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		<title>2012 UCI Windham World Cup Mountain Bike Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Windham World Cup is coming up pretty quick, June 28 &#8211; July 1, 2012. You can go to www.racewindham.com for all of the race information. And don&#8217;t forget about the Race the World amateur races to be held on Sunday July 1, 2012. Tagged: 29er, bicycle, bike, biking, cross country, cycling, downhill, mountain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1464&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Americans Support Federal Funding For Biking and Walking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 18:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Your Member of Congress to Protect Funding in the Transportation Bill (bikeleague.org) Senators and Representatives are meeting now to create a final transportation bill, and we need your help to protect the funds that the Senate designated for local biking and walking programs. We are working to preserve the Cardin-Cochran agreement. This agreement was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1460&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Score arrives, analyzing the most bike-friendly cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(GeekWire - May 14, 2012) You’ve heard of Walk Score, which assigns a ranking of 0 to 100 to homes and apartments based on how close they are to schools, transit, restaurants and more. Now, the folks behind that Seattle startup are rolling out the much-anticipated companion to that service: Bike Score. Like the name suggests, Bike Score [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1452&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How It&#8217;s Made &#8211; Carbon Fiber Bicycles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very cool video of how a custom carbon fiber bicycle frame is made. It&#8217;s from the Science Channel and features a custom Guru frame. Tagged: 29er, bicycle, bike, carbon, carbon fiber, cross country, custom, cycling, cyclocross, downhill, frame, guru, mountain bike, mtb, race, riding, road, singlespeed<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1445&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Origin-8 BB30 Adapter Kit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brand new from Origin-8, a BB30 bottom bracket adapter that allows you to run a non-BB30 crank with a BB30 frame. With this adaptation system you reap all the benefits of having a BB30 bottom bracket without having to buy a super expensive crank. Most standard outboard/integrated crank and bottom bracket systems on the market [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1439&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Affordable 29er Frames For Your Custom Build</title>
		<link>http://armandarekian.com/2012/05/11/3-affordable-29er-frames-for-your-custom-build/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Cruz Highball  - $650 The skinny carbon fiber killing machine has now been joined by a new ALUMINUM brother. Taking the swift and light intent of their 29&#8243; wheeled carbon Highball and crafting it out of aluminum, Santa Cruz has added a couple very notable other features: value and versatility. The proprietary aluminum tubing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1396&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Colnago Prestige Disc Brake CX Bike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so a Colnago is probably out on my reach, the Prestige Disc still just might be my dream cyclocross bike. Cyclocross bicycles have to be ridden through some of the worst conditions, and usually due to the time of the year that the Cyclocross season is running those conditions are normally wet and cold. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1412&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain biking on Oahu with Bike Hawaii</title>
		<link>http://armandarekian.com/2012/05/10/mountain-biking-on-oahu-with-bike-hawaii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my most memorable mountain biking experiences was back in 2006 when I was in Hawaii. I wanted to sign up for a mountain biking tour with Bike Hawaii but my time on Oahu did not coincide with the Bike Hawaii mountain bike schedule. On my way to Hawaii, I stayed overnight in Las Vegas to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1390&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Bike Month is officially here!</title>
		<link>http://armandarekian.com/2012/05/05/national-bike-month-is-officially-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 06:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With longer, milder days, May is a perfect time to recognize bicycling for the multitude of benefits it provides – improving our health, economy, and environment. Here are three ways to make the most of this year’s National Bike Month: 1) Go for a type of bike ride that you normally wouldn’t: If you’re a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1386&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HRRT Spring Endurance Dirt Series</title>
		<link>http://armandarekian.com/2012/05/02/hrrt-spring-endurance-dirt-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New this year! Endurance Series Challenge to be held May 20, 2012. Riders can choose your own distance, 2, 4 or 6 hours! Get ready for those early season endurance races&#8230;the only endurance race in the NY in May. FUN! SEMI TECHNICAL! Nearly 100% SINGLETRACK! 5 plus mile loop in Schenectady&#8217;s Central Park nature trails. Nearly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=armandarekian.com&#038;blog=31251535&#038;post=1379&#038;subd=arekian&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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