By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 21, 2009
I’m on the road to Interbike and have only sporadic connectivity. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. Anyway, the bike world’s big wheel keeps on turnin’ … IMBA is coming to the Point Reyes National Seashore this weekend for trail work with Chris and Leslie Kehmeier of the Subaru Trail Care Crew. It’s [...]
Posted in Accessories, Culture, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike magazine, Cedric Gracia, David Byrne, Ellsworth Moment, imba, Interbike, pivot firebird
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 16, 2009
Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Challenge hits Seattle on Sunday. Ride or not, you can help make a difference! Check it out… Philly cyclists raised a ruckus about speed and unsafe conditions on Martin Luther King Way. Now they’re updating city’s responsiveness. First person, albeit pseudonymous, report on the World Naked Bike Ride in Portland, from Seattle’s [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike magazine, downieville, lance armstrong, livestrong seattle, philly cyclists, publicola
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 29, 2009
Bicycle Retailer: Bike Magazine is the best-written bike mag extant, so it’s discouraging that the parent company is filing for bankruptcy. The promise is to keep publishing, but no one except cave dwellers is in the dark about print publishing’s woes these days. One of the great things about Bike Magazine has been its sponsorships [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle | Tagged bike magazine, Glenn Erickson, Hood Canal Bridge, Parkinson's Disease
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 February 18, 2009
Bike magazine updates previously reported intervention by Obama administration to stop oil drilling plans near Moab, Utah. Moab, an acronym for “mountain on a bike,” is one of the known galaxy’s premier mountain biking meccas, of course. Somehow riding around oil derricks might detract from its allure. You have to love the monkeywrencher who put [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking | Tagged bike magazine, edward abbey, Moab, monkeywrench, Mountain Biking, obama administration, oil drilling, Utah
