A Washington state bill that would give bicyclists 3 feet of clearance from passing motorists has passed the House by a 63 to 32 vote.
The legislation has been passed along to the Senate, where it was transferred to the Transportation Committee.
You can follow the bill's progress in a feed in the upper righthand corner of my Northwest Cycling page …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/18/washingtons-3-foot-buffer-bill-for-bicycles-passes-house/
The Adventure Cycling Association is planning to make available a series of maps for its newly charted 2,500-mile paved-route along the Pacific Crest by the winter of 2009-2010.
Named the Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route, it runs between Sumas, Washington, on the Canadian border and Tecate, Mexico, through some of the most beautiful scenery in the western US.
The Adventure Cycling staff researched the route last summer. A GIS (geographic information system) specialist will begin mapping the route soon, making it the nonprofit's first to be mapped with GIS technology.
In addition to the on-road route, the final map package will include food, camping, lodging and other services along the way.
In spite of passing through the difficult terrain in the Sierras and Cascade ranges, I'd expect this to become one of Adventure Cycling's most popular routes.
The bicycle route will visit Northern Cascades National Park, Crater Lake National Park …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/18/sierra-cascades-bicycle-route-ready-by-winter-20092010/
The teams of US cyclists Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie and George Hincapie have all been chosen for the 2009 Tour de France, which starts July 4.
Astana (Armstrong and Leipheimer) was omitted from the Tour de France in 2008 because of the previous years' doping transgressions. Remember Let Levi Ride? He didn't last year.
This year that distinction falls to Fuji-Servetto …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/two-us-teams-among-20-picked-for-tour-de-france/
The Cannondale Bicycle corporation is recalling 1,300 bicycle sold since October because they're missing the plastic spoke protector discs on the rear wheel.
Although no falls or injuries have been reported to Cannondale, the discs are required to prevent a poorly adjusted chain from shifting into the rear-wheel spokes and causing a sudden stop.
The Cannondale “Six” model bikes with the missing discs are Six 5 Compact…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/cannondale-recalling-bicycles-without-plastic-discs/
Cannondale is recalling 1,300 bicycles sold since October because they don't have a spoke protection disc mounted on the rear wheel. More info at US Consumer Product Safety Commision.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/cannondale-recall/
A 2,500-mile-long bicycle route down the spine of the Pacific Crest is in the works from Adventure Cycling Association. Expect it to be released in the winter of 2009-2010.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/seattle-cascades-bicycle-route/
About four years ago, Ben and Celia Leber put an idea into practice for their Wild Hearts Cycling bicycle tour company that in hindsight makes a lot of sense.
They began offering bike tours in Oregon, California and Vermont that didn't use the customary sag vehicles to carry everyone's gear during the day and pick up stragglers along the route.
The decision had the expected result of making their bicycle tours more eco-friendly and sustainable. It also had the unexpected consequence of making the small touring groups more cohesive and supportive of each other.
“People relate to each other better ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/wild-heart-cycling-offers-self-supported-bicycle-tours/
A senior lecturer at the University of Washington became the second bicycling fatality of the year when she died Friday of injuries she suffered Wednesday morning when her bicycle collided with a car.
Carol Salomon, 60, was riding south on First Avenue Northeast when a Toyota Prius heading east on North 56th Street struck her.
My condolences go out to her husband, son, and friends, as well as her students who were sitting in class waiting for her to show up to teach that morning …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/uw-lecturer-killed-in-auto-bicycle-collision/
A senior lecturer at University of Washington died from injuries she received in a collision with a car in the Wallingford district of Seattle.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/16/carol-salomon/
Alberto Contador took the yellow jersey in Stage 1 of Paris-Nice, lost it, won it back, lost it again, and tried valiantly to win it back on the final day but couldn't.
Finishing in first overall of the eight-stage French bicycle race was Luis Leon Sanchez, a rider for Caisse d'Epargne who dug deeply to take the overall lead on Saturday with a 10-mile solo attack.
Although this has to be a disappointment for the Contador, I wouldn't make too much of it. I'm sure he's still the odds-on favorite to lead the Astana…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/15/sanchez-wins-paris-nice-contador-4th/
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