This weekend’s Seattle Bike Show is at a new location and under new management, but features many of the same characters as previous exhibitions.
Just make sure you don’t slide into the golf exhibition next door by accident.
This year’s show is moving to the CenturyLink Field Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave. S. (you know, where the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/02/26/new-hosts-for-seattle-bike-show-this-weekend/
If the “chilly” in the Chilly Hilly bike ride held every February on Bainbridge Island scares you away, then this might be the year to overcome it.
Forecasters predict sunny weather in the 50s on Sunday, when the Cascade Bicycle Club presents the 43rd annual, 33-mile bike ride around the island.
In spite of good …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/02/21/2015-chilly-hilly-not-so-chilly-on-sunday-but-still-plenty-hilly/
If you’re planning ahead for some bicycling opportunities for entire family in the Seattle area, remember to mark down the dozen dates for Bicycle Sundays this spring and summer.
Beginning in 1965, the city of Seattle set aside several Sundays every summer when a scenic section of Lake Washington Boulevard is closed to vehicular traffic.
The …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/02/16/saddle-up-bicycle-sundays-return-to-lake-washington-in-2015/
A central section of the Green River Trail that passes through Kent is now open for bicycle traffic, after being closed since March 2014. This is great timing, because it coincides with some spring-like weather this weekend.
If you’re looking to ride your bike someplace you haven’t visited in a while this weekend, then I’d …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/02/13/green-river-trail-reopens-to-bicycling-in-kent/
The first section of rail-trail on the main stem of the old BNSF railroad corridor east of Seattle opens in Kirkland on Saturday as the city hosts a “Seahawks-style” celebration.
The official opening of the Cross Kirkland Corridor (see map) puts the city of Kirkland way ahead of its neighboring jurisdictions — King County, Bellevue, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/31/cross-kirkland-corridor-bike-trail-officially-opens-saturday/
An annual early season bicycle ride in Snohomish County has been renamed the McClinchy Mile Oso Strong Ride as a memorial to people and communities affected by last year’s tragic Oso landslide.
The bike ride is Sunday, March 15, 2015, and comprises 34- or 56-mile options from Arlington to Darrington and back along the Stillaguamish River.
More information: …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/28/mcclinchy-mile-bike-ride-to-memorialize-victims-of-oso-landslide-on-march-15/
A mountain biking destination near the crossroads town of Hobart just got bigger with a property acquisition and plans to build more trails.
King County says it has acquired a 40-acre “inholding” at Taylor Mountain Forest, located just south of the intersection of Issaquah-Hobart Road and Route 18.
The $692,000 acquisition, located right in the middle of …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/21/king-county-expands-taylor-mountain-forest-more-trails-planned/
A newly released economic study of outdoor recreation in Washington state finds that bicycling contributes $3.1 billion a year to the state’s economy.
That’s the fourth highest economic impact among the major outdoor pursuits listed in the study, following only Sightseeing and Nature (1), all types of Boating (2), and Hiking, Climbing, Camping (3).
And participation in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/20/bicycling-means-big-bucks-in-washington-state-ranks-3rd-in-outdoor-recreation-spending/
There’s a new bike route way-finding sign at the corner of Northrup Way and Lake Washington Boulevard in Bellevue.
It reads “Seattle – 7” and points toward a bike path that heads into a tunnel and follows State Route 520.
The bike path is newly opened, but it doesn’t make it all the way to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/16/new-sr-520-eastside-bike-path-links-lake-washington-blvd-and-evergreen-point-rd/
Bicyclists can ride the entire length of the 22-mile Chehalis-Western Trail in Thurston County now without mixing it up with road traffic in downtown Lacey.
The third span in the three-bridge project in Lacey was completed ahead of schedule in December.
The bridge over Pacific Avenue closed the last gap on the rail-trail that rolls from …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/08/bridge-completion-closes-gap-on-chehalis-western-trail-in-lacey/
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