By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 10, 2009
Bike Rumor: “Pi Electric Bicycle Has Style and Substance.” I can see the substance fine…the style I’m not so sure about. But hey, I’d give it a whirl. If it was designed with San Francisco hills in mind, Seattle’s a piece o’ cake!
Posted in Culture
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 10, 2009
Took the long way around my standard loop today, going along the Burke-Gilman to University Village, where I dropped in for a look at the Apple Store’s new Macs, then continuing to N.E. 65th Street for the up-and-down-and-up etc. slog back home. The exercise kept me warm but sheesh, we’re only a week and a [...]
Posted in Today's Ride, Transportation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 10, 2009
This one especially hurts: A fellow journalist and a contemporary, one whose newspaper just shut down last week, is dead after being involved in a bicycling accident last Friday. Friends of Rocky Mountain News reporter James Meadow have set up a Facebook page with lots of memories, condolences and stories. Apparently he was literally “just [...]
Posted in Rider Down, Transportation | Tagged Culture, cyclist killed, david meek, james meadow, Rider Down
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 8, 2009
Biking Bis has the scoop: “The Biking Bis headquarters neighboring city of Seattle had the most bicycle friendly companies — three, following by San Francisco, Portland and Madison, Wisconsin, with two each.” Children’s Hospital, Washington Bike Law/Anderton Law Office, and Avtech Corp. Ferndale’s Kona also got a nod… Made to Order (MTO) Bikes: “Your company, [...]
Posted in News Cycle | Tagged Avtech, bike magazine, Children's Hospital, Culture, El Saltamontes, FlyPaper pedals, Kona bicycles, seattle, Sherwood Gibson, Washington Bike Law/Anderton Law Office
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 8, 2009
The annual Seattle International Bike Expo returns to Magnuson Park next weekend at a pivotal juncture in cycling culture. Bicycle awareness and participation is booming. All you need do is check the city streets — there are more commuters and short-trip riders than ever (the latter category including people who may not have 9 to [...]
Posted in Culture
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 7, 2009
So far the Great Recession hasn’t deflated the bike biz. Bike shops up and down the West Coast say their sales, while not blowing off the doors, are holding up better than expected. They cite a number of reasons, starting with gas prices and ending with the joy of riding when the pocketbook is depressed. [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bicycle business, Culture, Mountain Biking, recession
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 7, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k80ibA-fyw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Salt Lake Tribune on the David Zabriskie hyper-burglary: “Both Carlisle and 39-year-old Leopold Howard have now been booked in connection with the case. Police say the two took various items from cyclist David Zabriskie’s home. Some of those belongings included two cars, a racing medal, an Olympic ring, 13 bicycles, computers, space legs and [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike pulls car, burglary, Culture, david zabriskie, george w. bush, Mountain Biking, Portland
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 6, 2009
We may never know what really happened in the case of Sam Brown, a daredevilish Dylanesque kid with an impish smile from Revelstoke B.C. who apparently hanged himself last week in a Spokane jail after being arrested on a marijuana charge. What we do know is that a guy who could ride like an angel [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Rider Down
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 5, 2009
I ride my bike a lot, but I drive a car as well. So I have to marvel at people, several of whom I know, who do not own a car. In Shannon Markley’s case, that has been her situation since 1976. Shannon’s biography could be called “Life on a Bike.” She began cycling at [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged Culture, Marinoni, powder coat, Seattle Powder Coat, Shannon Markley, Transportation
