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I've always enjoyed sharing my favorite bicycle routes with friends; even more so when it's my son.
So when Memorial Day dawned clear and warm, we headed up to the Iron Horse State Park just east of North Bend where I introduced him to the John Wayne Pioneer Trail.
In spite of a sign at the trailhead that warned the Snoqualmie Tunnel was closed 20 miles ahead, we saw dozens of bicyclists out on the rail-trail of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad — aka The Milwaukee Road.
Since there's no way through, or around, the 2.3-mile tunnel, the only destination for these bicyclists was an out-and-back trail ride to stretch their legs and enjoy the sunny, blue skies….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/26/memorial-day-bicycle-ride-into-the-cascades/
Solo cyclists in the most amazing bicycle endurance event in the world, the Race Across America, start their cross-country purgatory on June 17.
A documentary that chronicles their mind-boggling trials over a previous 10-day-long race from Oceanside, California, to Annapolis, Maryland, will be released early next week.
Entitled “Bicycle Dreams,” the film by Stephen Auerbach gets inside the heads of these cyclists and their support crews over the mind-numbing, sleep-deprived 3,000-mile race.
Auerbach, who produced an earlier documentary on RAAM for NBC-TV in 2005, had 18 cameras following the action. This included camera crews embedded with cyclist's support crews. You can experience the personal drama that resulted from their efforts in the 2:50-minute trailer above. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/22/race-across-america-something-completely-out-of-this-planet/
“There's still carnage going on out there on the road… Someone's going to ride around the lake with us tonight, and they won't be here next year.”
Bicyclists killed in traffic collisions will be memorialized in at least 275 Ride of Silence events beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday in 16 countries worldwide.
Check the list for rides in the US or other countries.
The Ride of Silence dates back to only 2003, when cyclists gathered at White Rock Lake in Dallas to remember Larry Schwartz, a local bicycle enthusiast killed in a traffic crash. Considered to be a one-time event, interest in the event swept across the US and other nations. As of last year, an estimated 22,500 bicyclists participated in some 300 rides. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/20/2009-ride-of-silence-begins-at-700-tonight/
Until I read the newly revised Sierra Club “how-to” guide for bicycle touring, I would have argued that bike touring hasn't changed much over the past 30 years.
In fact, it has changed a lot. Just consider the new brands and types of bicycles that we now ride, the new components that are now available, and the different styles of touring that we can choose.
Acclaimed bicycling author Raymond Bridge covers it all in 450-some pages in the second edition of “Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels.”
Some things haven't changed so much. Padded shorts are still preferred for long distances in the saddle, longer chainstays allow more stable load-carrying, and traveling under your own power is still the best way to experience new places.
Changes
But consider some of the changes since 1979, all covered in detail by Bridge in the guide:
— Mountain bikes were just a blip on the radar; recumbents, trikes, and folding bikes were unheard of. Now they're all considered viable for different styles of bike touring …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/18/new-book-bike-touring-the-sierra-club-guide-to-travel-on-two-wheels/
I'm always a little oxygen-deprived when I reach this figure on the way up Cougar Mountain in Bellevue, Washington, and not sure what I'm actually seeinig.
When I rode up on Saturday, I thought I'd take a picture to confirm if I were seeing things or not.
Sure enough, it looks all the world to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/18/a-bicycle-lane-for-recumbents/
Bicyclists who want to use the interim Hood Canal ferry during the 6-week replacement project won't have to mess around with shuttle buses anymore.
Bicyclists can now ride directly to the water shuttle docks at South Point or Lofall.
Earlier, bicycle riders had to board a shuttle bus in Port Gamble on the east side, or take a transit bus from the Olympic Gateway Visitor's Center on the west side.
The only catch is that bicyclists have to dismount and walk their bicyclists in the vicinity of the shuttle docks; a minor inconvenience compared to the hassles of taking the buses. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/17/bicyclists-can-now-ride-directly-to-hood-canal-ferry/
One of the most important factors in the success of Bike to Work Day in Seattle on Friday was the forecast: No rain; just partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 67 in the afternoon.
I bicycled down to the Bellevue Commute Station Friday morning. The kiosk at the base of the I-90 bike path across Lake Washington was one of 44 set up around the Seattle area by the Cascade Bicycle Club.
More than 300 folks had stopped by in the first 1 1/2 hours, slightly ahead of last year at this time. Just eyeballing the cyclists, I'd say eastbound and westbound cyclists were split nearly 50-50, with a slight edge going to those heading to Seattle ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/15/bike-to-work-day-details-for-seattle-nice-weather/
The Sheriff's deputy who killed two bicyclists in California when he fell asleep at the wheel in March 2008 will be sentenced to four months of “house arrest.”
The deaths of competitive cyclists Matt Peterson and Kristy Gough on a winding stretch of Santa Clara County highway on March 9, 2008, brought out more than 1,000 bicycle riders on a memorial ride to the site of the collision a week later.
(Peterson was a member of Team Roaring Mouse; the video at left ends with a memorial for the cyclist. Gough rode for the Third Pillar Racing Team.)
On-duty Deputy James Council drifted over the double yellow line and ran into the pair head-on while they were on a training ride with others. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/14/4-months-house-arrest-for-sleepy-deputy-who-killed-2-cyclists/
Washington tops off the list of Bicycle Friendly States published by the League of American Bicyclists for the second year in a row.
Wisconsin remained at No. 2 for the second year, but Maine climbed three places to be ranked No. 3 for 2009. Oregon and Minnesota round out the top 5.
The biggest success story from the list has to be Mississippi, which climbed 23 places to be ranked at No. 24. The biggest disappointment is Florida, which dropped 12 places to No. 32.
The bottom five states are New Mexico, 46; Alaska, 47; Oklahoma, 48; Montana, 49; and Alabama, 50. (Click 'more' for full list) ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/13/2009-bicycle-friendly-states-washington-is-no-1/
The possibility of hinges cracking on folding bike handleposts has prompted Dahon and REI to recall 11,500 folding bicycles in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The agency said there had been 25 reports of the handlepost hinge on these bicycles cracking, including one minor injury involving scrapes and bruises.
The 2008 model year folding bicycles were distributed by Dahon and REI between March 2008 and April 2009 and sold by Dahon dealers and REI stores for between $430 to $1,300. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/12/dahon-and-rei-recall-11500-folding-bicycles/
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