THE BIKE BEAT
& Other Sports Stories

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In May 2004, I started writing for the Valley Sports News & Review, a new monthly tabloid celebrating amateur sports here in California's Antelope Valley, with a heavy slant towards youth. As founder and editor-in-chief Ed Cox says, "it's all about the kids."

I do a regular column, The Bike Beat, about bicycling, covering recreational activities and occasional biking events in the Antelope Valley, and I also do another column, occasionally, entitled Silver Screen Sports, which will review video and DVD releases of sports movies.
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• The Bike Beat: Something Like Freedom
  May 2004, Valley Sports News & Review
  My introductory column/mission statement, where I manage to quite both JFK and Bruce Cockburn.
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• The Bike Beat: Six Pet Peeves of Pedalling in Palmdale and Other Antelope Valley Aggravations
  June 2004, Valley Sports News & Review
  The big second column. I pull an Andy Rooney...
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• Silver Screen Sports: Miracle
  Valley Sports News & Review
  Movie/DVD review.
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• The Bike Beat: Bike Computers & Party Poopers
  Summer 2004, Valley Sports News & Review
  I get a new toy, and I grouse about the mythical California Aqueduct Bikeway.
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• Silver Screen Sports: Bend It Like Beckham
  Valley Sports News & Review
  Movie/DVD review.
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• The Bike Beat: Basic Tools for Bikin' Fools
  Fall 2004, Valley Sports News & Review
  Screwdrivers, wrenches and all sorts of other fun toys, plus Kryptonite meets its match.
  

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