It's time for Cascade Bicycle Club members to line up to register online for the club's most popular bicycle rides on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In order to prevent a repeat of last year's server meltdown of monumental proportions, the club is staggering the dates for registration this year and instituting a lottery system for the RSVP and RSVP2 (Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party).
Here's the rundown:
On Tuesday, members-only registration opens for Chilly Hilly, Flying Wheels, STP and Ride Around Washington …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/08/registration-opens-this-week-for-most-cascade-bike-rides/
I doubt if any of this blog's readers use these Little Tricky helmets, but their children might.
The US Consumer Protection Safety Commission recommends that kids stop using them immediately because product testing demonstrated that they do not meet CPSC standards for impact resistance.
No injuries have been reported, but Triple Eight Distribution is recalling the 30,400 youth helmets because …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/07/noncompliance-with-safety-standards-sparks-helmet-recall/
The fast-growing Pelotonia charity bike ride in Ohio is rolling out from Columbus to a new destination in 2012 — Kenyon College in the small town of Gambier.
The organizers of the bicycle ride explained the new destination would encourage more people to make the ride, which drew nearly 5,000 bicyclists in 2011.
Now in its fourth year, the Pelotonia previously set out for Athens in hilly southeastern Ohio. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/05/pelotonia-new-destination-for-cancer-charity-bike-ride-in-ohio/
When learning to ride a bicycle, my pappy told me to get right back on the bike after I'd fallen off.
In a way, that's what the California Bicycle Coalition is doing to keep alive the fight for the 3-foot passing law. But instead of falling off the bike, supporters of the bicycle safety measure keep getting pushed off.
After lawmakers rejected the proposal for several years, they finally passed the law — Senate Bill 910 — last fall, only to have Gov. Jerry Brown veto it.
Now, the bike coalition is going back.
In a recent newsletter, the CalBike said they'll reintroduce the measure …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/05/another-attempt-at-3-foot-passing-law-in-california/
What happens to global bicycle travelers when they've completed their journeys? In the case of two from the British Isles, they take to the sea.
Scotsman Mark Beaumont and Englishman Alistair Humphreys are separately embarking on trans-Atlantic rowboat journeys this month. Both are dyed in the wool adventurers and already have completed endurance expeditions off their bicycles.
The six-member Atlantic Odyssey rowing team, above, which includes Beaumont, embarked from Tarfaya, Morocco, Monday afternoon. They're seeking to set a world record for the 3,000-mile east-west crossing and become the first crew to break the 30-day barrier.
Their boat is the “Sara G”, a 33-foot vessel with 3 sculling positions on the deck that allow 3 to row while 3 rest. They clocked 4.17 knot speeds on Monday …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/03/global-bicycle-travelers-embark-on-self-propelled-ocean-voyages/
A couple from Madison, Wisconsin, finished up a 17,000-mile Pan American bicycling adventure in Argentina a couple of weeks ago.
Meanwhile a couple from Tempe, Arizona, are waiting there to get their tandem out of customs to begin their journey north.
Alan Turnquist and Erin Syth, at left, arrived in Ushaia, the southern-most city in South America, in mid-December after traveling for 550 days from the Arctic Circle.
The Madison couple quit their jobs and drove to Canada's Northwest Territories …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/02/pan-american-tandem-bike-adventures-1-ends-1-waits-to-begin/
By now, just two days before the New Year, the interest in the top stories for 2011 at this blog must be reaching a fever pitch.
While many other blogs already have divulged their top stories, I've been holding back until I show my hand.
Unfortunately, my site stat database only shows month-by-month results. Since I'm too lazy to add them up, here is a monthly look at the stories blog readers found most interesting this year. [Photo above from 2011 Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.]
January
“Computer snafu ties up registration for Cascade Bicycle Club.” Unfortunately, this story was updated so many times …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/12/30/the-most-popular-2011-stories-at-bikingbis-month-by-month/
Often in pursuit of my goal to ride 4,000 miles during the past year, I took the time to stop and take a few snapshots.
Here are a few from this past year's memorable rides that took me from Lake Washington to Kansas to Snoqualmie Pass.
Let's start on January 1. Although we our share of precipitation in the winter and spring, the first day of the new year was bright and sunny. Here are a couple of chaps riding along Lake Washington in Renton with the Olympic Mountains in the background …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/12/28/images-from-some-favorite-bicycle-rides-in-2011/
Gender 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.
This 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.
This 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.
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting is one of the largest transportation conferences in the United States, perhaps in the world. This year was its 104th meeting and it… The post Five Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
Big changes can start small. That’s the idea behind the League’s Community Spark Grants—to give local leaders the catalyst they need for bite-sized projects that make biking safer, easier, and… The post How Community Spark Grants Boosted Local Biking Initiatives in 2024 appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
Thanks to Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA), the Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, your state is getting more Transportation Alternatives funds! Yesterday, Congress passed the Water… The post New Transportation Alternatives Funding coming your way appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
It's time for Cascade Bicycle Club members to line up to register online for the club's most popular bicycle rides on Tuesday and Wednesday.
I doubt if any of this blog's readers use these Little Tricky helmets, but their children might.
When learning to ride a bicycle, my pappy told me to get right back on the bike after I'd fallen off.
A style of carbon road-bike pedal imported by Performance is the subject of a recall.
What happens to global bicycle travelers when they've completed their journeys? In the case of two from the British Isles, they take to the sea.
A couple from Madison, Wisconsin, finished up a 17,000-mile Pan American bicycling adventure in Argentina a couple of weeks ago.
A lot of dads enjoy the companionship of an occasional father-son bicycle ride. 
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