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It's not unusual for cyclists to keep an eye on the weather during bicycle tours, but Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma are more interested in long-term climate changes.
That's because the two are talking about those inconvenient truths on their around-the-US bicycle tour to raise awareness about energy efficiency, renewable energy and other solutions to global warming.
The Ride for Climate USA left Boston in late April and is currently making its way across windswept Wisconsin. Along the way, Bradlee and Kroodsma have talked about climate change to school children, climate activist groups, media, and people who they meet along they way. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/12/ride-for-climate-usa-bike-tour/
I've loved the Race Across America ever since I first stumbled upon some network TV coverage during one of the bike races in the 1980s.
The excellent coverage offered this year on the RAAM website reminds me why I like it so much; the cross-country solo cyclists basically put it all on the line in a single-minded attempt to ride more than 3,000 miles in less than 10 days.
Twenty-five male and five female solo cyclists set out from Oceanside, California, at noon Sunday for the race to Atlantic City. Here's a brief look at some of personalities and what they've been through. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/11/some-of-the-amazing-men-and-women-who-race-across-america/
More than 220 bicyclists are setting off from Oceanside, California, to endure the best approach to winning the 3,043-mile Race Across America — keep your seat in the saddle.
Over the next 8 to 14 days, the cyclists will cross hot deserts, cold mountain passes and windy prairies on their way to Atlantic City. In addition to extremes of weather and cycling conditions, they'll also face their own conditioning and suffer the bizarre side-effects of sleep deprivation.
Actually, just 24 men and 5 women are competing in the solo divisions this year. The remaining cyclists are competing in …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/10/race-across-america-raam-begins-butt-numbing-contest/
Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins won the prologue in the 8-day Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré on Sunday, finishing slightly faster than Americans Levi Leipheimer (2nd) and David Zabriskie (4th).
Leipheimer, the overall winner in 2006, was the last to start the 2.6-mile time trial in Grenoble and finished less than 2 seconds behind Wiggins, who rides for Cofidis.
The Dauphiné Libéré is considered one of the best warm-ups for the Tour de France, which starts in London on July 7 this year. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/10/wiggins-wins-dauphine-prologue-leipheimer-in-2nd/
Mike Grenville
at flickr.comA few weeks ago I wrote that Seattle's contingent of World Naked Bike Ride was struggling to find a date for the ride because so many naked/painted-body bike rides were scheduled around the same time.
While many cities chose Saturday for the demonstration, Seattle riders must have been relieved the ride was rescheduled here, what with a constant drizzle and temperatures hovering in the low 50s.
Seattle's official date for its World Naked Bike Ride is July 14, with a corresponding night ride on June 30, Critical Mass. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/10/naked-bike-ride-schedule-all-squared-away-for-seattle/
Pinch me; I must be dreaming.
The East Coast Greenway Alliance has a job opening for a bicyclist to field-check the 1,250-mile route from Calais, Maine, to Washington DC this summer.
The candidate must have road bicycle experience and be prepared to ride 40 to 50 miles a day while collecting data. The route-checker will spend several days at a time travelling the route and can expect to camp or use hostels to get the most out of the fixed stipend. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/09/get-paid-for-bicycle-touring-the-east-coast-this-summer/
A bicyclist tells an incredible story of police brutality after being stopped for riding his folding bicycle away from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport after a flight in September.
Stephan Orsak, writing at his Greencycle website, said he was “rudely accosted, assaulted with battery,” and tasered. He says he was complying with all the laws of the airport and Minnesota rules of the road at the time of the incident.
After he was hospitalized for observation, the 135-pound violinist was thrown in jail for 8 hours and eventually charged with six counts of obstructing officers, failure to comply, etc.; the usual charges you'll see in cases like this. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/08/dont-ride-your-bike-at-minneapolis-airport-you-could-be-tasered/
A problem with carbon cranksets has prompted Cannondale Bicycle to issue a recall for 2,900 bicycles that use the cranksets (road style — left; mountain bike style — right).
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commisson, the crankset could break. Cannondale says there have been two reports of breaking cranksets and one minor injury. (The CPSC issued its press release on Wednesday. Cannondale issued its own notice in April, therefore the problem may have been resolved for most customers by now.) ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/06/cannondale-recalls-bicycles-with-faulty-cranksets/
A new mail order catalog for overly large people features, among other things, a bicycle saddle with a 500-pound capacity.
The East Valley Tribune (Phoenix) mentions the saddle in a story about branding a catalog for Casual Male XL, the nation's biggest chain of clothing and accessories for men's-plus sizes.
Apparently the company has jettisoned the names “big and tall” and “supersize” because of the negative connotations those names imply. In addition to extra large clothing, the stores and catalogs offer heavy-duty lawn chairs, extra wide toilet seats and more. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/04/the-bicycle-seat-built-for-a-500-pound-rider/
My efforts to save gas money, curb global warming, stay fit and have fun by riding a bicycle paid off in May to the tune of 355 miles.
I feel that I could have done more, but there was a family camping trip and some lower g.i. problems that impeded by progress over Memorial weekend. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/04/may-bike-mileage-moanings-it-must-have-been-something-i-ate/
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