One of the congratulatory emails I received on the anniversary of Biking Bis last week came from Doug in Cincinnati.
At the end of his short message, I followed a link to dougandryan.com, where I learned he and his 15-year-old son had ridden their bicycles 3,400 miles cross country from Oregon to Washington DC last summer …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/13/father-and-sons-excellent-cross-country-bike-tour/
Sitting here contemplating if it's ever going to stop raining long enough for me to ride my bike to renew my driver's license, and I come across Bike Tubes in the Sky at Bicycle Design.
James writes about a Toronto architect, Chris Hardwicke, who has come up with the idea of building a bike transit system in his city that …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/12/going-tubular-on-bicycles/
Team CSC has announced at least three American teammates will ride in the inaugural Amgen Tour of California bicycle race, which runs from Feb. 19 to 26.
In a press release, CSC says:
“Among the Team CSC riders scheduled to compete in the event are Americans Bobby Julich, a bronze medal winner in the 2004 Olympics and Christian …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/11/team-csc-brings-americans-to-tour-of-california/
What's the most dangerous state in which to ride a bicycle?
It's Florida, based on the number of fatalities per 1 million population, according to figures in a 2004 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bicyclist fatality report.
One hundred and twenty-two cyclists died in Florida …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/11/deadliest-states-for-bicyclists/
Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow are definitely splitsville. I've got it on good authority from Madame Rosa, the pet psychic, who was trying to contact our cat that died a couple of years ago.
Instead of contacting Manny, however, she learned that Sheryl was secretly dating — you guessed it — Elvis. Lance found out, and now he's pulled out of the race.
The gossip columns actually are reporting (and that's using the word loosely) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/11/break-up-or-hitch-up-for-lance-and-sheryl/
If you ride your bicycle all winter through snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, then congratulations, you're part of a trend discovered by the national news media. While that's kind of cool, cyclists should be on the lookout for signs of frostbite or hypothermia.
An Associated Press story in USA Today reports:
“From Minneapolis to Milwaukee, from Alaska and Illinois to Sweden and even Russia, winter bikers — and the clubs and websites devoted to them — are springing up all over the place. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/10/winter-cycling/
We've all probably cursed under our breath at SUV drivers; but I'd never criticize the driver of an SUB — sport utility bicycle.
Xtracycle, a small California company, makes SUBs, or bikes that haul. Company president, Kipchoge Spencer, talks about the bikes designed to replace car-trips in an interview with Grist magazine. How does he describe the bike?
“Acts like a bike but works like a truck.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/10/xtracycle-the-sport-utility-bicycle/
Take one lightweight recumbent bicycle. Put a high-performance cyclist in the seat. Encase both in a bullet-shaped carbon fiber shell. Pedal like crazy!
What you have is a human-powered vehicle that just might be capable of hitting speeds of 80 mph. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/09/the-quest-for-80-mph-on-a-bicycle/
Tyler Hamilton continues the battle to overturn his two-year suspension from professional cycling this week.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing in Denver on Tuesday could result in a decision on Hamilton's fate in a matter of weeks.
Hamilton was suspended for two years beginning April 2005 after the American Arbitration Association/North American Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled he was guilty …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/09/another-tyler-hamilton-hearing/
“We had just realized how easy it was to just fly home and how all we had to do was get on a plane or a bus to get on with the trip, so it was really miserable riding. A lot of times, we were just wrestling [with] whether it was still worth it; whether or not we were still having fun and whether or not it was worth it to achieve our goal.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/09/bicycle-quote-never-give-up/
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