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All types of bicycles, including childrens bikes, road bikes and mountain bikes, will be accepted. Bicycle donations may be eligible for tax deductions, and receipts will be given for every gift. (NJ.com -- Times)
Needham Police estimate 30 underage drinking locations in town Apr 28, 2009
The mountain bikes are great for that type of thing, Baker said. We can get into some remote locations. (Needham Tab, MA)
Helena duo trying their hand at crafting telemark skis Apr 28, 2009
Anderson has teamed up with Tucker Colvin, also 17, in a business venture to start the Epik Ski Co. The garage looks rather ordinary with its castaway skis, assortment of tools and the mountain bikes still covered in last year s mud. Strangely missing are the cars. (Helena Independent Record)
Searching for the next John Cooper Apr 19, 2009
SIERRA VISTA In the early mornings of 1992, Dana Thornhill and Robert Kelsey began riding their mountain bikes in the trails of the Huachuca Mountains ... We re raising money for trail improvement and hopefully to extend the perimeter into Brown Canyon to make a more rideable network for mountain bikes, Challoner said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Body cameras to help fight crime Apr 16, 2009
The lightweight device will be worn on the uniforms of officers and wardens on patrol on foot and mountain bikes in known crime trouble spots across Renfrewshire. This new technology will be used to deter such criminality, gather evidence, provide corroboration and show openness and accountability. (BBC News -- UK)
Bay Area sports car driver Gidley getting feet wet in other sports Apr 16, 2009
For Gidley, that means racing go-karts, vintage sports cars, mountain bikes, motorcycles, catamarans, jet skis. just about anything. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Escape Without Leaving Apr 13, 2009
Or, forget the hike and just jump on your mountain bikes, but be sure to stay on trails where bikes are allowed. 4 p.m.: Head back to the hostel to relax around the common room, play board games or cards, make popcorn and hot chocolate, then dinner. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
More of this story... Apr 11, 2009
Motorized and mechanized vehicles are banned, including snowmobiles, four-wheelers and even mountain bikes. However, hiking, camping, backpacking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and horseback riding are all allowed in wilderness areas. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
David Bassett (4) Apr 5, 2009
Friday, June 13, 2008 Edition. " Gina Armfield wrote on Jun 12, 2008 10:10 PM:" Prayers of peace and comfort to all of you. (Malibu Times, CA)
Spring Travel in New Hampshire's Pi... Apr 4, 2009
The center has mountain bikes for rent, and guided paddling tours on the Androscoggin River. They also have a good cafeteria. (Suite101.com)
Teen commits armed robbery or bad joke (341) Apr 1, 2009
7:45 a.m. - A resident in the 19100 block of Seventh Street East reported that sometime overnight, someone had entered his gated property and made off with three Specialized mountain bikes worth 16,000. 7:30 p.m. - While on a patrol walking through the El Verano Inn, a deputy spotted 26-year-old Jared Simonetti, of El Verano. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Commuter bikes: Balancing roads, personality Mar 27, 2009
Mountain bikes are safe and sturdy for maneuvering through city mayhem ... Mountain bikes, with their wide tires, are burly enough to roll over broken glass, potholes and cable car tracks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
2 million acres up for 'wilderness' designation Mar 25, 2009
The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a bill to declare more than 2 million acres of public land to be official "wilderness." That means no logging, mining, or vehicles, not even mountain bikes, are allowed. Passage is "fairly likely," says Interior Department spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff, whose boss, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, plans to be at the Capitol today to celebrate. (USA Today)
Resort nestled within tropical rainforest is a haven for animals Mar 25, 2009
For those who love the outdoors, sports facilities like mountain bikes are available for rent. A host of motorised and non-motorised sports activities that sound just as tempting are also available. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Land Of Bike Safaris, Brangelina Mar 22, 2009
Our slim and trim "manic mechanic," Tjipe ("Chippy"), who kept our full-suspension mountain bikes in working order, pulled off the bumpy dirt road ahead and flagged us off-piste into the shade of a dry riverbed where - voila. - a lavish lunch had been laid out, complete with icy beers and chilly wines to wash down 30 dusty miles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Gathering green on the way up Montara Mountain Mar 21, 2009
Another route is available from McNee Ranch State Park in Montara, which is OK for mountain bikes but includes a few very steep climbs on a service road that can feel like you're hitting a wall ... No mountain bikes (posted) on single track. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Riding into a new spot - Big Sky Bikes to open second location in old Goldsmith's building Mar 19, 2009
It has everything and anything to do with bikes: mountain bikes, racing bikes, cruisers, battery-powered bikes and all the stuff that keeps all of them running. It's called Big Sky Bikes. (Missoulian, MT)
Forest County snowmobile trails to close March 18 Mar 19, 2009
All ATVs and mountain bikes will be prohibited from using the Nicolet State Trail during this time. Towns that have ATV routes designated by town ordinance and state law will not be affected by this closure. (Forest Republican, WI)
Top 10 Island getaways Mar 12, 2009
