The US Postal Service gives a nod to exercise and fuel-effecient transportation with its release of four postage stamps depicting different styles of bicycling.
The set of “forever” stamps were released officially in Minneapolis last week. That stung some folks in Portland, where they were still celebrating after taking over the No. 1 spot from Minneapolis in Bicycling magazine’s list of top cities for bicycling.
Commuter or bike traveler?
Now I don’t want to stir up controversy here, but …
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It always does my heart good to see youths outside getting some exercise. I like it even better if they’re riding bicycles.
With obesity rates among adolescents increasing from 5% to 18% in just the past 20 years, it’s critical that parents get their kids outdoors.
Here’s one way to do it.
When I saw …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/10/boy-scouts-keeping-fit-and-learning-about-bicycling/
Sad news from Kentucky where a 71-year-old touring bicyclist from Chico, California, died from injuries he suffered when he fell off his bike.
Retired Yuba City dentist Oliver “Ollie” Scheideman Jr. was fulfilling his dream to complete a TransAmerica bicycle tour. An earlier attempt in 2009 ended when he crashed soon after the start of …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/10/tragic-end-to-transamerica-tour-for-california-cyclist/
It might not feel like summer yet, but a couple of summer bicycling events are on tap this weekend in the Seattle area.
The 3-day Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival gets underway this evening with its volunteer recognition celebration at Duthie Hill Park. The mountain bike event continues all-day Saturday at Duthie and Sunday at Black Diamond.
Then on Saturday, the Flying Wheels Century takes a flying start in Redmond. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/08/bicycling-on-road-and-dirt-on-tap-in-seattle-area-this-weekend/
Seattle police have arrested a suspect in last July’s hit-and-run death of bicyclist Michael Wang on Dexter Avenue North.
Charged on Thursday with felony hit and run is Erlin Garcia-Reyes, 28, of Normandy Park. The judge set bail at $500,000. (The suspect vehicle is at right.)
“Our message is that we take these crimes very, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/07/arrest-in-hit-and-run-death-of-seattle-bicyclist-michael-wang/
The Sammamish River Trail in Redmond, pictured at left last fall, leads a list of 20 best bicycle paths in western states chosen by Sunset magazine.
Also on the list from Washington state are No. 8 Spokane River Centennial Trail in Spokane and No. 19 Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle.
California led the list with 7 bicycle paths (see below).
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/07/magazine-picks-20-best-bike-paths-3-are-in-washington-state/
Six US cities are cooperating in a project to share what they’re learning about building separated bike lanes.
Participating in the so-called Green Lane Project are Portland, San Francisco, Austin, Memphis, Chicago and Washington DC.
The bike lanes don’t necessarily have to be painted green, but they do have to be separated from motor …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/06/separated-bikeways-coming-to-a-city-near-you/
I’m sure a lot of people will be asking themselves — “Why didn’t I think of that?” — after they read this.
A Seattle-based company called Biking Billboards has earned a $5,000 finalist prize from the University of Washington Business Plan Competition.
The Seattle company mounts billboards on bike trailers and hires people to pedal …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/05/advertising-on-wheels-biking-billboards/
Public officials are looking for some input on mountain biking trails in Kirkland and the Spruce Railroad Trail over on the Olympic Peninsula.
Remember, if you don’t speak up now, you don’t really have a right to grouse later.
Big Finn Hill
At left is a bridge over Denny Creek in Big Finn Hill Park. It was funded and built by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance in cooperation with neighbors and the King County parks department….
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Mike Hall triumphantly arrived in Greenwich, England, on Monday to end his around-the-world bicycle tour in an amazing 92 days.
The 31-year-old engineer’s elapsed time crushed the previous Guinness World record of 106 days set in 2010.
For comparison, a previous record set by Scotsman Mark Beaumont (author of “The Man who Cycled the World”) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/04/englishman-breaks-record-for-around-the-world-bicycle-tour/
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