At the March OBS meeting I managed to secure some helpers for FreeWheel, for truck loading supervisor duty. Unfortunately we could use a few more. If you...
www.kfor.com covered a road-rage incident over the weekend where a lone bicyclist was knocked down by an angry motorist. The cyclist was not injured. They...
Thanks Pete for pointing this out. I honestly don't care for their "rant" portion of the news, but sure would like to continue using the road to ride my bike....
Any suggestions? Please reply to the message originator at choyle57@.... _____ From: Cynthia Hoyle [mailto:choyle57@...] Sent: Monday, June 01,...
John Wente
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Jun 2, 2009 2:16 am
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Hello, Can anyone tell me the course route for the family ride of the upcoming 2009 streak? Looked at web site for last years but did not show map for this...
Brian & Jeannie Gilmer
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Jun 2, 2009 2:46 am
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Bike MS - Presenting Sponsor is.SAM'S CLUB Also, the Oklahoma Route 66 Association has declared the Bike MS Oklahoma Ride as the OFFICIAL Route 66 bike ride!...
Thank you Pete for the link and for sharing this with the OBS list. I went to the sight and voted and I hope all those that have signed on to receive the OBS...
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Jun 2, 2009 3:15 pm
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The Streak family ride is on trails around the park. No map is supplied because the ride never leaves the trails. It is somewhat hilly, but they are small...
Didn't you ever learn the trick to prevent that.... put your garage door opener inside your cycling gloves when the bike is on the roof. ... From: "Dominick...
mark shannon on radio talk yesterday afternoon had nothing good to say about riding bikes on the road. never a fan of his, like him even less Randy ... ...
Hefner is wide open all the way around. The old 39th street bridge at Overholser is closed to automobile traffic but bicycles are allowed so it's no problem. ...
Mark Shannon hates bicycles. If he could ever be converted to bicycles, that would be a wonderful thing. -Amy ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Amy Cooper
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Jun 3, 2009 2:27 am
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HI, I've been on here for a few years to learn more about cycling since I first
got back on a bike in 2006. I went from racing BMX with my kids to riding...
Hi Valerie Thanks for taking the time to write, and introducing yourself. I will try and tell you what I happen to think about your questions. On Tue, Jun 2,...
Welcome back to the wonderful world of cycling, Valerie. We are tying to get a slower group (10-12 mph) group going at Lake Overholser on Wed nights at 6:00 if...
The saddle should positioned to *hold* you optimally over the pedal/cranks *One* *major* cause of hand "soreness/numbness" is a downward tilt of the saddle...
Hi Valerie; Good for you that you are back riding but to give a quick answer to your hand problems, it's because of excess pressure. If you get the "pins and ...
This morning on channel 4's rise and shine show on ch.43 they were talking about the 3ft law and cycling to work one day out of the week, I was suprised to...
Danish health care worker's wage protest on bikes http://blogs.denmark.dk/copenhagenize/2009/05/03/the-bicycle-as-a-democratic-tool/ Courtesy of Demetri K on...
Jim, thank you for the technical explanation! I appreciate the knowledge that even medical sources haven't provided. As one who suffers with numbness, I had...
Thanks to everyone who has responded! How fortunate to have so many great
resources available right here. I truly appreciate the time each of you
took to...
A 'trick' I learned long ago to help prevent numbness in the hands is to 'rock' from hand to hand as you are riding. What I mean by this is ease the pressure...
We had a great turnout of 48 riders show up for last night's race in Edmond. The results are below and will also be posted to the USAC website soon. Remember...
Valerie, I have used all of the suggestions you received and then some, they all work. Here is one more that I've discovered. I carry an old bandana waded up...
For a second I thought you said banana and did not see how that would help. Bandana makes more sense. To: vboudreaux6@...; ok-bike-society@yahoogroups.com;...
I'm looking for anyone going from Okc to Duncan before Freewheel bike ride, (Starts Sunday, June 7) and a ride from Kiowa, KS to Perry or Stillwater, OK...