August 2007 archive

Tall bike with no welds

Tim Anderson writes about how to build a tall bike without welding at the do-it-yourself Instructables website. Yes. That's a piece of wood.

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Bicyclists offer assistance in Minneapolis bridge collapse


Photo by Nanobiker

Deep in the news stories about the I-35W bridge tragedy in Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon are reports about the roles played by several people on bicycles.

For instance, one family felt their car drop several times as the bridge collapsed. It came to rest rear-end down on top of another car. The Star-Tribune reported:

“Someone yelled that we should get out,” said granddaughter Logan Winegar, 18,  A passerby on a bicycle helped them climb out. ..

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Bicycle commuting resources in Minneapolis-St. Paul

I'm sure bicycles will come into play in coming days as workers in Minneapolis consider bicycling to solve a congested commute situation caused by the loss of  the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi.

According to the city's website, Minneapolis already has the second high rate of bicycle commuters — 2.4% — behind Portland's 3.5%.

If you're thinking of bike commuting, I've put together some links that might be helpful. There are links for bike maps of the Twin Cities, some “bikeable” bridges and buses and trains that carry bike racks…

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North American teams announced for Tour of Missouri bike race

Tour of Missouri organizers say nine North American cycling teams will compete among the 15 that will race around the state from Sept. 11 to 16.

In addition to the Discovery Channel team, which announced earlier, the North American teams are Team Slipstream powered by Chipotle, Toyota-United, HealthNet presented by Maxxis, Navigators, Colavita Oil/Sutter Homes, Jelly Belly, BMC and the USA National Team….

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Minneapolis bridge collapse

by nanobiker at flickr.com

Rescue workers in boats look for survivors at the Minneapolis bridge collapse. The photographer said he rode his bike over to the scene to see if he could offer assistance.

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Cyclist rides in Stone Way section with bike lanes

The northern stretch of Stone Way sports bike lanes, but just south of here the road is four lanes, with the outside lane marked with sharrows. See “Replacing bike lanes with sharrows sparks protest in Seattle”

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/01/cyclist-rides-in-stone-way-section-with-bike-lanes/