Bicycles That Carry Powerful Beats, and Even a Rider or Two

NYT article about Queens teenagers who convert bicycles into rolling D.J. booths.

Link: here.

W.E. Stedman GP of Cross - Round #6 of Verge NECCS

The 6th Annual W.E. Stedman GP of Cross: UCI Cat. 2 - Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series Round #6 & Rhode Island State Cyclo-Cross Championships will be held in Warwick, RI (a new location), on Saturday, December 8, 2007.

Online Registration Closes
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 at 5:00 PM ET

Register here.

Baystate Cyclocross #5 of the Verge NECCS

Sterling, MA
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Masters 55+
Phillip Bannister – 6th place

Wings for Life

There is a helmet for the cervical spine designed for motocross racers to prevent spinal cord injuries due to hyperextension and hyperflexion of the cervical spine. It is called the Leatt Brace. It looks like this:



It was developed in collaboration with KTM sports motorcycles (Austria), BMW (Germany), the Spinal Cord Injury Department, BG Trauma Centre Murnau (Germany) and Dr. Leatt (Orthopeadic Surgeon, South Africa) and the Leatt Brace was developed to protect the cervical spinal cord ("helmet for the cervical spine"). By allowing full mobility the Leatt Brace avoids hyperextension and hyperflexion of the cervical spine. There is no reason why it would not work for a cyclist as well. As a cyclist recovering from two fractures of the cervial spine (C3 and C4) and a spinal cord injury, such a device could prevent paralysis or death in the event of a future crash.

For more information about the foundation, go here.

U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross

Trenton, NJ
Saturday, November 17, 2007

2/3 Men
John Berlinger - 62nd place