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Idaho-based SCOTT-USA is recalling about 2,000 bicycles after a report that a faulty steerer tube in the front fork can break. The 2014 SCOTT Speedster 30 and 40 and Contessa Speedster 25 and 35 road bikes are subject to the recall.
SCOTT and the US Consumer Protection Safety Commission are advising owners to stop riding the bikes. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/10/scott-recalls-some-road-bikes-for-faulty-forks/
West Virginia has become the 22nd state to require motorists give bicyclists 3 feet of space or more when passing, as the bicycling safety measure continues to gain approval in legislatures across the US.
The law passed in West Virginia during the 2014 legislative session and was signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on March 21. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/09/west-virginia-protects-bicycles-with-3-foot-passing-law-virginia-law-awaits-signature/
How far do you normally go on the first day of a multi-day bike tour when you’re carrying all your gear? Thirty-five miles? Fifty miles? Eighty miles?
Probably not more than 450 miles, but that’s how far Canadian Jason Lane traveled in his first day (actually his first 29 hours) of the Trans Am Bike Race that …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/08/first-day-on-the-road-for-trans-am-bike-race/
National Trails Day is Saturday, and it’s a good time to remember that trails aren’t just for hiking. They’re for bicycling, too.
Here’s a rundown of some Seattle area possibilities this weekend:
King County
King County (WA), for instance, has 180 miles of regional trails with paved or packed gravel surfaces that are suitable for bicycling. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/06/national-trails-day-is-saturday-how-about-a-bike-ride/
In the summer of 1975, Gerald Ford had been living in the White House for about a year, The Captain and Tennille topped the charts with “Love Will Keep Us Together,” and a 10-speed steel bicycle was pretty much the cutting edge of two-wheeled technology.
Also that summer, a group of fewer than 100 cyclists joined Larry and Norma …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/06/biking-across-kansas-celebrates-40th-anniversary-ride-bike-tour/
It’s a simple fact that Washington state is best seen from a bicycle saddle. You don’t have to take my word for it, though.
Bike travel guide author Ellee Thalheimer and her team of intrepid bicycling explorers have proved it in a guidebook that’s available now, “Cycling Sojourner – A Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Washington.”
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/05/a-new-multi-day-bike-tour-guide-for-washington-state/
Hey, bicycle travelers in Washington state. Pop the corks of your favorite rehydration beverage!
The state has won certification for US Bicycle Route 10 that stretches from Anacortes on the Puget Sound to Newport on the Idaho border.
The approval from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials means that the state Department of Transportation can, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/04/us-bicycle-route-10-is-approved-for-washington-state/
A 59-year-old cyclist participating in the Cache Creek 600 endurance bike race suffered a gunshot wound while he rode through the darkness near a small British Columbia town Sunday morning.
Fellow cyclists were understandably shocked at news of the shooting, as we all are. Authorities don’t have a suspect and are at a loss to explain …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/01/cyclist-hit-in-random-shooting-at-b-c-randonneur-event/
King County Parks closed the old railroad trestle on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail at Reinig Road near the town of Snoqualmie after a fire engulfed the base of the bridge on Tuesday.
This is the location where the rail-trail dead-ends on the bridge in the vicinity of the mill pond. Steps lead down from the bridge deck to Reinig …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/05/28/snoqualmie-valley-trail-bridge-closed-for-inspection/
One of the best bicycling films I have had the pleasure of viewing is “Ride the Divide,” a documentary that captures the action and competitors in the grueling 2,700-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race.
Now that production team, including Mike Dion and Hunter Weeks, is getting together to film the inaugural Trans Am Bike Race, which takes …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/05/28/ride-the-divide-film-crew-returns-for-trans-am-bike-race/
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