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This is a hit-and-run driver story with a happy ending; at least the bicyclist victim is alive to talk about it.
I wrote about this case back in February, shortly after a motorist hit the Fircrest, Washington, bicyclist, dragged her and her bicycle to the side of the road, then drove off and disappeared into the morning twilight.
Tacoma News Tribune reporters have tracked down and interviewed the victim, Sandy Johnston, 67, who sounds like she's keeping amazingly upbeat about her situation. They've also reported on statements in the court documents, which defy belief …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/25/revisiting-the-cyclist-dragged-off-the-road-by-hit-and-run-driver/
“Outside” magazine sent out a newsletter recently naming 15 century bike rides (listed below) around the US this spring and summer for enthusiasts to train for and ride.
Interestingly, it didn't label them “The Best,” the “Most Difficult,” the “Most Scenic,” or the “Best Provisioned.” It just directed us to choose one of these rides and start training. OK. Will do.
Three of the rides are on the Pacific Coast. If you're interested in bike rides in the Pacific Time Zone, I've listed 97 rides for California, 69 in Washington and 30 in Oregon on the BikingBis monthly bike calendar pages …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/24/outside-names-15-century-bike-rides/
Performance is recalling three models of resistance bicycle trainers because springs can become unattached and fly through the air. There are 3 reports of malfunctions, but no injuries.
All three are folding stands that can be attached to the rear wheel of a bicycle. The models are: Travel Trac Inertial (catalog 40-3834), Travel Trac Force I-Wireless (40-3833) and Travel Trac Millennium …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/23/performance-recalls-3000-bicycle-trainers/
Recommendations for every wallet
Seven Vacanza
Most expensiveIn spite of logging thousands of bicycle touring miles in my life, I've never owned a strictly production touring bicycle. I've taken whatever bike I had at the time and modified it for carrying gear over the long haul — sometimes more successfully than others.
That's why the article about choosing a touring bicycle in Adventure Cyclist's April issue was so interesting for me. Technical editor John Schubert gives an excellent primer on what to look for in a touring bike, then reviews some of the top contenders in several price ranges.
Adventure Cycling Association, the magazine's publisher, has posted the story — “Buying a touring bike in 2008”— online so you can check it out….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/23/magazine-names-top-touring-bikes/
Earth Day is a good time to write about what some people are doing to save the planet.
Consider David Kroodsma. Last fall he finished a three-year, 21,000-mile bicycle tour throughout Latin America and across the US to spread the word about global warming and possible solutions to the crisis.
Now he working with this September's Climate Ride 2008, billed as the first multi-day bike ride to raise money and awareness for climate change and renewable energy legislation.
Participants in the bike tour will ride 320 miles from New York City to Washington DC over five days — Sept. 20-25. Experts will talk with cyclists and community residents along the way about the science, policies and solutions for global warming …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/22/climate-ride-bike-tour-raises-awareness-about-global-warming/
A 56-year-old U.S. tourist is the latest person to die on the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway — judged the world's most dangerous highway — in the mountains near La Paz, Bolivia.
Kenneth Mitchell was on one-day excursion with outfitter Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking when he tumbled off his rented mountain bike and fell to his death down a 200-foot cliff.
That outfitter is one of more than a dozen companies that carry customers to the high Andean plains of the La Cumbre at 15,400 feet and guide them along the winding 30-mile dirt road into the jungle 11,800 feet below…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/22/american-cyclist-dies-on-bolivias-highway-of-death/
As cyclists strapped on their cleats to tackle Stage 1 of the Tour de Georgia on Monday, a former winner of that race was lacing up his running shoes to participate in the 2008 Boston Marathon.
Lance Armstrong, running in his third marathon, finished the fabled race in an unofficial time of 2:50:58. The 7-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor was running to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won the race …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/21/lance-armstrong-beats-3-hours-at-boston-marathon/
Updated April 22, 2008
Tragedy struck the Sea Otter Classic when an experienced mountain biker and component designer crashed and died during a downhill run on Saturday.
The man was identified by authorities as Mark Reynolds, 48, of San Jose. He was owner and product developer for Wicked Racin, a company that makes bike components for downhill, black diamond and free ride specialists.
According to reports, Reynolds failed to negotiate a narrow wooden bridge and struck a dirt embankment shortly after noon on Saturday. It was reported that he suffered head and neck injuries and was airlifted to Natividad Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
A medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death this week. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/21/mountain-bike-competitor-dies-at-sea-otter-classic/
Bicycling through history
At least once a month, I test my conditioning by pedaling up to the top of Cougar Mountain. It's a 5-mile ride from my home, and my goal one day is to reach it in 25 minutes.
About three-quarters of the way up, across the entrance to the Cougar Mountain Regional Park, I pass an open field where there's an old, mossy concrete wall that has a tree growing out of it.
I was surprised to learn a few months ago that this is the ruins of a hotel built about 100 years ago in an area once heavily populated by workers in the coal mine industry…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/20/re-discovering-the-old-coal-creek-hotel/
Automatically parks & retrieves bikes
Here's a video report from Japan about an automated bicycle parking garage in Tokyo that can hold 9,400 bicycles.
The facility is located at the Kasai metro station and aims to solve the problem of finding a location to park a lot of bicycles in a small area.
The video isn't translated, but it appears that after you swipe a card, your bicycle is automatically whisked away and stored. When you return, swipe your card again, and the robot retrieves your bike and delivers it in 22 seconds …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/20/tokyos-amazing-bicycle-parking-garage/
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