If you ask me, all the bicycle routes, bicycle paths or bicycle lanes are useless if they’re not on a map so people can find and follow them.
The folks at the Virginia Department of Transportation must think the same way as they’ve released an updated version of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bicycling in Virginia …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/23/virginia-is-for-bicyclists-map-available/
[Postscript: Oct. 23, 2012 — Lance Armstrong removed “7-time Tour de France winner” from his Twitter bio.]
Officials for the governing body of cycling say they agree that Lance Armstrong cheated by using performance-enhancing drugs during his career and they won’t challenge the sanctions against him.
The Union Cycliste Internationale came to the conclusion after …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/22/uci-upholds-sanctions-against-lance-armstrong/
A short section of the Cedar River Trail that had been closed to bicycles while crews shored up a riverbank has been reopened.
Even though plenty of “Trail Closed” signs are still posted along the route, the trail is open.
Work crews had closed the half-mile section between 16916 Renton-Maple Valley Rd. S.E., to the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/19/cedar-river-bike-trail-is-open-from-renton-to-landsburg/
Bicycle owners who want to share one of their surplus bicycles for a fee should check out a new service.
Called Spinlister.com, the service created by Will Dennis of Los Angeles, helps match bike owners with travelers who need a bicycle when they visit.
The peer-to-peer marketplace rolled out in San Francisco and Los Angeles …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/19/new-service-matches-bike-owners-with-those-who-want-to-rent/
Large US cities continue to achieve bicycle friendly status from the League of American Bicyclists as Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami received the honor this week.
The latest round comprised 26 cities that entered the list — 23 at the lowest level (bronze) and three at the next higher level, silver. In all, the League has named 242 cities in 48 states as bicycle-friendly communities. See bicycle-friendly community map.
The recent US Census results show why it’s important for the largest US cities to accept bicycle-friendly policies. The League found that bicycle commuting rates grew by 80% …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/18/26-new-bicycle-friendly-communities-honored-including-la-nashville-and-miami/
Athletic shoe and clothing marketer Nike announced on Wednesday it is ending its contract with Lance Armstrong, the same day that the embattled former pro cyclist announced he was stepping down as chairman of Livestrong. Armstrong business partners Trek and Anheuser-Busch soon followed suit.
The announcements come a week after the USADA disclosed the details of its doping case against the one-time Tour de France champion and stripped him of his 7 titles.
Nike, a longtime supporter of Armstrong and the Livestrong foundation, had stood by him over the years. The company even issued assurances last month …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/17/the-other-shoe-falls-in-armstrong-doping-case/
Belgian pro cycling team Omega Pharma Quickstep fired decorated US pro cyclist Levi Leipheimer on Tuesday for his connection with the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
In the investigation by the USADA into doping by members of the US Postal Service pro cycling team, Leipheimer admitted in testimony that he had used illegal performance-enhancing drugs during …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/16/cyclist-levi-leipheimer-fired-by-omega-pharma-quickstep/
One of the world’s largest collections of vintage bicycles and bicycling memorabilia is hitting the auction block in three installments, beginning December 1.
Hundreds of bicycles — some dating back to the 1880s and earlier — will be included in the auction of items once housed at the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum in Orchard Park, New York, since 1991.
The museum owners, Carl and Clarice Burgwardt, began collecting antique bicycles in the 1970s …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/16/museum-selling-vintage-bicycle-collection-at-auction/
Gosh. I just love the sound my bicycle tires make as they zip through puddles and slosh over soggy leaves that fall on wet autumn days. That’s why it was so much fun to ride through the first decent rain of the season on Sunday.
OK. That’s a bunch of malarkey.
I never enjoyed bicycling …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/15/bicycling-with-the-return-of-weather-and-fall-foliage-forecasts/
The building where Eagle Bicycles were manufactured in Torrington, Connecticut, more than 100 years ago is scheduled for demolition.
When the roof of the building’s landmark tower collapsed recently, the Register-Citizen reported that historic preservation officials decided the building should be torn down before it falls down.
The company built bicycles from about 1888 to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/15/wrecking-ball-to-visit-another-bicycle-factory/
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