For 2007, Cannondale takes its popular off-road, dual suspension Rush mountain bike to a higher level. The new design sheds weight but gains stiffness by converting the frame’s front triangle from an aluminum alloy to a carbon material. The single-pivot Rush is designed for marathon and endurance cross country racers who want a high-performance, lightweight, full suspension bike. Cannondale boasts the Team Rush weight at only 10.75kg (23.7 lbs) with pedals.

After a second media preview in Europe next week, Cannondale will begin selling the 2007 Rush worldwide in late November 2006. In the meantime, demo bikes will be available at some dealers.

Greektown bank-robbery suspect arrested at Starbucks

A man walked into the Fifth Third Bank, 100 S. Halsted St., passed a note to a bank teller and walked out with money around 2:30 p.m., said Monroe District Capt. John Kenny.

After the robbery, another employee followed the man out and called police, telling them that the robber was inside a nearby Starbucks, Kenny said. Police arrested him inside a bathroom there.

The Fountain Pen

A new electronic voting system has been installed at Guelph's city hall. The new system allows members of council to vote in favour or against a motion by pressing the appropriate button. An overhead screen then displays how each individual voted. All votes other than procedural motions are recorded, and the meeting minutes show how each member voted.

Previously, votes were only recorded when requested by a member of council. Non-recorded votes were taken by a show of hands and not listed in the minutes. Thus, there was no record of how councillors voted. In the case of recorded votes, the Clerk had to call each member's name and manually record his or her vote. The electronic system will enable members of Council to vote simultaneously. The system also eliminates the potential to mis-hear voice votes or mis-count hands.

City seeks $39 million G.O. bond issue, sales tax extension for major ...

How-ever, he said city officials are not giving him any definite answers.City officials have said they know they will remove 20 structures along West Randolph and James, from Johnson to Van Buren, but until the design is completed, they do not know exactly how many.Durheim said there are seven people working in his store."I really don't want to leave here, that's for sure. I have no idea what a fair price would be. I think about the time I've been here," he said.Stan Willoughby, a Randolph resident, says 10 feet will be taken from his yard, moving speeding traffic closer to his front door. He also said it will create problems for residents backing onto Randolph. Willoughby said the proposed bond issues represent a 16 percent tax increase. However, Willoughby said the issue goes deeper than taxes."Taxes are not really the big issue, but the quality of life on Randolph is," he said.Ward 5 Commissioner Daron Rudy said Randolph, while it always has been slated for widening, was chosen after exhaustive study of Enid streets."We looked at streets at least three months.

Poor Snow Energizes Bike Park Expansion

WHISTLER, British ColumbiaWhistler Blackcombs winter season may be in full swing, but Rob McSkimming is already busy preparing for when the snow melts. McSkimming, vice president of business development at Whistler Blackcomb, is investigating the price of earth-moving equipment and looking for machine operators. McSkimming heads up the resorts Gravity Logic division, which leverages its bike park expertise to help other resorts develop theirs. And Gravity Logic is looking like it will have a very busy spring. There is going to be a huge push developing bike parks over the next few summers and we may be looking at buying earth-moving machines and hiring our own operators to help resorts get the trails in quickly, McSkimming said. Normally, our staff helps out working with local people, but given the number of resorts hurrying to get trails in, I think there could be a shortage of machine operators, he added.