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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 20, 2009
My friend Chuck Taylor, who could be dead, discusses his near-miss in KING-TV clip on Bike to Work Day. Chuck has the right attitude: He’s buying a new bike! Also out on Bike to Work Day: The unsinkable Ellen Fletcher. When I lived in Palo Alto in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ellen was [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bicycle safety, bike to work day, steve peat
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 19, 2009
First, the weather. One of the soggiest Mays on record — the first half of the month’s rainfall had already doubled an entire May’s average — took a brief respite from the wet stuff for nearly wire-to-wire sunshine. A bit of fog early gave way by 9 a.m. and the rest was gravy. But sunshine [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day seattle, cascade bicycle club, mayor greg nickels, mike mcginn
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 18, 2009
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Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Transportation | Tagged Culture, seattle bike to work day
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 15, 2009
One more time now: Bike to Work Day rally, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. Bike to Work Day after-party, 4 to 7 p.m., Ballard. Cascade Bicycle Club’s full event schedule. Now get out and RIDE!
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, Culture, seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
My phat tires make a thrumming sound on pavement as I ride along. Skinny-tire cyclists pass me by like they have motors. My frame has a constant layer of dirt and mud. Yet still I ride a mountain bike on city streets, and on Bike to Work Day, because I like it that way. It’s [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged Mountain Biking, titus, Transportation
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Looking outside this a.m. ain’t too promising, but the forecast is still calling for sunshine and 68 degrees. Quick check if you haven’t done so already: Test ride the bike today, lubing chain and other parts if needed and getting the tires up to pressure. Find someone to ride [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike to work day, Culture, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, league of american bicyclists, Mountain Biking, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Riding his bike in Seattle’s U District, my friend Chuck Taylor got hit by a car. It looks like he’s OK — shaken up and a couple of minor injuries, but nothing worse (as it appears now). His blog post, “I could be dead,” is a fascinating account of the accident “process.” It’s been more [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged bike accidents, Culture, seattle bicycling
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
Perhaps it’s mere coincidence, but I found pregnant symbolism in the announcement that Jim Vesely, head of The Seattle Times editorial page, will retire on Bike to Work Day. Vesely is no friend to cyclists. He opposed bike trail funding in Bellevue and, more infamously, championed an annual fee on cyclists in King County — [...]
Posted in Culture, Transportation | Tagged bike to work day, jim vesely, seattle times
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 13, 2009
The weather outlook is good (sunny and 67) for Bike to Work Day here in Seattle this Friday. Here‘s Cascade Bicycle Club’s “Party from Dawn to Dusk” Guide. Come on out, it’s a rolling carnival on wheels! Elsewhere the countdown is on as well : In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the San Jose [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, bike to work day, cascade bicycle club, dahon recall, major taylor club, tom boonen
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 8, 2009
Lance/Astana soap opera silences for now: Apparently Lance’s public squawking freed up some funding for the Giro d’Italia leg of Astana’s season. As far as the Tour de France goes, stay tuned…on Universal Sports channel, which will carry the Giro after all. Another city adjusts to increased bike traffic: Vancouver BC is winnowing vehicular traffic [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged Astana, Bellingham, bicycle thief, Burrard Street Bridge, Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, Craigslist, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Port Angeles Pro Gravity Tour, Vancouver BC
