February 2009
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 28, 2009
My ride today was nothing unusual, just the Ridge-to-Ridge sashay with a lot of errands thrown in. But I found a post from Mark Matassa that looked pretty inviting. With photos! Mark and Mich are friends from journalism circles and fellow travelers of the wheel as well it looks like. Seattle is a great cycling [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged Culture, Road Cycling, seattle, Sustainable Wallingford, Wallingford neighborhood, West Seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 27, 2009
The old joke about a dog standing on its hind legs gets updated. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgS8n-AqDmo&hl=en&fs=1]
Posted in Culture | Tagged Culture, dog ride bike, YouTube
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 27, 2009
From BikeRumor: “GreenWheel is an all-in-one electric powered wheel being tested by MIT scientists. It contains the motor, battery and electronics all inside the hub, with only the throttle having to be mounted on the bicycle’s frame.” Sounds interesting, particularly since you could (conceivably) swap the wheel on and off, depending on whether your route [...]
Posted in Accessories, Transportation | Tagged electric powered bicycle, electric wheel, greenwheel, MIT, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 27, 2009
You hate to see this from a trusted, respected brand. Salsa in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Taiwan-made stems, the failure one of which resulted in a broken wrist. Three reports of breakage were investigated. CromotoStem has the full list of affected stems. About 8,600 units were produced. The second mountain [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged Bill Davidson, Elliott Bay Bicycles, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, Rockhopper, salsa, Specialized, stem recall
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
BikeRadar has the scoop. Some highlights: A single-lever, double-tap shifter setup similar to the road system. Smaller cage options (medium and short), given the reduced chainring capacity. Possibly carbon crank arms. Chainring teeth options speculated include 26/39, 28/42 and 30/44T. Cassette options: 11-32, 11-34, 11-36T. Bipartite rotors, alloy spider, steel donut. Here’s the visual:
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged BikeRadar, gruppo, Mountain Biking, SRAM
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
The 2009 lineup is out, kicking off April 3 through 5 in Port Angeles. To get a feel join the Fluidride Forum and start planning! See y’all there! Be sure to check out the rockin’ vids (scroll down the first link)!
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Fluidride, Fluidride Cup series, mountain bike racing, Mountain Biking, PinkBike, Port Angeles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
True to forecast there was fluffy white stuff all round this morning. I guess in Seattle we still consider it a novelty, although we’ve gotten mercilessly dumped on this winter. Hopefully today’s spritz will quickly disappear. But having promised to get out and ride, and having a rep to uphold, and not wanting to disappoint [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Today's Ride | Tagged intense bicycles, lower woodland park, Maggie the Bichon, Mountain Biking, seattle, snow, snow biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
Anyone who has spent time in Portland marvels at how bike-friendly the place is. For all its bike-worthiness, however, it has been surprisingly stingy with singletrack for mountain bikes. This is even more curious when you consider one of the great bike shops on the West Coast, Fat Tire Farm, lies within the shadow of [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Trail Access | Tagged Fat Tire Farm, Forest Park, Mountain Biking, Portland, Trail Access
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
A recent Bike Intelligencer posting on Tiger Mountain access has generated a lively if not acrimonious discussion on the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Yahoo! forum. It seems there’s lots of energy to talk. Why not siphon that energy into action as well? As I posted to the list: A simple proposal: Whenever one of the [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Trail Access | Tagged EMBA, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain Issaquah, Trail Access
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 25, 2009
After a disastrously downpourish morning the sun came out this afternoon. By late day things were drying out considerably. I had to be at a 6:30 p.m. seminar at the University of Washington, so I decided to pop over from Fremont on the Burke-Gilman Trail. The 18-mile paved trail follows former railroad tracks around Seattle [...]
Posted in Today's Ride, Transportation | Tagged Burke-GIlman Trail, mountain bike, Transportation, University of Washington
