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81 year old cyclist catches 29 year old thief

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Dutchman who saw a shoplifter flee a supermarket in The Hague chased after the thief on his bike and crashed into the man to stop him, police said Tuesday.

Officers said the 81-year-old had observed the shoplifter 29, run from the supermarket with two employees in pursuit.

"The man did not hesitate a moment, followed the fleeing suspect on his bike, rode into his legs, whereupon both fell," police said in a statement.

The cyclist injured his hand and shin in the fall and had to undergo treatment.

The shoplifter was arrested and found to be carrying 122 euros ($162) worth of cosmetics, police said.

Cycling is very popular in the Netherlands. The famously flat country has more bikes than people with each resident riding an average of more than 900 km (560 miles) a year.

Scientific Proof That Kickbiking Makes You Smarter

US based medical researchers have discovered that exercise actually boosts brainpower.

According to a recent report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center studied the ability of mice to grow new brain cells in the dentate gyrus portion of the hippocampus when subjected to a regular exercise regime. Using MRI scans to document the changes in the mouse brains, they were able to establish a positive link between exercise, improved blood flow, and the corresponding increase in brain cells.

Extrapolating their findings from mice to humans, they were able to confirm similar MRI scan patterns in the same areas of human subjects following sustained exercise.

Therefore, we are finally able to clearly state, without fear of contradiction, that not only is it "smart to kick" but it is also "kick to be smart!"

Let's all get out there on our scooters and kick our brains into high gear!

Gary Schmitt's Records Written Up In The IndyStar

Gary Schmitt's kickbiking accomplishments were recently featured an a special IndyStar newspaper and website article. Gary,a 54 year old graphic designer, took up kickbiking a few years ago, and rapidly became top competitor. This past summer he made the trek to Finland, the home of kickbiking. Competing against a field of the best riders (kickers) from all over the world, Gary managed to come away with two gold metals in the over-45 masters division, one in the 1,200 meter race and another in the marathon.

Just as an example of how tough the competition actually was, Gary finished the marathon just 6 seconds ahead of the Matti Pessala, the Finnish champion, covering the whole course in just over 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Do Not Try This At Home...

 

 

Bicycle Signals

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Originally uploaded by tknr.

Germany...

Handy Toolkit Packaging - Perfect for a Kickbike

 Via Makezine - Original article 

Handy Toolkit Packaging - Perfect for a Kickbike

 Via Makezine - Original article 

Cedar stairs

Cedar stairs
Originally uploaded by pkripper503.

Human Powered Challenge

Human Powered Challenge
Originally uploaded by BikePortland.org.

Fortunately not my Bike

Fortunately not my Bike
Originally uploaded by Quasimondo.

Worth Checking Out

Dan Wulbert is a record breaking cyclist who also happens to be a mathematician. The University of California, San Diego via UCTV has posted one of Wulbert's lectured entitled "Atoms to X-Rays: The Calculus of Bike Racing" on Google video.

Related link:

Atoms to X-Rays video

you don't need a fancy car...

you don't need a fancy car...
Originally uploaded by Tinou Bao.

to get the girl.

It obviously works for a bicycle, but what about a kickbike?

Kickbiking or Splashbiking...?

This is so weird, yet so neat!

Another "Don't try this at home" stunt (video)

I’m rapidly becoming addicted to watching video-clips online, and when I run across anything related to kickbiking or cycling it immediately catches my attention. A good example is the video popular clip below that was posted on Google Video without any explanation of the where it was taken or why.

Just in case...

new t07
Originally uploaded by LenzR.

Worried about getting a flat or running out of gas?

iPod Nano Hits The Road

We love listening to music while out kicking or mountain biking. We've even been known to listen to podcasts while kicking, though that gets a little dicey at times if the podcast is really interesting and distracts our attention from the road. We'd especially love to listen to more Kickbiking podcasts when the next one comes out (not so subtle hint - Alan).

So the waiter said,

silla sobre humano sobre bicicleta sobre barcelona
Originally uploaded by wweeggee.

"Come on in, and take a seat."

So, I did...

Horcycle

Horcycle
Originally uploaded by eyair.

Boy does that look cold

Texel 27-12-2005
Originally uploaded by MTB photolog.

So true

I really do.
Originally uploaded by ladypictureshow.