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A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, bicycles evolved quickly into their familiar, current design. Numbering over 1,000,000,000 in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many regions and a popular form of recreational transport in others. To distinguish a bicycle from a mot ...

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• Bicycle - History
• Bicycle - Technical aspects
• Bicycle - Legal requirements
• Bicycle - Construction and parts
• Bicycle - Performance
• Bicycle - Bicycle physics
• Bicycle - Social and historical aspects
• Bicycle - Economic and social implications
• Bicycle - Bicycles at work
• Bicycle - Bicycle recreation
• Bicycle - Bicycles and war
• Bicycle - Bicycle racing
• Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities
• Bicycle - Cycling activism
• Bicycle - Types of bicycle
• Bicycle - Standards
• Bicycle - Notes

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Cycling Bicycle racing Recreational cycling Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as bicycle touring, or sport such as bicycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It generally involves travelling short and medium distances (several kilometres). It includes commuting, going to school, high school or college, making errands, and delivering goods or services. In cities, freight bicycles are capable of competing with trucks and vans particularly where many small ...

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• Utility cycling - A cyclist's equipment and the bicycle
• Utility cycling - Factors that influence levels of utility cycling
• Utility cycling - Town planning
• Utility cycling - Cycling infrastructure
• Utility cycling - Trip-end facilities
• Utility cycling - Counter-theft arrangements
• Utility cycling - Marketing: The public image of cycling
• Utility cycling - Retail policy
• Utility cycling - Integration with other transport modes
• Utility cycling - Training bicyclists
• Utility cycling - User associations
• Utility cycling - Free bicycle/Short term hire schemes
• Utility cycling - Notes

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Brown joined the Navy after his internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Upon completion of flight surgeon training in 1984, he reported to the Navy Branch Hospital in Adak, Alaska, as Director of Medical Services. He was then assigned to Carrier Airwing Fifteen which deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the western Pacific. In 1988, he was the only flight surgeon in a ten year period to be chosen for pilot training. He was ultimately designated a naval aviator in 1990 in Beeville, Texas, ranking number one in his cla ...

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EuroVelo - North - South Routes. EV 1 - Atlantic Coast Route: North Cape - Sagres 8,186 km EV 3 - Pilgrims Route: Trondheim - Santiago de Compostela 5,122 km EV 5 - Via Romea Francigena: London - Rome and Brindisi 3,900 km EV 7 - Middle Europe Route: North Cape - Malta 6,000 km EV 9 - Baltic Sea to Adriatic Sea (Amber Route): Gdańsk - Pula 1,930 km EV 11 - East ...

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EuroVelo, EuroVelo - EuroVelo routes in brief, EuroVelo - North - South Routes, EuroVelo - West - East Routes, EuroVelo - Circuits, EuroVelo - EuroVelo's aims and administration, EuroVelo - Main points on the EuroVelo routes, EuroVelo - Route commentaries further information and links, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 1, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 2, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 3, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 4, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 5, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 6, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 7, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 8, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 9, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 10, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 11, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 12

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Cannondale started its foray into aluminum racing frames in the 1980s with their CAAD series frames. The earlier models sported oversized down tubes for increased stiffness and resulted in frames that are super-stiff and super-efficient, but considered by many to be extremely uncomfortable. It nonetheless gained popularity in the US criterium circuit, helped by its generous warranty policy. Later editions of the CAAD series sported S-bend aluminum seat stays introduced in the CAAD3 model for improving comfort. The CAAD6 and CAA ...

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Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Road racing frames Headshoks and Lefty's, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Pro sponsorship, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Top Competitors

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Many different factors combine to influence levels of utility cycling. In developing economies, large numbers of utility cyclists may be seen simply because the bicycle represents the most affordable form of transport available to many people. In richer countries, where people can afford to avail of a mixture of transport types, a complex interplay of other factors influences the level of bicycle use. In developed countries cycling has to compete with, and work with, alternative transport modes: walking, public transport and private car use. ...

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Utility cycling, Utility cycling - A cyclist's equipment and the bicycle, Utility cycling - Factors that influence levels of utility cycling, Utility cycling - Town planning, Utility cycling - Cycling infrastructure, Utility cycling - Trip-end facilities, Utility cycling - Counter-theft arrangements, Utility cycling - Marketing: The public image of cycling, Utility cycling - Retail policy, Utility cycling - Integration with other transport modes, Utility cycling - Training bicyclists, Utility cycling - User associations, Utility cycling - Free bicycle/Short term hire schemes, Utility cycling - Notes

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Bicycle - Legal requirements. The 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic considers a bicycle to be a vehicle, and a person controlling a bicycle is considered a driver. The traffic codes of many countries reflect these definitions and demand that a bicycle satisfy certain legal requirements, including licencing, before it can be used on public roads. In many jurisdictions it is an offence to use a bicycle that is not in roadworthy condition and which does not have functioning front and rear brakes. In some places ...

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Bicycle, Bicycle - History, Bicycle - Technical aspects, Bicycle - Legal requirements, Bicycle - Construction and parts, Bicycle - Performance, Bicycle - Bicycle physics, Bicycle - Social and historical aspects, Bicycle - Economic and social implications, Bicycle - Bicycles at work, Bicycle - Bicycle recreation, Bicycle - Bicycles and war, Bicycle - Bicycle racing, Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities, Bicycle - Cycling activism, Bicycle - Types of bicycle, Bicycle - Standards, Bicycle - Notes

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The aim of EuroVelo is to encourage people to try cycling instead of driving for more of their journeys. Although some people will have the wonderful experience of cycling right across the continent, most journeys on EuroVelo will be local - to school, work, shops or for leisure. But every journey on a EuroVelo route will be slightly more exciting and enchanting, because the user will know that he or she cou ...

