By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 4, 2009
As the riding season heats up, the roadway interface between bikes and vehicles is getting dicier. Drivers unused to seeing so many bikes on the road make decisions as though bikes didn’t exist. And there are riders either new to the pursuit or rusty from a winter-long layoff who need to keep in mind that [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike accidents, bike safety
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 4, 2009
Cascade Bicycle Club says STP is sold out but sends you here for tickets. Three bills sounds a bit steep but it is for a good cause. Seattle P-I: Livestrong Challenge, in Seattle June 21, looking for volunteers. Signs of progress: Contra Costa Times reports that Los Angeles rethinks bike fees. Great roadtrip odyssey to [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture, livestrong, rei recall, sotomayor, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 1, 2009
Kudos to Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Club for making Bike Month 2009 the best in history! Lots of visibility, good press, great vibes, indelible memories and institutional progress over the past 31 days. Good going guys… On Thursday I went by the UW Hubbub at University Way and 41st for some free Lara bars and Honest [...]
Posted in Advocacy | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Downhill Zone, national bike month, Roaring Mouse Cycles, UW Hubbub
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 1, 2009
Can the personalized, trustworthy “LBS (local bike shop) experience” be translated to the Web? Backcountry.com is convinced enough the answer is yes that it’s offering two new Web sites aiming to do just that. Hucknroll.com (for mountain bikers) and RealCyclist.com (roadie) will strive to scrub up the bike Web retailing business, offering only quality stuff [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged backcountry.com, hucknroll.com, Mountain Biking, realcyclist.com, Road Cycling, web discount
