Here's a truly neat idea — use your bicycle to frame your tent.
Topeak, which has been making gadgets for bicycles for about 15 years, has developed this solo tent called the Bikamper that doesn't need tent poles. According to the product information on the website, it appears that you use your unattached front wheel at one end and your …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/09/tent-uses-bike-for-support/
That $286 billion transportation bill recently passed by Congress includes $100 million for pilot programs in four communities to get people out of their cars and onto their bikes.
The four are the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Sheboygan County, Wisconsin; Columbia, Missouri; and Marin County, California …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/09/four-communities-get-25-million-each-for-bicycle-trails/
American Classic Bicycle Components is recalling about 2,850 rear wheels for road and mountain bikes.
Although no accidents or injuries have yet been reported, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that the hubs can fail to engage properly, creating no resistance when pedaling and causing the cyclist to lose balance.
The rear wheels and hubs were sold in the aftermarket at bicycle specialty stores since January 2005 and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/08/american-classic-recalls-road-and-mountain-bike-wheels/
The Courage Classic winds up on Monday, meaning there is still a Cascade pass — namely the 4,061-foot elevation Stevens Pass — to climb for 425 bicycle riders.
The cyclists already have topped Snoqualmie Pass (at 3,022 feet) and Blewett Pass (at 4,100 feet).
By the time they roll into the finish in Skykomish, the cyclists have climbed 7,068 feet on their 172-mile …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/08/three-days-three-mountain-passes-in-courage-classic/
If all went well, and I'm sure it did, Lawrence Dye (left) chalked up career mile No. 100,000 this weekend.
The 73-year-old cyclist has logged 85,000 of those miles on the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34.5-mile rail-to-trail crushed gravel route in southwestern Virginia, since 1990.
Let me do the math. On average, Dye has knocked out 5,600 miles a year …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/08/85000-miles-on-the-34-5-mile-virginia-creeper-bike-trail/
OLN is slowly weening us off of 'round the clock cycling action on TV.
After three weeks of Tour de France coverage, the Outdoor Life Network has been airing this week an hour-long interview with 7-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong from his home in Texas.
The interview with Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen airs at 8-9 p.m. ET on …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/06/olns-lance-armstrong-interview-transcript-online/
Some people will do anything for a story.
Take Joe Kurmaskie, for instance. The bicycling humorist, also known as the Metal Cowboy, has hit the cross-country highway by bicycle this summer with his two kids in tow.
That's literally in tow, as Quinn is 7 and Lorenzo is 5. From the description in the Kansas City Star, Kurmaskie …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/06/metal-cowboy-on-the-road-with-his-sons/
People in China used to ride their bicycles to get to work, shop, visit. Film clips of the country used to show roads packed with bicycles — such as the ubiquitous Flying Pigeon.
Now, it sounds like the Chinese might need to get on their bikes for exercise.
Many Chinese are suffering obesity from a sedentary lifestyle, according to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/05/suffering-from-the-good-life-chinese-need-to-get-back-on-bikes/
Giant Bicycle is recalling 76 Sedona and Cypress brand bicycles.
According to a press release, the rear axle of the bikes is harder than required in specifications and could crack. No injuries have been reported.
The bicycles that are subject to recall were made in China and sold in dealerships after mid-May 2005 for about $300.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/04/limited-recall-for-giant-brands-sedona-and-cypress/
Bicycles painted a ghoulish white are appearing around Seattle to mark locations of car-bike accidents.
The displays are the work of the GhostCycle bike accident awareness project. The activists want to draw attention to particularly hazardous locations where bike accidents happen.
The group collected data on bicycle accidents from cyclists at its GhostCycle.com website for about three months. Then it took …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/02/ghostcycle-tracks-seattle-bike-accidents/
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