Washington Bikes is inviting folks interested in bicycle travel to attend the ribbon cutting on the new US Bike Route 10 in Anacortes this Sunday.
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USBR 10 rolls out for 416 miles roughly along the State Route 20 corridor from Anacortes to the Idaho border. That’s also the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/09/11/us-bike-route-10-dedication-is-sunday-in-anacortes/
A paved trail is slowly but surely replacing the dirt and rock Spruce Railroad Trail on the north shore of Lake Crescent. When complete, it will provide a safe and scenic alternative to the narrow shoulder of US Highway 101 that bicyclists must now use to pass the lake.
Anyone who has bicycled on US Highway 101 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/09/10/paving-the-spruce-railroad-trail-on-the-back-side-of-lake-crescent-on-olympic-peninsula-creates-safer-bike-route/
After dipping the tires of his heavily laden bicycle into the salty water at Stanley Park in Vancouver, 24-year-old Graeme Loader set off from British Columbia in mid-July to raise money for the World Wildlife Foundation.
That adventure ended on Monday when he was struck from behind by a car on the West Canada Highway near …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/09/03/bicyclist-on-trans-canada-fund-raiser-killed-in-crash/
Amber Travsky is the ride director for Tour de Wyoming, an annual week-long mass bicycle tour that for 18 years has ushered cyclists around the Cowboy State.
During this year’s tour of the Wind River Mountains, Travsky heard the words that no ride director wants to hear:
“Amber, someone’s been hit.”
She writes about the collision …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/08/05/the-words-no-mass-bike-ride-director-wants-to-hear/
Emergency personnel treated some 40 cyclists for hypothermia after a fierce rainstorm swept across the course of the Tour de Big Bear in Southern California on Saturday.
The cyclists were riding at between 7,000 and 8,500 feet of elevation to reach Onyx Peak when the storm hit.
The showers lasted about 90 minutes as the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/08/04/hypothermia-greets-california-cyclists-on-high-elevation-century/
The folks at the Oregon tourism department came up with a great idea a few years ago when they developed the first of 12 Oregon Scenic Bikeways.
It’s the first, and still the only, such program in the US. The routes are created with the help of local riders and range from a morning’s ride …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/07/27/how-to-tell-oregon-what-you-think-of-scenic-bikeways/
A bicyclist remembered as a renowned Iowa custom bike-frame builder collapsed during Monday’s stage of RAGBRAI and later was pronounced dead at a hospital. [Update: Later in the week, on Wednesday, a Sioux City man died of a heart attack in his tent. George “Frank” Brinkerhoff, 74, was president of the Siouxland Cyclists bike club. KTIV.com said he …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/07/23/custom-bike-frame-builder-dies-during-ragbrai/
Ten thousand cyclists are preparing for either back-to-back centuries or a 1-day double century in the Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic (STP) this weekend.
The root of the event — the century bike ride — was first documented by two guys on penny farthings more than 130 years ago.
Today, most recreational bicyclists target the goal as they become …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/07/07/cyclists-made-first-century-bike-ride-on-penny-farthings/
At the same time that Amtrak is improving its policies for carrying bicycles, the airlines are continuing to jack up prices on bicycles as baggage.
Washington Post says that as airlines lump extra charges on passengers, they’re going overboard on those who carry bicycles.
Many airlines now charge $150 to $200 each way to carry bicycles. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/07/06/skyrocketing-airline-fees-for-bicycles/
Back in April 2012 an editor from Falcon Guides contacted me to see if I’d be interested in writing a guidebook about the best Seattle area bike rides.
I’d be responsible for choosing 40 bike routes, writing a chapter about each ride, taking at least two photos for each ride, and producing a map and a cue sheet for each …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/07/01/my-guidebook-best-bike-rides-seattle-is-now-available/
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