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Issue 144 - Late Summer 2017
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Hands On
Choose Your Titanium Adventure
Putting the Sage titanium Barlow through its paces
First Look
Frame Flex Is Your Friend Finding power in dynamic frame designs with Alter cycles
ALSO the route
event profile
cyclist things
food and drink
ask the coach
event calendar
Beachside with Bike MS Lord Windsor Roasters Cycling and UV Rays
The Iron Horse Peloton Cellars Race / Recreation / Festivals
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Contents
Inside this issue
COLUMNS 05 In Practice
Aero Bros and Dog Walkers A Case for Using Trail Common Sense Carl Lawton
08 Hands On
Sage Titanium Barlow Adventure on Two Wheels Chris Reynolds
REGULARS
Issue 144 Late Summer 2017 Designed and printed in Southern California. Read and distributed throughout the world.
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02 Find the Chainlink 04 Prologue 06 BPM 05 Analog/Digital 07 Ask the Coach 07 King's Cartoon 15 Gear Patrol 19 event calendar
10 Legal Cycling Evidence Wins In the Bike vs Car Fight Richard L. Duquette
11 Food and Drink
Bicycles and Wine A Delightful Pair at Peloton Cellars Kelly Donahue
12 FIrstLook
Alter Cycles Reflex 300 Innovations to Frame Design Bob Becker
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14 Event Profiles
14 Cover
Racing Trains The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Richard L. Duquette
Riders crest the grade during the Central Coast Classique, a premier combination of excellent cycling and wine-tasting. Read more about the wine in this issue on page 11 and stay tuned next issue for a climb profile of the September 26 event.
16 The Route
Bay to Bay Day 2 Bike MS Day Kelley O’Toole/Chris Reynolds
Photo by Chris Reynolds
17 Cyclist Things
The Worship of Coffee Lord Windsor Coffee Roasters Justin Macias
21 Last Page
Cycling for Solar Around the World, Powered by Solar Sushil Reddy
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