Pedalers on the three Colorado week-long bicycle tours this summer will be treated to views like the one I shot while bicycling down Route 550 between Montrose and Ouray.
In fact, two of the bike tours start in Durango a week apart and tackle the San Juans Mountains (shown here) on the first or second day.
This is the second year that Colorado mountain pass-climbing enthusiasts have a choice of three bike tours – the Denver Post's Ride the Rockies June 15-21; Bicycle Tour of Colorado June 22-28; and Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour Aug. 3-9.
Here's a summary of the three bike tours…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/10/rocky-mountain-highs-on-three-colorado-bike-tours/
This is a photo of my son and other bicyclists on the Ride Around Washington a few years ago heading up to Washington Pass on Highway 20.
Believe me, to discover the North Cascades for the first time on a bicycle is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. I'd say it's one of the best rides around.
The editors of Adventure Cyclist magazine, the official publication of the Adventure Cycling Association, think so too. They chose the North Cascades and Okanogan region of northcentral Washington as one of the top 10 cyclotouring destinations in North America.
Deputy editor Aaron Teasdale explains that with interest in bicycle touring at an all time high, “We wanted to spotlight the best places for people to head out for a week and ride.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/08/adventure-cycling-names-top-10-cyclotouring-areas/
Bike riders on Highway 20, aka the North Cascade Scenic Highway.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/08/washington-pass/
If you're ever looking for a reason why it's good to have elected officials who share your passion for riding a bike, here's one:
Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley is a bike enthusiast who helped put the city on the League of American Bicyclist's Bicycle Friendly Community list in 2005. Now he wants to beef up penalties for motorists who recklessly endanger bicyclists.
Daley has proposed fines of $150 — $500 if there's a bike crash — against motorists who open car doors in front of cyclists, turn in front of them or pass too close…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/chicago-mayor-proposes-stiff-fines-for-endangering-cyclists/
Trek Bicycle is recalling 49,000 girls mountain bikes after receiving 13 reports that the frames broke, resulting in four injuries.
The recall, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, covers the Trek MT220 girls bicycles sold through authorized Trek dealers from April 2004 through June 2007 for about $300.
The bicycles were manufactured in China and Taiwan for the Waterloo, Wisconsin-based bike maker…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/trek-recalls-49000-girls-mountain-bikes/
Trek recalls 49,000 girl's bicycles due to frame breakage. Model MT220. More details at US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/trek-bike-recall/
If you're anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, you should be reminded that this weekend is the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland.
This is the show's first year in Portland, where some 155 exhibitors will show their wares to the public at the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday (Friday is industry only day).
Organized by Don Walker and in its fourth year, the handbuilt bike show has helped focus more attention on this cottage industry that not only produces unique, high-quality machines but is also an early bellwether of changes in the bike industry…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/handmade-bicycle-show-in-portland-this-weekend/
It's all about the bicycle in Davis. I visited the college town last week to get a glimpse of what life would be like in the US if everyone decided to stop feeding ExxonMobil's profits and turned to bicycling instead.
It was perfect, two-wheeled bliss. Miles of bicycle lanes criss-cross the town and acres of bike parking are spread across the UC-Davis campus.
This is the bicycle-friendliest community in the US. That's not me saying it. The League of American Bicyclists bestowed the “platinum level” to Davis in the Bicycle Friendly program in 2005.
With just a couple of hours to visit Davis, I rented a bike…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/a-platinum-level-bike-ride-through-davis-california/
Bike racks are installed all over Davis. This old Southern Pacific railroad station in Davis now houses the Amtrak offices. Amtrak makes regular stops here for commuters.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/bikes-parked-at-amtrak-station/
Cruisers, hybrids, mountain bikes and the occasional road bike are parked at racks around the UC-Davis campus, where cars are mostly banned.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/bikes-on-uc-davis-campus/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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