Monthly Archive: November 2010

Honoring the BFUs — bicycle-friendly universities

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Bicycle Advocacy, Main Page

November 30, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 30, 2010

Some 150 communities have been honored as “bicycle-friendly” by the League of American Bicyclists, but there is just one institution of higher learning — Stanford University — on that entire list.

While the home cities of UC-Davis, left, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), University of Colorado (Boulder) and others are bike friendly, the campuses themselves don't have such designations.

The League wants to award the efforts of college campuses that already are bicycle-friendly and help others adopt practices that improve the health and well-being of students.

The League is launching a Bike-Friendly University program …

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New website and videos from bike traveler Heinz Stucke

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Bike Touring, Bike travel, Main Page

November 29, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 29, 2010

If there's a living legend of bicycle touring, it's Heinz Stucke, the world's ultimate bike traveler.

Born in 1940, the cyclist has been pedaling down the road for 48 years after leaving his hometown of Hovelhoff, Germany, on a 3-speed bicycle.

Nearly 370,000 miles later, Stucke has visited more than 200 nations and territories and he's still going strong. Most recently, he completed a 6,000-mile tour Brazil and Alaska on his Brompton folding bike.

Now, in conjuncton with Bike-Tech, which sells Brompton folding bicycles, Stucke has launched a new website and a series of videos ….

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New website for Heinz Stucke

World's ultimate bike traveler has a new website — HeinzStucke.com.

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November 29, 2010

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Jimmy Button shares his miracle on cross-country bicycle tour

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Bike Touring, Main Page

November 28, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 28, 2010

Next time you need inspiration for riding your bicycle, consider the case of Jimmy Button.

In 2000, the 26-year-old veteran motorcycle racer suffered a paralyzing crash in a practice round at a race course in San Diego. Family and friends were told that he was paralyzed from the neck down and would probably never walk again.

In three months, however, he'll set off for a cross-country bike ride from that race course in San Diego:

“The last time I rode an ambulance out. … But I'm not going to ride an ambulance out of that place this time, I'm going to ride a bicycle, and when we stop it's going to be when we get to Daytona Beach ….

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Jimmy Button rides with friends

Jimmy Button rides his bike with friends along the Pacific Coast Highway.

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November 28, 2010

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Recycled-bicycle Christmas tree

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Main Page, Other cycling

November 27, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 27, 2010

If you're looking for the best bicycle-themed holiday display this year you might need to go to Australia.

A shopping area in Sydney has created a 23-foot Christmas tree fashioned out of 100 recycled bicycles.

Built by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, the tree was assembled from bicycles collected by the CMA Recycling. It took about eight weeks to design and build.

Sydney's tree has been made from recycled chairs in 2008 and green bottles in 2009. This year, the bicycle frames were painted a bright green, while the wheel rims got splashed …

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Bicycle Christmas tree

A Christmas tree fashioned from 100 recycled bicycles in Sydney Australia. More pics at Facebook.

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November 27, 2010

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Chef takes his job on the road by bicycle

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Main Page

November 26, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 26, 2010

Louisville bicycling SoupByCycle soup chef Ian Ritchie is on the mend after a motorist hit him from behind at a stoplight last week.

Ritchie says he didn't suffer life threatening injuries, but he'll take a couple of weeks to recover before getting his mobile soup kitchen back on the road.

That's got to be good news for his ever-growing clientele, who may soon tire of their own attempts at turkey-leftover soup after Thanksgiving ….

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Ian Ritchie powering his soup rig

Louisville chef Ian Richie delivers homemade soups via SoupByCycle.

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November 26, 2010

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“Peace pedaler” finishes tandem journey around the world

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Bike Touring, Bike travel, Main Page

November 25, 2010

by Gene Bisbee

November 25, 2010

Jamie Bianchini has spent the past 8-1/2 years picking up hitch-hikers.

There's no such thing as a free ride with Bianchini, however. His passengers on six continents have taken the stoker position on his tandem bicycle and helped pedal as he passed through many different cultures.

The Pacific Beach, California man ended his travels this weekend when he returned home after passing through 81 countries on the 25,000-mile around-the-world bike tour dubbed Peace Pedalers.

Along the way, Bianchini launched more than a dozen projects …

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