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Keepin' It Wheel
Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers readers' questions |
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13 Jan 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Kipchoge Spencer, president of Xtracycle. As a bicycle commuter, how do you balance the joy and euphoria of an excellent ride with the inevitable rage from being abused by idiot drivers? -- Todd Holland, Amherst, Mass. First of all, I'm lucky to have an off-road commute that doesn't involve direct contact with motor-vehicle operators. Second, there aren't nearly enough mean idiot drivers to eve ... |
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| Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics) |
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Spencer for Tire
Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers Grist's questions |
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09 Jan 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Kipchoge Spencer. What work do you do? I'm president of Xtracycle Inc. and cofounder of Worldbike. I'm also lead singer of the Ginger Ninjas. What does your organization do? Xtracycle invented and makes car-trip-replacing, life-enhancing, sport-utility bicycles, long bikes, and the FreeRadical Hitchless Trailer -- for toting your kids to school, loading up with groceries, or making an off-road camp ... |
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| Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics) |
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