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The prospect of huge truckloads of oil industry equipment using rural roads frequented by traveling bicyclists in Idaho and Montana has drawn the opposition of the Adventure Cycling Association.
Beginning this year, what has been termed megaloads of oil exploration and refining equipment may begin rolling out from Lewiston, Idaho, on Highway 12 in Idaho and Montana, and Highway 200 in Montana.
How big are these megaloads? They are at least 3 stories high, at least 200 feet long and more than 24 feet wide — that's wider than the roads they'll use. They'll be rolling down parts of three scenic and popular bicycle routes — the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail, and the Great Parks North Bicycle Route …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/05/adventure-cycling-opposes-oil-gas-megaloads-on-scenic-bicycle-routes/
Salsa Cycles is recalling 6,500 threadless handlebar stems and quill handlebar stems after a stem broke, causing a minor injury to a cyclist.
The CroMoto S.U.L. 25.4 and 26.0 threadless handlebar stems and all CroMoto S.U.L. 26.0 handlebar stem brands are involved. They were sold as individual aftermarket parts since April 1, 2010.
Salsa and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission urge owners to stop riding bicycles with those stems immediately and contact a local, authorized Salsa dealer for inspection and free replacement …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/05/salsa-recalls-6500-bicycle-handlebar-stems/
Legislators in at least two states — Washington and Virginia — have submitted bills for 2011 that would require motorists to give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when they pass.
Previous attempts to win approval for such bills was unsuccessful in those states last year. A Washington state bill died in the Senate, and a Virginia bill failed to pass the House of Delegates.
Currently, 16 states require motorists to give bicyclists and pedestrians in the road at least 3 feet of space when passing. Three other states specify a “safe distance ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/04/safe-distance-passing-bills-to-protect-bicyclists-submitted-in-washington-and-virginia/
Some bicycling headlines I'd like to read in 2011:
Motor vehicle ban in Black Hawk, Colorado: The newly elected city council in Black Hawk, Colorado, reinstates bicycles and bans motor vehicles from city streets. Cars and tour buses must park in a huge lot on the edge of town where bicycle rickshaws pick up passengers and carry them to the casinos. Montreal's Bixi bike-share platform opens a business there;
50 states pass laws to criminalize crashes with bicyclists: Every state passes a law making it illegal to kill or injure a person on a bicycle. Excuses such as “Uh, I didn't see him,” or “I was answering a text from my friend,” automatically doubles the jail sentences. Saying that “The new car smell made me sleepy” earns a life sentence ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/03/top-bicycling-headlines-for-the-upcoming-year/
The snow-covered Olympic Mountains — about 70 miles away as the eagle flies — and Lake Washington provide a scenic backdrop for these cyclists out for a bike ride New Year's morning.
Lots of bicyclists hit the road in the Seattle area on Saturday in spite of temperatures that hovered around 30 degrees all morning.
Possibly they're fulfilling New Year's resolutions. I spoke to one rider who said she got the “old horse” out …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/01/starting-off-the-new-year-right/
This was quite a year for bicycling news. Doping allegations against Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, and a bicycling ban in Black Hawk, Colorado, were among the biggest stories of 2010.
I like to go back and check what stories, on a month-to-month basis, got the most hits at the Biking Bis blog. Some of these stories are spun from the big news of the day, while others simply inform bicycle enthusiasts who's televising a particular race or where to sign up for a ride.
Here they are:
January: “2010 Tour Down Under bike race schedule and TV coverage” — This essentially sorted out the times and broadcast schedules ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/12/31/the-most-read-stories-at-biking-bis-blog-in-2010/
If you asked me a year ago if it were possible to ride your bicycle 3,450 miles and only leave your home county four times, I'd say no. The boredom of riding the same roads would make you looney.
But that's what I did in 2010, and I can't say I was ever bored.
It's probably because King County, Washington, covers more than 2,300 square miles. That's twice the size of Rhode Island and slightly less than Delaware. That's a lot of room to roam on the roads out here.
The county stretches from the Puget Sound to the crest of the Cascade Range. I can ride my bike up to overlooks within 10 miles of my home ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/12/29/plenty-of-variety-in-bicycling-around-king-county-in-2010/
The Trail of Tears becomes a road to discovery every year for a group of Cherokee Nation bicyclists who follow the path of their ancestors.
Called Remember the Removal, the annual bicycle tour meanders along 1,000 miles of road from North Georgia to Oklahoma.
It repeats one of the many dark chapters of U.S. history as the federal and state governments continued to push Native Americans off their land and out of existence or onto reservations.
In this case, the US government evicted the Cherokee ..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/12/26/bicycle-tour-remembers-the-trail-of-tears/
A series of signs warning motorists to be more aware while driving is a nice holiday gift for bicyclists and pedestrians in Tacoma, Washington.
The safe-driving campaign — Drive Nice, Tacoma — is sponsored by the City of Tacoma and Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. It was paid for by the Washington State Department of Health.
The city says that bumper stickers and postcards will soon be available, and ads will be visible on the LINK light rail, Pierce Transit buses and transit shelters.
In addition to the “Don't Disappoint…” poster at left …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/12/25/tacoma-launches-safety-campaign-for-bicyclists-and-pedestrians/
The Urban Assault Rides that pit 2-person teams against each other in fanciful bicycling contests will return to 10 cities in 2011.
They're the same cities that hosted rallies in 2010, except Seattle, Portland and Berkeley have been dropped from the list.
The New Belgium Brewery-sponsored Urban Assault Rides feature bicycle-oriented challenges at a series of checkpoints across the host city. The teams — male, female, coed and family — compete in such trials as bicycle jousting, newspaper throw, and human wheelbarrow.
The cities and dates for 2011 are …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/12/24/2011-urban-assault-rides-in-10-cities-bypass-seattle-portland-and-berkeley/
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