A bill sits on the Pennsylvania governor's desk that would make the state the 20th to require that motorists give bicycle riders 3 or more feet when passing.
In Pennsylvania's case, it would be the first to require a 4-foot margin. It also makes it a crime to turn into the path of a bicyclist.
John Boyle, research director for Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia: “We're really happy that the bill has been passed, and we hope that there is an education campaign at some point in the future to help motorists understand exactly what the bill means …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/30/pennsylvania-passes-safe-passing-bill-to-protect-bicyclists/
If you're curious about the 2012 routes for RAGBRAI XL (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) or BAK (Biking Across Kansas), then you've been waiting for this weekend.
Organizers of both popular across-state bicycle tours announced their routes, a combined 946 miles of bicycling for anyone lucky enough to do both.
Between the two, they have 77 years of experience ushering bicyclists across their states in hot summer sun, thunder showers, and occasional windstorms — all the while ensuring the cyclists can consume copious quantities of pie.
This is the 40th anniversary of RAGBRAI (July 22-28), a mass bicycle tour of 10,000 people. Perhaps to celebrate the occasion, the ride will be among the least challenging…
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The 2012 route for RAGBRAI.
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The 2012 route for BAK.
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If you're heading out this weekend for your first bike ride since the recent snowstorms, be prepared to do some bike cleaning when you return home.
The sand and gravel spread to improve traction in the snowstorm — along with all kinds of road debris like tree twigs and glass chards — has found its way to the sides of the road where we tend to ride.
If the road is wet, this stuff sticks to your bike like glue. It will grind down all the parts of your power train and wear grooves in your bike rims when you brake.
Even if it's dry, the glass works …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/28/beating-the-bike-lane-grit-left-behind-by-snowstorms/
Two studies released this week — one in Iowa and the other in bike-friendly Boulder — once again prove that bicycling is good for local economies.
The new studies support similar reports from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and elsewhere that bicyclists are capable of opening their wallets and spreading around some cash, sometimes at a jaw-dropping rate.
The Iowa report finds that recreational bicycling creates nearly $365 million in direct or indirect economic benefit to the state; $1 million a day. Bicycle commuting adds another $54 million a year.
In Boulder …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/27/where-bicycling-boosts-local-economies-two-more-cases/
Big impact of bicycling economy in report: Economic and Health Benefits of Bicycling in Iowa.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/27/iowa-finds-bicycling-adds-1-million-a-day/
You can probably guess from the photo at left that the hundreds of miles of flatness across Kansas and eastern Colorado were taking a toll on my sanity on a cross-country bicycle tour some 20 years ago.
Those are the Rockies in the background, however, and this bike tour was about to take on a whole new, vertical complexion.
While many cyclists flock to the Rockies for several multi-day bike tours every year, cyclists who prefer flat terrain may feel left out.
No longer. The Denver Post, host of the Ride the Rockies, announced its new Colorado ride this week called “Pedal the Plains.”
Although there aren't a lot of details available …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/26/pedal-the-plains-an-unlikely-flat-bicycle-tour-in-colorado/
Several importers are recalling 2,000 faulty aluminum riser handlebars made in Japan by the Nitto Co.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging owners to stop riding bicycles equipped with the handlebars and contact the dealer where they were purchased or Euro Asia Imports for free replacements.
The handlebars can break, causing the cyclist to lose control of the bike and fall. There are two reports …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/26/nitto-aluminum-riser-handlebars-recalled-in-us-and-canada/
More details at the Consumer Product Safety Commission..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/25/nitto-brand-bicycle-handlebars-recalled/
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