I should have gone to bed early on New Year's Eve to prepare for a long first-of-the-year bike ride instead of staying up late to watch the Twilight Zone marathon.
I probably wouldn't have been so freaked out on my ride later in the week. …
Category: Offbeat Bicycle News
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/07/theres-a-signpost-up-ahead-and-its-not-for-a-bike-lane/
One-year anniversary
Exactly one-year ago today I took my celebratory birthday ride and filed my first piece in Biking Bis. (Actually, it started out as Bikin' Bis, but too many searches for “bikini” were landing here and not enough for “biking.”)
Since then, I've posted 1,004 (this will be 1,005) articles and pictures on this blog. I snatched many of those items …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/01/04/one-year-anniversary/
Romancing the cyclist
The holidays — especially New Year's Eve — can be the loneliest time of the year if you're single. I remember that from personal experience.
So when I started reading an unsolicited e-mail from the Bikerkiss website last week, I thought this might be a service I could offer any lonely cyclists (I'm assuming) who visit the Biking Bis blog.
Robin wrote me to say that she …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/31/romancing-the-cyclist/
Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
Even in the darkened IMAX theater, it's easy to identify the cycling fans.
I'm here at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle watching “Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France.” The movie tells about how the human brain learns, reacts, motivates. The film uses the 2003 Tour de France as a vehicle for this lesson. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/27/wired-to-win-surviving-the-tour-de-france/
Sidewalk bike repair shops in China
I've always been lucky enough to live in towns that had at least one bike shop. Strangely enough, the bike shops I used to frequent in Modesto and Manteca (CA) also sold and repaired power lawnmowers.
In China, Lila Buckley writes at The Globalist, there are many “bike repair stations” set up on the sidewalks in towns all over the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/24/sidewalk-bike-repair-shops-in-china/
Cycling with Saddam
Can you imagine Saddam Hussein tooling around Iraq on a bicycle?
According to one of his attorneys, former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, that's one way the former dictator got around Iraq after the US invasion.
“I think he moved in different ways. I think he moved on bicycle, moved in groups, in a wagon … “
Clark told CNN's …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/21/cycling-with-saddam/
On a bike and no pants … I've had this dream
This reminds me of a dream I once had before a century ride. You know, like one of those anxiety dreams about showing up to school in your underwear.
Oh. You've never had one of those either? Just me?
From the Channel 4 website in Jacksonville:
“Orange Park man seen riding bicycle with no pants”
(Actually, it's the man without the pants, not …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/13/on-a-bike-and-no-pants-ive-had-this-dream/
10 ideas for putting the “bike” back in Christmas
The About.com website recently listed its top 10 gift ideas for Christmas. I can't say that I agree with most of them, so I'll offer some better suggestions.
1. “Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance”
I'd say a better choice is “Anybody's Bike Book” by the late Tom Cuthbertson; anyone who suggests going for a beer during a particularly hairy bike fix speaks to me…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/12/05/10-ideas-for-putting-the-bike-back-in-christmas/
My 10 biggest goofs on a bike
The Cyclelicious blogger recently wrote about trying to rip off a piece of dangling handlebar tape while riding in a peloton.
I was dumbfounded that someone else had done something that stupid on a bike. It also gave me a great deal of comfort. Misery loves company.
Here's the dumbest things I've done on a bicycle. I'm sure many of you will find …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/29/my-10-biggest-goofs-on-a-bike/
The Ditty Bops, cycling and singing in LA
Cycling might not make you musically talented, but The Ditty Bops are proof that it won't hurt either.
The female singing duo from Los Angeles say that bike riding is one of their favorite leisure pursuits.
Amanda Barrett (mandolin and dulcimer) and Abby Dewald (guitar) enjoy cycling so much that they've included it in their …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/11/28/the-ditty-bops-cycling-and-singing-in-la/
Adventure Cycling Association
- Gender Equity Mechanics Reflects on a Year of Bicycle Maintenance WorkshopsGender Equity Mechanics (GEM) is a gathering of women and non-binary people interested in learning hands-on bicycle maintenance and repair skills. We would like to give a shout out to […] The post Gender Equity Mechanics Reflects on a Year of Bicycle Maintenance Workshops appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Me, Myself, and IThis story originally appeared in the 2024 Nov/Dec issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine’s Final Mile essay anthology. *** I rode with tears streaming down my face. I pedaled as hard […] The post Me, Myself, and I appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Out Our Front Door Celebrates Successful Adaptive Cycling SeasonThis year, we were able to welcome 19 young people with adaptive needs (and their families), plus two adults with adaptive needs on our weekend bike camping trips for free. […] The post Out Our Front Door Celebrates Successful Adaptive Cycling Season appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
Trail biking
- Bicycling in Nature — The Bicycle Art of Savannah Cottam - Cycling West - Cycling UtahNew Bike Trail in Box Elder County? It's Up to Congress · Advocacy Charles Pekow - September 15, 2024 ...
- GT Bicycles to pause new bike development, with staff layoffs imminent - MBRGT Bicycles, one of the biggest names in mountain biking throughout the ... Best mountain bikes under £3,000/$4,000: serious trail bikes for riding hard.
- I hated L.A. bike lanes. Then I fell in love - Los Angeles TimesCicLAvia. Cruising up river bike trails. Circling the Rose Bowl, Santa Fe Dam and UC Irvine. All places that felt off-limits for so long.
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League of American Bicyclists
- LCI Spotlight: Michael PotocznyThe League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight… The post LCI Spotlight: Michael Potoczny appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- New Bicycle Friendly State Rankings Highlight Progress and Challenges for Safer Cycling Across AmericaWashington, DC — The League of American Bicyclists has released its 2024 Bicycle Friendly State Rankings, a comprehensive evaluation of state efforts to improve conditions for bicycling. This year’s rankings… The post New Bicycle Friendly State Rankings Highlight Progress and Challenges for Safer Cycling Across America appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Take Action: Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians by Supporting Safer Vehicle StandardsIn the United States, pedestrian and bicyclist deaths have been increasing with an 83% increase in pedestrian deaths and 76% increase in bicyclist deaths between 2009 and 2022. If you… The post Take Action: Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians by Supporting Safer Vehicle Standards appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
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