When two girls, aged 11 and 10, on bicycles were struck and killed by a van driver in October 1987, the people of Davie resolved to make the small south Florida city safer for bicyclists.
By the end of the year the town council budgeted $150,000 for its first bike trail. Within six months work began on a 3-mile bike trail adjacent to the street where the girls were killed.
Twenty-two years later, Davie boasts a network of 135 miles of bike paths and horse trails that connect the two dozen parks in the town with a population of 90,000.
When you consider the reputation of Florida among bicyclists, the feat of building so many bike trails in the town is remarkable. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/20/florida-town-reacts-to-bicycle-tragedy-by-building-bike-trails/
Davie, Florida
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/20/bike-path-plaque/
So you've been riding and repairing your own bike for years, and now you want to start your own bicycle repair business?
It can be tempting and fulfilling, especially if you find yourself unemployed or working for a real jerk.
But there are a few things you should consider before jumping into a new vocation like this, cautions The Oil Drum: Campfire website in its article, “How to set up and run a bicycle repair company.”
1. Is there demand for bike repairs in your area?
2. Do you have lots of experience fixing lots of different bikes and components?
3. Will you be offering something new? …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/19/student-tells-how-he-set-up-a-mobile-bike-repair-business/
When we last left two-time Race Across America champion Danny Chew and his nephew Steven Perezluha, the pair were rejoicing after traveling 5,115 miles by bike to Alaska.
When they turned around and started home in August, they also headed into trouble.
Eighteen-year-old Perezluha told his hometown newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel:
“The trip back home seemed like it took longer than the trip up. Some parts of it were harder. It may have been harder a little more mentally because all these things kept trying to stop us, and I had to keep telling myself to keep going …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/19/the-further-adventures-of-former-raam-champion-and-his-nephew/
Do you like to ride your bike for a charity? You're not alone.
Roughly two-thirds of the 1,700 recreational road bicycling events held in 2008 raised money for a cause, collecting nearly $200 million for charities in the US.
That's just part of the impact that recreational bicycling events have on the American economy, according to a study by the advocacy group Bikes Belong.
In all, 1 million of us bicyclists rode in events in 2008, spending $137 million on food, lodging and other purchases at the events. The total revenue from recreational road riding events topped $240 million. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/18/charity-bike-rides-raise-200-million-a-year/
Bicyclists in more than a dozen US cities are planning to ride 29 miles on Sunday, Nov. 29, to mark the 29th anniversary of the first reported AIDS case.
The number of miles may be small but the cause is great. The bike rides are a preview of the Dec. 1 World AIDS Day events that have taken place every year since the World Health Organization established it in 1988.
The website for Positive Pedalers in San Francisco is tracking the cities with announced bike rides. Check back there for updates. Here's the list so far:
Atlanta — Piedmont Park Tennis Center
Austin — ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/18/many-cities-will-hold-world-aids-day-bike-ride-on-nov-29/
Bicyclists in many cities across the US will celebrate World AIDS Day by completing a 29-mile bike ride, commemorating the 29 years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Check Positive Pedalers for more info.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/17/world-aids-day-bike-ride/
Drew Hunter's father, fiance and best friend rode across a rainswept bridge on the Massachusetts coastline on Sunday to complete a cross-country bike ride to raise funds for kayaking safety programs.
Dubbed the Tour de Hunter, the 5,000-mide bike ride honored the memory of Hunter, a 28-year-old former Marshfield resident who died in a kayaking accident in June.
One hundred friends and family met the trio as they finished their bike tour. Another 1,500 fans followed the bike ride over the past few months at the Tour de Hunter Facebook page.
Hunter's fiance, Jenna Seoane, and best friend, Brendan Cohen, started the TransAmerica bike tour in Astoria, Oregon, in July ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/16/tour-de-hunter-bike-tour-raised-funds-for-kayaking-safety/
A cross-country bike ride to raise funds and awareness for kayaking safety in the name of Drew Hunter wrapped up its 5,000 mile journey in Massachusetts in November. See the Facebook page or Tour de Hunter online.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/16/tour-de-hunter-out-west/
I'm amazed at what technically minded people can throw together in their garages. Here's a guy who may one day enable us to take virtual bike tours across the US without leaving home.
He calls it Stationary Cycling through Google Street View. It's a huge improvement over what I used to do.
Back in the days when I spent most of my time either working or commuting, I set up my bicycle in a woodworking shop the previous homeowner had built in the back yard. I called it the “Men's Crisis Center” and spend 15 minutes to an hour there several nights a week on my trainer.
The music pumping over the earphones wasn't enough to keep me my occupied, so I pulled out my TransAmerica bike maps and started a virtual cross-country ride. It took a lot of imagination to recall what the scenery had been like, but I covered from 3 to 15 miles a night ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/16/taking-a-virtual-bike-tour-with-street-view/
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