I laughed out loud when I first read the article from South Dakota that intoxicated bicyclists might soon be able to ride around without fear of being arrested for drunken driving.
The laughing stopped when I discovered the bigger implications of the proposed bill.
Last week state legislators had passed a bill out of committee -- it still needs to be approved ... more »
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Tuesday, January 31
Bike advocates in South Dakota oppose losing "vehicle" status
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 31 Jan 2006 12:54 PM PST
Judge in Tyler Hamilton case to hear Olympic appeals
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 31 Jan 2006 11:48 AM PST
Maidie E. Oliveau is an LA sports marketing attorney and member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A nine-member ad hoc division of CAS will meet in Torino to quickly settle disputes that arise concerning drug ... more »
Help wanted: Bike advocates
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 31 Jan 2006 08:09 AM PST
Can you turn your enthusiasm for cycling into a career in bicycle advocacy? It's time to find out. Thanks in part to the $286 billion transporation bill approved last year by Congress, several positions for bike advocates have become available -- one with a national bike group and two others in cities that won the $25 million pilot program windfall.... more » Monday, January 30
Another attack on cyclist, this time in Toronto
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 30 Jan 2006 05:00 AM PST
I know the bus pictures are a year old and the Toronto assault happened recently, but things are getting insane. According to an account from the courier, ... more » Saturday, January 28
Quote: Handcycles buff up cyclists' upper body
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 28 Jan 2006 06:00 AM PST
"If you're a traditional cyclist and you ride using your legs, your upper body turns into matchsticks. So when you're suddenly requiring your chest and your arms and your back to move your whole body, you realize just how weak those muscles are." ... more » Friday, January 27
RAGBRAI releases 2006 bike tour route
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 27 Jan 2006 09:15 AM PST
Although the sponsor, the Des Moines Register, has said it won't announce the bike route until Saturday, a route map for 2006 appeared on the RAGBRAI website Friday morning. The map shows a west to east RAGBRAI route ... more »
Bode Miller spouts off about Lance Armstrong
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 27 Jan 2006 07:42 AM PST
US Olympic skiing hopeful Bode Miller is sounding just like another guy down at the end of the bar after a long night.
Charting the Underground Railroad bike route
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 27 Jan 2006 06:00 AM PST
The Adventure Cycling Association is researching a new bicycle route that's as much about our history and culture as it's about travelling the backroads of America. Founded as Bikecentennial back in the '70s, most of the association's routes have geographic designations -- TransAmerica, Northern Tier, Southern Tier, Atlantic Coast -- until they mapped the Lewis & Clark Trail in time ... more » Thursday, January 26
Cross-country bicycle race still RAAM tough
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 26 Jan 2006 10:38 AM PST
For starters, RAAM begins in Oceanside, CA, this year, instead of its usual base of San Diego. The cyclists will take a leisurely 7-mile ride along the San Luis Rey River bike path before turning onto the highway for the nine-day, 3,052-mile, sleep-deprived haul to Atlantic City. ... more »
Lance Armstrong movie director has a full plate
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 26 Jan 2006 10:36 AM PST
Producer-director Frank Marshall tells IF magazine that he's planning to direct "The Lance Armstrong Story." It has to find its place among a slew of other sequels and documentaries he's working on, though, so I wouldn't expect it anytime soon. Marshall, who hit the big time by producing "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981, has finished up a documentary for IMAX, ... more »
Rocket bike
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 26 Jan 2006 06:00 AM PST
C'mon. Who would strap a rocket engine to a bicycle? If you can believe CNN.com and Popular Mechanics, a rocket designer named Tim Pickens would. Pickens, who created this rocket bike that can accelerate ... more » Wednesday, January 25
The Race to Replace
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 25 Jan 2006 12:34 PM PST
Best and worst cities for cyclists
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 25 Jan 2006 07:54 AM PST
Writer Brian Fiske appears to have made the choices based on several factors, such as availability of bike lanes and bike paths in the cities, the strength of bicycle advocacy groups, the city government's willingness to support ... more » Tuesday, January 24
Mon Dieu! 2007 Tour de France begins in London
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 24 Jan 2006 08:55 AM PST
Bike racing fans considering seeing the 2007 Tour de France should put the UK on their itinerary. The mayor of London announced his city would host the prologue on July 8, 2007 and the first official stage on July 9 before the peloton heads across the Channel to more familiar territory. The Washington Post reports a proposed Tour de France ... more »
