Just had to post! this may be one of the best inventions yet this year!

Juggling a beer and a plate loaded with appetizers at summer barbecues can become a delicate balancing act. With both hands tied, how do you actually get the food in your mouth without burying your face in the plate? The Go Plate offers a solution by fitting over your drink to free up one hand for shoveling that food in.

While the plastic Go Plate might not make the grade at classy events, it’s definitely practical enough to keep people smiling (and gesticulating) at most casual gatherings. Just make sure you remember to remove the plate before taking a swig lest your face be covered in hors d'oeuvres.

The 10-inch diameter Go Plate is made from reusable, recycled clear plastic that can go right in the dishwasher. KegWorks is selling a pack of 42 for USD$48.50. more...

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Beating the Heat with Beer

Summer - the time for epic rides and barbecues - is here. At Bicycling and Mountain Bike, we decided to take a break from testing bikes and turn our attention to an even more recreational endeavor- beer. We sat down at our local bike shop to sip and swirl bike-related beers. Every brew we featured is a worthy of a good palate (yours) and is either tied to cycling in name, label, or by support from the brewery. We didn't just give the thumbs-up to any swill that went down easy, but looked at the interaction of sweet barley malt and bitter hop flavors along with the overall feel and drinkability. - Matt Allyn more...

So you want to build a bike in the worst possible way... And build it out of wood ?? more...

Packing your favorite toys and making for the great outdoors doesn't have to mean firing up the gas-guzzling 4WD and hitching a dual-axle trailer. Light-weight trailers make sense - they save fuel, eliminate the need for roof racks and you don't need a monster truck to tow them. Designs like the Dooit sports trailer from Activity Trailers also offer a highly versatile platform that can accommodate a long list of outdoor gear - kayaks, cargo boxes, bikes - and in this case, there's even the option of a fold out tent. more...

No, not cycling related, but this is one of the coolest inventions i've seen in a long time!

The Rescue Reel is a compact, self-contained device designed to allow people to escape from high-rise buildings in an emergency. Taking inspiration from a fishing reel, inventor Kevin Stone's design features a simple sling harness and enough cord to descend from a 100 story building, yet the device is small enough to be stored in a standard filing cabinet drawer. more...

A great list of over 100 cycling films/movies from 23 countries! more...

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[for the ladies...]

• Bicycles don't belch, snore or fart.
  
• A bicycle never get "too tired".
  
• You can take a bicycle to the mall, and no matter how much
  time you spend there, when you return, it never asks "What
  took you so #%$^* long?"
  
• Bicycles don't leave dirty socks and/or underwear all over
  the floor.
  
• Bicycles don't work late.
  
• Your Bicycle stays as clean as you want it to.
  
• Bicycles don't have parents or kids.
  
• Bicycles don't get sick.
  
• A bicycle never try to be in control.
  
• Bicycles let you know when something is wrong.
  
• A bicycle does not worry obsessively about the size of its
  crank.
  
• Bicycles don't get overweight, except as per your
  convenience.
  
• A bicycle will never ask "Are you gaining weight?"
  
• A bicycle will never dump you for a younger, sexier rider.
  
• If your Bicycle goes flat, you can fix it.
  
• If your Bicycle is too loose, you can tighten it.
  
• You can check out the guy who works on your Bicycle.
  
• If you say bad things to your Bicycle, you don't have to
  apologize before you ride it again.
  
• Your Bicycle always has time for you.
  
• Bicycles don't complain and don't ride away from you when
  the road gets rough.
  
• Bicycles don't watch TV.
  
• Bicycles don't shave.
  
• Bicycles don't leave a mess in the kitchen or bathroom.
  
• Bicycles are better protection in a bad neighborhood.
  If you don't like the size of your bicycle you can get a
  new one.
  
• You can try out as many bikes as you like before you get
  your own.
  
• You don't have to feed your bicycle.
  Bicycles never argue, you are always right.
  
• Bicycles never wake you up in the middle of the night, for
  any reason.
  
• Bicycles never try to show you off to their friends.
  
• Bicycles don't come home drunk after a night out with its
  buddies.
  
• Bicycles don't sneak around with other bicycles.
  
• Bicycles don't care what you look like or what your age is.
  
• Bicycles don't care and don't comment about what you spend
  your money on.
  
• Bicycles don't care if you have to work late.
  
• When you go riding, your bicycle doesn't care if other
  bicycles are bigger or out of town.
  
• You don't have to explain to a bike if you don't feel like
  a ride.
  
• Bicycles never put you down.
  
• Bicycles don't complain if you wear "sensible" clothes.
  
• Bicycles don't have egos.
  
• Bicycles don't refuse to ask for directions when they're
  lost.
  
• Bicycles don't need remote control units.
  
• When you're lost you don't have to argue with it about
  stopping for directions.
  
• When it's going too fast into a curve you can slow it down.
  
• When you need someone to ride with it's happy to go.
  
• You buy the tools it needs; it doesn't buy tools that never
  get used.
  
• You don't have to continually assure it that its crank
  length is just right.
  
• You determine the length and frequency of the rides, and
  you're always on top.
  
• It never finishes before you do.
  
• It doesn't complain about you going out to dinner with your
  women friends rather than staying at home with it.
  
• You never get helpful suggestions from its mother.
  
• It will ride with you even on Super Bowl Sunday.
  
• It never complains if you put on a few pounds.
  
• When its dysfunctional you know how to get it fixed (and
  know that it can be fixed).
  
• If you decide to get a new bicycle you don't have to give
  up more than half of everything you have.
  
• It will never earn more that you do for the same job just
  because it's a bicycle.
  
• It never spends a "night out with the bikes" and come home
  with a strange rash on its saddle.
  
• It will never turn into a beer bellied blob of metal on the
  couch in front of the TV.

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