Bicycle guru Sheldon Brown, who passed away in February, was fond of April Fool's jokes. That's why bicyclists in Seattle and Portland are picking Tuesday as the day for memorial rides.
In Portland (BikePortland): 6 p.m. Col. Summers Park, SE 20th and Belmont.
In Seattle (Kent's Bike Blog): 6 p.m. BikeStation 311 3rd Ave. South.
If you'd like to see a classic Sheldon April Fool's joke, here's his foolproof method to clean a bike chain…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/31/sheldon-brown-memorial-rides-in-seattle-and-portland-on-tuesday/
Congratulations to Kirkland's Jennie Reed for winning the gold medal in keirin at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The 29-year-old also won a bronze in the individual pursuit; Sarah Hammer, 24, of Temecula, California, won the silver medal in that event.
Both are looking ahead to gold medals in track in this summer's 2008 Olympics in Beijing…
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US women's track team member Jennie Reed after winning the gold at UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester on March 30. She's an Issaquah High School grad and resident of Kirkland, Washington.
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March 31, 2008
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Six West Seattle students — ages 10 – 18 — were to begin a 22-day bicycle ride across the US today to deliver a message about global warming.
Their 5,400-mile route is charted to take the group through 65 cities that have signed on with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickel's Climate Action Now program. The noble endeavor is led by a Chief Sealth High School teacher who has organized similar rides in the past.
They're calling the bike tour “An Inconvenient Ride,” borrowing from Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth campaign …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/31/an-inconvenient-ride-sets-off-from-washington-dc-on-monday/
Leaving Washington DC for cross-country trip back to Seattle. Photo from An Inconvenient Ride website.
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March 31, 2008
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As amazed as I was a month ago with the nice weather for Chilly Hilly, I was equally stunned at this cold snap that had dumped snow throughout the Puget Sound region the past few days.
But when the snow starts falling around here and I have an itch to ride, sometimes I'll head uphill where the snow is deeper.
That was the case this morning. In addition to the snow on our lawn, I could see what looked like a thicker covering up toward Somerset and Cougar Mountain…
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/30/bicycling-through-winters-last-gasp/
Late March snow in western Washington
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March 30, 2008
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Heading up toward Lakemont Boulevard.
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March 30, 2008
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Snow covers the Newcastle Golf Course on last weekend of May in Washington state. Looking toward University of Washington.
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March 30, 2008
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Most racers do it as a team
In 10 weeks, that great sleep-deprivation bicycling event known as the Race Across America gets underway as the 3,008-mile endurance race begins in Oceanside, California, setting off for the first time to Annapolis, Maryland.
In addition to the men and women who pedal and suffer in solitude, there are two-, four-, and eight-person teams that complete the race relay style. Most of these are raising money for charity, and quite few are comprised of older bicyclists, possibility inspired by images of Lon Haldeman and Pete Penseyres from more than 20 years ago.
The Aged Wisconsin Cheese Heads, for instance, is a team of five men and three women who average 59 years of age. They'll race four at a time, covering five miles before switching with their teammates …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/30/bicycling-the-race-across-america-for-a-cause/
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