2006 archive

Bike trail through riverside forest in Washington

Packed limestone covers the Cedar River Trail as it nears the Cascade foothills in Washington. The 16-mile bicycle trail is asphalt for 11 miles.

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Wild animal warnings upstream on Cedar River Trail

The Cedar River Trail runs for 16 miles from urban Renton to rural Landsburg, hard by the Cascade Mountains. At the eastern end, Washington state wildlife officers have posted warnings to avoid bears and mountain lions.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/03/wild-animal-warnings-upstream-on-cedar-river-trail/

View from railroad bridge on Cedar River Trail

Bicycling along the Cedar River Trail provides many views of the river from old railroad bridges. In the fall, red sockeye salmon can been seen swimming upstream to spawn.

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Cedar River Trail near Maple Valley

In places the Cedar River Trail runs along Maple Valley Road, screened on the left here by vegetation. Cedar River Trail, Renton to Landsburg, Washington.

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Don't mourn the closure of this phony bicycle store

Steve's Cycling Store is closed, wiped off the Internet like road kill scraped up with a shovel.

Don't expect the online serial scammer (“Watch Out for Phony Bicycle Scams,” Oct. 31) to stay closed for long, however. It will surely reappear under a new name offering unbelieveable deals on high-end bicycles.

When you buy bicycles or equipment online, here are some suggestions on how to avoid becoming a victim: …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/03/dont-mourn-the-closure-of-this-phony-bicycle-store/

Three Breakaway from Cancer charity bike rides scheduled

Amgen is sponsoring three Breakaway from Cancer bicycle rides, beginning in November, for the runup to the 2nd annual Tour of California.

The first ride is scheduled in just a few days on Nov. 12 in Bethesda, Maryland. Other charity bike rides are scheduled on Dec. 3 in San Francisco and Feb. 11 in Thousand Oaks, California.

The rides aren't gut busters …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/02/three-breakaway-from-cancer-charity-bike-rides-scheduled/

See Armstrong run on LanceCam. Run, Lance, run

Lance Armstrong takes to the streets of New York City on Sunday for the ING New York City Marathon.

I don't know if the 7-time Tour de France bike race winner chose to do this on a whim, or if it was sparked by a deal with his shoe sponsors. But outside of the world of marathon runners, he's probably the best known person in the field of 37,000.

That's why MediaZone is adding a special “LanceCam” to its live online coverage …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/02/see-armstrong-run-on-lancecam-run-lance-run/

Portland bike show plans raise “fear and loathing in Las Vegas”

The owners of the Germany's largest bike industry trade show — Eurobike — are planning to bring a similar show to the Pacific Northwest next September.

The announcement that Messe Friedrichshafen is launching the show in Portland is causing fear and loathing in Las Vegas, home for the annual Interbike International Bicycle Expo, which has been the nation's largest industry bike show.

While welcoming the competition, Interbike organizers VNU Expositions said Wednesday in a press release:

“We are also greatly concerned about the dividing effect Eurobike’s announcement may have on the industry …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/01/portland-bike-show-plans-raise-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/

Popular bicycle box material is — cardboard!

When I used to take my bicycle on transcontinental flights every summer, the biggest hassle was finding a bicycle box big enough to hold my 59cm road bike frame.

Bike shops gladly parted with shipping boxes they'd recently emptied, but those boxes usually held smaller-framed mountain bikes. I eventually learned to overlap and tape together two chopped up boxes to hold my bike.

Now some enterprising individuals are selling specially designed cardboard boxes to ship bikes. They feature low prices and little bike disassembly. Here are a few …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/01/popular-bicycle-box-material-is-cardboard/

AirCaddy

Pie slice-shaped bicycle box sold by AirCaddy.  Reviewed at Chic Tribune.

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