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Bicycle tourists may think of themselves as an independent lot, but they often must rely on the kindness of strangers.
The Adventure Cycling Association realizes this, and annually awards people or groups that enrich the trips made by cyclo-tourists.
This year's winners include a couple in a Kentucky church, a GPS expert in Vermont, a bicycle shop in Michigan and a tourism group in Ohio. They were chosen from among nominations made during the past few months by members. And the envelope please:
Bob and Violet Hardison and the First Baptist Church of Sebree, Kentucky — June Curry Trail Angel Award ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/05/adventure-cycling-names-2008-travel-award-winners/
Every so often I hear about former pro cyclist Saul Raisin achieving a new goal that amazes me. The 25-year-old from Dalton, Georgia, is truly an inspiration.
Judged one of the rising stars on the pro peloton, Saul crashed in a race in Italy in 2006 and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He fell into a coma that required brain surgery. He underwent months of rehabilitation.
That hasn't stopped him from continuing to ride his bicycle, although now he rides for charity and not profit. This past weekend he added a new pursuit, running, to his resume and completed the New York City Marathon …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/04/former-pro-cyclist-saul-raisin-runs-new-york-marathon/
There are hectic days when the weather is nice, but I just can't get out for a long bike ride. That's when I jump on my mountain bike to ride some trails and finish up with a stop at a local grocery to pick up something for dinner — all in under an hour.
Part of the bicycle route is on an unassuming dirt path that veers into a second-growth forest behind some homes in neighboring Newcastle.
I never thought much about this dirt trail that dead-ends at a stairway high above May Creek until recently. That's when I found out that this is no ordinary dirt trail.
Merely 1.7 miles long, the May Creek Trail is the abandoned route of a narrow-gauge railroad of the 1800s that connected the lucrative old coalfields of old Newcastle to docks in Seattle. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/04/peeling-back-the-history-of-my-sub-hour-mountain-bike-route-october-ride-stats/
Organizers of a community bicycle ride associated with Australia's Tour Down Under are reporting record interest in the event this year and expect to cut off participation at 5,000 cyclists.
Some 3,500 cyclists already have registered for the Mutual Community Challenge, and tour officials are attributing the greater interest to Lance Armstrong's participation in the 2009 Tour Down Under, which runs from Jan. 20-25.
The community bike race is similar to the Tour de France's popular L'Etape du Tour, in which amateur cyclists ride a stage of that the pros will tackle later …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/04/soaring-interest-in-australias-tour-down-under-community-bike-ride/
There's nothing that says something as useful as a bicycle rack has to be ugly.
Ever since New York City's transportation commissioner called them “handcuffs chained to the street,” that city has been encouraging artists to create more visually appealing bike racks. One of the first was David Byrne.
But way ahead of the Big Apple is Louisville, Kentucky. If you passed this sculpture at the corner of Fourth and Mohammad Ali in Louisville, would “bike rack” be the first thing to come to mind? …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/03/is-it-a-bike-rack-or-is-it-art/
A charity bicycle tour in Australia to support people with multiple sclerosis drew a record number of participants this past weekend, as well as a record number of ambulance calls.
The 2008 Sydney to Gong Bike Ride drew 14,000 riders this weekend, raising an estimated $1.7 million for the MS foundation.
It wasn't without a toll, however. According to news reports, paramedics treated 24 cyclists, half of whom required hospitalization. Further, the St. John Ambulance teams treated 300 people for injuries such as cuts and bruises, as well as conditions like dehydration. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/02/high-injury-toll-on-charity-bike-ride-in-australia/
One of Seattle's most famous native sons is Jimi Hendrix, but I didn't know until yesterday that he was buried right down the road in Renton.
As the steady drizzle made it dark and gloomy here this Halloween — there was almost a purple haze in the air — I thought it would be an interesting experience to take a bicycle ride down there.
There's nothing scary or spooky about the Jimi Hendrix Memorial, but it did make it onto a list of six locations that are considered Haunted Renton on a map created by EarthShod.
The Jimi Hendrix Memorial is located at the Greenwood Memorial Park on busy 3rd Street in Renton.
The memorial is among the largest edifices at the cemetery and easy to find …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/10/31/halloween-bicycle-trip-to-jimi-hendrix-memorial/
A thief who stole a bicycle posted on Craigslist was hooked in an impromptu sting operation when he re-listed the bicycle in another town.
The Tacoma, Washington, man was hoisted by his own petard, as they say.
The drama started when Robert Hill of Bainbridge Island realized that the guy who just pedaled his Cervelo R3 bicycle, valued at $2,700, down the driveway for a test ride was not coming back ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/10/31/bicycle-thief-profits-and-fails-by-craigslist/
This cycling video is the iconic testamonial to why it's not a good idea to celebrate too early. You've probably seen it dozens of times, but you've never seen this face on the come-from-behind winner until now.
It's such a classic and its message is so clear that the Obama-Biden campaign is using it to encourage supporters not to let up until after they cross the “finish line” on Tuesday.
I spotted it on Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC Wednesday night and got a good laugh. It's very appropriate. Here's what Matthews said about it …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/10/30/cycling-video-hits-primetime-with-obama-campaign/
If Lance Armstrong has a bike path named for him in Austin, then it's only fitting that George Hincapie would have one dedicated to him in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina.
That's what the city of Greenville is doing this Saturday at 11 a.m.
A recently completed section of the Swamp Rabbit Trail — named for the railroad that used to serve the area — will be renamed the Hincapie Path.
Hincapie will be on hand for the ceremony and an inaugural ride along the 2-mile paved rail-to-trail …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/10/29/greenville-to-dedicate-bike-path-to-george-hincapie/
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