Want to start a bike shop? Read this first
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 24 Jan 2006 08:05 AM PST
"I don't get to ride anymore. Be careful what you ask for ... " Overman participated in a couple of Q&A type profiles lately (Monday's Albuquerque Tribune... more » Monday, January 23
To flip or not to flip - poll results
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 23 Jan 2006 12:00 PM PST
The majority of cyclists who took the "To flip or not to flip" poll on this site responded that flipping off or yelling or cursing at motorists is confrontational and should be avoided. Fifty-six percent said they don't confront motorists, 17 percent said they believe it's instructional to alert motorists to their errors, and 26 percent said it doesn't matter, ... more »
Are LiveStrong wristbands yesterday's trend?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 23 Jan 2006 06:00 AM PST
Do you still wear your yellow LiveStrong bracelet? I don't. It's nothing against cyclist Lance Armstrong, or the Foundation's goal to raise funds for cancer survivorship and research. I still support those causes. I wore the wristband for about a year and a half, beginning the day it was given to me by a bicycle enthusiast who was undergoing chemo. I stopped wearing it after I ... more » Saturday, January 21
Black Label bike club documentary
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 21 Jan 2006 10:54 AM PST
And that's just the trailer for the documentary "B.I.K.E.", one of the films at this year's Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The Slamdance festival, in its 12th year, takes place at the same time as Robert Redford's popular Sundance film festival, but features first-time filmmakers working on a shoestring budget.... more »
Cycling and coffee (II)
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 21 Jan 2006 08:54 AM PST
That's the finding of a study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology this month. Two cups of java reduced the body's ability to increase blood flow to the heart during exercise. ... more »
Quote: Cycling and coffee (I)
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 21 Jan 2006 08:49 AM PST
"Bikes and coffee always go together. When you travel on bike rides, there are three things you immediately find in any town: 1) a coffee shop 2) a Laundromat and 3) a bar. Coffee companies sponsor pro bike-racing teams. Culturally, coffee and bikes are very similar." more »Thursday, January 19
Armstrong favors Ullrich in Tour de France
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 19 Jan 2006 12:18 PM PST
"I saw the pictures of him at his (T-mobile) team presentation a couple of days ago and he looks in great shape." I'm not saying that Armstrong doesn't know what he's talking about, but he must be seeing different pictures than I am. ... more » Wednesday, January 18
To flip or not to flip, that is the question
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 18 Jan 2006 01:10 PM PST
I was returning from a bike ride on Christmas Eve when I paused, then started to make a left turn at a four-way stop in my neighborhood.
Bus passenger assaults cyclist in Portland on film
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 18 Jan 2006 12:15 PM PST
The BikePortland.org website is covering the case in which bike advocate and city employee Randy Albright claims a TriMet bus nearly struck him as it passed. Angered, Albright caught up with the bus, pulled up in ... more » Tuesday, January 17
Tour of California bike race maps released
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 17 Jan 2006 04:20 PM PST
Now cyclists can check out the 600-some miles of cycling routes on their bikes, and spectators can figure out the best vantage points for the eight-day race from Feb. 19-26. The tour organizers also released a list of the 16 teams that are ... more »
Near fatal cycling accident for UT's Vince Young as a child
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 17 Jan 2006 11:14 AM PST
Maybe he learned the importance of keeping an eye on traffic when, at age 6, he slammed his bicycle into the side of a van in an accident that almost ended his life. News8Austin reports that Young spent ... more »
Metal Cowboy finishes cross-country bicycle trip with sons
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 17 Jan 2006 10:18 AM PST
Known as the Metal Cowboy, the author finished a 4,000-mile unsupported bike tour through 17 states from Portland to Washington DC last summer towing his two sons, Quinn and Enzo. Why? He writes in the December issue ... more » Monday, January 16
World's first LSD trip happened on a bike ride
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 16 Jan 2006 09:44 AM PST
Could Albert Hofmann, who turned 100 last week, have been the first cyclist to be accused of doping? You could certainly say took the first bike trip. Hofmann told the International Herald Tribune that, as a chemist at the Sandoz ... more » Saturday, January 14
Cycling through 27th straight day of rain in Seattle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 14 Jan 2006 04:07 PM PST
These guys don't let Saturday's 27th straight day of precip in Seattle disrupt their bike outing. They're heading down to the I-90 bridge bike lane to cross Lake Washington from Mercer Island. Hardcore Seattle bicyclists know they can't let a little rain prevent them from riding. Otherwise, they could only count on about two-and-a-half ... more »
