Giant bicycle comprised of bicycles in Haggerston Park near London was part of Moving Day protest this weekend.
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The city of Bellevue is hosting short rides for bicyclists this Saturday and next Wednesday to get some ideas to improve streets and signs for bicycle riders.
They're the second and third such rides recently. Some members of the city's transportation staff rode with cyclists through the busy Factoria-Eastgate Corridor back in July to get some input on making that area more …
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Specialized Bicycle Components is recalling 14,200 bicycles that use a carbon fork that can come apart at the brake attachment.
The carbon forks manufactured by Advanced Group of Taiwan on 10 bike models ranging in price from $700 to $2,000. The company reported two incidents in which the brake mountings failed, left, although no injuries were reported.
The recall is …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/22/two-bike-recalls-14200-from-specialized-and-91000-from-wal-mart-distributor/
Specialized Bicycle Components is recalling 14,000 bikes because the brake mounts on carbon fiber forks can break. More info.
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Close on the heels of New York City, Chicago has become the next big American city to announce plans to launch a bike share system.
Officials there say a bike rental program using 3,000 bicycles at 300 stations will be launched next summer. An operator and bike-maker still need to be chosen, as well as the areas of the city that will be served.
The bike-share system will start out smaller than the 10,000-bike proposal announced recently for New York City ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/22/chicago-is-next-to-jump-on-bike-share-bus/
A new bicycle touring magazine that collects the best bike travel stories and photos from across the globe is available just one click away.
The free and non-commercial “BicycleTraveler, An International Magazine on Bicycle Touring,” is a digital e-zine launched this month.
Using the work of the best bicycle writers and photographers, the magazine is published by experienced bike traveler Grace Johnson.
She and Paul Jeurissen have been traveling the globe for years on their bicycles, sharing their stories and photos at the blog “Bicycling around the world, In search of inspiring cycle images.”
The launch of the magazine itself is a lesson in what traveling bicyclists can accomplish while on the road. Grace writes ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/21/inaugural-issue-of-free-bicycletraveler-ezine-available-now/
Inaugural issue of Bicycle Traveler
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Memorial ride to honor bicyclists who died in Seattle in two month period.
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Many bicyclists are doing some soul-searching after the deaths of three cyclists in the past two months in Seattle, a gold-level bicycle-friendly community.
Two of the bicyclists crashed with left-turning motorists; the third fell after missing a turn and going down some sidewalk steps.
Those bicycle riders — Mike Wang, Robert Townsend, and Brian Fairbrother — will be honored at “Safe Streets Social: A slow bike ride to honor the fallen and to support each other.” See Seattle Bike Blog for details. There's also a Facebook event page.
The Cascade Bicycle Club, which represents 14,000 members in the area, and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn put aside the rhetoric last week in a mature response to the deaths. …
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When you read the news about cities and states making streets safer for bicyclists, you'd be correct to assume that the push comes from the advocacy arm of a bike club.
Usually, the more members in the club, the louder their voice.
The 14,000-member Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle, for instance, can afford to have paid and volunteer advocates pressing for better streets in cities and visiting the offices of lawmakers in Olympia. They also run education and bike commuting programs, as well as present a slate of cycling events every year.
Chris Kostman would like to achieve that kind of support for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/19/event-organizer-matching-donations-for-la-county-bicycle-coalition/
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