Mountain bikes and kayaks are available, and gourmet breakfasts are served by the owners of 27 years, Robin and Mike Bergstrom. Robin and Mike graduated from Lebanon High School in 1965 and 1966 and Robin s parents, Maryland and Don Johnson, are Lebanon residents. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Brief Cases: Chop House set to open downtown Mar 8, 2009 Postcard from Paris: Cyclists Behaving Badly Mar 4, 2009 MIKE TOUZEAU | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWSRandy Wade and Karin Rosenquist are proprietors of Tumacookery, and they care about your kitchen.\0\0 Mar 1, 2009 • Outdoors briefs Feb 26, 2009 Q&A: Steve Berthel (8) Feb 25, 2009 Jamie Knight of Bents Cycling Takes Part in Early First Win Feb 22, 2009 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Natl. Forest plan released Feb 21, 2009 Welcome to McArmy! Feb 21, 2009 New forest plan finally here Feb 21, 2009 he told Larry King Feb 18, 2009 Recalls this week: camp stove, lamps, more peanuts Feb 14, 2009 Jeep World on NBC Feb 10, 2009 Orienteers find way in the great outdoors Feb 10, 2009 Letters for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Feb 8, 2009 Tijuana/Border Feb 7, 2009 Top 10 romantic island inns Feb 7, 2009
Rowlands new Broad River Adventure Park features seven cabins; a campground; a recreational vehicle camping area; and hundreds of miles of trails for mountain bikes, all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. The park is located in Carlton about 15 miles north of Lexington on Georgia Highway 77. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cycling has great potential Mar 5, 2009
People who bring mountain bikes along on their vacations now just stop off for gas and keep going since they have no idea of what trails await just a few miles away. They spoke of how Fruitas, Colo. (Montana Standard, MT)
Just as bad, some cyclists have even begun broadcasting internet videos of themselves engaged in "V;lib Freerides" or "Extreme V;lib'," in which wannabe urban daredevils put the solid but graceless bikes through punishing stunts usually reserved for BMX or mountain bikes. "Unfortunately, that reflects the mind-set of a lot of V;lib' riders, who think riding someone else's property whenever the mood takes them means they can ignore the rules of the road and act like jerks," says Nathalie Dubois,... (Time.com)
Randy mountain bikes, and they hike and walk the dog along the river. We like the community very much, said Randy, who has always been one of those throw it all together kind of cooks. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The list includes: 6 avalanche probes; 4 avalanche transceivers; 13 bike helmets; 2 cruiser bikes; 2 mountain bikes; 1 street bike; 3 canoes; 14 sets of elbow pads; 11 sets of knee pads; 5 sets of wrists pads; 2 ice chests; 7 sets of crampons; 2 dry boxes; 3 dry suits; 11 GPS units; 15 head lamps; 4 ice axes; 2 inflatable kayaks; 8 oars; 2 automatic air pumps; 2 raft stands; 5 hand pumps; 4 white water rafts; 23 raft paddles; 5 pairs of Rollerblades; 7 snow shovels; 10 pair of cross country... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
In the summer I'm a cyclist, ride mountain bikes and road bikes. I love to canoe. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Previously, he raced mountain bikes and has three state mountain bike titles and one national mountain bike title to his name. This past weekend s race also included a road race held on Saturday in which Vance James received second place and Kurt Phillips took ninth. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
While the Forest Service's recommendation excludes motorized uses and mountain bikes from recommended wilderness areas, it provides increased opportunities for mountain biking in non-motorized areas. The plan allows for summer motorized travel on 55 percent of the forest and winter travel on 60 percent. (Montana Standard, MT)
At Anaconda's military supermarket, operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), soldiers can stock up on anything from cookies to Bitburger non-alcoholic beer, Sony PlayStations to - believe it or not - mountain bikes. The menus at Anaconda would, of course, astonish a World War II soldier who would have subsisted on canned Spam, powdered eggs, powdered milk, powdered coffee, and the like. (Asia Times Online)
While the plan excludes motorized uses and mountain bikes from recommended wilderness, it provides increased opportunities for mountain biking in non-motorized areas, according to the Record of Decision. "This decision strikes a balance by preserving the sense of remoteness and the opportunities for solitude in recommended wilderness while providing ample opportunities for mountain biking in quiet and non-motorized areas," regional forester Thomas Tidwell wrote in the decision. (Montana Standard, MT)
I like my mountain bikes. I like national parks. (Harper's Magazine)
The recalled bicycle forks were sold for installation on mountain bikes. The recall involves 2008 model year 888RC3 and 888RC3WC suspensions with date codes beginning with T07D07, T07D08 and T07D09. (Anchorage Daily News)
Final leg of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge takes racers across rough terrain on mountain bikes. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Orienteers can run, walk, or use mountain bikes, ski gear or wheelchairs depending on the course or competition. It s something you can do with your family or do as an individual sport, said Robert Paddock, competition vice president for the U.S. Orienteering Federation, which represents thousands of orienteers nationwide. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
JBP VT wrote on Jan 21, 2009 7:35 AM:" Hello. Would someone be kind enough to let me know the status of the road to Polihale State Park? One of the letters (opinion) that I read recently mentioned that it was completely closed. !! I hope this is not the case as I am coming to Kauai in Feb and it is one of my favorite places to visit. Can it be driven in 4 wheel drive? Are mountain bikes allowed to travel the road? Can you hike in? I hope access has not been completely prohibited as it certainly... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Beach cruisers, mountain bikes and roadsters. The occasional Trek or Huffy, but mostly cheaper models with rusted frames and torn seats. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
MacKaye Harbor Inn, in a huge restored farmhouse near the south end of the island, lends guests mountain bikes to explore. Of course, you'll want to be back at the inn in time for evening chocolates and spectacular sunsets. (CNN)
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