Kevin

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Aug 28 2011

Ohio Is This Year’s Trail State

View these great long-distance trails on the Ohio Bikeways website. Ohio has incredible trails, and lots of them. Thanks to an email from Ohio trail advocate, Pam, I recently became aware of the miles and miles of trails in Ohio. Pam directed me to the Ohio Bikeways website where I found not only a great trail …

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Aug 23 2011

Rollerpacking – Am I the last to hear about this?

Thanks to Everytrail user Ben, I recently found out about an awesome trail activity called Rollerpacking. It involves an overnight trail trip on inline skates. Basically, it’s back-packing on inline skates. Of course, it requires a nice smooth paved trail, but there are plenty of those featured on trailsnet. (Just click on the “Locate Trails …

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Aug 18 2011

World’s Longest Ice-Skating Trail

Put on your skates &hit the ice!! Winter may be a ways off, but I thought you trail buffs would be interested in this awesome winter sports trail in Winnipeg, Canada. It is the Forks River Trail and has been officially recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Longest Ice Skating …

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Aug 16 2011

Self-pumping Bicycle Tire?

Imagine never having to pump air into your bike tire again. According to the CEO of PumpTire, you can stop imagining & start purchasing. I’m not an engineer, so I don’t know for sure whether this will work or not, but it sure sounds like a nice concept. Have a look at the PumpTire process …

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Aug 13 2011

Globetrooper helps you plan active travel vacation

If you love active travel such as bike trips, then you may want to check out Globetroopers.com. Globetroopers provides you with a network of active travellers, travel providers, travel information, and travel networking. Although it is possible to get some information by just visiting the site as a casual observer, like similar sites, you need …

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Aug 08 2011

Ski all year long with the Skizee

On a recent trip to Canada, my dad met a guy who is a partner in a venture called Skizee. Knowing that I am interested in alternative transportation, Dad got me a web address for the Skizee and so I looked it up online. It is like a ski – snowboard – skateboard version of …

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