Cities brace for Tour of California bike race
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 14 Jan 2006 08:58 AM PST
About a dozen California cities are preparing for an onslaught of spandex hordes when the Amgen Tour of California cyclists come their way sometime between Feb. 19-26. Host cities like ... more » Friday, January 13
"Lost" star just that; swerves in and out of bike lane
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 13 Jan 2006 02:18 PM PST
The Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that Watros and co-star Michelle Rodriguez were arrested in separate vehicles about midnight Dec. 1 when their cars began to "weave all over the right lane and into the bicycle lane. ... more »
Father and son's excellent cross-country bike tour
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 13 Jan 2006 07:42 AM PST
At the end of his short message, I followed a link to dougandryan.com, where I learned he and his 15-year-old son had ridden their bicycles 3,400 miles cross country from Oregon to Washington DC last summer ... more » Thursday, January 12
Going tubular on bicycles
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 12 Jan 2006 01:36 PM PST
James writes about a Toronto architect, Chris Hardwicke, who has come up with the idea of building a bike transit system in his city that ... more » Wednesday, January 11
Team CSC brings Americans to Tour of California
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 11 Jan 2006 12:51 PM PST
Team CSC has announced at least three American teammates will ride in the inaugural Amgen Tour of California bicycle race, which runs from Feb. 19 to 26. In a press release, CSC says:
Deadliest states for bicyclists
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 11 Jan 2006 10:32 AM PST
It's Florida, based on the number of fatalities per 1 million population, according to figures in a 2004 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bicyclist fatality report. One hundred and twenty-two cyclists died in Florida ... more »
Break-up or hitch-up for Lance and Sheryl?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 11 Jan 2006 08:04 AM PST
Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow are definitely splitsville. I've got it on good authority from Madame Rosa, the pet psychic, who was trying to contact our cat that died a couple of years ago. Instead of contacting Manny, however, she learned that Sheryl was secretly dating -- you guessed it -- Elvis. Lance found out, and now he's pulled out of the race. The gossip columns actually are reporting (and that's using the word loosely) ... more » Tuesday, January 10
Winter cycling
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 10 Jan 2006 12:22 PM PST
An Associated Press story in USA Today reports:
Xtracycle -- the sport utility bicycle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 10 Jan 2006 11:08 AM PST
Xtracycle, a small California company, makes SUBs, or bikes that haul. Company president, Kipchoge Spencer, talks about the bikes designed to replace car-trips in an interview with Grist magazine. How does he describe the bike? more » Monday, January 9
The quest for 80 mph on a bicycle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 12:15 PM PST
What you have is a human-powered vehicle that just might be capable of hitting speeds of 80 mph. ... more »
Another Tyler Hamilton hearing
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 08:14 AM PST
The Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing in Denver on Tuesday could result in a decision on Hamilton's fate in a matter of weeks. Hamilton was suspended for two years beginning April 2005 after the American Arbitration Association/North American Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled he was guilty ... more »
Bicycle quote: Never give up!
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 07:15 AM PST
"We had just realized how easy it was to just fly home and how all we had to do was get on a plane or a bus to get on with the trip, so it was really miserable riding. A lot of times, we were just wrestling [with] whether it was still worth it; whether or not we were still having fun and whether or not it was worth it to achieve our goal." ... more » Sunday, January 8
Bicycle touring with a lot of dough or on the cheap
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 08 Jan 2006 09:58 AM PST
The Los Angeles Times travel section reports that bicycle touring companies are becoming a growing segment in the travel industry, and many of those companies are online, although ... more » Saturday, January 7
There's a signpost up ahead, and it's not for a bike lane
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 09:52 AM PST
I should have gone to bed early on New Year's Eve to prepare for a long first-of-the-year bike ride instead of staying up late to watch the Twilight Zone marathon. I probably wouldn't have been so freaked out on my ride later in the week. ... more » Friday, January 6
Don't bicycle alone on America's loneliest highway
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 06 Jan 2006 09:37 AM PST
When I lived in California, I used to pass over Nevada at 30,000 feet heading back East. As I'd gaze out the window, I always wondered ... more » Thursday, January 5
Lance at Rose Bowl... "hook 'em horns!"
