So many of the new products for bicycling seem like the same old thing updated — new styles of clothes, new styles of panniers, new styles of helmets, new styles of rain wear …
But this commuter in London has created something that I think could be truly useful — a bicycle barometer.
Essentially, Richard Pope developed a device that tells him whether its a better day to use his bicycle or the subway to get to work. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/25/something-useful-for-commuters-a-bicycle-barometer/
All good things must end, or go on hiatus, and so it is for the Urban Assault Rides sponsored by New Belgium Brewery.
The obstacle-course/scavenger-hunt-style bicycling event that visits 10 cities every year has been put on hold, organizers say, while they use 2013 for a “planning and development” year.
“Now that we look to the future, we see that the Urban Assault Ride is poised for a rebirth. Our goal is for the UAR to be known as …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/24/urban-assault-rides-taking-the-year-off-bicycle-obstacle-race-to-return-in-2014/
It’s pretty obvious that the LAPD motorcycle cop in this video either doesn’t know the traffic laws regarding bicycles, or simply chooses not to refer to them.
The cop is filmed on a Venice bicycle path giving a speeding ticket to a bicyclist who minutes earlier had complained that the policeman’s motorcycle was blocking the path. The bicyclist is identified by NBCLosAngeles.com as Peter Jackson, 34, of Venice.
Jackson argues with the policeman, who tells him on camera: “The reason why I’m going to write you for unsafe speed is because you are arguing with me….”
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/22/just-what-are-the-laws-for-bicycles-in-your-state/
A few years ago there was a TV show entitled “My Name is Earl” about a lowlife (played by Jason Lee) who goes around righting all the wrongs he’s done to other folks in his life to improve his karma.
Watching the Lance Armstrong “worldwide exclusive” interview the past couple of nights, I couldn’t help …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/19/reality-based-tv-show-idea-my-name-is-lance/
Bicycles and micro-brewed beer seem to go together. There’s more to both than first meets the eye.
So it’s pleasant news that a micro brewery and tasting room — Peddler Brewing Co. — is set to open in Ballard.
Of course there are other bars and micro-breweries that enjoy a bicycling clientele in the Seattle …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/17/bicycle-oriented-brewery-in-ballard-is-still-seeking-backers/
Contrite (according to online Merriam-Webster Dictionary): feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming <a contrite criminal> <a contrite apology> <contrite sighs>.
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) airs the first of two shows on Monday’s Lance Armstrong interview Thursday night. (Simulcast at Oprah.com at 9 p.m. ET, 6 and 9 p.m. PT.)
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/17/watching-the-lance-armstrong-interview-tonight/
The effort to create new segments for the U.S. Bicycle Route System is gaining momentum in communities in Indiana.
Richmond, Indiana, located on the Ohio border, has approved a route for U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBRS 50) through the town. Volunteers elsewhere are working to gain support to take the bicycle route clear across Indiana …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/16/indiana-embracing-u-s-bicycle-route-system/
Apparently we’re really not going to find out exactly what Lance Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey until Thursday, when the show airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network – OWN.
Winfrey has been pretty tight-lipped about the details, although other people who were present wasted no time in leaking the news that Armstrong did, in fact, admit …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/16/digesting-that-lance-armstrong-confession/
Although the interview won’t be televised until Thursday, the story is already out: Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey on Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, even before he had cancer.
If he choked on the words, it might be because he never thought he’d hear himself admit to it.
Winfrey …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/15/armstrong-says-he-doped-now-tell-us-something-we-didnt-know/
The John Wayne Pioneer rail-trail that rolls through the Iron Horse State Park has to be one of my favorite bicycling destinations. It’s close enough for overnight bicycle camping, but I also get a feeling that I can get-away-from-it-all up here.
I’m including it in a book that I’ve been asked to write about the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/14/scenes-of-the-john-wayne-pioneer-rail-trail-then-and-now/
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