You can read the journals my friend and I wrote on our 1984 cross-country bicycle tour. See the index at TransAmerican Bicycle Tour.
Category: Bike Touring
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Cross-country bike ride on a recumbent
A 58-year-old Virginia farmer has finished his cross-country bike tour from San Diego to St. Augustine from the seat of a recumbent bicycle.
Why a recumbent? Chris Parish, left, says it eased the strain on his neck and arms, which suffer from arthritis. Also, it's the bike he got in a trade for a bale of hay. Why did he do it? “A lot of people ask me that, and I have no good answer.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/11/cross-country-bike-ride-on-a-recumbent/
Heinz Stucke gets his ride back; he can continue bike tour
World cyclist Heinz Stucke is back in the saddle again after his bicycle was stolen earlier in the week. An unidentified person found his stolen bicycle in a park in Portsmouth, England, and notified police.
The 66-year-old German has been travelling around the world since 1962 — 44 years. The only thing more amazing than that feat is that he's done it all on the same bicycle. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/10/heinz-stucke-gets-his-ride-back-he-can-continue-bike-tour/
44-year worldwide bicycle tour interrupted by theft
The record-setting around-the-world bicycle life-journey of Heinz Stücke has come to a dead stop in Portsmouth, UK, where his bike was stolen this week.
This is not any old bike. This three-speed is the one Stücke has ridden to nearly every country on Earth since he embarked on the 335,000 journey from his home in Germany in 1962. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/09/44-year-worldwide-bicycle-tour-interrupted-by-theft/
Cycling to support the volunteers
A 57-year-old former phys ed teacher has finished her 800-mile ride from Evansville, Indiana, to Eunice, Louisiana.
It's not a bike ride that follows any established bicycle routes. But it was the most direct route from Becky Jones' home to the small Louisiana town that nearly doubled its population with evacuees from last fall's hurricanes. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/03/cycling-to-support-the-volunteers/
Do you often forget anniversaries?
You won't want to forget this one. Thirty years ago marked the first of the TransAmerican bicycle tours that coincided with the celebrations surrounding the Bicentennial year.
This summer the Adventure Cycling Association is throwing birthday bashes in several cities to celebrate the year that 4,100 cyclists took to the road to prove that two wheels are better than four. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/01/do-you-often-forget-anniversaries/
Tragedy strikes women-only bike tour
You might remember a short mention in Biking Bis back in February about a group of nearly two dozen women who were setting out for a cross-country bicycle tour in March.
One of the cyclists, Laraine Lagattolla, was struck by a car and killed instantly in Cleveland, Texas, as she bicycled to her hotel. The driver of the SUV making a right turn apparently did not see Lagattolla riding at the side of the road, according to newspaper accounts. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/29/tragedy-strikes-women-only-bike-tour/
75-year-old cyclist tackles RAGBRAI again
Bill Wilcox's day usually includes a 10- to 20-mile bike ride. That's how the retired West Virginian engineer stays in shape to ride RAGBRAI this summer.
Wilcox, 75, of Shepherdstown has ridden the 500-mile, week-long Iowa bike tour for the past 12 years. He usually rides with this two son's-in-law, although he has biked it alone — just Wilcox and 10,000 to 12,000 other bicycle enthusiasts. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/27/75-year-old-cyclist-tackles-ragbrai-again/
Machete bandits plague Latin America bike tours
The world is not always a friendly place for bicycle tourists.
Two pairs of cyclists wrote first hand reports in their bike journal blogs of being harassed recently in Latin America by locals armed with machetes. In one case the two bike riders lost a pannier to the bandits, who patted them down with the blunt ends of their weapons. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/25/machete-bandits-plague-latin-america-bike-tours/
Bike-maker Cannondale is 35 years old
What member of the cycling industry got its start in a loft in a pickle factory? That would be Cannondale in 1971 when it began making bicycle trailers in Connecticut.
Twelve years later it introduced its first bicycle, a touring model. I remember it well because my friend bought one for our TransAmerica tour the following year (that's Bruce and his Cannondale in Virginia), and I think it's still sitting in his basement. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/19/bike-maker-cannondale-is-35-years-old/
Adventure Cycling Association
- Bike Touring During Wildfire Season: What to Know and When To BailClimate change is increasing North America’s dramatic wildfires each year, with apocalyptic smoke-darkened skies and scorched landscapes. In 2021, smoke from California wildfires reached as far as New York City, […] The post Bike Touring During Wildfire Season: What to Know and When To Bail appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Remember the Removal Team Completes 950-Mile Ride in June 2024 The 16th Remember the Removal team completed its nearly month-long journey on June 21, 2024, as the team rode into Tahlequah, OK, the capital of Cherokee Nation. The annual endeavor […] The post Remember the Removal Team Completes 950-Mile Ride in June 2024 appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Rolling with the Flow in the D.C. Summer Heat with Camp MWABAMetro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA) was thrilled to receive a grant from Adventure Cycling for our second annual tandem bike camping trip. This year, 25 campers braved the […] The post Rolling with the Flow in the D.C. Summer Heat with Camp MWABA appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
Trail biking
- The Specialized Stumpjumper 15 is now more affordable thanks to a new alloy frameThe new trail bike features the same geometry adjustment and Fox-developed Genie shock that's found on the carbon models, but is made from the ...
- Santa Cruz Bicycles Hightower Gets an Update - BikeMagThe headtube is now at 63.9 in low and 64.2 in high setting, which strikes a nice balance in an über-capable trail bike like the Hightower. The V4 ...
- Bicyclist crashes electric bike, dies on trail in Medocino County - The Press DemocratA Ukiah man died last week after crashing his electric bicycle on a trail in Mendocino County, police said. Witnesses told the Ukiah Police ...
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League of American Bicyclists
- New League Staff: Meet ShelbySay hello to the newest member of the League’s team: Shelby Ottengheime! As our new Federal Policy Fellow, Shelby brings insights from her experience as a campus bike shop leader… The post New League Staff: Meet Shelby appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Celebrating 45 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly BusinessesWASHINGTON, DC — Today, the League of American Bicyclists proudly recognizes 45 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFBs) for their commitment to encouraging a more welcoming atmosphere for bicycling. “We’re… The post Celebrating 45 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Guest Blog: I learned to ride a bike at 36 years old thanks to Bike New YorkWritten by Rossilynne Skena Culgan For years, a secret has plagued me, an embarrassing admission that I’ve shared only with the closest friends and family. It’s a confession that has made… The post Guest Blog: I learned to ride a bike at 36 years old thanks to Bike New York appeared first on League of American […]
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