The bane of western cyclists — puncture vine — is coming under full-fledged attack in Idaho.
The non-native weed is also known as goathead, ground bur-nut, caltrop, Texas sandbur, and f*#%ing things, as in, “One of those f*#%ing things just flatted my bike tire!”
The seed forms a spiked pod (above) that sits on the ground waiting for its next bicycling …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/04/all-out-goathead-assault-in-idaho/
You've heard of Rails to Trails. How about turnpikes to bike pikes?
In southern Pennsylvania, cyclists can have the expressway to themselves where an abandoned stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is being turned into a bike path.
Bike 2 Pike runs about 8.5 miles …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/03/bike-the-pike-in-pennsylvania/
I've seen stories about people fleeing Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on bicycles; this is the first about someone cycling toward the stricken areas.
Helen Roberts is bicycling from Aspen, Colorado, to Baton Rouge to raise money for the hurricane victims and volunteer with the Red Cross. The 43-year-old cyclist embarked recently on her Cannondale pulling a Burley trailer loaded with …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/03/colorado-woman-cycles-toward-hurricane-destruction/
I wouldn't try this at home, kids. The bike rider's helmetless head hitting the pavement is just half the problem; how about getting speared in the gut by the handlebars?
Otherwise, it looks like a sweet ride for tooling around some flat beach towns.
I ran across the image at “Instructables: Step by Step Collaboration” while I was searching for …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/02/not-ready-for-interbike/
You've got Interbike bike expo pictures.
Of course there was a lot more to the Interbike Expo bicycle show in Las Vegas than booth babes (right). I've been surfing around, especially at flickr.com, and found some well-shot bicycle images …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/01/you-want-interbike-bike-expo-pictures/
Would you be willing to pay 30% more for your bicycle to protect US workers?
That's the issue in Canada where the Canadian International Trade Tribunal has recommended the government slap a 30% import tax on all bicycles headed for the country from China, the biggest bike manufacturer in the world.
Retailers around the country have been opposed to the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/01/battle-lines-drawn-in-canadian-bicycle-import-tax/
Almost 20 years ago, I thought I was being incredibly romantic to propose to the future Ms. Biking Bis on the beach in Santa Barbara.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow must think it's a romantic place too. They've chosen the coastal California town for their marriage in April, reports the Luxlist blog.
The site is the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/01/wedding-plans-for-lance-and-sheryl/
The blogosphere is in full swing at the Interbike Expo trade show in Las Vegas. I can imagine the blearing-eyed bloggers crawling off the trade floor and back to their hotel rooms just long enough to file their reports and upload some images.
Although he's not there, Cyclelicious is compiling good links to news out of the trade show, as well as links to pictures that prove there's more than bike gear in those 700-800 booths (at right). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/30/bike-bloggers-beam-in-from-interbike/
As I write this Friday morning, 24 cyclists in the Tour of Hope are pulling into Phoenix, Arizona. Less than 24 hours ago, they left San Diego with Lance Armstrong.
The cyclists' lives have all been touched by cancer. Some are cancer survivors and advocates, others are nurses, researchers or doctors in the field. They all underwent rigorous training …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/30/tour-of-hope-cyclists-finish-first-leg/
The daily drizzle is descending on us in the Pacific Northwest, which means its time to mount those fenders on the bike. It also means the Cascade Bicycle Club's final event of the year — the Kitsap Color Classic — begins Sunday morning.
For most of us, the ride starts with a ferry ride across the Puget Sound from Edmonds to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/30/final-cascade-cycling-event-for-05/
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