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	<description>empowering people one bike at a time</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Maine Bike Rally-2008</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/07/15/maine-bike-rally-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent an awesome weekend up in Fryburg, Maine at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's Bike Rally. This year's event coincided with the national League of American Bicyclists rally so it had over 500 people attending.]]></description>
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		<title>Testimonial of a Biker Chick</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/07/15/testimonial-of-a-biker-chick/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/07/15/testimonial-of-a-biker-chick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was affectionately called, "Bike Maintenance for Chicks."  A nerd in high school, I didn't really consider myself a "chick."  That connoted some sense of toughness and confidence.  Little did I know back in 2002 when I enrolled in Erik West's class in Kennedy Park that I would learn how to fix my bike and so much more.]]></description>
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		<title>Gear crunchers: Don’t strip your gears!</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/06/06/gear-crunchers-don%e2%80%99t-strip-your-gears/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/06/06/gear-crunchers-don%e2%80%99t-strip-your-gears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chainrings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chains]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gears]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I was nine years old, my brother used to tell me that when he saw me shifting my  bike without moving. I never knew what it meant but I imagined little cogs flying off the bike if I pushed on the shift lever too hard.  A lot has changed in the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike trailers are your friends</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/05/03/bike-trailers-are-your-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2008/05/03/bike-trailers-are-your-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 02:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bike trailers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cargo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hauling stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pack em up and move em out!
Recently I was talking with Sarah Cushman, head guru of Portland Green Streets, and she was telling me of a newfound freedom that came in the form of a bike trailer. She said she got it for towing her toddler and then discovered the incredible utility if offers too. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to keep biking as the days get shorter</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/08/20/how-to-keep-biking-as-the-days-get-shorter/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/08/20/how-to-keep-biking-as-the-days-get-shorter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biking at night]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How to keep biking as the days get shorter.
Biking in the late summer, early fall is my favorite time. The days get hot but the mornings and afternoons are crisp. Maine at it’s finest. The only bugger is that my commute ride can start to bump into low light situations. That’s not a big deal, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you drive a car? Do you ever pass cyclists? Then read this.</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/08/06/do-you-drive-a-car-do-you-ever-pass-cyclists-then-read-this/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/08/06/do-you-drive-a-car-do-you-ever-pass-cyclists-then-read-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[legal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[passing cyclists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you drive a car? Do you ever pass cyclists? Then read this.
Even if you are a cyclist but find, like many of us, that you spend the large majority of your travel time behind the wheel of your car, please take a few moments and read this. Your cyclist neighbors’ life could depend on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping it clean</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/07/31/keeping-it-clean/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/07/31/keeping-it-clean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bike cleaning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bike lube]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drivetrain cleaning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Get the gunk out of your drivetrain and your ridin’ will be easy]]></description>
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		<title>2-wheeled surprises</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/06/01/2-wheeled-surprises/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/06/01/2-wheeled-surprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bike riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
I was just riding down the street and it broke!
By wrench and ride  Erik West
2007-05-01
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I don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve heard this from customers coming into the bike shop: &#8220;I was just riding down the street and it broke!&#8221;And while there is the rare occasion when this is true, it&#8217;s usually pretty clear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It helps to have friends</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/05/30/it-helps-to-have-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/05/30/it-helps-to-have-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Riding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bike commuting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether riding or maintaining your bike, you have support
2007-05-30
Someone recently asked me to write an article on how to fix a flat tire and another on how to bike commute. I thought about if for a few minutes and then realized that reading an article on how to fix a flat would pale in comparison [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Relationships 101</title>
		<link>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/05/15/bike-relationships-101/</link>
		<comments>http://thebicycleworkshop.com/2007/05/15/bike-relationships-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 14:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bike relationships]]></category>

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Fallen out of love? It may be time to change partners.
A bike is not merely a machine, it’s a partner in a relationship. It may bring you freedom or utility or adrenaline or boasting rights. And like most relationships, there’s an ebb and flow.So, let’s say you find the spark you once held for it [...]]]></description>
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