A couple of bicyclists at Seward Park pause to regard the awesome sight of Mount Rainier looming above Lake Washington.
They were among the hundreds, if not thousands, of cyclists who flocked to the road along the lake on Sunday.
Perhaps unintentionally, we were all celebrating Earth Day by exercising our rights to the road with human-powered propulsion. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/22/30-days-of-biking-boulevard-in-blossom/
Today’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Seattle World’s Fair seemed like a good reason to make a bicycle pilgrimage over to Seattle.
The splendid weather for the second straight weekend prompted hordes of cyclists to take to the bike paths and roads around here.
For the first time this year, short sleeves and bare arms outnumbered yellow rain jackets and tights for cycling wear. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/21/30-days-of-biking-1962-seattle-worlds-fair/
Boaters and rafters must consider these snags where the Cedar River flows into Lake Washington the same way that bicyclists view tacks or broken bottles in the road. Maybe worse.
While a chard of glass can puncture a tire, a limb from one of these trees can poke a hole in a fiberglass boat or rubber raft and sink it.
These trees have likely taken a long trip to get here. The Cedar River picks up plenty of fallen trees as it meanders through its flood zone to the river channel that cuts through Renton. The occasional flood pushes the snags downstream and eventually out into Lake Washington. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/20/30-days-of-biking-will-rogers-and-wiley-post-flew-here/
For two Pennsylvania teen-agers taking their journey of a lifetime, a cross-country bicycle tour in 1923 meant living off the land, hopping freight trains and run-ins with local cops.
As you can see from the photo at left, their cycling gear was spartan:
A single-speed bike equipped with a carbide lamp and belongings carried in a bedroll slung over the shoulder.
The cross-country bike tour tale of Arthur Miller and his friend Earl Hagerman was revealed in a diary that recently fell into the hands of Arthur’s daughter, Lois Yingling, 83, of York, Pa. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/20/diary-tells-of-cross-country-bike-tour-in-1923/
Well, maybe not my exact house, but at least I think that’s my neighborhood way down there in the trees.
This is the view of the world from Somerset, the community that covers the west-facing side of Cougar Mountain. On a clear day, the Olympic Mountains would serve as a stunning backdrop to Seattle.
(I enlarged a tiny bit of Seattle below so you can see the Space Needle, which stands to the left of downtown.)
The residents are paying for the view up here, but their million-dollar homes aren’t too shabby either. Props to the cyclists who live up in these neighborhoods and face this climb at the end of every ride. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/19/30-days-of-biking-i-can-see-my-house-from-here/
Specialized Bicycle Components is recalling 600 brake lever assemblies on aerobars that are faulty and can fail to stop the bicycle.
The US Consumer Protection Safety Commission is urging owners of any bicycles with the Tektro TL-83 brake levers to stop using them and contact dealers for a free replacement.
The Morgan Hill, Calif.-based bike …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/18/recall-tektro-brake-levers-mounted-on-aerobars-for-specialized/
This is far as you can get by bicycle to the old site of Newcastle, aka Red Town, an historic coal mining center that’s now Cougar Mountain Park east of Seattle.
The park is closed to bicycle use, even though many of the trails are wide and stable enough to carry fire equipment and park …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/18/30-days-of-biking-where-coal-was-king/
Some people use bicycles for fun; some for transportation. Wounded warriors use bikes to get their lives back together.
Through a series of short bicycle tours called Soldier Rides, veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are learning to adapt to their life-changing injuries and get on with their lives.
Yesterday I spoke with retired Army Lt. Col. Dan Schnock, the director of Soldier Ride who is in Washington DC preparing for this week’s ride that includes a spin to the White House to see the Commander in Chief.
He had just spent the morning helping fit a double-amputee — he lost one leg above the knee, the other below — to a hand-cycle. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/18/bicycles-put-wounded-warriors-on-the-road-to-recovery/
Rode my bicycle through Bellevue for a visit to the AAA to pick up some literature for an upcoming vacation.
I thought it would be cool to take a photo of my bike locked up to a handrail outside the AAA logo on the front door. No, they don’t have a bike rack.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have the memory card in the camera, so no photo.
Instead, here’s a short recipe for a very tasty smoothie I often make after a ride. I consider myself a beer drinker, but I’ll quaff one of these before hitting the suds.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/17/30-days-of-biking-diy-carbo-replacement-energy-smoothie/
Got to admit to being truly baffled by this list of “20 Best Bicycle Scenes in Cinema, Ever” at the Denver Westworld weekly.
And here’s why — “Breaking Away” didn’t make the list.
I know I’m prejudiced, but the scene of Dave Stoller riding in the slipstream of an 18-wheeler across the rolling Indiana landscape to the strains of Italian opera is one of my most memorable film moments. Just last week I watched the 1979 film on one of the cable channels and got choked at the finish when (spoiler alert) the Cutters win the Little Indy 500.
Of course, “Breaking Away” isn’t a bicycling film. It’s about four friends …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/17/flawed-list-of-20-best-bike-scenes-in-movies-minus-one/
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