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On the road to a new bicycle tax in Washington state — more on that in a second — a legislator, by his own admission, said a rather silly thing to a Tacoma bike shop owner last week.
“If I am not mistaken, a cyclists [sic] has an increased heart rate and respiration,” state Rep. Ed Orcutt wrote in a Feb. 25 email to that owner, Dale Carlson, who shared it with the Los Angeles Times. “That means the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is deemed to be a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride.”
The email quickly became  … More
Bicycle stunts preformed all over the world by: Ruben Alcantera, Paul Barnum, Bengo, Matthias Dandois, Edwin De La Rosa, Phil Demattia, Scott Ditchburn, Captain Fun, Matt Glover, Viki Gomez, Tony Hamlin, Christian Hewett, Neil Hise, Eric Holladay, Kenny Horton, Jambul, Kevin Keller, Luc Legrand, Libellule, Chad Phaire, Ralphy Ramos, Josh Roberts, Paul Ryan, Augie Simoncini, Oba Stanley, Rob Tibbs, Willie Beljio and Wormz
Phoenix, Ariz. (March 2, 2013) — The collegiate BMX national championships took place Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., as the riders took to the Black Mountain BMX Track. A record turnout of 52 riders, more than twice the participation of 2012, battled it out for individual and team titles on behalf of 12 colleges and universities in front of over 5,000 enthusiastic BMX fans.
Collegiate Women
Women’s participation more than tripled from last year, to 23 total entrants, but the top result remained the same as last year: Dominique Daniels (Gilbert, Ariz./Grand Canyon University) won the day after winning two of her motos and the semifinals, overcoming stiff competition from defending team champions Lindsey Wilson College  … More