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Adrian Hands — Raleigh, NC
The Velorution will NOT be motorized!

Local Clubs

Pedicabs

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Bike Cooperatives

Saving more than just the planet…

Exotic, Extreme, Entertaining or Eccentric bikes

Movies and video

Local Routes

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(cue sheets and maps)

Randonneuring

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What's it about? - Paris to Brest and back to Paris
1200km (about 750 mi) 90 hours almost non-stop !

Vintage:

Commuting, Messengering and Utility:

Lighting:

Safety:

Advocacy and Law:

For 2006 - under consideration:

Advocacy

CNC Two tripple zed

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Transportation and urban growth issues

Fixed

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Divest thyself of all the techno-encumberances of the false world!
Come to grips with thine primordal instincts!
"Hands is for steerin', not no shiftin' or brakin'!"

Cycling Heros, and their tales

Ride Reports

Mine:
Others:

BikePacking & CycleCamping

Tent

Around the World

World

News articles

Cyclocross

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Touring

California

Europe

Russia, former USSR, CIS

The Black Sea

Interesting Top Bike Shops & Framebuilders

Recumbents

Other stuff...

North Carolina

The City of Raleigh


The Winds which pass over my Dwelling,
are such as Sweep across
the ridges of Mountains
bearing the broken strains,
or terrestrial parts only
of Celestial Music

The Morning Wind forever blows
The Poem of Creation is Uninterrupted
Olympus is but the outside of the Earth
Everywhere!

Why Bike?

Why Bike? Bottecchia
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Allstate!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Carbon Monoxide!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Vehicle Registration!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Spilled drinks in the back seat!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Motor Vehicle Property Tax!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' De-frosting the windshield!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Car loans!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Traffic tickets!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Parking tickets!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Tight parking spaces!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Exxon!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Dirty Air, Gas and Oil Filters!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Door dings!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' State Inspections and Emissions Tests!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Seat belts and air bags!
"It's raining, did you roll up the windows?"
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Pay Parking!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Mildewed floor mats!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Gasoline Spills!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' "Check Engine" light!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Road blocks!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Tow Trucks!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Quicky-Lube!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' DWIs!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Rearview mirror glue!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Sagging headliner!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Car wash and Vacuum!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Creaky U-Joints and Torn CV-joint Boots!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Fender benders!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Wheel alignments, Road Hazard Warranties and Wheel Balancing!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' AAA!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Power Windows that get stuck!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Road kill!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' MTBE in my Lake!
'Cause I don't need no steenkin' Dead batteries, worn wiper blades, cracked windshields, low antifreeze, noisy mufflers, cracked water pumps, worn belts hoses and timing chains!
'Cause hanging around the bike shop beats the heck out of the bad coffee and second-hand smoke in Joe's garage!
Where's my car keys ? Who cares!
All this and I get to wear Lycra!

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