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"Not a race"
A keen reminder that there's more to quality bike policy than merely accommodating people who want to ride fast.
Posted by: Not a VC | March 13, 2016 at 02:07 PM
"The world's greatest men ride bicycles, be one of them"
Words cannot describe how awesome this is.
Posted by: Steve | March 13, 2016 at 03:01 PM
America's foremost exponent of cycling is named "Fred," though
Posted by: Greenbelt | March 13, 2016 at 03:37 PM
Agree; lovely find. Not likely to see something like that in today's WT!
Fred St. Onge apparently raised cycling to an art:
http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/the-art-of-bicycle-riding-by-fred-st-onge-corbin-vitalic-indian-tie-in.45835/
Posted by: Smedley Burkhart | March 14, 2016 at 11:36 AM