By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 10, 2009
It’s the biggest mountain-biking week of the year in Whistler, building to the prime Slopestyle competition in the bike universe, and August being August, we have to keep our fingers crossed on the weather. They keep moving the dates of Crankworx around, sometimes early in the summer, sometimes late. I’ve never liked August as a [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged B.C., jill kintner, Kokanee Crankworx 09, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2009
Lance Armstrong is now King of Colorado, sending a message to Dave Wiens re Saturday’s Leadville 100 joust. Lance is looking real strong, dusting the field at the Colorado state mountain bike championships in Snowmass. Wiens did not compete. There’s some simmering resentment that Lance, who has a house in Aspen but is from Austin [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2009
Great idea from David Schloss at BikeHugger: International “Win for Susan” day, in memory of Susan Nelson, Fatcyclist.com’s wife, who died recently from cancer: “This happens to be the day of the Philly Livestrong Challenge. Wear your Fat Cyclist gear, LiveStrong bracelet or clothing, homemade signs, or other item to signify your personal fight against [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged MTB Hall of Fame, Oregon Cycling magazine, Susan Nelson
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
