The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is seeking volunteers to help with King County's trail-user count for the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle.Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts at Gas Works Park on Saturday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 24. To help, go to this link — volunteer opportunities — or contact Louise McGrody directly at louisemc@bicyclealliance.org.
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“Everyone eats their own thing. Some people stop along the way at little diners and eat fried chicken and peach cobbler. That would have me puking the whole way home. Everyone is different.”
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Picture of former heart patient who died the day after completing a 2,400 mile cross-country bicycle tour
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The day after completing his 2,400-mile “trip of a lifetime,” bicyclist Broc Bebout died on the way home in a van.
The Indiana cyclist and about 20 friends completed their five-week southern tier journey from Carlsbad, California, to Brunswick, Georgia, on Wednesday last week.
His wife told the Star Press newspaper that her husband had a great time. “It was the trip of a lifetime. We all have a list of things we like to say we did. That was right up there at the top.”
The 57-year-old cyclist had been a heart patient …
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Mavic bicycle wheels are getting a new owner. Germany-based adidas-Salomon AG is selling its Salomon business segment (including Mavic) to Finland's Amer Sports.
Mavic has been around for a long time. It traces its roots back to 1889 with a nickel-plating operation in Lyon, France, and soon thereafter to a company that made parts for velocipedes — soon to be known as bicycles.
For more on the sale >
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Mavic brand among those from adidas to be sold to Finnish company, Amer Sports. pic from website http://www.mavic.com/servlet/srt/mavic/mavi-gale?lg=uk
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This trike bike looks like it's right out of the Jetsons!
Three Purdue University industrial designers developed this children's tricycle that essentially turns into a bicycle as it is propelled forward. It's such a cool idea that it won the first prize out of 853 entries at the 9th International Bicycle Design Competition in Taiwan. That's worth $15,000.
I'd have to see …
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Purdue University illustration showing how the rear wheel configurations as the trike speeds up.
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New tricycle that spins into a bicycle at higher speeds. For children learning to ride.
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What's the latest on the bicycle tour riders that I've reported on in recent weeks? See the “On the Road Bicycle Tour Blogs” web page that references their stories and links to their blogs and websites.
Here's their progress, last time I checked:
Don Boehley, the 9/11 bicycle tour rider — He has pedaled up the …
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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