March 29, 2013
Repurposing a blown bicycle tube Don’t toss out that blown inner tube the next time you find yourself with a flat. Instead, take some advice from thebigeazy of reddit.com’s r/bicycling forum and The Denver Post’s Free Range blog on how to it can be repurposed: Keep a bit of inner tube on your handlebars. Put it over the brake, locking your bike wheel, very useful when taking your bike on a train or bus. Wrap your D-Lock in inner tube to prevent damage to your bicycle’s paint. Inner tube make a great seal. It can be used to make lights waterproof. Bits of inner tube make a great cushion between various attachments on your bike, much better than the insets that come with the items. See the full list of inner tube repurposes, including how to use one to start a fire, here. 

Repurposing a blown bicycle tube

Don’t toss out that blown inner tube the next time you find yourself with a flat. Instead, take some advice from thebigeazy of reddit.com’s r/bicycling forum and The Denver Post’s Free Range blog on how to it can be repurposed:

  • Keep a bit of inner tube on your handlebars. Put it over the brake, locking your bike wheel, very useful when taking your bike on a train or bus.
  • Wrap your D-Lock in inner tube to prevent damage to your bicycle’s paint.
  • Inner tube make a great seal. It can be used to make lights waterproof.
  • Bits of inner tube make a great cushion between various attachments on your bike, much better than the insets that come with the items.

See the full list of inner tube repurposes, including how to use one to start a fire, here. 

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Filed under: bicycle bikes biking diy repurpose reuse tires recycle cycling 
May 18, 2012
Denver bicyclist smashes into the side of a moving police car Shortly before 8 a.m., a woman was riding her bike northbound on Pennsylvania Street, said Detective John White, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department. The woman, whose name has not been released, rode her bike through the stop sign and collided with a patrol car traveling westbound on East 16th Avenue.

Denver bicyclist smashes into the side of a moving police car

Shortly before 8 a.m., a woman was riding her bike northbound on Pennsylvania Street, said Detective John White, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department.

The woman, whose name has not been released, rode her bike through the stop sign and collided with a patrol car traveling westbound on East 16th Avenue.

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January 25, 2012
A little snow was not enough Tuesday to stop this man from riding his bicycle through Washington Park. The Denver Area should recover from Tuesday’s chill with sunshine today and Thursday, and temperatures in the 50s before another cold snap moves in Friday, possible with snow. Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post

A little snow was not enough Tuesday to stop this man from riding his bicycle through Washington Park. The Denver Area should recover from Tuesday’s chill with sunshine today and Thursday, and temperatures in the 50s before another cold snap moves in Friday, possible with snow. Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post

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Filed under: news photo portrait bicycle snow weather denver washington park colorado cycling 
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