The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 14,000 Schwinn Deluxe Bicycle Child Carriers.
If you own one of these carriers, you should stop using it immediately. The CPSC says if the unit is not fully seated on the rack, the plastic guide tabs on the carrier can break, causing the seat to fall off the bike. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/10/bicycle-child-carriers-recall/
World cyclist Heinz Stucke is back in the saddle again after his bicycle was stolen earlier in the week. An unidentified person found his stolen bicycle in a park in Portsmouth, England, and notified police.
The 66-year-old German has been travelling around the world since 1962 — 44 years. The only thing more amazing than that feat is that he's done it all on the same bicycle. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/10/heinz-stucke-gets-his-ride-back-he-can-continue-bike-tour/
“At the moment I would say it has to be (Ivan) Basso. However it is tough to say what could happen in the coming six weeks. … I originally picked (Jan) Ullrich to win the Tour de France but he seems to be behind again. If he's only five kilograms overweight that's pretty good for him but I don't understand him, he has so much to gain. I don't know if he loves the bike or not but he could be the biggest sporting star in Germany.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/10/bicycle-quote-make-up-your-mind-jan-ullrich-or-ivan-basso/
The record-setting around-the-world bicycle life-journey of Heinz Stücke has come to a dead stop in Portsmouth, UK, where his bike was stolen this week.
This is not any old bike. This three-speed is the one Stücke has ridden to nearly every country on Earth since he embarked on the 335,000 journey from his home in Germany in 1962. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/09/44-year-worldwide-bicycle-tour-interrupted-by-theft/
Sprint specialist Alessandro Petacchi, who leads active cyclists for stage wins at the Giro d'Italia bike race, is sitting out the rest of the three-week tour of Italy with a broken kneecap.
The “Ale-Jet's” departure left the field open to Davitamon-Lotto's Robbie McEwen, who won his second stage Tuesday, the fourth and final stage of the race in Belgium. German rider Stefan Schumacher retained his 13 second lead over Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) for the overall lead. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/09/petacchi-out-of-giro-ditalia-mcewen-sprints-to-second-win/
Rainy weather and slick pavement created some costly accidents in Monday's stage of the Giro d'Italia bike race, but it all worked out for German cyclist Stefan Schumacher.
The cyclist for Gerolsteiner won Stage 3 in the Belgian city of Namur after taking the lead in the final half-mile. His win gave him a 13-second lead over Paolo Savoldelli, the Discovery rider who had to give up the leader's pink jersey. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/08/new-leader-in-giro-ditalia/
Bicyclists will ride in slow-moving groups in more than 120 US cities and 6 other countries on Wednesday, May 17, in memory of fellow cyclists killed or injured on public roads.
The Ride of Silence honors those who have died, raises awareness about cycling and reminds motorists to share the road.
There are no entry fees to participate in one of the silent processions. There are no T-shirts, no sponsors and no brochures, says the Ride for Silence website. It remains largely a grassroots effort. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/08/ride-of-silence-bike-ride-is-may-17/
Last year the sprinters let super-sprinter Alessandro Petacchi's Fasso Bortolo team lead them to sprint finishes at the Giro d'Italia bike race; now it's “Ale-Jet's” new Team Milram leading the charge.
And like last year, the sprinters in Sunday's Stage 2 used their own tactics and speed to beat Petacchi to the finish. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/08/savoldelli-still-leads-giro-ditalia-bike-race-mcewen-wins-stage-2-sprint/
Discovery Channel cyclist Paolo Savoldelli kept himself in the pink leader's jersey Saturday by winning the 3.8-mile prologue in the Giro d'Italia.
The Italian cyclist on the US-based pro team won the three-week bike race around Italy last year for the second time. His 11-second win Saturday gives him the stage and general classification lead in the race that ends May 28. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/06/paolo-savoldelli-still-leads-giro-ditalia-bike-race-after-prologue/
Trek is recalling 4,500 helmets made in China under the brands Anthem C Elite and Anthem C Elite WSD, reports the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Although no injuries have been reported from use of these helmets, the CPSC says they do not comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance and an injury could result in an accident. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/05/bicycle-helmet-recall-anthem-c-elite/
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