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Group raises money for Kralicek rehabFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:11PMA Coeur d' Alene police officer seriously injured in the line of duty six years ago gets a brand new bike to help with his rehabilitation.

Pterosailing across the U.S.Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:27AMAll John MacTaggart needs is a little wind beneath his pterosail. MacTaggart, the CEO of Pterosail Trike Systems, based in North Liberty, is traversing 3,092 miles in a pterosail — a half-trike, half-sailboat contraption — in its first real début.

Couple pedal for cause close to the heartMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:03AMMissionaries raising money for charity benefiting deaf. Florida missionaries Earline and Jon Blumhagen are traveling 2,222 miles along the length of the Mississippi River through 10 states and across 36 bridges by pedal power to prove a point.

North Liberty man sailing cross-country — on landMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 8:45AMDUNCAN, Ariz. – John MacTaggart said the best part of sailing across the country is the variety of people he meets. Sporting his “Pterosail,” a recumbent trike equipped with a patented sailing system, MacTaggart is sailing from coast to coast—on the ground. The North Liberty resident said he spent last Thursday in the small [...]

North Liberty Man Ground Sails Across CountryFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 9:12AMDUNCAN, Arizona – John MacTaggart said the best part of sailing across the country is meeting the variety of people. Sporting his Pterosail, a recumbent trike equipped with a patented sailing system MacTaggart is sailing from coast to coast—on the ground.

North Liberty Man Ground Sails Across CountyThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 6:57PMDUNCAN, Arizona – John MacTaggart said the best part of sailing across the country is meeting the variety of people. Sporting his Pterosail, a recumbent trike equipped with a patented sailing system MacTaggart is sailing from coast to coast—on the ground.

Seattle Bike Expo: Everything Pedal-Pushers Need at One LocationMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:01AMBilled as the largest consumer bicycle show in the United States, the Seattle Bike Expo wheels into the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal 91 this weekend.The Expo is scheduled from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door and you can buy a two-day pass for $12; youngsters 15 and under get in free (there’s an online discount coupon at www.cascade.org ...

Riding in styleThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:27AMThe Catoes take the 11-mile ride nearly every day.

Humor, positive attitude help resident deal with loss of independenceThursday, January 7, 2010 @ 12:21PMI flunked the Sanibel driving test for the three-wheel recumbent cycle. That reminded me of the time in 1952 when I flunked the U.S. Army drivers' license test when at the wheel of a monster truck with a 155-millimeter howitzer attached behind it.