of them are either on the road or on mountain bike trails. None of them are on rail-trails or other multi-use trails. Let’s keep it that way. Let’s keep rail trails …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/14/bike-crashes/
