A new bicycle century ride that benefits World Bicycle Relief is coming to the Seattle area in 2012.
The Cascade Bicycle Club is presenting the Red-Bell 100 on June 30 next year. Registration opens Jan. 25.
As you can probably guess, the charity ride rolls out from Marymoor Park in Redmond and ends with a party in Bellingham. It follows bike trails and low-traffic roads that will be familiar to cyclists on Day 1 of the RSVP …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/26/seattle-area-gets-new-century-bike-ride-red-bell-100/
64-year-old Everett man bikes nearly 12,000 miles a year
When my BikeJournal log surpassed 4,000 miles for 2011 in October, I thought I was pretty hot stuff.
Maybe some younger guys are laying down more miles on their bicycles, but I was pretty puffed for a guy adjusting to the realities of the 60s.
Then I catch this story about Dr. Art Grossman of nearby Everett, Wash. The 64-year-old doctor usually tallies just shy of 12,000 miles of bicycling a year. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/25/how-many-miles-do-you-ride-your-bicycle-every-year/
Three brothers traveling on a Pan-American bicycle tour are giving thanks this Thanksgiving for the folks who have helped them along their journey so far.
The three Berg brothers of North Dakota are on a quest to raise funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity along the way. [That's two of them riding their bikes into the fog along the California coast.]
At their blog, BoundSouth, they write:
“Every day of Bound South is a thanksgiving. Be it a simple meal, a warm bed, or an uplifting ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/24/the-3-berg-brothers-give-thanks-on-pan-american-bicycle-journey/
Here's a visual representation of traffic-related deaths on our highways from 2001 to 2009.
It was created by ITO World, a UK-based transport information company. There's a larger version on the jump page.
From a distance, the map shows a broad swath of highway carnage over a 9-year period in which 369,629 people died. Of those, 6,359 were bicyclists.
Zooming in, the story gets personal.
As you scroll in you'll notice the color ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/23/highway-carnage-becomes-personal-on-interactive-map/
What is worse than hearing rats scurrying around your hotel room getting into your bike panniers at night? It might be waking up the next morning with rat turds on the pillow.
That episode in India kind of strips the glamour off the idea of bicycling around the world in pursuit of a world record. It's just one of many experiences recounted in Mark Beaumont's book “The Man Who Cycled the World,” recently released in the US.
The Scotsman was the second in what has seemed a rush of bicyclists seeking a Guinness World Record for bicycling around the world.
Beaumont accomplished his feat in 2008, completing his grand adventure in 194 days and 17 hours. Remarkably, he shaved 81 days off the record ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/22/mark-beaumonts-around-the-world-bicycle-adventure/
The art of fitting a bicycle to a rider has come a long way since I first realized that some of my aches and pains were caused by poor fit.
For my style of riding — getting from Point A to Point B without unnecessary discomfort — there are a couple of measurements that seem adequate.
But racers and competitive amateurs seek adjustments that will give them an edge. When you're plucking down several thousand dollars on a new bicycle, another couple of hundred doesn't seem like much to pay to get the most out of it.
The Boulder (Colo.) Camera writes about a local firm, Retul, that has developed a system that uses motion-capture technology to create a 3-D biomechanical analysis …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/21/fitting-the-bicycle-to-the-rider/
A kid with a fishing pole riding a bicycle is an iconic American image. It's so vivid in my mind's eye that I was surprised there was no such illustration in the Norman Rockwell database.
But the bicycle can be used for hunting, too. I'm not into hunting so it never occurred to me, but if you use a bicycle for transportation, there's no reason you can't use one to get closer to your prey.
It's easy to see why. Who hasn't surprised wildlife along the trail? This fall I surprised some turkeys on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in eastern Washington, and I've scared up browsing deer.
A Corning (CA) Observer reader asked recently whether it was legal to hunt from a bicycle ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/20/turkey-warning-this-thanksgiving-bicycles-can-be-used-for-hunting/
Ultra marathon bicyclists will be marking next year's calendars for the Redmond-based Coup de Cascades on Aug. 14-15 after the Race Across America chose it as a qualifier this week.
Since the 2012 RAAM starts in Huntington Beach, Calif., on June 13, the Coup de Cascades will be one of the qualifying events for the 2013 RAAM.
The 425-mile loop around the Cascades launched in 2011 as a polio fund-raiser for the Redmond Rousers Rotary. The weekend event also featured a century and half-century ride for those …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/18/big-coup-for-coup-de-cascades-raam-qualifier-in-2012/
At least 24 Cranksgiving bicycle food drives are coming up and most are taking place this final weekend before Thanksgiving.
Four of the Cranksgiving bike rides are scheduled this weekend in Washington — Olympia, Seattle and Sequim on Saturday, and Bellingham on Sunday.
In all, 36 Cranksgiving food drives were on tap this month, according to a list at New York City's Cranksgiving, the oldest food drive ride now in its 13th year.
Most are alley-cat style “races” in which participants try to be the first to the finish after stopping …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/18/24-cranksgiving-food-bank-bike-rides-4-in-washington-coming-up/
A group promoting crosstown bikeways in San Francisco (see video at left) and a community bicycle center in Portland are among seven recipients of Bikes Belong grants this fall.
Other urban bicycle projects on the grant list include the linking of two bike lanes in Atlanta, and bikeway extensions in Memphis and Grand Rapids. Grants also are going to research studies on the economic impact of bike use in Minneapolis and Greenville, South Carolina.
In all, the bike industry association issued $62,500 to the projects. Together they show the broad scope of bicycle programs that are active in the nation's urban areas ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/11/17/grants-from-bikes-belong-encourage-safer-bicycling/
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