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 05 Jan 2006 04:49 PM PST
San Jose Mercury News reporter Tim Kawakami reports in his sports blog that he cut in front of a "skinny, bony, scrawny, skinny, almost ethereal blond guy" to get his media credentials at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. The guy was Lance Armstrong, who got into the Rose Bowl on a media pass to watch his hometown University of Texas ... more »
New bicycle touring club in Seattle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 05 Jan 2006 09:35 AM PST
Even with more than a dozen cycling clubs already in the Seattle area, there's always room for one more. About six months old and 100 members strong, the Seattle Bicycle Club sponsors at least one ride opportunity a week for beginning, social and intermediate ... more »
Bicycle quote: America pedals
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 05 Jan 2006 07:44 AM PST
"Each year, more than 41-million Americans enjoy riding their bicycles." more »Wednesday, January 4
One-year anniversary
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 04 Jan 2006 09:10 AM PST
Exactly one-year ago today I took my celebratory birthday ride and filed my first piece in Biking Bis. (Actually, it started out as Bikin' Bis, but too many searches for "bikini" were landing here and not enough for "biking.") Since then, I've posted 1,004 (this will be 1,005) articles and pictures on this blog. I snatched many of those items ... more »
Open house for Bicycle Alliance of Washington
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 04 Jan 2006 07:16 AM PST
BAW has taken over the lease at BikeStation Seattle at 311 Third Ave. South, in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. The bike advocacy and education group is moving into the building so that the 24/7 bike parking and repair services can remain. ... more » Tuesday, January 3
Recycled bicycle innertubes fashioned into messenger bags
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:24 AM PST
Eli Reich of Seattle has started a small business -- Alchemy Goods -- from patching those old innertubes into bicycle messenger bags (shown at right). The Seattle Times has featured the company, reporting that "the company struggles to build a profitable enterprise while focusing on sustainability." ... more »
Bicycle training log for the new year
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 03 Jan 2006 08:06 AM PST
Usually the first thing I do when I walk in the door from a bicycle ride -- even before a shower -- is to record my time and miles in a bicycle log. I like to keep it simple. Route, miles, time, MPH, and comments. I've created an ... more » Monday, January 2
LiveStrong bike rides announced for 2006
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 02 Jan 2006 09:33 AM PST
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One of the attorneys chosen to settle disputes during next week's Olympic Winter Games also has cyclist Tyler Hamilton's case on her docket.
Right on the heels of news and film of a 
RAGBRAI organizers announced the 444 miles of Iowa asphalt that will become the route for this year's rolling bicycle party.
Changes are afoot at that endurance cycling event gone mondo called the 
I've seen this picture on a couple of different bicycling websites, but thought it was a fake image doctored with a little dash of PhotoShop.
The Race to Replace is the name of an Internet and TV campaign that the Discovery Channel is launching to hype up the question of Lance Armstrong's replacement as leader of the 
The 21 best US cities for cycling -- and three of the worst -- are touted in the March issue of Bicycling magazine.
Bicycle jousting. Flaming bicycle tires. 
Wake up and smell the coffee before a ride, but don't overdue the caffeine intake if you have coronary problems.
Here's a recent picture of Jan Ullrich, who seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says is the cyclist to beat this year.
A Portland bike activist is suing the city's public transit agency in an assault case that was caught on film by the bus's cameras.
University of Texas quarterback 
Having two sons, ages 5 and 7, doesn't stop cyclist Joe Kurmaskie from pedaling his bicycle cross-country; he just takes his sons along.
The father of LSD says he was riding his bicycle the first time he felt the hallucinogenic effects of acid.
Fenders? Check. Rain gear? Check. Booties? Check.
Some hotel operators in the host cities along the route for the 
Cynthia Watros
One of the congratulatory emails I received on the anniversary of Biking Bis last week came from Doug in Cincinnati.
Sitting here contemplating if it's ever going to 
Take one lightweight recumbent bicycle. Put a high-performance cyclist in the seat. Encase both in a bullet-shaped carbon fiber shell. Pedal like crazy!
Tyler Hamilton continues the battle to overturn his two-year suspension from professional cycling this week.
Bicycle touring vacations are going to become more commonplace as the Baby Boomer generation begins to retire.
If you like bicycling the wide open spaces, but don't want to risk running out food and water in the desert, 
The 
What do you do with those over-patched bike innertubes. Throw them out?
It's a new year; time to begin keeping track of your mileage.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has released more details of its Livestrong Series of bicycle rides for 2006.
