This is probably the last thing this guy expected to happen when he zipped up his jersey and snapped on his helmet for a mountain bike race in South Africa recently.
According to Wikipedia, there are 130,000 Red Hartebeests living in southern Africa. Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa met one of them.
Travis Walker caught the collision while filming the action at the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/11/mountain-bike-racer-survives-the-unexpected/
Interurban Trail from Edmonds to Everett. 18 miles.
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Occasionally I'll stumble across reports that study whether the costs of building bike paths or bike lanes justify the expenditures of public funds.
In all cases, the bike facilities pay for themselves. And not just for increased health and safety of users, but in cold hard cash for businesses.
For instance, a report entitled “Bikeways to Prosperity” looked at whether $6.7 million worth of state and local spending for an extensive network of bicycle facilities on the Outer Banks of North Carolina was justified.
The study, researched in 2003 and published in 2004, found that a conservative estimate of 40,800 visitors a year vacationed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/09/outer-banks-businesses-benefit-from-bicycle-paths-and-lanes/
Gov. Brown vetoes 3-foot passing law in California.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/08/veto/
A years-long battle in California to enact a law requiring that motorists give bicycle riders 3 feet of clearance died Friday when Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB 910.
In his veto message, Brown appeared to support the 3-foot buffer but objected to another provision that gave motorists the option to slow to 15 mph to pass instead.
The California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, and AAA all opposed the bill, which received thousands of letters of support in recent weeks by bicyclists and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/08/californias-gov-brown-vetoes-3-foot-passing-law/
Bicyclists in the Midwest, Southeast and Pacific Northwest are still rolling out on long-distance cancer charity bicycle fund-raising rides in October.
It's a reminder that in addition to transportation, recreation, and sport, bicycles also have become a major form of philanthropy.
The longest charity ride is Pablove Across America, a 1,425-mile trek from Milwaukee to New Orleans.
Led by Jeff Castelaz, the Milwaukee native hopes the cyclists can raise $500,000 ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/07/long-distance-charity-bike-rides-still-going-strong-this-fall/
Pablove Foundation
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Cycling fans in the US will have a six-pack of UCI classified road race events in this country next year as cycling's governing body recently set its 2012 America's Tour calendar.
In all, there are 26 bicycle races on the calendar for North and South America.
It's good to see the Tour of Utah and USA Pro Cycling Challenge, both won by Levi Leipheimer, back on the calendar in 2012. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/06/cycling-dates-for-six-pro-cycling-races-in-the-us-in-2012/
Sipping my favorite beverage and watching the latest Ken Burns documentary on PBS — “Prohibition” — I couldn't help thinking about what a compelling piece he could create about the bicycle.
Having seen many of his previous documentaries, such as “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “Lewis & Clark,” “The National Parks” and “Jazz,” it seems that many of the same themes he examined in those works would be available with the bicycle.
For starters, bicycling erupted into a craze in the U.S. almost as soon as the first velocipedes began arriving on our shores ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/06/still-waiting-for-ken-burns-documentary-about-the-bicycle/
The proposed 50,000-mile network of bicycle byways called the US Bicycle Route System is getting a $100,000 boost.
The Adventure Cycling Association announced it has procured grants from four foundations to continue its work on the USBRS.
The nonprofit bike touring association has been coordinating efforts to create the bike route system that will connect common destinations for travelers, such as cities and national landmarks.
So far, volunteers and state highway staff in 41 states are working to bring the bicycle routes to life.
They're looking for the most bicycle-friendly roads …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/05/four-grants-support-u-s-bicycle-route-system/
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