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According to the Wall Street Journal, the "all-powerful bike lobby" and a government "before which you are helpless" as simply the worst thing that has ever happened ever. 

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As a mountain bike racer and first-time DK200 competitor I momentarily considered setting up my 29er cross-country race bike for the task late last year but further consideration led me towards my cyclocross bike. 

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The largest bike share system in the U.S., CitiBike says riders clocked more than 13,000 miles in the first day. 

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The Jones diamond frame features everything a touring cyclist could need: rack and fender mounts; room for fat, comfy tires; three water bottle cage mounts; a shorter effective top tube and high, comfortable handlebars.  

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It’s nice to see that a big company like Specialized has not totally abandoned steel as a frame material, especially for an all-rounder bike like this.  This is the kind of bike that encourages such impromptu adventures.

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The Domane is designed to give the rider an advantage under difficult conditions with a unique seat tube and top tube junction that soaks up big bumps and high-speed vibration.

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The San Marcos is “the bike any road rider who doesn’t race but rides mainly on the road ought to be riding,” according to its creator.  

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We've put the Quick CX to work on a mixed-surface commute where it tackles everything from asphalt to crushed limestone, gravel, and more.  

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A lot of people immediately associate Norco with gravity and mountain bikes, but the Canadian brand actually has many bikes designed specifically for commuting and street use. 

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A motorized cargo machine has many advantages. I can bust a move quickly into the flow of traffic, even with a heavy load on board. Riding at the same speed as traffic is a heck of a lot safer than being a slow-moving vehicle in a fast-moving world.  

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The African continent’s first professional UCI Continental team is off to a fast start with a win in the Milan-San Remo race, but its success doesn't stop at the finish line.

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The Shinola brand has been around since 1929, but when it was reincarnated in Detroit it didn't have much in common with the shoe-polish company it once was and the colloquialism that bears its name. 

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Don’t let the race pedigree fool you—the Secteur is set up to be friendly for those of us without “Eye of the Tiger” playing on repeat in our heads.  

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Dubbed Silver Series, the line includes five models—three road bikes and two mountain bikes—made from 3/2.5 titanium in Lynskey’s shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with stock geometry.  

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Shimano never stops innovating, and even if you never need the top-of-the-line race performance parts it builds, the technology the company creates trickles down to other product levels. 

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New Builders’ Row along the wall of the NAHBS exhibition hall was home to some interesting work, from wacky to spectacular. Here are a couple bikes that did not look to be the work of beginners, from Harvey Cycle Works and Littleford Bicycles. 

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Bilenky Cycle Works always comes to shows with a creative sense of humor, but the craftsmanship in their work is seriously impressive. 

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Breadwinner Cycles is the secret-until-yesterday project of framebuilders Tony Pereira and Ira Ryan. By combining their efforts, they hope to make the bikes more affordable and with a quicker turnaround.

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Sometimes you just want to imagine yourself sailing down a silky-smooth country road, and here at NAHBS there are plenty of classically beautiful road bikes to inspire just such a vision.

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Building a bike to be an everyday vehicle gives a lot of opportunities for creative framebuilders to add all kinds of amenities to their NAHBS show bikes. Here’s a few that have stood out so far. 

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