August 2009
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 8, 2009
A 26-year-old male cyclist hit a car which was turning left into a driveway on the south side of Northeast 45th Street in Wallingford (Google street view here). The cyclist was taken to Harborview with life-threatening injuries. The Seattle Police Department is investigating. As someone who rides this route nearly every day, some thoughts: The [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged bicycle fatalities, David Hiller, Erica C. Barnett, publicola
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
It could happen, if we elect Mike McGinn. As noted here earlier, McGinn is a dedicated cyclist who understands bike issues and culture. For much of the campaign he’s been considered a long shot, but a new KING TV poll puts him third, with 15 percent of voters and growing. More than ever, Mike needs [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged mayor of seattle, mike mcginn, seattlelikesbikes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
Lots of bike stuff going on in Seattle this weekend, including the Bike Smut/Cycle Porn yeah whatever premier of “Cycle Bound.” I admit to being totally clueless on this stuff. I looked at the previews and they’re not porn, they’re not erotic, they not even sexy, it reminds me of the old silent movies, where [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged Bike smut, evil bikes, Intense Cycles, Interbike, Mavic
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
Bike blogs and Twitter feeds have been laden with sympathy the past couple of days for Fatcyclist over the loss to cancer of his wife, Susan. Elden says it best with his own post. I do not know Elden or Susan Nelson but like all of us in the cycling community felt we shared in [...]
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged cancer, Elden, Fatcyclist, Susan
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 6, 2009
Mike McGinn, the bicycling candidate for mayor of Seattle, must wonder what you have to do to get a bike club’s endorsement. McGinn rides his bike everywhere, including commuting daily downtown from his Greenwood home, he shows up at bike rallies like Bike to Work Day with his “Mike Bikes” stickers, he is squarely in [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Greg Nickels, mike mcginn, publicola
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 6, 2009
Boy…dog days of August. Not much news to round up! But here goes… Let’s start with the always reliable wakeup call, NAKED CYCLISTS! Usually naked riders in Seattle paint themselves…and this is probably why. My take: If a mother from Everett finds offense, she shouldn’t be comin’ to downtown Seattle. O my, the things you [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle | Tagged Brandon Semenuk, Crankworx, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, iphone cycling apps, naked cyclists
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 4, 2009
Lance tweets his mountain bike but doesn’t tell us what make/model it is (maybe it’s proto!): “mtb is insane. First ride on the new SRAM XX as well. Hands down best shifting I’ve experienced on a mtb.” From the photo it looks to be a close cousin of the Top Fuel 9.8 frame, but obviously [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 4, 2009
“Revolve,” the Kranked kidz latest mountain-biking DVD, has its moments. I mean, a blind guy riding the jumps at Whistler? Maybe sight is overrated on the extreme stuff! Some Coast, B.C. footage is spectacular, and the whole thing with groms building X ramps and criss-crossing back and forth over the jumps is a real hoot. [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged Kranked Revolve, mountain biking dvd
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 4, 2009
Bicycle.net reports that Alexandre Vinokourov is set to return from his two-year ban prompted by drug-soaked Tour de France stages in 2007. Vinny made headlines recently by claiming Team Astana was “his,” which may well prove to be true, as no one else seems to want it. By the way, doesn’t the whole Astana soap [...]
Posted in Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged Astana, Borat, Vinokourov
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 3, 2009
Calendar time: At City Hall this Friday a transportation summit will look at Puget Sound’s future transportation matrix, and how bike and other alternative forms will figure in. Here’s Cascade Bicycle Club’s take. Please come and share your views! Town Hall:
Visioning the Puget Sound Region’s Transportation Future.
Part III – State and Federal Perspectives [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture
