A town in the scenic Okanogan region of northern Washington state is banking on bicycle tourism to improve the local economy.
The People for Bikes nonprofit granted $1,250 to the Borderlands Historical Society in Oroville to make improvements that will cater to bicycling visitors.
The grant will help pay for installation of a bicycle repair …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/18/grant-boosts-bicycle-tourism-in-wa-town-more-people-for-bikes-awards-given/
[Update: April 25 — The bridge bike path set to open in middle to late May ] Get ready to pop the corks on your water bottles in celebration. The bike trail on the soon-to-be-completed Highway 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington is set to open in April.
A grand opening ceremony for the 1.5-mile-long …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/12/highway-520-bike-trail-opens-in-april-big-bike-ride-planned/
A full year after Kirkland opened a six-mile bicycling trail on its section of the Eastside Rail Corridor, King County held a ceremony on Friday to remove some railroad spikes on its 12-mile share of the old rail corridor.
The real work of removing the rails won’t begin until early 2017, another year down the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/08/another-small-step-to-create-trail-on-eastside-rail-corridor/
Choosing a durable bike for a cross-country bicycle tour is a good idea. When Jeffrey Tanenhaus chose a ride for his adventure, he went to a most familiar source — the New York City Bike bike share system.
Tanenhaus set off from New York City back on Aug. 6 on one of 12,000 bikes in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/08/fines-dont-worry-cross-country-cyclist-on-new-york-citi-bike/
Mountain biking trails in the Pacific Northwest lost a friend and supporter this past weekend when Len Francies died while riding on New Year’s Day with a friend on Grand Ridge, a forest near Issaquah.
As reported by Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance:
“After a life of enthusiasm and boundless energy for riding, trail building, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/05/r-i-p-len-francies-mountain-biker-services-announced/
There are lots of way to celebrate New Year’s. If at all possible, I take a ride on my bicycle to welcome the new year.
Earlier today, my new year’s ride down to Coulon Park in Renton happened to coincide with the annual Polar Bear Plunge at the park.
I heard shouting as I …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/01/different-strokes-to-usher-in-new-year/
A bicycle importer is recalling 1,600 Origin8 folding bicycles after receiving reports that the frames break while in use.
Miami, Fla.-based J&B Importers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall after receiving 13 reports of frame failures at faulty welds on he China-made bicycles.
Owners are asked to return the bicycles to the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/12/30/origin8-folding-bicycles-recalled/
Twenty minutes. Research shows that’s all it takes to feel rejuvenated by being outside in nature.
Studies by the Journal of Environmental Psychology concluded: “Being outdoors was associated with greater vitality, a relation that was mediated by the presence of natural elements.” Further research at the University of Rochester concluded that “being outside in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/12/28/recharging-my-batteries-on-local-bike-trails/
All little Johnny wanted was a new bicycle for Christmas when he was a kid. Now, 60 years later, John Sr. is retired, and he still wants a bicycle.
The Wall Street Journal has discovered that “more older people” (hey, be careful who you’re calling old) are taking up bicycling.
A poll by the AARP …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/12/22/retirees-riding-bicycles-in-greater-numbers/
If you like to know who’s minding the store — in this case bicycle advocacy in the state of Washington — then you’ll want to know there’s been a change.
The Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes (formerly Bicycle Alliance of Washington) are officially joining forces on Jan. 1, 2016.
The decision to merge was …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/12/08/largest-statewide-bicycle-nonprofit-created-in-washington-state/
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