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All Cannondale E-bikes have one thing in common — pure, visceral cycling performance. Cannondale's goal is to create bikes that are so rider-focused, so seamlessly integrated and so much damn fun to ride, that you forget you've got power assist, forget you're on an electric bike, forget everything except how good it feels to be on that bike, in that moment. If that sounds like your cup of tea, power up. Let's Ride.Cannondale Electric: Moterra 2018 (MTB)          With 27+ tires and the kind of nimble agility that only Cannondale and Bosch's unique motor & …
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Where to ride your bike around Playa Vista, Culver City, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey and Playa Del Rey?Bike Attack recommends the following road cycling routes in the area. We do a weekly ride from our shop in Playa Vista: every Saturday morning and everybody is invited to join us. We meet at the shop at RUNWAY mall every Saturday at 8am and ride together for 2-3 hours. Here are our recommendations:Palos Verdes Donut Loop: Yellow Vase (https://www.yellowvase.com/) Nice coffee shop/bakery, place to stop before hitting the climbs in Palos Verdes. Popular stop for many cyclists riding the Donu …
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Summer this year officially begins June 21, 2018. You might already have noticed, what with summer sales and people in less clothing outdoors. With summer weather comes higher temperatures, drier climates and longer days (for those of us in countries with Daylight Savings). Activities done out in the summer sun are fun but incredibly dangerous. The FDA and AAD (American Academy of Dermatology) recommend applying a sunscreen with a minimum of SPF 30 over all exposed skin. If you're doing water sports, or vigorous activity, you'll need to reapply the sunscreen every two hours, or what is re …
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One of a cyclist's biggest fears is having their beloved bike stolen from them. For many of us, our bike is more than a way to get from point A to B; cycling for many people is a deeply personal hobby, a means of world travel, a lifelong passion.  Officer Matt Friedman of the San Francisco Police Department is also a cyclist, and the creator of the  @SFPDBikeTheft account. The mission of this account is 3 parts:  (1) Bike Registration: Register your bike's serial number on registries that the police use. Such registries are Bike Index, Safe Registry, or Project 529. ( …
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You want bike facts? We got facts. You want sources? We got sources.) We've also got a fine range of bicycles and cycling gear, all of which can be found at www.bikeattack.com .) 1.  The first bicycles were called "velocipedes", which means "a human powered land vehicle with at least one wheel". "Bicycles", the modern name, was coined in the 1860's, and comes from the French word "bicyclette". sourceBy F. A. Brockhaus - Downloaded 2009-01-17 from F.A. Brockhaus, Ed. (1887) Brockhaus' Conversations-Lexikon, 13th Ed., Vol.16, F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, Germany, facing p.142 from Goo …
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