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I had an aunt who died several years ago from cancer. It was too late when she was diagnosed and her death came very quickly. Because of this I have donated many times to charities or organizations that want to raise cancer awareness. I even have several of the LAF Livestrong bracelets. I came across this article that might cause one to wonder about our medical system in general and what might happen to us in the case of an emergency.

Murata Boy is a Japanese-designed robot that has the ability to ride a bike. The question: Is he on some performance enhancing drugs?

An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer asks that very question. In most cases bicyclists share the road with automobiles and bicycle advocacy groups continually ask for money to improve or create separate bike lanes, trails, etc. Should a bicyclist help pay for some of that infrastructure though licensing fees?

P-I reporter Angela Galloway posed the following:

An interesting article was posted today on Shimano’s wheel building at their factory in Malaysia. Some things I did not know. All of Shimano’s wheels are hand-built. The only exception is that a few wheels use a robot to stuff the hub with spokes. Otherwise there are no robots in the wheel building assembly. Shimano makes all the parts that go into the wheel, the hubs, spokes and rims at the same factory. They control the entire supply chain. All their wheels except the all carbon Dura-Ace tubulars, which are made in Japan, come from the Malaysian factory.

According to Specialized and Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. Specialized has issued a recall on the 2D helmets. You should stop using them immediately and return them to an authorized Specialized dealer for replacement or refund.

BRAIN article

Chanel has a $12,000 jewel encrusted bicycle. That’s right I said $12,000, yep it is jewel encrusted. The only thing I can say is, WHY?

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