Nobody in recent memory could report a human interest story better than the late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. His “On the Road …” reports are noteworthy not only for briefly shining the spotlight on unheralded Americans, but also for the simplicity and directness of his writing.
In more than 600 segments of “On the Road,” at least twice Kuralt touched on bicycling. One was about June Curry, the Cookie Lady of Afton, Virginia. Another was Jethro Mann, the bicycle man. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/two-stars-of-charles-kuralt-series-are-still-helping-cyclists/
Searing desert heat; stiff Kansas winds; long grades and steep hills; and night after day after night cycling is coming to an end for the bicyclists in the Race Across America.
The teams started rolling across the finish line at the Boardwalk in Atlantic City on Monday, 3,042 miles and about 5 1/2 days after leaving Oceanside, California. The solo riders began coasting across the finish line last night, nine days after leaving the West Coast. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/21/raam-cyclists-roll-to-the-finish/
This publicity photo strikes me as one of the most bizzare I've seen in a while. In light of the Giro d'Italia, it's maybe something that could have been composed by filmmaker Frederico Fellini.
To publicize Lance Armstrong driving the pace car Sunday for the Indianapolis 500, Armstrong posed next to the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 he'll drive. Behind him, 33 Indy race car drivers stood astride their Trek bicycles. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/27/gentlemen-straddle-your-bikes-lance-armstrong-at-indianapolis-500/
Police arrested a San Jose man in connection with a string of smash-and-grab bicycle shop burglaries in California's Silicon Valley.
It's the second time this week that authorities made news by breaking up a major bike theft ring; two thieves in Texas are heading to long prison terms for a three-year bike shop crime spree in a half dozen western cities. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/25/arrest-in-california-bike-shop-burglaries/
Two bicycle thieves are facing long prison terms after stealing nearly a million dollars worth of bicycles and other sporting goods from shops in five Western cities and selling them on eBay.
Their three-year crime spree ended when police in Richardson, Texas, tracked them down through their eBay accounts. Many of the bikes have been recovered by store owners as they still bore their pricetags. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/23/bike-thieves-busted-after-three-year-crime-spree/
Smash-and-grab thieves broke into three bicycle stores in the Silicon Valley area in the past few weeks.
A total $44,000 worth of bicycles and bike gear has been stolen in the burglaries — 2 the night of April 28 and one on May 3. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/17/bike-store-robberies-evidence-that-high-gasoline-prices-make-bikes-more-valuable/
President Bush received gifts valued at more than $17,000 last year, but the most expensive was a Trek mountain bike.
The commander in chief of Peloton One received a $5,474 mountain bike from John Burke, president of the Trek Bicycle Corporation. Bush also received two pairs of cycling shoes, valued at $515, from the Trek Nike Cycling Division. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/16/bushs-most-expensive-gift-a-bicycle/
When you plop down to watch the Tour de Georgia on Cyclysm today (4-6 p.m. ET) at the Outdoor Life Network, be informed that Comcast-owned network OLN is changing its name to Versus this fall.
Interesting that a network that originated with field and stream shows would take a word from ancient Latin as its new moniker. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/30/network-name-change-oln-vs-versus/
When I lived in California, I had a neighbor who bought a '60s vintage Chevy, parked it in his garage, and proceeded to take it apart, clean or replace each piece, and put it back together again.
For those who do that to classic bicycles, there's a show and sale for you. The 26th annual Ann Arbor/Saline Classic Bicycle Show and Swap Meet convenes Saturday. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/26/classic-bike-show-and-sale-in-michigan/
1. What Academy Award-nominated movie was based on an actual bicycle race in the US?
2. In what movie were the following words uttered: “Darn. I want some American food; I want French fries!” and “I sure miss playing basketball. I got depressed as hell when my athlete's foot and jock itch went away”?
3. What cycling-related movie featured Rossini's Barber of Seville in the soundtrack and a 1978 Masi Gran Criterium as a main prop?
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/13/bicycling-movie-quiz/
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