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How many frontiers are left? A 40-year-old British man has completed a 46,000-mile journey around the world completely under his own power by bicycling, rowing, hiking and rollerblading.
The man, Jason Lewis, was just 26 years old when he and a friend set out to circumnavigate the globe without relying on engines, motors or wind power such as sailing; no tramp steamers to carry them across oceans or trains to cross deserts.
Along the way he broke both legs when he was hit by a car while rollerbladding in the US, was attacked by alligators, snakes and pirates, and headed off alone when his friend dropped out …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/06/jason-lewis-around-the-world-in-13-years/
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy continues adding bicycle trails to its Hall of Fame. The latest is the Pinellas Trail, which runs 34 miles from Tarpon Springs to South St. Petersburg in Florida.
A bike path in sunny Florida is certainly something to dream about for someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest. But according to the conservancy, this trail has more going for it than the weather.
The trail passes through parks populated by waterfowl and trees heavy with Spanish moss. It parallels the Gulf Coast and crosses several tidal waterways…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/06/floridas-pinellas-trail-added-to-hall-of-fame/
I missed a couple of things while I recovered from the narcotic stupor following my prostate surgery. One was coverage of the Interbike 2007 trade show. Another was George Hincapie's announcement that he was joining T-Mobile cycling team.
I also missed the unveiling of the 2008 Tour of America — a Tour de France-style cross-country bicycle race from New York to San Francisco.
Overall, it sounds like a cool idea for a coast-to-coast stage bike race. Dammit, if the French can do it, why not the Americans? But some of the details are just mind-boggling. And after reading some coverage from VeloNews (Friday's Foaming Rant “Detour of America) and Bicycling (The Boulder Report “Tour Day What?“), I wondered if we'll ever see such a race….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/03/is-tour-of-america-for-real/
Silent for more than a week on Floyd Landis losing an appeal on doping charges, Lance Armstrong now says he doesn't understand how the arbitration board arrived at its 2-1 decision.
“When you are giving someone the death penalty, which they essentially did, you cannot tolerate shoddy work, which they clearly did. I don't understand that type of rationale. I don't understand the verdict.
“It's tough for Floyd; it's tough for cycling. But at the same time, it's also really tough and unfortunate for the fans of all athletes. You never know when you're in that position, when an athlete's in that position, and you want to make sure that everything's done right.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/02/armstrong-says-shoddy-lab-work-should-vindicate-landis/
The guy at the corner grocery watched me walk across the parking lot in the rain.
“Where's your bike?”
“In the garage, where it's happy,” I told him.
Five days after my radical prostatectomy, I'm happy with the bike in the garage too. Considering my soreness and catheter, I can't imagine riding it anytime soon ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/02/back-on-my-feet-but-not-my-wheels/
My bike touring buddy took this picture as I paused at the top of a climb on our overnight bicycle ride on the Olympic Peninsula over Labor Day weekend. It seems like a year ago.
I was suffering from carrying too much weight on a rollercoaster route through the Kitsap Peninsula, across the Hood Canal Bridge, and then along the shoreline on the lightly traveled but hilly Paradise Bay Road.
It was my highlight ride of the bicycling month, which has come to an early end because of pending surgery….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/27/end-of-the-road-for-now-september-ride-stats/
A couple of blog items involving bicyclists convinces me that things are as bad as ever out on the streets.
The LAist blog writes about a cyclist getting handcuffed by police after his bicycle was damaged by a bus and Cyclelicious had an item about a struck cyclist who shoots at a motorist ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/25/if-you-need-proof-the-world-is-going-crazy/
Tour of Missouri on Versus cable network: 4-6 p.m. (ET) Wednesday
Photo by Tamara Painter
Young fans meet racersOne of the major goals of the Tour of Missouri bike race this year was to boost tourism to the Show Me state.
But the bicycle race had the spillover effect of introducing a lot of folks to professional cyclists and winning a slight measure of respect for those who ride their bikes on Missouri's streets.
Blog reader Jack Painter wrote to me after the race that his family members were thrilled to meet many of the racers. And Kansas City Star columnist Bill Graham writes that following the race, “We need to keep working on making bicycling a bigger pastime in our communities.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/25/what-the-tour-of-missouri-means-to-cyclists/
The folks at the Bellevue transportation department are planning to release the details of the 2007 Walk & Roll Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan on Thursday.
The city is basing its recommendations partly on a survey and focus groups from earlier this year. The staff is suggesting where bicycling improvements can be made and how to get them funded.
The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave. N.E., Room 1E-108. If you're like me and can't make the meeting, the draft will be posted online after the meeting at the Bellevue transportation website (2007 Ped-Bike Plan.)….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/24/bellevue-wa-unveils-draft-bicycle-plan-on-thursday/
The Screens N Spokes bike team is a group of artists who are raising money for this month's City-to-Shore MS150 bike ride by selling limited edition bike posters.
The last time I checked, there are 18 different posters on sale. The one at left was created by strawberryluna. This is a cool idea to celebrate the bicycle in art and raise money for a good cause at the same time.
All proceeds support the Greater Delaware Chapter of the National MS Society, which is hosting the 27th edition of the City to Shore bike ride on Sept. 29-30 that leaves from Philadelphia and ends at Ocean City. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/09/22/screens-n-spokes-blends-bicycling-art-and-fund-raising/
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