By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 27, 2009
A friend and former colleague at The Seattle Times, Mark Matassa, was recently named new Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s director of communications. Numerous articles on his new appointment cited Mark’s many accomplishments and qualifications. However, none noted what we consider to be a salient, if not the crowning, characteristic of his long personal resume. That’s [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes | Tagged mark matassa, seattle mayor mike mcginn
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 26, 2009
Please consider taking the BikePortland pledge. Jonathan & crew run a great blog, must reading here at Bike Intelligencer. And while you’re at it, the Ghost Bikes Film Project is a worthwhile cause as well. BikeJuju photo contest winners. Amazing, amazing shots. BikePure: Trying to reboot a soiled sport. SeattleLikesBikes: Making cyclists 2nd class citizens. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, This Day in Doping | Tagged bikejuju.com, BikePortland.org, BikePure, seattlelikesbikes, sexier cyclists
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 26, 2009
[Note: When the holidays slow news down, we reach into Santa's bag of tricks for a hearkening back to our favorite rides. This week we're featuring a 2004 expedition to Moab, Utah, America's mountain biking mecca and an international magnet for mountain bikers everywhere.] Porcupine Rim ranks second, behind the Tahoe Rim Trail, as my [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips, Tales from the Trail | Tagged moab mountain biking, porcupine rim
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 24, 2009
It had been another fitful night before Christmas for Tim. Tossing and turning, wondering what bounty this year’s presents would yield. There were more this year than last. This year, their mom had told Tim and Donny, they had been blessed. Tim rolled over in his bunk and checked the alarm clock, ticking methodically on [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged christmas story
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 24, 2009
[Note: When the holidays slow news down, we reach into Santa's bag of tricks for a hearkening back to our favorite rides. This week we're featuring a 2004 expedition to Moab, Utah, America's mountain biking mecca and an international magnet for mountain bikers everywhere.] The Sovereign Trail When we picked up our bikes at Poison [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips, Tales from the Trail | Tagged moab mountain biking, sovereign trail
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 23, 2009
Waxahachie: Police donate 70 bikes. A 10-year-old raises money to give away bikes. “Bicycle Man” breaks the record with 1,100 bike giveaways! What makes Fat Cyclist tick. Ride tandem and make yourself a robot for a stoker and guess what. No complaining from the back about not being able to see anything! You can break [...]
Posted in News Cycle, Rider Down, This Day in Doping | Tagged bike giveaways, Christmas bikes, fat cyclist, missy giove
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 23, 2009
[Note: When the holidays slow news down, we reach into Santa's bag of tricks for a hearkening back to our favorite rides. This week we're featuring a 2004 expedition to Moab, Utah, America's mountain biking mecca and an international magnet for mountain bikers everywhere.] Moab Rim What happens in Moab, in case it’s not blindingly [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips, Tales from the Trail | Tagged moab mountain biking, porcupine rim
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 22, 2009
Following up on our recent post regarding Seattle bike commuter headcounts from last September, here’s what the Seattle Department of Transportation tells us. We had wondered whether Seattle, which experienced a 15 percent gain in downtown ridership from 2007 to 2009, had collected 2008 numbers as well. The reason: Portland, which trended upward from 2007 [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged BikePortland.org, portland bike commuter, seattle bike commuter, seattle department of transportation, virginia coffman
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 22, 2009
[Note: When the holidays slow news down, we reach into Santa's bag of tricks for a hearkening back to our favorite rides. This week we're featuring a 2004 expedition to Moab, Utah, America's mountain biking mecca and an international magnet for mountain bikers everywhere.] Portal and the Passion Sunday morning dawned crisp but sunny, with [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail | Tagged moab mountain biking, Poison Spider, Portal
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 21, 2009
[Note: When the holidays slow news down, we reach into Santa's bag of tricks for a hearkening back to our favorite rides. This week we're featuring a 2004 expedition to Moab, Utah, America's mountain biking mecca and an international magnet for mountain bikers everywhere.] What Happens in Moab: Getting Oriented When Jim Lyon first broached [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Road Trips | Tagged moab mountain biking, slickrock trail, westwood guest house
