"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." H.G. Wells
Directories
yahoo.com/recreation/sports/cycling
bicycling.com
adventuresports.com/: Other Cycling Sites, Other Bicycling Info
bikecafe.net
cyclery.com same as cycling.org
mtbr.com, http://www.mtbreview.com/
usacycling.org
bikeculture.com/
City-Bikes
VeloNews
roadbike review
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): Mandatory Bicycles Safety Standards
Technical Information
Sheldon Brown-Bicycle Technical Information
Performance Bicycle Help Center
Chuck Glider's Bicycle Workshop: Tyre Fitting:
Tread Direction for off road MTB and cyclocross
Trails - Clubs - Tours
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Columbia Trail, High Bridge at BikekiNetix.com and Hunderdon Co. Parks Dept.
Chimney Rock Mountain Bike Trail in New Jersey at:
DirtWorld.com, MTBR.com and SingleTracks.com
Washington Valley Park biking
Biking in New Jersey at the Dept. of Transportation
Iron Rail Trail (IRT), Whitehall, PA (near Allentown 1 hr.)
High Point Cape May Bike Route
Biking in New Jersey, Tour Guides
Injuries
Type
15% Collisions with moving objects (vehicles, other bicycles or animals)
13% collisions with non-moving objects (parked cars, traffic signs, fences, ...)
13% Mechanical Failure or design problems (chains breaking or falling off
brakes failing, components such as handlebars or brake parts coming loose.)
11% while performing stunts.
10% Collisions or near-collisions (i.e. swerving to avoid collisions) with
moving motor vehicles.
Conditions:
27% Riding on uneven surfaces
22% Riding too fast
15% Riding on slippery surfaces
Note: Children have a much higher injury rate than older riders.
There are about 900 bicyclist deaths per year in the US.
(62% of deaths result from injuries to the head)
Source: CPSC Study Summary
Other
Cycling Products (Bikes, Accesories, ...)
See Stolen Bike on the Davis page.
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