The Dinkytown Bicycle Connection has reopened in Minneapolis just downriver from the fallen I-35 bridge, although the east access remains closed and there's no through-traffic allowed.

Even so, bicyclists and pedestrians are using the bridge to view the wreckage of the collapsed bridge over the Mississippi River and maybe pay their respects to those who died.

The Dinkytown bridge, also known as Bridge No. 9, connects the west and east sides of the University of Minnesota. Access from the western side was reopened on Tuesday, although the east access is shut down while construction is underway....   more »

Don't have speed or agility on a bicycle? Then here's a contest for you.

The Veloist is sponsoring the Bad Tan Contest. The only requirement is that you have a biker's tan.

The winner gets a $100 gift certificate from Performance Bikes....   more »

Regular readers of this blog will remember that I recently had been off my bicycle for a few weeks for blood tests and biopsies related to my prostate.

Since then I've received quite a few supportive messages, which I certainly appreciate, and I have returned to regularly riding my bike.

Unfortunately, I also received news from my urologist earlier this week that my prostate biopsy was positive. There's a tumor on the right side and my urologist is recommending complete removal of the prostate....   more »

Redmond Derby Days

A wave of melancholy sweeps over me whenever I see anyone riding a bicycle these days. I also get a slight ache in the groin.

I've been ordered off the bicycle twice in the past month by doctors: the first time to get a better reading in a prostate screening exam; and the second time to aid my recovery from a prostate biopsy (don't know results yet).

I'll be free to start riding again later this week. Mentally, I can't wait to start cycling again. Physically, I'm still a little too sore to look forward to climbing back onto the saddle....   more »

Today is the 62nd anniversary of the day that the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

On a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum several years ago, Russ Couprie took a picture of this twisted bicycle and posted it on his website. The bicycle was found 2 kilometers from the ground zero.

At this year's commemoration, thousands of elderly survivors, children and dignitaries laid wreaths and flowers at Peace Memorial Park. They bowed in a moment of silence at 8:15 a.m., the time that the Enola Gay B29 bomber dropped the bomb....   more »