By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 5, 2009
BikeHugger has video of the West Seattle Bridge Critical Mass, riding one of the busier elevated roadways in Seattle. Police escort helped prevent incidents. Tim Banning reports on MTBR.com regarding the 2009 Kettle Crest Advocacy Fest, aimed at protecting a prime singletrack haven in eastern Washington from being turned into wilderness. Keep an eye on [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Trail Access
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 2, 2009
The good, the bad and the better all got plenty of air time last night at perhaps the biggest communal gathering ever of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance at Duthie Hill, which by the way is coming along nicely as a miniature Whistler mountain bike park in the Issaquah highlands. Upwards of 100 folks turned [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Trail Access, Videos | Tagged Duthie Hill mountain bike park, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 1, 2009
New York Times: A former attorney general for Ontario has been charged with killing a bicycle courier in a road rage incident that is simply hard to believe. Michael Bryant, apparently a tough enforcement official when he was in office, hit the cyclist, who apparently held onto Bryant’s car in an attempt to save himself [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged bicycle deaths, bicycle hate crimes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 31, 2009
The mtb wars in Marin continue apace. KTVU provides a video report (linked by Cyclelicio.us) updating tensions between mountain bikes and hikers. The report winds up being fairly sympathetic to the biking side, which is something of a surprise. Typical mainstream reports slant the blame toward the bikers. One bromide does pop back up, concerning [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Trail Access | Tagged Marin mountain biking, trail booby traps
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 31, 2009
The links are flying on a (supposedly) new study that (supposedly) found drivers are to blame for 9 out of 10 bike–car accidents. This situation cries out for journalistic followup, but for now let’s see if we can clear the air a bit. A Toronto study we reported on (along with Freakonomics, which was then [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged bicycle deaths, bicycle safety, cycling deaths, cycling safety
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 31, 2009
Rossland, B.C.’s first fat-tire festival will take place this weekend. How cool is that? I spent a few days last summer in Rossland and was blown away, not just with the widely worshipped Seven Summits epic ride but all the close-to-town tech stuff. Rocky, steep, challenging, with hucks, structures and drops, the local trails will [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Racing | Tagged Fluidride, Jacquie Phelan, Rossland Fat Tire Festival
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 28, 2009
Not a good week for two–wheelers on the road. First off, we all know Ozzies are nuts, but running down a fellow cyclist and leaving the scene? If cyclists become just like other drivers once they get behind the wheel — and let’s face it, there is a certain psychology involved in being encased in [...]
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged bike accidents, bike fatalities
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 27, 2009
SeattleLikesBikes: Why planners need — really need — the reality check of actual bike riders. “One intersection that looked fine on paper turned out to be a spot where a new streetcar track would be a nightmare hazard for cyclists.” Bicycle Retailer: Crankworx attendance was up despite crappy weather. Really? It didn’t feel that way. [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged bicycle planning, Bike Expo, Crankworx 2009, Dave Wiens, jill kintner, Leadville 100, Melissa Buhl
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 27, 2009
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, in the midst of member turmoil and a leadership shakeup, has reached out to followers to submit questions and raise concerns before next Tuesday’s Town Hall summit at 6 p.m. at Duthie Hill Lodge. Contact information is on the Evergreen Web site. “We’ve received a great deal of input already, [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Trail Access | Tagged BBTC, duthie hill, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, John Lang
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 20, 2009
Are car drivers anti-cycling “terrorists”? SeattleLikesBikes says yes, sometimes: “Personally, my car was killing me before I started bicycling. The lack of exercise had me on track for a heart attack. I’ve made great strides, from being unable to climb 3 flights of stairs without being out of breath over 5 years ago to bicycling [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, cascade bicycle club, cycling terrorism, vehicular assault
