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Apparently Lance Armstrong is warming up for Monday’s interview with Oprah Winfrey by calling people in the cycling community to apologize.
[AP reported on Monday that Armstrong met face-to-face with the staff as Livestrong (formerly the Lance Armstrong Foundation) and apologized for letting them down and putting the charity at risk. He did not, however, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/14/lance-armstrong-already-apologizing-limited-confession-on-oprah/
A Boulder, Colorado, man arrived safely back in Chile this past weekend after abandoning his attempt to be the first person to ride a bicycle to the South Pole.
Eric Larson, 41, launched the solo Cycle South expedition from the Hercules Inlet on the Antarctic coast on Dec. 20 with a goal to cover the 750 miles to the South Pole by Jan. 12.
Eight days after setting off, however, Larsen said he realized that he was only making about 10 nautical miles a day, not enough to reach his destination before his supplies ran out.
Climbing, headwinds, snow drifts …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/09/explorer-abandons-attempt-to-reach-south-pole-by-bicycle/
With the many accomplished cycling journalists of many nationalities who have followed Lance Armstrong’s career, who better to get the first interview since his downfall than hard-hitting investigative reporter Oprah Winfrey.
With CNN’s Larry King retired now, I suppose Winfrey is the best choice for Armstrong to spin his story. He appears next Thursday on …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/08/lance-armstrong-first-appearance-will-be-where-else-on-oprah/
If you’re a member in good-standing with the Cascade Bicycle Club, then you can jump into online registration this morning (Tuesday) beginning at 10 a.m.
Simply log into Cascade Bicycle Club rides for 2013 and check your preferences for the upcoming rides. If you haven’t signed in previously, you’ll need an account.
Registration for the general public opens at 10 a.m. Feb. 5.
Unlike last year’s inauguration of the World Bicycle Relief Red-Bell 100, there don’t appear to be any new rides scheduled for 2013 that require prior registration (the Seattle Brews Cruise has a later registration date). And all the old favorites ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/08/cascade-bicycle-club-announces-ride-dates-registration-for-2013/
Two brothers are developing a horn that enables cyclists to be heard, if not seen, on their bicycles.
Called Loud Bicycle, the small horn is activated by a button on the handlebars and blares with the same loudness and pitch of a car horn.
Says Loud Bicycle developer Jonathan Landsey:
“Drivers react to car horns …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/07/bicycle-horn-gets-motorists-attention-in-a-hurry/
The only explanation for this is a slow news day, or perhaps an editor looking for some quirky tale from the Pacific Northwest.
In any case, ABC News followed by Huffington Post this week did short pieces on that 50-some year old bicycle lodged in a tree on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound.
It …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/04/that-old-bicycle-lodged-in-a-tree-on-vashon-island-makes-national-headlines/
The highly anticipated first of three auctions of vintage bicycles and memorabilia from a recently closed New York-based museum earlier this month brought in a jaw-dropping half-million dollars, about 150% of what the auctioneers predicted.
The highest bid item sold at the auction turned out to be the 1892 Geared Front Drive Telegram, at right. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/31/vintage-bicycle-collection-scores-high-bids-at-1st-auction/
Precipitation in Seattle is falling about 30% ahead of average for 2012, and much of that has been over the last month or so. While that hasn’t keep me from running errands on my bike, it certainly has kept me from enjoying bike rides as I normally do.
So when the sun blasted through some thinning high clouds on Friday, I packed up and headed to a place where I could enjoy the views.
My destination was King County’s Tolt MacDonald Park, which sits at the edge of Carnation on the confluence of the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers. A privately owned forest sits at the top of a steep climb behind the park, but the owners allow mountain bike …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/29/seeking-the-best-views-on-a-rare-clear-winter-day/
Seattle officials are proposing a full-blown environmental impact statement to study the effects of completing the Burke-Gilman Trail in a section of the city where several property owners have blocked the project for a decade.
While the study could take several years to complete, Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen said Thursday that an …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/27/completing-the-burke-gilman-bike-paths-missing-link-in-ballard-still-years-away/
December might not seem to be the ideal time to embark on a bicycle touring adventure, unless your destination is the South Pole where summer arrives Dec. 21.
That’s where Boulder-based adventurer Eric Larsen is headed on his 750-mile Cycle South expedition.
The 41-year-old is riding and carrying his provisions — about 100 pounds — …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/27/american-explorer-attempts-bicycle-journey-to-the-south-pole/
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