May 2009
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
Tiger Mountain is covered with trillium this Spring — be sure to watch for them if you’re there during this weekend’s predicted sunshine. I don’t recall noticing trillium at Tiger — Kachess Ridge being the ride I’ve most associated them with year after year. Perhaps with climate disruption they are spreading to lower climes. They [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, Today's Ride | Tagged Mountain Biking, r+e cycles, Tiger Mountain, trillium
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Looking outside this a.m. ain’t too promising, but the forecast is still calling for sunshine and 68 degrees. Quick check if you haven’t done so already: Test ride the bike today, lubing chain and other parts if needed and getting the tires up to pressure. Find someone to ride [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike to work day, Culture, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, league of american bicyclists, Mountain Biking, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Riding his bike in Seattle’s U District, my friend Chuck Taylor got hit by a car. It looks like he’s OK — shaken up and a couple of minor injuries, but nothing worse (as it appears now). His blog post, “I could be dead,” is a fascinating account of the accident “process.” It’s been more [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike accidents, Culture, seattle bicycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Perhaps it’s mere coincidence, but I found pregnant symbolism in the announcement that Jim Vesely, head of The Seattle Times editorial page, will retire on Bike to Work Day. Vesely is no friend to cyclists. He opposed bike trail funding in Bellevue and, more infamously, championed an annual fee on cyclists in King County — [...]
Posted in Culture, Transportation | Tagged bike to work day, jim vesely, seattle times
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
The weather outlook is good (sunny and 67) for Bike to Work Day here in Seattle this Friday. Here‘s Cascade Bicycle Club’s “Party from Dawn to Dusk” Guide. Come on out, it’s a rolling carnival on wheels! Elsewhere the countdown is on as well : In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the San Jose [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, dahon recall, major taylor club, tom boonen
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 8, 2009
Lance/Astana soap opera silences for now: Apparently Lance’s public squawking freed up some funding for the Giro d’Italia leg of Astana’s season. As far as the Tour de France goes, stay tuned…on Universal Sports channel, which will carry the Giro after all. Another city adjusts to increased bike traffic: Vancouver BC is winnowing vehicular traffic [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged Astana, Bellingham, bicycle thief, Burrard Street Bridge, Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, Craigslist, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Port Angeles Pro Gravity Tour, Vancouver BC
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 6, 2009
On one front, Lance Armstrong deserves huge accolades for going ahead with his racing plans despite a broken shoulder. He’s making the talk-show and publicity rounds, promoting his foundation and the fight against cancer, and generally playing the role of beneficent godfather of the sport, and that’s all good. On the other hand, you have [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 5, 2009
Great racing at Port Angeles on Sunday, here‘s the results from Fluidride…congrats to winners Curtis Keene and Kirkland ace Katie Holden, and to local Issaquah/Renton star Luke Strobel on second place! The Marin place to be later this month is its annual Mountain Bike Film Festival & Party (Blowout!!!) on Sunday, May 17, in San [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged bicycle fatalities, Elle Macpherson, Fluidride Cup, Fluidride Cup series, Marin MTB film festival, Port Angeles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 4, 2009
Having been out of town at the Sea Otter Classic, I’d missed the official opening date of April 13 (2 days earlier than usual) on Tiger Mountain, my favorite place to ride in the Seattle area. The sun was still out when I started, but a breeze was kicking up and the forecast called for [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail, Tiger Mountain, Today's Ride | Tagged EMBA, Mountain Biking, preston, preston railroad grade, Tiger Mountain
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 1, 2009
The last-minute bike legislation keeps rolling in: Wisconsin passed a “dooring” law that will aid cyclists by clarifying lack of liability in a dooring incident and enabling cyclists to press for damages in court. Washington has a law governing dooring, albeit not explicitly in cycling cases. Good discussion on the Cascade Bicycle Club board, thanks [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged bike month, cascade bicycle club, dooring
