Category: Northwest Cycling
A cold spring delayed the main tulip bloom for the 27th annual Tulip Pedal up in Skagit County on Saturday.
Even so, bicyclists found it convenient to pedal in bunches as a strong wind raked the course all day long.
Cyclists on the 40- and 20-mile routes reported seeing plenty of white and yellow daffodils in roadside fields, but blooming tulips were few and far between.
Now, if it's daffodils you like, check out the Daffodil Classic next Sunday in Orting. Sponsored by the Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club, it features loops of 40, 60 and 100 miles …
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My decision to renew interest in some of my old bicycle routes by peeling back the history of my small slice of western Washington has led to some startling discoveries, at least to me.
Just the other day I decided to explore some side roads off a hill climb I often make up to Cougar Mountain. I stumbled across this old cabin, which turns out to be one of the oldest buildings still standing in King County.
It's called the Baima Cabin. It's an old coal company town house dating from about the 1880s. That's only about 30 years after the first white settlers showed up over in Seattle; ancient history in these parts…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/01/bicycling-through-history-and-march-ride-stats/
Six West Seattle students — ages 10 – 18 — were to begin a 22-day bicycle ride across the US today to deliver a message about global warming.
Their 5,400-mile route is charted to take the group through 65 cities that have signed on with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickel's Climate Action Now program. The noble endeavor is led by a Chief Sealth High School teacher who has organized similar rides in the past.
They're calling the bike tour “An Inconvenient Ride,” borrowing from Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth campaign …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/31/an-inconvenient-ride-sets-off-from-washington-dc-on-monday/
As amazed as I was a month ago with the nice weather for Chilly Hilly, I was equally stunned at this cold snap that had dumped snow throughout the Puget Sound region the past few days.
But when the snow starts falling around here and I have an itch to ride, sometimes I'll head uphill where the snow is deeper.
That was the case this morning. In addition to the snow on our lawn, I could see what looked like a thicker covering up toward Somerset and Cougar Mountain…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/30/bicycling-through-winters-last-gasp/
Top fund-raisers for the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure charity ride will get to bike with Greg LeMond again this year. The one-day ride sets out from Redmond (Washington) on May 17.
The 3-time winner of the Tour de France is the honorary chairman of the nationwide Tour de Cure series, which sponsors nearly 80 rides in 40 states and raised some $13 million to support the diabetes foundation last year.
I doubt that he can participate in all of the rides, but the Redmond ride is convenient for LeMond because it's located near the home offices for LeMond Fitness Inc. in Woodinville. LeMond lives in the Minneapolis area, but travels here every few weeks
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/27/greg-lemond-biking-tour-de-cure-2008-in-redmond/
There's no arguing that I'm a dyed-in-the-wool roadie. But I've been thinking about narrow, muddy trails ever since I borrowed my son's Gary Fisher Wahoo for a few rides a couple of years ago.
The more places that I discovered here in the Pacific Northwest where I couldn't take my road bike, the more I thought about getting a mountain bike.
Last week, I stumbled across this hardtail for sale at Craigslist and, after some light haggling, bought this Specialized RockHopper. The guy was the second owner, so this bike has been around, but it's in pretty decent shape. I'd put the year at 1991. …
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Racing past old Elliott Farm
As much fun as bicycling is for me, I feel like I'm pedalling into a rut sometimes by going over the same old bike routes.
It occurred to me that perhaps if I look more closely at the roadside scenery and delve into the history of the places I'm passing, maybe it will give me a new perspective and freshen up my rides.
Take these old farm buildings for instance. I must have passed these more than 100 times on rides I've taken out or back the Cedar River Trail in Renton. They might look like run down, abanonded farm buildings, but they are something more …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/22/bicycling-through-history-elliott-farm/
Bicycling and fitness coach Chris Carmichael answered the question that was on a lot of minds when he spoke Saturday at the Seattle International Bike Expo.
Could Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France again?
“He's an amazing athlete. I think he could. … It would take a lot of effort, but I think he could win it again.”
Carmichael said Armstrong, at age 36, is running in the Boston Marathon (April 21) and is looking to break 2:45; he wants to run in his third New York City Marathon (Nov. 2) and do it in 2:30; and he plans to ride at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race (Aug. 9)…
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Here are some photos from the first day of the Seattle International Bike Expo, presented by the Cascade Bicycle Club.
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You wouldn't think you'd have to explain the bike lane parking law to people attending the 2008 Seattle International Bike Expo on Saturday, but here it is:
“Do not park in a bicycle lane.” — page 78, Washington Driver Guide.
Apparently the lure of “free” (illegal) parking close to the site of this year's expo at Terminal 30 on East Marginal Way was too good to pass up. Scores of cars were parked illegally in the bike lane.
There was plenty of free parking within a short walking distance of the event, the Cascade Bicycle Club arranged for shuttle buses…
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