A San Francisco cyclist has developed a way to attach reflective fabric to a bicycle that turns the entire bike frame into a giant reflector for riding at night.
When I spoke with Brent Thomas (left) at the Seattle Bicycle Expo on Saturday, the former Internet marketer says he has a lot of ideas in his head. I'd say that Bike Wrappers is probably his best.
The easily attachable fabric makes your bicycle highly reflective at night from all directions (see the video below).
“I commute. I ride at night. I've been hit by cars. I got to thinking that there are lights and reflectors for the front and rear, but there's nothing that makes the bike visible from the side.” …
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Bicycle tour sponsored in July by Santa Cruz County Cycling Club.
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Bicycling historian David Herlihy isn't resting on his well-earned laurels after completing his books “Bicycle: The History” and “The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance.”
When I talked with him at the Seattle Bike Expo on Saturday, Herlihy said he's been working on another book. This one is about French cyclist Octave Lapize, one of the early winners of the Tour de France.
“Lapize was the best all around cyclist of that pre-war era. It will be his story and his generation of cyclists.”
All three winners of the Tour de France during that four-year period — 1907 to 1910 — met tragic ends; they were killed in World War I as members of the French Army ….
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Dripping and soaked from head to foot as I entered the 2011 Seattle Bike Expo on Saturday, the first booth I saw displayed the name Rainy Day Biking.
The name spoke to me, as I had just finished an hour-and-a-half bike ride from Bellevue to the Smith Cove Terminal in the pouring rain.
I spoke to exhibitor Don Cox about his product — a high visibility reflective mud flap that also helps keep the water out of your shoes — and bought a set of front and rear flaps that read: “Save the Planet. Ride a Bike.”
The Seattle Bike Expo, which wraps up on Sunday, is that kind of a bike show….
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Keep your head down on the Lake Washington bike trail between Newcastle and Renton this weekend.
A huge branch fell across the trail this past week when high winds, gusting to 40 to 50 mph, swept across the Puget Sound region.
The trail runs adjacent to Interstate 405 and is part of the eastside's link on the bicycle loop around Lake Washington….
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Keep your head down on Lake Washington bike trail.
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The Seattle Bicycle Expo rolls out at the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal on Saturday and Sunday with some new speakers and exhibits, as well as some favorites from previous years.
The familiar includes a return of last year's artistic cyclist performers Corrina Hein riding solo and Stefan Musu and Lukas Matla riding as a duo (see video at left). World class bike stunt performer Ryan Leech also will perform.
Also many of the scores of exhibitors and retail booths will return this year to peddle their wares and inform about upcoming bike rides and tours.
But the Expo organizers at the Cascade Bicycle Club are offering a full slate of new presentations and exhibits to keep things fresh this year ….
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Many of us are riveted to the TV and radio as the tragedy that struck Japan last night unfolds today. My heart goes out to the victims and those waiting to hear from friends and family in that country. [See where to donate, below]
One of the repercussions of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan is the widespread breakdown of the transportation system.
Officials shut down Tokyo's subway system and elevated highways as the danger of aftershocks continues. The result is gridlock on roads leaving the city, prompting many to rely on bicycles as the only way to get home.
A Tokyo-based blogger for an ice-skater fan page took this picture (at left) of people lined up to buy bicycles at a local shop.
The blogger at TokyoByBike.com reported at his Twitter feed that bicycle shops were “showing strong sales tonight as stranded commuters look for an alternative way home.” ….
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A Canadian bicycle manufacturer has recalled more than 300 Rocky Mountain Bicycles after reports of front fork steering tube breakages.
The recall by Procycle Group Inc. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission includes seven models of the Rocky Mountain Bicycle line. The company received four reports of fork failures leading to injuries, including a broken wrist.
The company urges consumers to stop riding the bicycles and contact Procycle with the bicycle serial number to determine if it is included in the recall notice. The company will arrange for a free fork replacement….
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Rocky Mountain bicycles recalled by Canada-based Procycle Group.
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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