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	<title>Renaissance Bicycles -- Purveyors of Rivendell, Soma, and Batavus Dutch Bikes</title>
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		<title>The Fun Majority</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/03/the-fun-majority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are playfully realistic about our cycling ambitions.  Podiums, medals, and any real cycling accolades aren&#8217;t exactly our Thing.  But really, they never were a concern to begin with.  This is because we are part of the Fun Majority of cyclists &#8212; the enthusiastic group of people who ride bikes simply for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Say Free Shipping in March?</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/03/did-you-say-free-shipping-in-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who might be a little hard of hearing, let me say it a little larger:

Free shipping for the month of March!
Yes, that includes everything &#8230; complete bikes, frames, parts, accessories, wheels, etc.
And double yes, this applies whether you buy online, call in your order, send it by fax, or use a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Velo Orange Polyvarent &#8212; And Now for Something Completely Different</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/and-now-for-something-completely-different/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/and-now-for-something-completely-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Velo Orange introducing an affordable &#8220;multi-purpose&#8221; 650B oriented frameset called the Polyvarent, we thought it appropriate to see what kinda of &#8220;multi&#8221; we could make out of it.
Inspiration is often accidental.  As we are apt to do, during our weekly survey of the blogosphere, we came across this vintage photo from the Old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying Something New</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/trying-something-new/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/trying-something-new/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Next time you are out for a routine ride, feeling bored with your daily commute, or just need a little extra spark &#8230; try something new:

Ride a new route to an old route.
Pedal with only one leg.
Ride only in your biggest / smallest gear (if you have more than one).
Count the number of dogs that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excuse Me, I Just Tweeted</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/excuse-me-i-just-tweeted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/excuse-me-i-just-tweeted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are new to the whole social media Twitterverse, you might be curious what appeal (or relevance) these 140 character messages have to you:
For whatever reason, cyclists from all aspects of the activity have really adopted this technology.  And we&#8217;ve found that the Tweet is a simple medium for conveying and receiving info on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make the Rest of Your Family Hate Riding</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/how-to-make-the-rest-of-your-family-hate-riding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/how-to-make-the-rest-of-your-family-hate-riding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, sometimes a bit of sarcasm is effective at humorously addressing some common misconceptions and well intentioned malpractices of the cycling flag-bearer.  This brief article (which we have transcribed in full) appears in the 42nd edition of the legendary Rivendell Reader:
How to Make the Rest of Your Family Hate Riding

Coach them on proper technique and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Friend, The Panda Portrait</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/your-friend-the-panda-portrait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/your-friend-the-panda-portrait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may have read in our previous post, Like a Duck to Flickr &#8230; I Mean Water, we have wrapped our proverbial arms around Flickr.  What makes bicycles and photography such a good match is that cycling is a form of self-expression &#8230; and there is no better way to &#8220;self express&#8221; on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like a Duck to Flickr &#8230; I Mean Water</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/like-a-duck-to-flickr-i-mean-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/02/like-a-duck-to-flickr-i-mean-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For whatever reason, we were slow to adopt Flickr as one of our regular online social outlets.  But now that we have made the leap, we have taken to Flickr like a duck takes to water.



In fact, we are so enamored with Flickr, we actually created three different resources based on the ability to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling Haiku</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/01/cycling-haiku/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/01/cycling-haiku/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1579</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we take bikes and the sport of cycling (and ourselves) just a little too serious.  Thankfully there is a counter balance out there &#8212; worldly wisdom and contemporary humor intersect at the Bicycle Haiku website:
why write bike haiku?
perhaps your bike got stolen
at poetry class?
And just in case you forgot the simple rules of creating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About Timing</title>
		<link>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/01/its-all-about-timing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/01/its-all-about-timing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The answer is an emphatic &#8220;yes!&#8221;  NOW is the time to buy or repair your bike.




And really, the reasoning is pretty simple and sound:

Want repairs done quickly?  Just step to the front of the line at your local bike shop &#8230; they are available.
Unlike in the Spring and Summer, retailers actually have the time [...]]]></description>
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