Here's my recipe for a post-bike ride recovery drink that I frequently quaff in the summertime. I found out recently that it's just as refreshing in the cold weather as well.
It's easy to make because there's no measuring involved. At least I don't measure. I guess it's an art, not a science.
Into a blender, drop 6-10 large frozen strawberries. Add a banana, about a cup of yogurt (I prefer vanilla), and lots of orange juice. Blend. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/19/how-to-make-the-best-ever-bike-ride-recovery-drink/
Keith Larsen and Rich Gardunia, left, are nearing the end of their cross-continental bicycle tour to raise money for cystic fibrosis, which has stricken several of Larsen's relatives.
The pair started from Dead Horse, Alaska, 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, with a third person, Sarah Wagstaff. Their destination is Key West, Florida.
A reporter for an eastern Texas newspaper recently interviewed the two, who said their favorites states so far were Oregon for the trees and waterfalls …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/18/6000-mile-bike-tour-for-cystic-fibrosis/
The University at Buffalo is urging people not to travel alone on bicycle paths in western New York after a recent homicide was linked to the so-called “bike path rapist.”
The warning was issued after police linked the late September killing of Joan Diver, 45, to the unknown man responsible for nine sexual assaults, including two homicides, against women between 1986 and 1994. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/17/new-york-college-issues-bike-path-warning/
Lately, I've had some opportunities to ponder the pros and cons of cycling in winter weather.
1. The good — Finally get a chance to pile on all those layers of polypro, fleece, windbreaker, gloves, booties, balaclava….
2. The bad — Ten minutes down the road I'm sweating like a pig, making myself cold. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/17/10-good-and-bad-things-about-winter-cycling/
Cranksgiving is a bike race, scavenger hunt and Thanksgiving food drive all wrapped up into one.
Essentially, the cyclists get a list of 10 grocery items that must be purchased at 10 different locations. The first one back wins, and all the food is distributed to charity.
Some Cranksgiving events also have raffles, etc. There are no entry fees, but organizers say the racers should expect to pay $10 to $20 on food.
The event is held in several cities across the US. Locations and information about a few of this year's events:
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/16/cranksgiving-bike-races-on-the-table/
Occasionally I'll run across a story that the Chinese are giving up bicycles as a prime source of transportation in favor of cars. Bikes lanes are converted to car lanes, and health problems, like obesity, are on the rise.
Apparently there are still plenty of people riding bicycles to work, but not as many as before. Oh well, such is the price of Westernization, or modernization, or industrialization.
Now there's a new trend in China. The People's Daily reports that people are bicycling for “exercise and entertainment.” The news outlet interviewed some people who bicycled from their faraway hometowns to attend the Tour of Hainan, a six-day …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/16/chinese-now-biking-just-for-the-heck-of-it/
While we wait for the Lance Armstrong movie to begin shooting, the amazing story of Graeme Obree — “The Flying Scotsman” — comes to the screen.
Obree twice broke bicycling's world hour record, once in July 1993 and again in April 1994. But why do these achievements rate a movie? He battled more than wind resistance and pain to set the world records.
His success is all the more incredible because he always raced as an amateur, without major sponsorships. He also constantly tussled with authorities at the Union Cycliste Internationale who rejected his aerodynamic riding positions and equipment, once informing him of rule changes …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/15/cycling-movie-coming-to-a-theater-near-you/
American cyclist Tyler Hamilton confirms that he's signed with a cycling team for 2007, but won't say who it is.
The newly minted Euro cycling team Tinkoff Credit Systems earlier had made overtures to Hamilton. CyclingNews makes the possible connection, but Eurosport flat out reports it as a done deal. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/14/tyler-hamilton-signs-with-fill-in-the-blank/
(Updated) The latest news of the weird concerning the doping case against American cyclist Floyd Landis is that someone has hacked into the French lab's servers and is sending bogus e-mails.
French police are investigating the virtual break-in after fake e-mails from the Chatenay-Malabry lab near Paris were sent to other anti-doping groups, such as WADA, the IOC, UCI, etc. The e-mails questioned the lab's responsibility in the Landis doping case and attached internal documents.
Although this is probably an outside job, it gives credence to the speculation that the lab isn't run as tightly as it should be. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/14/bogus-e-mails-and-public-hearings-floyd-landis-case-stumbles-on/
Some roads “were more like huge stretches of human-sized potholes or a collection of head-sized rocks. Sometimes I thought local transport officials built these “roads” just to play a cruel joke and fool people into believing there was actually a legitimate way to get from one place to another.”
— Patrick Cook-Deegan telling about his 2,800-miles bicycle tour across Southeast Asia this summer to raise funds for a school in Laos. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/13/quote-bike-tour-across-laos-to-build-school/
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