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Celebrities Who Ride – PINK (Alecia Moore)

June 13, 2017 //
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Pink (Alecia Moore) is often seen cycling, alone, with her family or to run errands. While on tour she is likely to be spotted on her bicycle exploring cities. Seems the only important accessory she usually leaves behind when photographed on rides is her helmet. However in some recent Instagram posts she is wearing a helmet so maybe she has changed her ways, we hope so for her and her family. Yet Another reason for her cycling is;

“The singer makes a point of riding bicycles instead of using a horse drawn carriage, which she is part of a PETA campaign against.” From ilovebicycling.com

 

This post is part of our series celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Bicycle and the people who love bicycles.

 

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Actor Patrick Dempsey – Avid Cyclist

June 8, 2017 //
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This is part of our celebration of the 200 Anniversary of the Bicycle

Patrick Dempsey – Celebrities who Ride

Patrick Dempsey Actor, Production Manager and Producer but best known for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy is an avid cyclist. He has also acted in the Bridget Jones’s movies, Sweet Home Alabama and Can’t Buy Me Love to name a few.

From a Bicycling Magazine Interview we learned a little more about his passion for cycling:

Dempsey started riding after his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “I find biking is the best way to work on your cardio, and your lower body and core strength. It’s just an incredible sport. I love it. It just calms you down and it’s mediation in motion. Getting my daughter and the boys, and my wife, on bikes was a really great breakthrough this last year. It’s been a great way for us to spend time talking and working things out. It becomes therapy together because you get out and you’re moving and distracted. At the same time you can communicate.”

(interview) http://www.bicycling.com/culture/people/patrick-dempsey-s-challenge

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The Wright Brothers and Bicycles

June 6, 2017 //
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Famous People and Bicycles

Certainly on the short list of famous people who had ties to cycling and the cycling industry are the Wright brothers. They bought their first bicycles in 1892 and in 1893 they started a repair and rental business in Dayton, Ohio. Expansion was next for the brothers as they started manufacturing their own line of bicycles. It is here where they started creating and building their flying machines. Ultimately using this knowledge and experience in their design and construction of the airplane.

 

 

 

From the Air and Space Website:

“In designing their airplane, the Wrights drew upon a number of bicycle concepts:

The Wright Brothers Bicycle Store Dayton, Ohio

•             The central importance of balance and control.

•             The need for strong but lightweight structures.

•             The chain-and-sprocket transmission system for propulsion.

•             Concerns regarding wind resistance and aerodynamic shape of the operator.”

From: https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/who/1895/biketoflight.cfm

The Wright Brothers journey is truly fascinating and the bicycle played a major role in their lives. Obviously there is a ton of material about them so I won’t go on but I do highly recommend David McCullough book “The Wright Brothers” if you want to dig deeper into their story. Also the Air and Space Museum has some great information that can be found from the link above.

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The Bicycle Turns 200 this Month!

June 1, 2017 //
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Our customers celebrate the bicycle every day and so do we. For the month of June we’ll be celebrating the bicycle a little more than normal. This month is extra special this year, June 12th is the 200th Anniversary of the first bicycle ride. During June we will be sharing fun facts and such about the bicycle. It is our hope that you enjoy them and maybe share them with your friends. Riding bikes is super fun and so is talking about them.

We’ll start today with Wikipedia’s Definition of the bicycle:

Bicycle

The early bicycle.A bicycle, also called a cycle or bike, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.

Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe and as of 2003, more than 1 billion have been produced worldwide, twice as many as the number of automobiles that have been produced.[2] They are the principal means of transportation in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children’s toys, general fitness, military and police applications, courier services, bicycle racing and bicycle stunts.

The basic shape and configuration of a typical upright or “safety bicycle”, has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885.[3][4][5] But many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed for a proliferation of specialized designs for many types of cycling.

The bicycle’s invention has had an enormous effect on society, both in terms of culture and of advancing modern industrial methods. Several components that eventually played a key role in the development of the automobile were initially invented for use in the bicycle, including ball bearings, pneumatic tires, chain-driven sprockets, and tension-spoked wheels.[6]

Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle

Link to image information: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=727702

The bicycle sure has come a long way hasn’t it! 

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