Wheel of future: SpectrUM camp kids fix tires, rebuild bikes Jul 17, 2008
Thomas, who also teaches a bicycle mechanics class at Willard Alternative High School, hopes the camps will inspire in kids a love for science through practical application and promote a sense of independence and achievement. In our schools right now there's not an incredible push for hands-on learning and not a lot of technical offerings, Thomas said. (Missoulian, MT)
Newt Gingrich On 'Real Change' Jan 17, 2008
In 1903, the Smithsonian had been working on airplanes for 10 years, and had spent over $50,000 in tax money, and the Wright brothers, who were two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, flew. Now, they actually had a fundamentally different model than the Smithsonian model. (Human Events Online)
Words of Wisdom for Great Leadership Dec 12, 2007
Included in this group were Ben Franklin (who had no formal education beyond the age of 10); Andrew Carnegie (founder of U.S. Steel); Thomas Edison (greatest American inventor in history, who at 12 was printing his own newspaper on a moving train where he sold the copies for his livelihood); Milton Hershey, (founder of Hershey chocolates but a failure up to age 40); the Wright brothers (bicycle mechanics and first to fly an aircraft); David Sarnoff (founder of RCA, had an eighth grade... (Newsmax)
Gingrich talks globalization, politics Oct 27, 2007
(add an event here, too. Newt Gingrich, front, and his wife, Callista, back center, tour Iowa State Universitys Virtual Reality Applications Center with Abhishek Seth, right. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Newt Gingrich, front, and his wife, Callista, back center, tour Iowa State Universitys Virtual Reality Applications Center with Abhishek Seth, right."> Oct 27, 2007
Mid-Iowa Newspapers - Gingrich talks globalization, politics. (add an event here, too. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Marking the end of political purity Aug 17, 2007
A century ago, skirts were ankle-length, every Ford was black, and a couple of bicycle mechanics back in Ohio had found they could fly. Important political change was in the air, too. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Making the wheels turn at Tour de 'Toona Jul 30, 2007
These are professional bicycle mechanics who provide assistance to any rider who punctures a tire or loses a chain or a spoke while on the course. e are basically like a pit crew in auto racing, said mechanic and Mount Pleasant native Daniel Slezak. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Wright Brothers -- An improbable idea gets off the ground Oct 21, 2006
The story that is usually told about the origins of heavier-than-air flight is a simplistic one: a couple of bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, travel to a North Carolina beach. There they build a glider, add an engine, and after several airborne hops, introduce the world to aviation. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Keep a basic tool set handy for bike emergencies Sep 29, 2006
When it comes to repairing my bicycle, I am what is called "mechanically challenged." I have tried to become a "bike wrench," (the nickname for bicycle mechanics), but I usually spend more time and money fixing the problem and replacing parts I screw up, than if I had gone to a good bicycle repair shop. Long story, short version: My bookshelves have several bicycle repair and maintenance manuals, but my bicycle toolbox is small. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Hard lesson in flipping Sep 21, 2006
Like the tech-stock bubble that turned college kids and housewives into day traders, the real estate boom turned insurance brokers, doctors and bicycle mechanics into real estate flippers, who would buy and then quickly sell homes for easy profits. Now those profits are shrinking fast. (USA Today -- Money)
BEACHES VOICES: Building a wheel for your bike isn't an easy thing to do Jul 28, 2006
This is dedicated to the hardworking bicycle mechanics at the Beaches and everywhere else. I just tried to build my own front wheel. (Florida Times-Union)
Big day for bikes, no matter the language May 8, 2006
Mastering bicycle mechanics is tricky in any language, but when you're a recently arrived Chinese immigrant learning about brakes and peddles only by their English names, it becomes a whole new challenge. "I don't know if it's the culture, or if they are just excited to be doing something," said Richard Pinto of his Chinese students, "but they are really into bikes.". (Newsday -- New York City)
