In 1899 Charles Murphy arranged to catch the slipstream of a speeding locomotive to cover a mile in under 60 seconds. More at Long Island History.com
Mile a minute Murphy
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Adventure Cycling Association
- Good Seeds: Cycling Central Washington During the Apple HarvestThis story originally appeared in the Sept/Oct 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Apples got their start 12 million years ago in Central Asia in the area we now call […] The post Good Seeds: Cycling Central Washington During the Apple Harvest appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Trip Recap: Chicago United Cycling Club’s 2024 OvernightChicago United Cycling Club was so excited to receive an Adventure Grant from the Adventure Cycling Association. Our grant last year allowed our team to host its first bikepacking trip […] The post Trip Recap: Chicago United Cycling Club’s 2024 Overnight appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Trip Recap: CAT Adventure Cycling Women’s OvernightIn the summer of 2023 — thanks to the grant from Adventure Cycling Association — the Coalition for Appropriate Transportation (CAT) stepped up its game from hosting weekly women’s rides […] The post Trip Recap: CAT Adventure Cycling Women’s Overnight appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
Trail biking
- Oglebay to get $75,000 to build a mountain bike trail - WTRFOglebay Park in Ohio County, West Virginia is set to receive $75,000 for a mountain bike trail. The announcement came from West Virginia Governor ...
- MSU ranked gold as a bicycle-friendly university | MSUToday... trail, which offers a much safer bicycling commuting route for the east side of campus. “Biking is part of the MSU culture, and we continually aim ...
- Te Ara Mangawhero cycling and hiking trail opens to public in Ruapehu - NZ HeraldThe new 11.4-kilometre section is the first of two parts to make up the 21.4km eco-tourism hiking and cycling trail connecting Tūroa and Ohakune on Mt ...
Rails to Trails Conservancy
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League of American Bicyclists
- Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit Last week, I joined hundreds of other professionals at the second annual AASHTO Safety Summit. It was a great conference focused on our nation’s traffic safety crisis and the key… The post Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Celebrating 42 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities during Campus Sustainability MonthWASHINGTON, DC — The League of American Bicyclists is proud to celebrate 42 institutes of higher education in this year’s round of Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) awards, with an additional… The post Celebrating 42 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities during Campus Sustainability Month appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Celebrating Indigenous Culture on the Trails of Anchorage, Alaska Last year, the League of American Bicyclists published the Bicycle Friendly Community Ideabook — a resource designed to inspire innovative ideas for making biking better in communities nationwide. In celebration… The post Celebrating Indigenous Culture on the Trails of Anchorage, Alaska appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
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