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
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 April 30, 2009
From our recent trip, the Berkeley version of sharrows — not those skinny little things we have in Seattle that imply cyclists have to hug the curb.
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged berkeley, Culture, share the road, sharrow
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 16, 2009
Cycling cam records crash. More cyclists are going to a helmet cam system for recording close calls and driver irresponsibility on the road. Here’s a video from Philly… 3-Feet-Please rule gets boost in Texas: “Ham says he supports a proposed bill, which would require vehicles to allow a safe distance of at least 3 feet [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged 3 feet please, bicycle hall of fame, Culture, davis california, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 15, 2009
It looks like the Sea Otter Classic may finally have shed its age-old jinx. For years it didn’t matter what the Sea Otter producers did, you could count on one thing: The weather would suck. The first couple of days would be pouring rain. Freezing riders would slog through mud the likes of peanut butter [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike racing, Culture, Mountain Biking, Racing, sea otter classic
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 25, 2009
New details keep surfacing in the Lance Armstrong broken collarbone mishap. Instead of the earlier reported “clean break,” it now appears the bone broke into “multiple fragments.” Lance is putting his best hype forward, saying he expects to … what? be ready? ride part of? win? … the Giro. It isn’t clear. But as long [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged Culture, imba, lance armstrong, Sea Otter
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
People have been talking about the new Trader Joe’s, so I figured on stopping by on a Tour de Ballard (pronounced the French “BullARD”). It’s in a new building kitty corner from the Office Max on Leary Way, and directly behind Mars Hill Church. I’m not sure how a self-described Temple of Jesus got named [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged Culture, trader joe's
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
News reports following Lance Armstrong’s broken collarbone have emphasized that he still has a chance at “full recovery” to ride in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. We applaud the cycling community’s effervescent optimism. But let’s do a little reality-checking here. We all know Lance is a tremendous champion and incredible physical specimen who [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged broken collarbone, Culture, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour de France
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