February 2010
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 3, 2010
There’s a lot of intrigue surrounding the 29er “revolution,” especially since the mere existence of 29ers gives us bike geeks a chance to mull yet another arrow in our quiver. I mean, I love my Ibis Mojo. But now Ibis has come out with the Mojo HD, and since I have an HDTV … well, [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking | Tagged aptos, epicenter cycling, titus cycles, titus rockstar 29er
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 3, 2010
Sometimes they bunch together by the handful. The past week has certainly borne that out. We were mildly annoyed at the Bellingham police flak who suggested, after a rider was struck by a car making a left turn in front of him, that cyclists wear bright clothing and be careful out there to avoid being [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Rider Down | Tagged cycling deaths, cycling safety, cyclist killed
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Lost in the white-out coverage of Greg LeMond’s legal settlement with Trek so far has been the issue of why the lawsuit occurred in the first place. LeMond believed that Trek had stopped supporting his line in deference to Lance Armstrong, who was out for revenge against LeMond for suggesting that Armstrong was tainted by [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged greg lemond, lance armstrong, trek bicycles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Anyone who has ridden for any length of time has fondly wished for some magic trick to get drivers’ attention in risk-prone situations, like getting doored on the driver’s side or right-hooked on the passenger side. I like to scream the scream of the near-dead. Don’t laugh. Screaming really works. But over at Vigilant Velo, [...]
Posted in Advocacy | Tagged bike stickers, vigilant velo
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Two-year suspension for Danilo Di Luca comes at a terrible time, as we continue to assemble our our dream Team Rehab in the Dopers Reunion Tour de France 2010. So far Michael Rasmussen and Alexander Vinokourov are on board, and we’re hoping for Floyd Landis. Only a miracle would get our favorite doper, Tyler Hamilton, [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, danilo di luca
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz have finalized plans for their two-day Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival on Feb. 27 and 28, capped with the California premiere of “Women of Dirt” at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the stately Rio Theater in Santa Cruz. On hand will be riders Lisa Myklak, Emily Johnston, Tammy Donahugh and [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged awesome land women of dirt, Emily Johnston, Kathy Pruitt, Lisa Myklak, mark brent, mountain bikers of santa cruz, Tammy Donahugh
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 1, 2010
Ricco denies involvement with his girlfriend’s doping. Girlfriend denies doping. They might at least get on the same page on this… Ricco compared to a cobra. So the question, as Ricco prepares to renew his racing career in May, is: What happens when you give a snake a second chance? All in all we think [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 1, 2010
So we have a question here. Exactly how cautious does a cyclist have to be to prevent a driver from turning left in front of him or her? We almost got run down today in Aptos in that very scenario, so we’d like, really, we’d love to know. You wonder if this cop would tell [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Lance's Chances, News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged e-bikes, electric bikes, lance armstrong, pinarello dogma, tour de france 2010
