The Lance Armstrong Foundation is expanding the LiveStrong Challenge series of fund-raiser bikes rides to include the San Francisco Bay Area this summer.
The cancer research fund-raisers are returning to Portland, Philadelphia and Austin, and organizers have added an as-yet undetermined site in the Bay Area for a fourth fund-raiser in 2008.
Reflecting Lance Armstrong's growing interest in running, as well as his continued support for cycling, the events once again give participants the choice to either ride their bikes or run…
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More information at LiveStrong Challenge. Biking events in Philadelphia, Portland, Bay Area and Austin this year.
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Cold dry weather in the Seattle area has been responsible for some spectacular views of the distant mountain ranges lately.
Above, a guy on a bicycle leashed up his dogs and took them for a run on the bike path at Myrtle Edwards Park along the Seattle waterfront on Tuesday.
On the left of the picture you can see the snow-capped Olympic Mountains across the Puget Sound. Those peaks are about 50 miles away as the eagle flies..
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The Olympic Mountains to the west create a snowy backdrop for this guy exercising his dogs at Myrtle Edwards Park on the Puget Sounds in Seattle.
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Cold air from the north clears out the cloudy winter weather in Seattle, but it also knocks down the temperatures. A cyclist rides along a frosty causeway over a marsh adjacent to I-90 in Bellevue.
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If you live on an island or peninsula, sometimes the quickest way from Point A to Point B is by water. That goes for bike commuting, too.
The Seattle Times has a front page story Tuesday about two Puget Sound area residents who ride waterbikes as part of their commute to work. They're saving money and keeping fit by their daily excursions on the water.
The Times shows Bob Barrett on his HydroBike. The contraption might appear unstable, but Barrett told the Times that he's only been turned back by the wind six times in the past six years…
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Although designed more for resort use, the HydroBike also can be used for commuting across the water. See “Commuting in the liquid lane.”
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The 2008 Bicycle Film Festival is coming off its best year ever, entertaining some 100,000 people in 15 cities around the world.
As it enters its eighth year of celebrating all things bicycle, the festival organizer is seeking submissions for this year's festival. The deadline is Feb. 19. The 2-minute video at left splices together some trailers from last year's BFF films.
Founding director Brendt Barbur says they're looking for films representing a bicycle theme or character. “A fine thriller with one scene of a bicycle chase does not count…
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Did you give yourself a new bicycle or new bike gear for Christmas and need to get rid of some old stuff, or are you just looking for bargains?
Either way, the next couple of months are popular times for bicycle swap meets where you'll find retail dealers or your neighbors offering great prices on bicycles and equipment.
Some of the larger bicycle clubs put together these swap meets, which are sometimes paired with an overall bicycle expo or classic bike show. Here are a few of the high profile ones in St. Louis, Seattle, Baltimore, Tucson, and western New York, among others (check your local bicycle club for local listings)…
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It's less than a month until the Amgen Tour of California begins and volunteers are still needed for the cycling event that rolls out Feb. 17. The Tour is a huge, moving campaign that relies on volunteers to keep it going.
Many of the volunteers are drawn from the host communities where the eight-stage bicycle race begins for finishes for the day. The cities are Palo Alto, Sausalito, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Modesto, San Jose, Seaside, San Luis Obispo, Solvang, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, and Pasadena.
How many are needed? One host city alone, Modesto, needs 250 more people to volunteer about a half day …
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