It's not everyday that I have a rolling conversation with a guy riding a bike with one wheel, also known as a unicycle. That' just one reason why I'll remember my 56-mile bike ride from Saturday for a long time.
Memories from most of my bicycle rides dissolve away in a matter of days. Same route. Same weather. Same traffic. Rinse. Repeat.
But on Saturday, after finding that my planned route was very clogged with bicyclists enjoying the super weather here in the Pacific Northwest, I hung a right turn up the bicycle ramp toward Factoria.
Goodbye to the cycling hordes cyclists hammering around Lake Washington. With no clear destination…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/29/a-memorable-august-weekend-bike-ride/
Sometimes I take for granted some of the great bicycling assets right in my own back yard.
One of those is the bike lane across the Interstate 90 Lake Washington bridge that links Seattle with the Eastside suburbs.
The proper name is the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, and the bike lane has been part of the bridge since it opened in 1989.
I discovered this bike lane on the westbound floating bridge soon after moving here 11 years ago. I use it on my occasional bike rides into Seattle or down to the ferry terminals for rides on the Olympic Peninsula.
A standard — but usually unseen and unsung — piece of athletic gear in many sports is the common jock strap.
Although I doubt that any cyclists wrapped up in lycra and chamois these days would consider using one, the jock strap was created to support bicycle riders.
While visiting a museum on Orcas Island this past week, I stumbled across this antique box for a Jockey Strap Suspensory. It was in a collection of early 20th Century items found in a home's private dispensary.
Notice “The Bike” logo and the guy riding his bicycle ….
My son is heading to China for his fall semester and I stumbled across some information about getting around by bicycle in Beijing in his student handbook.
The book says bikes are still very useful for going short distances in the cities. They're not expensive and “if you plan to stay for more than a semester, it may be wise to invest in one.”
That's apparently what a person who is selling her bike at TheBeijinger.com did. That bike is selling for 350 yuan, about $50-$55. It comes with that sweet front basket decorated with the butterfly, above …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/15/where-your-bike-lock-might-be-worth-more-than-the-bicycle/
Crossing mountain passes by bicycle always gives me a lot of satisfaction, but I get the most thrill from bicycling on rolling rural roads.
I enjoy using my big gear to power downhill and gain enough momentum to help me up the next rise. At the top a view of the landscape unfolds in front of me before I dive into the next tight valley.
Some of the best rolling terrain I've ever ridden is in the Palouse region of southeastern Washington, above.
This is a wheat and legume-growing area encompassing hundreds of square miles of silt dunes created during the last Ice Age. Farm roads wind around these humps and hallows …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/14/the-joy-of-bicycling-washingtons-palouse-region/
No Lance and no Levi at the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, and no record for the men.
Durango's Todd Wells won the high-altitude mountain bike race on the legendary course in the Rocky Mountains with the second fastest time on record of 6 hours, 23 minutes.
That's about 7 minutes slower than the course record set by Levi Leipheimer in 2010. Leipheimer, who is racing this week at the Tour of Utah, in turn had beaten the previous record set by Lance Armstrong ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/13/colorado-cyclist-wins-leadville-100-mountain-bike-race/
Some 350 bicyclists are rolling across the Potato State this week as Ride Idaho 2011 explores the scenic byways in the central part of the state.
The cyclists who come from 31 states and Canada departed for Stanley on Friday morning after spending two nights in Hailey and the Wood River Valley.
The Idaho bike tour offered Hailey a lesson in bicycle tourism economics. The Times-News reported that tour organizers bought $12,000 worth of “chamber bucks,” enabling each rider to spend the equivalent of $25 in local stores. Ride Idaho also donated bicycle racks to the rodeo and ice arena and some playground equipment.
And, as it was a layover day on a week of 70-mile rides, some participants took advantage of a local whitewater rafting trip ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/12/ride-idaho-bike-tour-boosts-small-town-economies-ride-around-washington-is-coming-up/
In a month, many Americans will be converging on Ground Zero to remember the thousands who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center 10 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.
Some of them will be on bicycles. Several groups are riding their bikes to raise money for first responders on 9-11 or the veterans and their families of the ensuing wars. [The two firefighters at left are members of the Bay to Brooklyn Ride.]
In fact, at least three cross-country bicycle tours are already making their way to New York City. Others will either arrive or depart from Ground Zero.
Why ride bicycles to commemorate the tragedy? Long-distance bicycle tours get people's attention, and it's easy to start conversations with folks along the way. These rides also draw attention to a cause from the media.
Jorge Ostrovsky, 54, a firefighter from the Los Angeles area on the Ride for 9-11 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/08/10/cyclists-rolling-out-on-bike-rides-to-commemorate-9-11/
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It's not everyday that I have a rolling conversation with a guy riding a bike with one wheel, also known as a unicycle. That' just one reason why I'll remember my 56-mile bike ride from Saturday for a long time.
If you ride the dirt and paved trails operated by King County (WA) Parks, you might want to participate in an online survey.
A standard — but usually unseen and unsung — piece of athletic gear in many sports is the common jock strap.
Say what you will about such storied climbs of the Tour de France as Alpe d'Huez and the Tourmalet. 
My son is heading to China for his fall semester and I stumbled across some information about getting around by bicycle in Beijing in his student handbook.
Crossing mountain passes by bicycle always gives me a lot of satisfaction, but I get the most thrill from bicycling on rolling rural roads.
No Lance and no Levi at the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday, and no record for the men.
In a month, many Americans will be converging on Ground Zero to remember the thousands who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center 10 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.
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