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EuroVelo, EuroVelo - EuroVelo routes in brief, EuroVelo - North - South Routes, EuroVelo - West - East Routes, EuroVelo - Circuits, EuroVelo - EuroVelo's aims and administration, EuroVelo - Main points on the EuroVelo routes, EuroVelo - Route commentaries further information and links, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 1, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 2, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 3, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 4, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 5, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 6, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 7, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 8, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 9, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 10, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 11, EuroVelo - EuroVelo 12

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Cannondale's sponsorship in the Division I road racing circuit started with the sponsorship of Mario Cipollini's Saeco (cycling team) team in the late 1990's, memorable for Cipollini's 4 consecutive stage wins in the 1999 Tour de France. The image of Mario Cipollini approaching the TV camera right after a win to say, 'Cannondale makes the best bikes!' propelled Cannondale's popularity among road racers. Cannondale also currently sponsors numerous road racing teams, including the Saeco team (now Lampre-Caffita as of 2005) which has won ...

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Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Road racing frames Headshoks and Lefty's, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Pro sponsorship, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation - Top Competitors

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Bicycle - Economic and social implications. Bicycle manufacturing proved to be a training ground for other industries. Building modern bicycle frames led to the development of advanced metalworking techniques, both for the frames themselves and for special components such as ball bearings, washers, and sprockets. These techniques later enabled skilled metalworkers and mechanics to develop the components used in early automobiles and aircraft. J. K. Starley's company became the Rover Cycle Company Ltd. in t ...

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Bicycle, Bicycle - History, Bicycle - Technical aspects, Bicycle - Legal requirements, Bicycle - Construction and parts, Bicycle - Performance, Bicycle - Bicycle physics, Bicycle - Social and historical aspects, Bicycle - Economic and social implications, Bicycle - Bicycles at work, Bicycle - Bicycle recreation, Bicycle - Bicycles and war, Bicycle - Bicycle racing, Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities, Bicycle - Cycling activism, Bicycle - Types of bicycle, Bicycle - Standards, Bicycle - Notes

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Copenhagen has a free bike scheme called City Bikes. Riders pay a refundable deposit at one of 100 special bike racks and have unlimited use of a bike within a specified area. The scheme is funded by commercial sponsors. In return, the bikes carry advertisements, which appear on the bike frame and the solid-disk type wheels. Helsinki has a similar scheme using bicycles available at over 26 stands for a €2 deposit which is refundable at any other stand. The advertising company JCDecaux has launched it's so called “Cyclocity ...

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Utility cycling, Utility cycling - A cyclist's equipment and the bicycle, Utility cycling - Factors that influence levels of utility cycling, Utility cycling - Town planning, Utility cycling - Cycling infrastructure, Utility cycling - Trip-end facilities, Utility cycling - Counter-theft arrangements, Utility cycling - Marketing: The public image of cycling, Utility cycling - Retail policy, Utility cycling - Integration with other transport modes, Utility cycling - Training bicyclists, Utility cycling - User associations, Utility cycling - Free bicycle/Short term hire schemes, Utility cycling - Notes

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There are many different types of bicycle. See also Category:Cycle types. Mountain bicycles are designed for off-road cycling, and include other sub-types of off-road bicycles such as Cross Country (i.e."XC"), Downhill , and to a lesser extent Freeride bicycles. All mountain bicycles feature sturdy, highly durable frames and wheels, wide-gauge treaded tires, and cross-wise handlebars to help the rider resist sudden jolts. Some mountain bicycles feature various types of suspension systems (e.g. coiled spring, air o ...

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Bicycle, Bicycle - History, Bicycle - Technical aspects, Bicycle - Legal requirements, Bicycle - Construction and parts, Bicycle - Performance, Bicycle - Bicycle physics, Bicycle - Social and historical aspects, Bicycle - Economic and social implications, Bicycle - Bicycles at work, Bicycle - Bicycle recreation, Bicycle - Bicycles and war, Bicycle - Bicycle racing, Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities, Bicycle - Cycling activism, Bicycle - Types of bicycle, Bicycle - Standards, Bicycle - Notes

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No single time or person can be identified with the invention of the bicycle. Its earliest known forebears were called velocipedes, and included many types of human-powered vehicles. One of these, the scooter-like dandy horse of the French Comte de Sivrac, dating to 1790, was long cited as the earliest bicycle. Most bicycle historians now believe that these hobby-horses with no steering mechanism probably n ...

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Bicycle, Bicycle - History, Bicycle - Technical aspects, Bicycle - Legal requirements, Bicycle - Construction and parts, Bicycle - Performance, Bicycle - Bicycle physics, Bicycle - Social and historical aspects, Bicycle - Economic and social implications, Bicycle - Bicycles at work, Bicycle - Bicycle recreation, Bicycle - Bicycles and war, Bicycle - Bicycle racing, Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities, Bicycle - Cycling activism, Bicycle - Types of bicycle, Bicycle - Standards, Bicycle - Notes

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