By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 27, 2009
Pinkbike comes to Aptos and discovers a whole new world out there… Welcome Jordan! Speaking of Aptos, we were riding there the day before Christmas Eve, coming down the road in Forest of Nisene Marks, when who should pass us driving up but Cam McCaul & the boyz, pickup full of bikes ‘n lads. It’s [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Videos | Tagged aptos mountain biking, bike sharing, cascade bicycle club, Chris Kovarik, folders, Mobiky
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 13, 2009
Coming up: SF Bike Expo on Saturday, Nov. 21st. Just added: Dirt-jump competition! What’s more is the platinum list of competitors, drawing heavily on the nearby Aptos (Santa Cruz) Mafia of Jump Jivers like Greg Watts (winner of the past summer’s Whistler Crankworx slopestyle competition), Tyler & Cam McCaul, Paul Basagoitia (only walk-on winner of [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Videos | Tagged Bicycle Meditations, bike sharing, SF Bike Expo, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 3, 2009
SRAM cannot elude the downturn. Doesn’t have to give numbers but says it is “in that same ballpark” as Shimano’s negative 25 percent. Is the bike biz in Portland defying gravity? Certainly the Rose City tends to look through rose-colored glasses. Latest case in point, from BikePortland.org: the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. What’s the Hippocratic [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged Bike recession, bike sharing, Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson, Hippocratic Oath, Paris bike-sharing
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 17, 2009
Bike sharing in Denver? From Bicycle Retailer: “Will 65 kiosks housing 1,000 bikes alter this sprawling Western city’s attitude toward bicycles and commuting?” Bike sharing clearly is a popular idea, the main challenge being “shrinkage” (theft). Even when the bikes are painted yellow, as in Portland, or used in densely urban areas, as in Paris, [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike sharing, mountain biking by 198, sea otter classic