By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Lost in the white-out coverage of Greg LeMond’s legal settlement with Trek so far has been the issue of why the lawsuit occurred in the first place. LeMond believed that Trek had stopped supporting his line in deference to Lance Armstrong, who was out for revenge against LeMond for suggesting that Armstrong was tainted by [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged greg lemond, lance armstrong, trek bicycles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 16, 2010
The Washington State legislative session in Olympia is only a few days old, but so far it’s looking good for “vulnerable user” legislation backed by Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Club. Or at least it isn’t looking bad. This year’s bill is more “wakeup call” than “strict punishment,” and we think that’s good. The point with upping [...]
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged askmen.com, b.c. bike scammer, north american handmade bicycle show, top 10 bike-friendly cities, trek bicycles, vulnerable user bill
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 4, 2010
If location and name mean anything in the bike business, Epicenter Cycling is golden. The new shop sprung up in a prominent corner of the rustic Aptos shopping mall. If you’re headed up to Forest of Nisene Marks or over to the Post Office jump park, you can’t miss Epicenter Cycling. Plus it’s practically within [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged aptos jump park, carbon fiber bicycle frames, epicenter cycling, pump track, shawn wilson, Sherwood Gibson, summit bicycles, trek bicycles, trek y-33, ventana bicycles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 9, 2009
Innovative use of signal-mounted cameras to automatically change light to green when cyclists are at intersection. Santa Clarita CA, named in 2007 a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, has requested $390,564 to fund a “Bicycle Video Detection Project.” VeloNews: More on the LeMond—Trek legal spat, this time with backstory of Greg [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Racing | Tagged greg lemond, Jacquie Phelan, lance armstrong, Million Car Challenge, Santa Clarita CA bicycling, trek bicycles
