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PDF Archives
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Advice
 
 Six training tips to get you ready for Six-Gap in six weeks 
 August 18, 2006 - Some valuable advice on preparing for the popular North Georgia mountain ride full article 
  -Elio Dimacali
 
 Six-Gap Subtleties - Food for Thought for Six-Gap First-Timers 
 August 18, 2006 - Everything you wanted to know about the Six-Gap route and some great tips for succeeding! full article 
  -Chris Lacher
 
 Getting Fixed 
 April 1, 2006 - Find out what the fuss is over fixed gear bikes full article 
  -Elio Dimacali
 
 Legal Spin 
 September 1, 2005 - When The Bike Lets You Down full article 
  -David Fonvielle
 
 Shop Talk - What's New at Tallahassee's Bicycle Shops 
 September 1, 2005 - Get Your Divine Dirt Ride at Higher Ground's MTB Store full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Shop Talk - What's New at Tallahassee's Bicycle Shops 
 July 1, 2005 - Sunshine Cycles is a bicyclist's theme park and Tour de France HQ full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Shop Talk - Mech Tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee's Bicycle Shops 
 June 1, 2005 - Goodbye to Tec's after 27 years of serving Tallahassee's cyclists; Hello to University Cycles right next door full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Legal Spin - Dogs and Cycling 
 June 1, 2005 - Important tips on what to do when dog problems cause injury to you or your bike! full article 
  -David Fonvielle
 
 Shop Talk - Mech Tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee's Bicycle Shops 
 March 28, 2005 - Life is always a beach at Joe's Bike Shop full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Legal Spin - Vioxx and Cycling 
 December 11, 2004 - Arthritis-suffering cyclists should wait to see if other drugs in the same class as Vioxx have similar risks before switching to something else. full article 
  -David Fonvielle
 
 Shop Talk - Mech tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee’s bicycle shops 
 December 11, 2004 - Higher Ground's Road Store - Deals on the lightest road machines, wheel expert Vee Brannen, and try-before-you-buy saddles. full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Shop Talk - Mech tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee bicycle shops 
 October 12, 2004 - Sunshine Cycles: Tallahassee's source of Lance Armstrong's Trek Madones. You can even bring your dog. full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Book Review 
 July 13, 2004 - Street Smarts contains some revelations for even the most experienced cyclists. full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Legal Spin 
 July 13, 2004 - If a motorist exhibits aggression toward a bicyclist but causes no physical injury . . . read on. full article 
  -David Fonvielle
 
 Shop Talk - Mech tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee’s Bicycle Shops 
 July 13, 2004 - Tec's new niche: FSU budget commuter bikes, deals on road bikes, and expert repairs full article 
  -David Stotts
 
 Shop Talk: Joe's Bike Shop 
 May 1, 2004 - Mech tips and Hot Hardware from Tallahassee's bicycle shops. full article 
  -Dave Stotts
 
 Movie Review - The Triplets of Belleville 
 May 1, 2004 - Quirky low-tech French film with bicycling theme has the earmarks of an animated classic. full article 
  -Dick Durbin
 
 Legal Spin 
 May 1, 2004 - Bicycle Law: Partially at fault does not preclude claim full article 
  -David Fonvielle
 
 Tech Talk: Campy Spoken at Great Bike Shop 
 April 6, 2004 - Shop mech Carl Cheshire explains various upgrade options for Campy 8 speed and shows off a Lite-Speed Firenze full article 
  -Cyclist Staff
 
 Winter Riding Tips 
 January 14, 2004 - A certified cycling instructor explains how to stay fit, maintain weight, avoid injury, and more. full article 
  -Ivan Glymph
 
 Shop Talk 
 January 14, 2004 - Mech tips and hot hardware from Tallahassee's bike shops. This issue: Higher Ground, the new kid on the block full article 
  -Newsletter Staff
 
 Patience is a Virtue 
 November 25, 2003 - The benefits of not expressing your impatience may be greater than you know. full article 
  - Pam Jackson
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 November 24, 2003 - The Thrill of Cycling and the Agony of De-Feet full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 October 26, 2003 - Gimme a brake! Dr. D. investigates possible sabotage, and declines to be another flake in the California granola, full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur  
 July 13, 2003 - Dr. Derailleur talks re-tirement and battles stink full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Advice from Aunt Flo 
 June 17, 2003 - How not to let your cycling interfere with your cycling full article 
  -Aunt Flo
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 June 17, 2003 - Old panniers don't have to die or even fade away . . . full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 February 3, 2003 - Setting your handlebars to a comfortable height isn't rocket science - it's a lot more complicated. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur  
 October 12, 2002 - What's wrong with this picture? Dr. Derailleur plays it straight on bike maintenance basics of tire inflation, chain lubrication/cleaning and flat fixing. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Road Vogue 
 October 12, 2002 - A Guide to Classy (and Safe) Cycling full article 
  -Wayne Pein
 
