Obama Bikes
The post-Obama revolution in cycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 5, 2009
No one knows bike technology better than Seattle’s Ric Hjertberg. So when Ric goes from carbon fiber (FSA) to wood fiber (Ghisallo), you know something is afoot. The media missed the story at Interbike 2009, but Ric brings us up to date on his blog, Wheel Fanatyk. BikeRadar: On the heels of a rippingly successful [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged ghisallo, grants pass bike theft, Interbike, national interscholastic cycling association, ric hjertberg, santa monica bike license
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 28, 2009
California’s decision not to close state parks is great news for mountain bikers. Common sense in this case was aided by the stat that for every dollar the state spends on its parks, it takes in about $3. That and the fact concessionaires were contacting their lawyers over breach of contract if the parks were [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Racing | Tagged Cadel Evans, California state parks, Interbike, tour of california
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 22, 2009
The Stranger: Analyzing how “Bikin’ Mike” McGinn, the mayoral candidate who actually commutes downtown by bike each day, might cope with a traditional mayoral schedule. Interesting take, but in using existing mayor Greg Nickels’ car-biased schedule as a model, the article assumes McGinn would adopt a similar approach to his official calendar. Anyone who rides [...]
Posted in Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged mike mcginn, seattle mayor, Transportation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 21, 2009
Improving Vegas bike access? Wonderment of wonderments… Interbike and Bikes Belong, which is a national coalition of industry retailers and suppliers, are ponying up $50,000 over the coming two years to improve bicycling conditions in Las Vegas, host of the annual Interbike trade show. Bike lanes, trip counters and other enhancements are on the way. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Obama Bikes | Tagged Bikes Belong, Interbike, Las Vegas cycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 5, 2009
In Portland, a hate crime against a cyclist: BikePortland.org is reporting additional details in the arrest for first-degree assault of Wayne Conrad Thompson, who viciously backed over Michael Luther, who was riding a bike. “he cyclist had been knocked out of his shoes and his helmet was a few feet from his head,” a bystander [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Rider Down | Tagged bicycle accidents, bicycle deaths, bicycle hate crimes
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
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