Racing
Pro road and mountain bike racing, as well as slopestyle and other bike competition
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 18, 2009
Not Your Average Bike Messenger: “Joking around, I changed my Facebook status to “How Many Drunks Will I Run Over Today With My Bicycle?” I got some funny responses throughout the day while I was riding, including “not enough” “extra points if they are wearing orange,” and “be a human pinball machine.” Biking Bis:”A Washington [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Videos | Tagged 3 feet please, Culture, days of dirt, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 17, 2009
ElectricBike: “Japan Electric Bicycles Booming” Battery technology is leading the way, but the high price of fuel is pushing it along too. Top drivers: Delivery services and rental firms. Cannondale is recalling road bikes lacking spoke protectors. Doesn’t seem like that big a deal but there you have it. The law’s the law… Bicycle Times, [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Rider Down, Transportation | Tagged bicycle times, cannondale, Culture, david meek, electric bike, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 16, 2009
Revelstoke Times: “We heard that he was in jail one minute and the next, he died,” said a soft-spoken Lou Brown, who indicated he has trouble understanding how his son ended up dead while in a ‘suicide-proof’ jail cell. “[The jailers,] they’re supposed to be responsible for your life.” We talked previously about the wild [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged 3 feet please, Culture, e-scooter, internal gearing, Mountain Biking, nude cycling, sam brown
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 13, 2009
Seattle Times: “Man rams Seattle police officer with car.” And guess what — the guy was actually arrested! I guess there are times when “no citation was issued” does not apply… The government paradox: If you try to save the state money by commuting on your bike, you could have your state car taken away. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged Culture, H. G. Wells, Jessica Alba, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 12, 2009
Bike Expo, coming up this weekend, is a great place to see the latest gear, check out the bling factor, run into old friends and take in fascinating workshops and talks. But it’s also a good place to shop. Here’s how to “Do the Expo,” based on my experiences over the years. Although it’s tempting [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture, seattle bike expo
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 11, 2009
The Seattle P-I, which unfortunately is on the verge of closing its print publication, has a long feature on Seattle’s mountain biking organization, the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Formerly it was the Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club, but the organization has grown beyond being a club to a liaison with user groups, legislation, government officials and [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Trail Access | Tagged Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club, Culture, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Mountain Biking, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 11, 2009
Seattle Times: “Attacks spur rider awareness.” The Times, in another example of why we need newspapers, covers the followup bicycle event promoting alertness to muggings around Sam Smith Park near the I-90 tunnel. “We’re not trying to make people paranoid about their safety, but we are trying to stress awareness,” said David Hiller, the Cascade [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing, Transportation | Tagged bicycle mugging, Culture, deflation, high school mountain biking, Mountain Biking, portland bicycle registration, seattle times, sidi
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