 A Modest Proposal 
 September 30, 2002 - The Better Transportation Coalition wants one-third of transportation funds to go to alternative transportation systems. Please sign the petition. full article 
  -Chris Sands
 
 Paceline Riding 
 July 17, 2002 - How to experience the pleasures of paceline riding without the pain. full article 
  -Neil Dimacali
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 July 17, 2002 - Doctor Derailleur demystifies chain line and rescues Virginia from insanity full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Dr. Derailleur on exotic spokes 
 March 15, 2002 - The good Doctor explains his bias for stainless as a spoke material over carbon and dental floss. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 January 13, 2002 - Dr. Derailleur’s appendage-saving tips full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Top 10 Cycling Resolutions 
 January 10, 2002 - New Year’s Cycling Resolutions full article 
  -Anonymous
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 September 24, 2001 - The good doctor offers a training sampler, a recipe for home-brewed sports nectar, and insight into why he will never be gainfully employed in the advertising industry. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 July 4, 2001 - Doctor Derailleur beams down the Tour de France on his new Dish full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Dr. Derailleur brakes your heart . . . 
 May 9, 2001 - . . . while pining over a missed patent opportunity. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Dr. Derailleur 
 March 14, 2001 - Dr. D. on Bike Survivor, the Stone Age, and Panty Liners full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Dr. D gets Cranky and Oily 
 February 10, 2001 - Dr. D. discusses the good, bad and ugly in customer service from bike parts manufacturers and gushes over a new chain lube that is not yet, alas, available locally. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Weekly Mechanics Clinic at Tec's Pro Bikes 
 February 10, 2001 - Want to true a wheel? Swap out your chain or freewheel? Re-pack your bearings? Read on. full article 
  -Ed Holt
 
 Dumb and dumber 
 November 24, 2000 - The good doctor fulminates on dumb chargers and offers two solutions for smart charging, one technologically elegant, the other urological. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Dr. Derailleur puts his brain in gear 
 September 8, 2000 - The good doctor explains, in exhausting detail, the concept of gear inches. Best read with a cup of quadruple espresso. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 July 23, 2000 - The Doctor perorates on Power Links, Bike Bibles, Cuba, security, wheel suckers, and beans. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 What to do when leading the pack 
 July 23, 2000 - Seven ways to win friends in a paceline . . . full article 
  -Neil Dimacali
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 May 10, 2000 - The Mad Doctor on audio hallucinations, Russian weddings, and hot witches full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 TOSRV Prep 101: Riding in a Pace Line 
 March 10, 2000 - Originally published in the September, 1995 issue of the South Broward Wheelers Newsletter. full article 
  -John Winkelman
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 March 1, 2000 - Expositions on foot binding, Gandhi, and Jean-Claude, the hamster full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Ask Dr. Derailleur 
 November 16, 1999 - Dr. Derailleur opines about wheels, scandium, and real hot dogs. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Help for Chronic Low-Back Pain Sufferers 
 November 15, 1999 - The unique demands of road cycling may create certain beneficial physical adaptations that do not otherwise occur in the general population. full article 
  -Ivan D. Glymph
 
 Go ahead: Ask Doctor Derailleur 
 September 11, 1999 - Doctor Derailleur holds forth on fishing reels and voodoo curses. full article 
  -Dr. Derailleur
 
 Put Lance's victory to good use 
 July 29, 1999 - Physician Charles R. Mathews hopes Lance Armstrong's Tour de France triumph will raise awareness about testicular cancer and the need for regular self-examination full article 
  -Charles R. Mathews M.D.
 
 Dave's home-baked energy bars 
 June 6, 1999 - In the interest of maintaining the KISS principle, Dave offers a kinder, gentler and simpler recipe for homegrown energy than some touted recently in the local media. full article 
  -Dave Stotts
 
 Paceline Pointers 
 May 1, 1999 - Condensed from an article that originally appeared in the March-April issue of the Montgomery Bicycle Club Newsletter, The Spoke ‘n Word. full article 
  -Mike Munk
 
 Ask Dr. Wheels 
 May 1, 1999 - Wherein Dr. Wheels presents two solutions to chafing, one that costs $1,099 and one that costs $0.99 full article 
  -Dr. Wheels
 
 
 
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