May 2009
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 22, 2009
Heartwarmer of the day: Anonymous donor ponies up $153k for police bicycles in New Jersey — in memory of a fallen officer. From the New Jersey Star-Ledger: “The bicycles, such as the fully equipped 2009 Cannondale Police Mountain Bikes police received today, can cost around $1,000, and it took 13 years to raise enough money [...]
Posted in News Cycle | Tagged mini cooper, police bicycles, ski to sea, whistler mountain bike park
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 22, 2009
Tiger Mountain is in great shape for riding this weekend, and the weather is supposed to be astounding. Upper Preston is almost completely dry, although lower Preston continues to be splatter time, with more wet spots than prom night. May 2009 has already nearly doubled the average rainfall for the month and we’ve still got [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain | Tagged iverson trail, Mountain Biking, northwest timber trail, preston railroad grade, Tiger Mountain
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 21, 2009
When we think about doing trail work, our first impulse tends to be, “Any time we spend working on a trail could alternatively be spent riding on a trail.” And guess which we’d rather do. But over the years I’ve learned that trail maintenance has its upside. It’s convivial — you get to spend time [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, Trail Access | Tagged Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, trail work
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2009
Cascade Bicycle Club in partnership with standout Web community-builder Phil Mitchell has inaugurated a group Web site (mashup) to track bike hazards, thefts and accidents. The aim is to alert the cycling community and city authorities to problem areas with the hope that something can be done to ameliorate them. The site is called Bikewise.org. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged bikewise, cascade bicycle club, mashup, phil mitchell
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2009
Cycling racer Steve Larsen passed away at the age of 39 Tuesday night in an untimely death initially blamed on a heart attack. Now word comes that the autopsy found no evidence of a heart attack, but the exact cause remains under investigation. In any case, Larsen died too young and is a testament to [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bend or, david ca, maxxis, steve larsen
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2009
My friend Chuck Taylor, who could be dead, discusses his near-miss in KING-TV clip on Bike to Work Day. Chuck has the right attitude: He’s buying a new bike! Also out on Bike to Work Day: The unsinkable Ellen Fletcher. When I lived in Palo Alto in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ellen was [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bicycle safety, bike to work day, steve peat
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 19, 2009
First, the weather. One of the soggiest Mays on record — the first half of the month’s rainfall had already doubled an entire May’s average — took a brief respite from the wet stuff for nearly wire-to-wire sunshine. A bit of fog early gave way by 9 a.m. and the rest was gravy. But sunshine [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day seattle, cascade bicycle club, mayor greg nickels, mike mcginn
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 18, 2009
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Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged Culture, seattle bike to work day
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 15, 2009
One more time now: Bike to Work Day rally, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. Bike to Work Day after-party, 4 to 7 p.m., Ballard. Cascade Bicycle Club’s full event schedule. Now get out and RIDE!
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, Culture, seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
My phat tires make a thrumming sound on pavement as I ride along. Skinny-tire cyclists pass me by like they have motors. My frame has a constant layer of dirt and mud. Yet still I ride a mountain bike on city streets, and on Bike to Work Day, because I like it that way. It’s [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged Mountain Biking, titus, Transportation
