With the sunny weather and temperatures in the 60s, Saturday had to be one of the best days for a bicycle ride in western Washington this year.
These guys in red team kit would have to agree. This had to be one of the few times this year they could train on dry pavement and not have to rinse the wet, sticky road grit off their bikes once they returned home.
I shot this from an overpass along the Cedar River Trail between Maple Valley and Renton on Saturday. The river is running high, flowering trees are blossoming and the first leaves are just starting to sprout …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/24/near-perfect-spring-cycling-in-western-washington/
Bicycle advocates should be happy about racking up a couple of victories toward the end of the week.
On a nationwide scale, bicyclists were able to turn back an attempt to weaken the federal regulations that require bicyclists and pedestrians get “due consideration.” On a smaller scale, a brouhaha over a suggested 10 mph speed limit for bicyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge prompted the bridge agency to study the matter further.
It just goes to show that we bicyclists can have a powerful voice when we speak together. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/23/put-a-couple-of-wins-in-the-bicycle-column/
Riding my Rockhopper out some rural roads recently, I spotted one of those blue King County Natural Area signs out of the corner of my eye and decided to have a stop.
I used to blow past these. Now, if I'm just doodling along on my bicycle, I've found them to be friendly places to get off the road and explore or to go find a rock, sit and have a snack.
This one is located on Cedar Ridge Road near the intersection of Issaquah-Hobart Road. There is no identification sign at the entrance, just a space for a couple of cars and a locked gate. The blue sign lists the rules. There's no mention of bicycles, so I scooted around the gate and pedaled down the welcome double-track ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/22/bicycle-ride-to-a-natural-area-makes-any-day-an-earth-day/
Some days in the life of a Siberian cyclist… a dazzling rush through some random encounters from Rob Lilwall on Vimeo.
That was my first question when I cracked open the “Cycling Home from Siberia,” the latest bicycle travel book sent me by a publicist. After reading the first few pages of Rob Lilwall's travelogue, that first query was quickly expanded to:
“What inexperienced cyclist begins a bicycle tour of more than 3,000 miles across Siberia in September on a frozen highway known locally as 'The Road of Bones.'”
Although I knew Lilwall survived the ordeal (how could he have written the both otherwise), I was relieved to learn that the bicycle touring companion he was waiting for in Magadan was Alastair Humphreys. Today he's a well-known English bicycle adventurer and motivational speaker ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/21/cycling-home-from-siberia-on-frozen-roads-and-jungle-paths/
Seattle's Bicycle Sundays returns to the shoreline road along Lake Washington for 12 Sundays this summer beginning May 8.
The 2-1/2 mile scenic stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motor vehicle traffic from Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Unfortunately, the number of dates offered by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation has been cut back from 19 the previous two years. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/20/2011-bicycle-sundays-and-summer-streets-begin-in-may-in-seattle/
“Get on your bike and you can steer
Along the path of Paul Revere…”
Checking on something else this morning, I stumbled across the fact that today (April 19) is the 236th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord and “the shot heard 'round the world.”
You might remember that Paul Revere famously rode a horse throughout the Massachusetts countryside to warn that British troops were on the way.
If you're a history buff, or just like new places to ride, I found some links that bicyclists can use for maps and bike tours that follow his route of 1775.
I also learned he didn't shout “The British are coming!” ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/19/one-if-by-land-and-two-if-by-bicycle/
Paul Revere ride
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/19/artists-rendering/
Route at Bikely.com
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/19/bike-route-of-paul-revere/
Not every bicycle tour has to be an epic adventure across blazing deserts or the frozen tundra.
In fact, most of us can probably find somewhere to camp within a short day's bike ride from where we live. And when you slow down and take the back roads to a destination on your bicycle, even the shortest camping trip can be a personal adventure.
The bike touring enthusiasts at Adventure Cycling Association realize this, as they've launched the “Bike Overnight” website to help inspire and enable short bicycle tours. Like they say in the title, “Don't wait to go cross-country. Go overnight …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/18/bike-overnight-website-supports-short-bicycle-tours/
Adventure Cycling Association's new website support overnight bicycle touring. Bike Overnights
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/18/front-page-bike-overnights/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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