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Thursday, October 27
L'Etape du Tour -- the day ordinary cyclists ride a Tour stage
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 27 Oct 2005 08:37 AM PDT
On July 10, 2006, the definition of "ordinary cyclist" means anyone willing to attempt the grueling 116-mile ride from Gap to the summit of L'Alpe d'Huez, the legendary climb with 21 switchbacks.... more » Tuesday, October 25
Memorial bike ride planned for Tom Cuthbertson
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 25 Oct 2005 12:18 PM PDT
He actually didn't stand there and help, offering advice as he looked over our shoulders. He patiently helped us from the pages of his wonderful repair manual, "Anybody's Bike Book." ... more » Saturday, October 22
Too tired to cook after cycling all day
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 22 Oct 2005 07:00 AM PDT
You soon learn that the comfort of an extra sweater, long pants or other clothing isn't worth the struggle of lugging it over hill after hill. So when Mary Tiller and Amanda Barnett set out on their cross-country trip from Anacortes, Washington, to Bar Harbor, Maine, they ... more » Friday, October 21
One day soon -- bicycle from Pittsburgh to DC on bike path
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 21 Oct 2005 12:30 PM PDT
Thursday, October 13
Aussies' favorite bike rides in the world
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 13 Oct 2005 10:17 AM PDT
The Escape.com.au website lists two very different rides for cyclists in the US: the week-long RAGBRAI across Iowa and the 1-day Bike New York through the city's 5 boroughs. In its homeland, the website touts the Great Victorian Bike Ride, left, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, as one of the ... more »
Cyclist's death leads to new law in Utah
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 13 Oct 2005 08:50 AM PDT
That fatality, the third cycling death in Utah in 37 days, galvanized bicycle advocates in Utah into seeking stronger laws to make bicycling safer. Their actions resulted in the Utah legislature ... more » Wednesday, October 12
Adventure Cycling Association, coming to a city near you
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 12 Oct 2005 12:20 PM PDT
For the most part, cross-country touring all started with Bikecentennial. Sure, bicyclists had picked their way from one coast to the other before then. But 1976 -- the nation's bicentennial -- marked the first time ... more »
Pearlington, MS, not forgotten by cycling volunteer
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 12 Oct 2005 11:14 AM PDT
Helen Roberts, the cycling volunteer from Colorado, has reached Baton Rouge where she's awaiting a ride to hurricane-devastated Pearlington, Mississippi. Pearlington is a small river town that's been all but ignored by federal relief agencies. Helen left Aspen in mid-September on her Cannondale, pulling a trailer with 50 pounds of gear. In a few days, she'll be living in a brick school house, one of the few buildings left standing... more » Sunday, October 9
Poor communication at washed-out Tour of Hope finale
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 09 Oct 2005 08:57 AM PDT
Saturday, October 8
Tour of Hope grand finale cancelled for cyclists
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 08 Oct 2005 09:20 AM PDT
Heavy rains in Washington DC forced cancellation of the grand finale activities at the Ellipse, where the grounds were flooded. Dave Aeillo, the blogger at Operation Gadget, took this picture from the starting line ... more » Wednesday, October 5
Mt. Diablo Challenge and other fall bike rides in California
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 05 Oct 2005 12:33 PM PDT
Many clubs and organizations bracket their big bike rides around the hot summer months. Plenty of events are offered in October and early November. I've listed about 20 of them at California Bike Rides under the ... more » Tuesday, October 4
All out goathead assault in Idaho
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 04 Oct 2005 01:18 AM PDT
The non-native weed is also known as goathead, ground bur-nut, caltrop, Texas sandbur, and f*#%ing things, as in, "One of those f*#%ing things just flatted my bike tire!" The seed forms a spiked pod (above) that sits on the ground waiting for its next bicycling ... more » Monday, October 3
Bike the Pike in Pennsylvania
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 03 Oct 2005 08:28 AM PDT
In southern Pennsylvania, cyclists can have the expressway to themselves where an abandoned stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is being turned into a bike path. Bike 2 Pike runs about 8.5 miles ... more »
Colorado woman cycles toward hurricane destruction
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 03 Oct 2005 08:06 AM PDT
Helen Roberts is bicycling from Aspen, Colorado, to Baton Rouge to raise money for the hurricane victims and volunteer with the Red Cross. The 43-year-old cyclist embarked recently on her Cannondale pulling a Burley trailer loaded with ... more » |
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It's not uncommon to overpack when starting out on a cross-country bicycle tour.
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Bikecentennial, the predecessor to the Adventure Cycling Association. Staff members will be hitting the road to talk about what's new.
This has to be a huge disappointment for 1,500 cyclists who raised money to ride the final leg of Lance Armstrong's cross-country 
Drizzle. Cold. It spells the end of those mass weekend recreational cycling events in the Pacific Northwest. But those bike rides are still going strong in California.
The bane of western cyclists -- puncture vine -- is coming under full-fledged attack in Idaho.
You've heard of Rails to Trails. How about turnpikes to bike pikes?
I've seen stories about 
