Rainy Bicycle Nibbles On The Day After Independence Day

It's raining all day around here, so I'm not into riding the bicycle. So, I'll offer you a small buffet of bike links instead.

Here's a fun message from Snoop Dogg wishing Lance Armstrong good luck at the Tour de France.

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From Snoop Dogg to Mia Berk. Mia Berk is a former Portland city bicycle coordinator who has seen Portland become America's premier bicycle city.

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A national bicycle route system is coming.

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It seems like every big city has debates about bicycle lanes. Even New York, which has improved greatly in the past few years. Some heavy hitters enter a bike lane debate in Brooklyn.

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Bait bicycles are used as bikes with GPS chips to track down bicycle thieves. Interesting story on the bait bike topic.

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What a wild and wooly First Stage of the Tour de France Monday -- crashes galore with everything from dogs to a massive pile-up a half-mile from the finish line. Farrar walked to the finish line. The New York Times offered a nice summary of the Tour de France's crash-laden events.

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Stay safe if you go out and bike today. The roads will probably be wet.