Obama Bikes
The post-Obama revolution in cycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 16, 2010
Slick Japanese folder collapses in 2 seconds! BikeHugger is hugging the Winter Olympics too . . . Idaho’s mountain biking license plate looks to be a go . . . Want to buy Brian Lopes’ pimped-out Sprinter van? and more…
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged bike theft, bikehugger, brian lopes, e-bikes, idaho mountain bike license plate, seattlelikesbikes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 5, 2010
Reminder: World premiere of “Women of Dirt” tonight in Seattle! The DVD is out btw and can be ordered online. Washington’s “Vulnerable User” legislation is already further along than a similar bill made it last year. Jonathan Maus at BikePortland.org raises the question of why a local newspaper seems deliberately provocative (one might say antagonistic) [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Videos | Tagged awesome land women of dirt, Bicycle Leadership Conference, BikePortland.org, jeff mapes, Jonathan Maus, pedaling revolution, ryder hesjedal, the portland oregonian
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 29, 2010
If you try to run down a cyclist in your car but somehow miss, never fear. You can always go for strangulation. In L.A., a booming promise that “The culture of the car ends now!” No throwing projectiles, no verbal abuse, no cutting within 3 feet … and yes! No strangulation! “(No) making physical contact [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Rider Down | Tagged alliance for biking & walking, awesome land women of dirt, Cyclelicious, ecovelo, Gary Fisher, ipad, marin dirt bowl
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 28, 2010
Seattle Times: ” ‘There are cases where a driver is not filled with criminal intent but truly does cause death or serious injury to a biker, to a walker,’ state Sen. Joe McDermott, D-West Seattle, a sponsor of the bill, said at Tuesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing.” You can still make a difference. Interesting discussion of [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged cascade bicycle club, SB5838, washington state vulnerable user legislation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 26, 2010
Interesting take from Cathy Tuttle of Spokespeople on “Why I Waffled” re Washington State’s proposed “vulnerable user” legislation. From a note Cathy sent out to an email list, by way of explaining why she delayed acting on the issue: “Right now, if a driver is speeding, or runs a light, or makes an illegal u-turn [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged cathy tuttle, spokespeople wallingford, vulnerable user legislation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 22, 2010
Reminder: Facebook anti-cycling hate page protest is tomorrow at FB headquarters near the foot of California Street (and Bowdoin) in Palo Alto. Gets rolling at noon. Protests are good. Action is even better. What you can do today to actually combat anti-cycling mentality is to click on over to Cascade Bicycle Club’s advocacy page and [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged cascade bicycle club, facebook anti-cycling hate protest, florida honk at cyclist, portland cycling community, vulnerable user law
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 21, 2010
Mark Weir’s tragic house fire has a lot of the bike community stepping forward offering help. We continue to wish him and his family the best. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULqg8TycIE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] The legal woes blocking the San Francisco Bicycle Plan are finally ebbing, and work is getting under way. I’m having trouble getting worked up about the Tour Down [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged league of american bicyclists, mark weir house fire, San Francisco Bicycle Plan, tour down under 2010
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 16, 2010
The Washington State legislative session in Olympia is only a few days old, but so far it’s looking good for “vulnerable user” legislation backed by Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Club. Or at least it isn’t looking bad. This year’s bill is more “wakeup call” than “strict punishment,” and we think that’s good. The point with upping [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged askmen.com, b.c. bike scammer, north american handmade bicycle show, top 10 bike-friendly cities, trek bicycles, vulnerable user bill
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