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In December 1996, the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a group of cyclists on a bike trip from Gainesville to St. Augustine. Two cyclists were killed — safe cycling advocates Margaret Raynal and Doug Hill — and four others injured.
Cycling activists say the tragic crash was a seminal event for bicycle advocacy in …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/13/raising-funds-to-repair-memorial-to-fallen-cyclists-in-florida/
The trailblog for the non-profit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is featuring the state of Washington in February as “a mecca for self-propelled transport and trail development.”
It launched its coverage with the story: “Ten Great Things Happening in the State of Washington.”
It will follow up throughout the month with other aspects of Washington’s awesomeness in eight …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/06/washington-state-featured-by-rails-to-trails-conservancy-in-february/
A Hong Kong-based bike component maker is recalling 1,300 Cervelo P5 bicycles mounted with faulty 3T Aduro aero handlebars.
3T Design Ltd. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission says the forward extension mounts can break away from the base bar during a ride. They urge owners to stop riding the bikes immediately and contact …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/05/faulty-handlebars-prompts-cervelo-time-trial-bike-recall/
Bicyclists can enjoy a traffic-free stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard for 12 Sundays this year as Bicycle Sundays returns for its 46th year.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/05/seattles-bicycle-sundays-dates-in-2014/
Less than 48 hours after the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, I came across plenty of evidence of how much the “12th-Man” fan base supports its team.
I passed the Seahawks training facility in Renton while riding on the Lake Washington bicycle route this afternoon and could see where fans gathered to welcome home …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/04/capturing-evidence-of-seahawks-support-by-bike/
Most bicyclists traditionally avoid gravel roads and paths like the plague. It can make for sketchy, tipsy riding, and the friction makes for slow going.
But as the alternative sometimes is riding a bike on busy or narrow highways, many more are discovering the new-found pleasures of a crunchy ride. Many turn to mountain bikes …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/02/03/bicycling-dirt-and-gravel-roads-gaining-popularity/
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a sucker for maps, especially older ones. Sometimes I think that’s one reason I like to explore by bicycle — it gives me a chance to follow those blue lines on a map at a snail’s pace.
So you can imagine my reaction when the Mountains to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/01/30/vintage-washington-map-shows-todays-rails-to-trail-network/
Organizers announced the route for 2014 Biking Across Kansas on Wednesday, and it looks like they’ve squeezed every mile possible into the west-to-east across-state bike ride that’s celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The bike tour rolls out from Elkhart in southwestern Kansas on June 7 and heads in a northeast direction to a finish in White …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/01/29/biking-across-kansas-2014-the-long-way/
Singer-songwriter-political activist Pete Seeger, known for penning such songs as “If I Had a Hammer,” died on Monday at age 94.
While I’ve enjoyed the message in his music over the years, what struck me this morning was the line in many obits that Seeger “dropped out of Harvard University in 1938 to ride a bicycle across …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/01/28/before-pete-seeger-had-a-hammer-he-had-a-bicycle/
Bicycle historian David V. Herlihy was called upon to provide background for CNN’s Art of Movement feature this month that focuses on the bicycle — “the world’s most popular vehicle.”
“From Boneshaker to BMX: 150 years of the bicycle” tells the story of the bicycle from the first wood and steel draisines to today’s lightweight carbon fiber …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/01/28/150-years-of-bicycle-history-at-cnn/
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