Today I will delve into the vocabulary side of these posts with a favorite of mine, “Lawn Dart”. You may be old enough to remember what a lawn dart actually is. These fun little projectiles were an outgrowth of the sport of “horse shoes” and other similar games. The reason we don’t see lawn darts [...]

I thought it was just me. I’m so glad we can talk openly about this now with one another. Leave your stories in the comments.
Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the [...]

Thanks to GTed for putting this notice up.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Formula Brake USA, yesterday announced a voluntary recall on its Oro Disc Brakes.
Roughly 5,700 of these brakes were sold.
According to the CPSC, the brake’s hand lever can separate, resulting in a loss of braking. This can cause the rider [...]

Via: Indystar.com
Four teens, one armed with a two-by-four, beat a 54-year-old man on the Monon Trail because they wanted to steal his bicycle, Indianapolis police said Monday.
“This was an ambush,” Detective James Quigley said. “They were waiting for the right victim, and Mr. (Darrell) Arthur, unfortunately, was that victim.”
Three youths, ages 16, 15 and 14, [...]

Via: BicycleRetailer
Executives attending the Outdoor Industry Association conference got a sober warning from former Sen. William Brock: If Congress were to unilaterally impose a punitive tariff on Chinese imports it could end any forward progress on global free trade issues.
Brock, a former Senator, U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Labor during the Reagan administration, [...]