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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says it will spend $500 million in the next five years to help stem the rising tide of childhood obesity.
I hope the philanthropic organization considers the benefits of bicycling and how to make it easier and safer for children to use their bikes for exercise.
The foundation estimates that about one-third of the US population of children 17 and younger are overweight or obese; that's equal to the rate of the adult population. If the trend isn't reversed, foundation president Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey told the NY Times, “The younger generation is going to live sicker and die younger than their parents because of obesity.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/04/bicycling-is-one-way-to-fight-childhood-obesity/
After perusing hundreds of bicycles for sale online, I've concluded that an amazing number of people buy bicycles that they don't ride. OK, maybe once or twice.
My son has outgrown his mountain bike and is interested in getting a road bike for a summer bike tour. At the rate he's growing, I'm a little reluctant to buy something brand new. So I'm looking for something used on Craigslist
I'm surprised at how many low mileage bikes are out there. Here are some of the unusual ads I've come across:
Fixed Gear: “Although 2 years old it has never been ridden. Complete except for pedals (not included). I bought it before my wife got pregnant, and, well you know how it goes.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/03/kicking-the-tires-at-the-virtual-used-bicycle-lot/
More than 700 miles of bicycle trails and signed bicycling routes will be open in the Loire Valley and Burgundy regions of France this summer.
Those areas have discovered the benefits of bicycle touring to the local economies. They're promoting cycling in their regions by extending bike routes — 350 miles have been added in the past year — and promoting the trails on websites geared to bicyclists.
The Loire Valley in western France has about 250 miles of bike paths and routes ready this year, with another 250 miles planned for the near future. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/03/new-bicycling-routes-in-france-this-year/
If you're a top-level bureaucrat for the Mexico City government, you get to ride a bicycle to work the first Monday of every month. Actually, you must. It's an order.
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard issued the order in February to prove that bicycles are a workable option for commuting in the city and to promote the use of bike paths.
Something's got to be done to solve traffic, pollution and congestion problems in Mexico's capital city of 18 million people. Some 4 million cars use the streets everyday, making it one of the most crowded and polluted cities in the world. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/03/should-us-cities-follow-mexico-citys-lead/
My quest for 4,000 miles in 2007 is not quite on track, but I'm closer to hitting the monthly mileage I need to accomplish that goal.
Once again 14 rides in March. The weather must be improving, as only 5 of those rides were in what I described as “occasional drizzle” to “constant rain.” I even mentioned “sun” three times in my log.
The longest ride was 41 miles. I picked my way through Renton to Tukwilla (about 10 miles from home) where I jumped onto the Green River Trail and headed south. The bronze statue — Slipstream (at left) — is located along the trail in the vicinity of Kent. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/02/tale-of-the-tape-for-march/
When we bicyclists fight for the right to be on the road and to hold all the entitlements as a motor vehicle, we've also committed ourselves to following the rules of the road.
A blogger at the Citizen-Journal Online asked a Topeka, Kansas, police spokesman what traffic laws bicyclists most commonly break.
How many moving violations would you have committed in Topeka on your weekend ride? I'll admit to doing a slow roll through most stop signs unless there's a car in the intersection.
1. Failing to stop completely at a stop sign or red light. (A “bump and run” isn't adequate to see a car coming, police say.) …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/02/7-bicycling-violations-that-will-earn-a-ticket-in-topeka-and-other-places-too/
A United Nations report says that the world's richest countries, while contributing the most toward global warming, are doing little to curb its effects in the poorer nations that will be hardest hit.
That's hardly news to California bicyclist David Kroodsma, who for the past 17 months has been bicycling through Central and South America to raise awareness about global warming and its impact on the Americas.
His website, Ride for Climate: The Americas, is a primer on the science of global warming and offers first-hand observations of how rising temperatures will affect the poorer nations of Latin America. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/01/bicycle-tour-raises-global-warming-specter-in-latin-america/
A 25-year-old Sacramento man pedaled into Memphis recently, completing a remarkable 2,800-mile bike tour from La Jolla.
What makes Kyle Bryant's ride so amazing is that he suffers from a debilitating inherited disease — Friedreich's Ataxia — that damages his nervous system and causes loss of muscle control.
The ride was also noteworthy because he raised $47,000 and lots of awareness by doing the ride, and two major ataxia support organizations kicked in $30,000 each toward a $100,000 grant for ataxia research that will be awarded in his name ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/01/a-painful-cross-country-bike-tour/
Organizers of the Tour of Utah cancelled the week-long bicycle race this year due to a lack of sponsors.
Sounds like a familiar refrain? The Tour of Georgia is going ahead without a title sponsor but is depending on smaller sponsors and a hoped for $1 million infusion from Georgia taxpayers.
The inaugural Tour of Missouri also is seeking a title sponsor as is the Montreal-Boston Tour. The only big US tour flush with money this year was the Tour of California, which was sponsored by drug-maker Amgen for the second straight year. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/31/tour-of-utah-is-scratched/
Here's a way to get smashed while you're cycling and walk away unscathed.
The PedalPub in Minneapolis-St. Paul is a rolling bar built for 16. Ten seats are set up with freewheels for pedaling, with room for a few freeloaders, a bartender and a driver.
Owners Al Boyce and Eric Olson report at their PedalPub website that the activity is strictly legal — PedalPub doesn't sell, supply or serve any beverages. That's left up to the renters who can bring anything along, much as they would in a limo. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/31/rolling-bar-begins-tour-in-twin-cities/
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