'Tis the season to jump on the bicycle and make room for that extra helping of turkey dressing later in the day.
I buzzed out for my own appetite-inducing bike ride down along Lake Washington on Thursday and was surprised by the number of other bicyclists doing the same.
Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been the day …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/27/thanksgiving-bike-ride-along-lake-washington/
“He [Zorn] used to ride his bicycle to the games. And when he left, I said, 'You know, I don't think you can do that in Washington. I mean, the head coach, you've got to kind of drive the car and do the normal thing.' ”
— Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren talking about Jim Zorn, former Seahawks quarterback ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/26/holmgren-to-zorn-no-more-bicycle-riding-to-games/
One of the many ways that the Adventure Cycling Association raises funds for its non-profit activities is to ask members to sponsor a one-mile stretch of a bicycle route.
For $200 (more for a mountain pass), you can dedicate a mile on one of several bicycle maps: TransAmerica, Pacific Coast, Lewis & Clark, or Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Map panels or entire maps are available too.
My friend Bruce and I rode the TransAmerica bike route from Yorktown, Virginia, to Pueblo, Colorado in 1984. Then we picked our way over a few other bike routes to Carlsbad, California. The 1984 bike tour journal is on my website.
Reading about that offer in an email I received Tuesday, I started thinking about which mile of the TransAmerica Bicycle Route I would choose to sponsor …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/26/which-mile-would-i-sponsor-on-the-transamerica-bike-trail/
If you're stocking up on bicycle gear for the holidays, there's an online store where part of your purchase will provide some goodness in Africa.
Ultra cyclist Rob Lucas is launching a campaign to raise money for World Bicycle Relief from UltraRob.com, his commercial website that sells cycling and other outdoor gear.
Today through Christmas, Rob has pledged to donate 10% of his website's earnings to World Bicycle Relief, a charity that supplies bicycles to aid workers in Africa …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/24/online-bicycle-gear-store-donates-to-world-bicycle-relief/
What are the top adventure travel companies geared to bicyclists?
The National Geographic Adventure magazine studied 200 adventure travel outfitters and came up with a list of 157 that received a score of 80 or above in their five-category survey.
Eleven of those were purely bicycle-touring companies that offer adventures in the US and abroad. The list, based on overall scores:
2. BikeHike Adventures ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/23/magazine-names-top-11-bicycle-touring-outfits/
A member of the P&S Specialized team of Hermosillo, Mexico, won the El Tour de Tucson on Saturday in a bicycling event that was marred by a hit-and-run collision involving 10 cyclists.
David Salomon, 28, won the 109-mile event in 4:20:35, the same time as teammates Carlos Hernandez, 32, (last year's winner) and Eduardo Lugo.
The 26th annual El Tour was held under sunny Arizona skies and drew some 8,600 cyclists to participate in the race or the shorter distance recreational bike rides …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/23/mexican-bike-team-repeats-win-at-el-tour-10-cyclists-struck-by-car/
Mark your 2009 calendar. Four week-long bicycle tours of the Colorado Rockies already are scheduled for next summer and three have posted their routes online and are accepting registrations.
RAGBRAI might have the history of being the grand daddy of the week-long, mass bicycle tours, but these supported bike tours in the Rockies certainly have bragging rights for vertical achievement.
The Denver Post Ride the Rockies, Bicycle Tour of Colorado, Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour, and High Country Relaxed all promise high passes and amazing scenery …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/21/four-week-long-colorado-bike-tours-slated-for-2009/
Officials who want to build a commuter railway and bicycle trail on the abandoned BNSF railroad in Seattle's Eastside suburbs might be suffering sticker shock today.
A report estimates the cost for the 42-mile corridor at between $1 billion to $1.2 billion for the railway alone between Renton and Woodinville.
The cost of the 34.4-mile parallel bicycle / pedestrian trail is put at between $245 million to $359 million, or $7.1 million to $10.4 million per mile.
That's too much, says the Cascadia Center in its response, pointing out that the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy estimates rail-trail conversions cost between $227,000 and $1 million per mile. Cascadia says the commuter railway could be built for one-third the cost …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/20/high-cost-of-seattle-area-commuter-railway-and-bike-trail/
The breathless marketing of Trek's new chainless bicycle will no doubt capture bike industry news in coming weeks as the next new thing in bicycling.
But since I sometimes follow different trails, I'm going to report on something that I discovered this morning that could revolutionize and improve your sag-supported bicycle touring experience — the Luggage Locator.
I've been on many across-state bicycle tours and have never had to repair a broken bike chain (I always carry a chain tool though), nor have I got my pants leg caught in a bike chain. But I have spent countless hours of my life searching for my black duffel bag amidst a pile of hundreds of other black or green duffel bags at the end of a bicycle tour stage …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/20/next-big-thing-in-bicycling-luggage-locator/
A nonprofit that works on behalf of all trails — including those for bicyclists– recognized the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route at its annual meeting that ended Monday in Little Rock.
American Trails issued its 2008 Partnership Award to Adventure Cycling Association and the University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Minority Health, who worked together on the project.
The bicycle route takes cyclists along the path to freedom used by many slaves before the Civil War. It stretches 2,100 miles from Mobile, Alabama, to Owen Sound, Ontario.
“Since the route's official establishment in 2007, Adventure Cycling's Underground Railroad Route map sales have been exceptional, with 4,150 maps sold to date …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/19/american-trails-awards-underground-railroad-bike-route-among-others/
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