Easton Sports is recalling about 200 bicycles because their seatposts can fail.
The seatposts are black with red and gray graphics and carry the name Easton and the model “EC90.” The carbon top clamp can crack, causing a fall and injury, although none have been reported.
The seatposts were made in China …
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Bicycles using the 2010 Easton EC90 Zero seatposts have been recalled. See details at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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National Park Service gives suggestions on bicycling the Natchez Trace.
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Ever take a bicycle tour in Tennessee? Ever think about bicycle travel there?
If so, then the Tennessee Department of Transportation would like your input on a survey about long distance bicycle touring in the state.
The Volunteer State is updating its State Bike Route System and wants to know what people are looking for when they travel by bicycle there. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/28/take-tennessees-long-distance-cycling-survey/
Bike routes for five previous BRAT bicycle tours. Details at Bicycle Routes in Tennessee.
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Anyone who complains that local police officers don't take bicycle theft seriously would be envious of the situation in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale.
That's where two policemen cracked an hour-long string of three bike thefts earlier this month. It all started with a routine “traffic stop.” As a Ferndale police lieutenant explained it to the Detroit Free Press:
“We think going after a bike thief is just as important as nailing a bank robber, in terms of our residents’ feeling of security in their homes…..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/27/bike-theft-as-bad-as-bank-robbery-in-michigan-community/
Three years of legal wrangling has ended after the Washington state Department of Transportation agreed to pay $8 million to a bicyclist who became paralyzed after his bike tire got caught between two steel grates and he fell.
The state, which operates the Montlake Bridge south of the University of Washington campus in Seattle, did not admit fault for the crash.
The $8 million will pay for medical and therapy costs of Mickey Gendler, a once active environmental attorney for a firm in Seattle. His battle to rehabilitate to the point where he struggles to use a walker ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/26/seattle-bicyclist-awarded-8-million-in-bridge-crash/
Open seam in bridge plates led to single-bicycle crash on this drawbridge south of the University of Washington campus.
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Toronto bicyclists awoke to the unpleasant news this morning that city councillor Rob Ford has been elected mayor of that Canadian city.
Aside from his notable physique, you may recognize him from his notorious comments regarding bicycling:
“Roads are built for buses, cars and trucks… Not for people on bikes. … My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day.”
Much to Ford chagrin, I'm sure, Toronto already has about 117 miles of bike lanes …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/26/rob-ford-is-torontos-newly-elected-bicycle-unfriendly-mayor/
Frank Cavaluzzi stands up for what he believes, especially when he's bicycling.
While riding in a group charity bicycle ride is enough for most people, Cavaluzzi rides to raise money or awareness on a bicycle with no saddle.
Cavaluzzi discovered a few years ago that bicycling out of the saddle helps open up his diaphragm for breathing to combat the asthma he was suffering. It also allows him to make a statement.
You can imagine that a fully loaded bicyclist pedaling into town on a bike with no saddle can spark some conversations….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/25/standing-bicyclist-completes-gap-co-canal-bike-tour/
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