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Seattle residents donate bicycles for hurricane refugees

Seattle area residents parted with some 350 bicycles last weekend so Hurricane Katrina evacuees can have some way to get around.

Another Katrina Bikes Partnership Project collection is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. …

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Afternoon cycling: Good ride, bad ride

It was a rare sunny day in the Pacific Northwest last Friday when I jumped on my bike for a one-hour spin out one of my favorite semi-rural roads.

Good ride: Head down, facing a head wind, I catch some quick movement off to my right along Coal Creek Parkway. I'm surprised by a 3-point buck standing not 5 feet away …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/03/afternoon-cycling-good-ride-bad-ride/

Cherokee language spokecards on bicycle

Artist America Meredith is creating a worldwide art exhibit of bicycle spokecards dsplaying images and corresponding Cherokee words. Picture from her Cherokee Spokespeople website.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/03/cherokee-language-spokecards-on-bicycle/

Volunteer at Tour of California bicycle race

You're not a bike racer. Is there another way to get in on the action at next February's Amgen Tour of California?
The Tour's website lists the need for dozens of volunteers during the bike race from Feb. 19 – 26. Ten cities are involved in the bike race, and the route covers about 700 miles of roadway from …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/03/volunteer-at-tour-of-california-bicycle-race/

Bicycle trailer-maker BOB moving to Boise, Idaho

BOB Trailers Inc. is hitching up its bike trailer business and moving from San Luis Obispo, California, to Boise, Idaho.

The Idaho Statesman reports that the company is relocating to find affordable housing for workers and more space for its bicycle trailer …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/03/bicycle-trailer-maker-bob-moving-to-boise-idaho/

BOB Trailers, the YAK

The YAK style BOB trailer.

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Defendant ready for trial in death of Utah cyclist

The driver of an SUV charged with class A misdemeanor negligent homicide in the death of a Utah cyclist is ready to defend herself in court.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports the trial of Elizabeth Deseelhorst, 66, will begin in about 2 weeks. She allegedly was behind the wheel of the SUV that struck Josie Johnson, 25, in Big Cottonwood Canyon …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/03/defendant-ready-for-trial-in-death-of-utah-cyclist/

Tour of California bicycle route map

Tour of California route, 2006. The eight-stage bicycle race is organized by AEG and sponsored by Amgen. The official name is the Amgen Tour of California.

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Tour of California bike race route and teams announced

After months of silence, organizers for the Tour of California publicly launched the bicycle race down the starting ramp on Wednesday.

AEG announced the route, the teams and the sponsors for the eight stage bicycle race scheduled for Feb 19-26.

The race begins in San Francisco, crosses the Golden Gate to Sausalito, then Santa Rosa, Martinez, San Jose, the Monterey …

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New Tour of California logo

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