{"id":4805,"date":"2011-11-09T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:09:47","slug":"max-chen-nbg-scout-san-francisco-metal-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/11\/09\/max-chen-nbg-scout-san-francisco-metal-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Chen, NBG Scout, San Francisco Metal Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Francisco Mechanical Engineer and Metal Artist,\u00a0Max Chen<\/strong>, talks\u00a0about his bicycle art, his long involvement with the NBG including the TransAmerica ride he did for us in 2000 and the on line\u00a0mapping project\u00a0he \u00a0worked with us on in 2006.<\/p>\n

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