How much would you pay to be the first bicyclist to pedal through a newly completed tunnel on a major rail-to-trail network?
An anonymous donor has ponied up $1,576 for the honor to ride a bicycle through the soon-to-be completed Big Savage Tunnel on the Allegheny Highlands Trail in Pennsylvania. But the donor isn't making the ride; it's a gift to a cyclist who will be named at the April 8 grand opening ceremony.
The Big Savage Tunnel is a 3,300-foot-long cut …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/21/donor-gives-1500-plus-for-first-cycling-rights-through-pennsylvania-tunnel/
A few weeks ago I wrote about a short piece about the film B.I.K.E. (Black Label bike club documentary), an entry at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
A writer over at Dirt Rag has seen the film, and offers this review — B.I.K.E. Movie Review. The film will be shown at the 6th Annual Bicycle Film Festival, which may be coming to a theater near you this summer.
It sounds like it's as much about the filmmaker as it is about New York's chapter of the Black Label Bicycle Club, the group of “tall bike” riders that the film is purportedly about. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/21/scenes-from-the-bicycle-subculture/
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There's nothing like being one of the first cyclists on a new bike path to instill that pioneering spirit.
After hearing from the Cascade Bicycle Club that the 11-mile East Lake Sammamish Trail between Issaquah and Remond was set for an opening ceremony Tuesday, I thought I'd head out there early.
I found a packed gravel trail — I'd call it a bike path but walkers and joggers were using it too — that had very few tires mark running through it. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/20/cycling-the-new-east-lake-sammamish-trail-near-seattle/
Bob “Tour DAY France” Roll is one of the newest members of the blogosphere.
The slightly twisted cycling commentator for Outdoor Life Network since 2000 is a former bike racer and author. Known as Bobke (Boob-ka), his new website comprises links to columns he's written for OLN, a Q and A, as well as his blog, entitled The Blog-ke. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/20/bob-roll-launches-biking-blog/
Not surprisingly, Milan-San Remo reads like quite a battle, with a 24-year-old QuickStep cyclist taking control of the sprinters at the close of the 6 1/2-hour race over 180-some miles.
Italian Filippo Pozzato (QuickStep) won the classic, followed closely by Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram).
The only American in the bike race, Guido Trenti, played a part in helping teammate …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/19/milan-san-remo-bike-race-results-watch-it-sunday-on-oln/
QuickStep cyclist wins Milan San Remo 2006
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/19/filippo-pozzato/
What do you do if you're 60 and suffer a brain aneurysm that renders you without the ability to read or write?
If you're Megan Timothy, left, you work hard for two years to recover your lost ability to communicate, write a book, sell it to a publisher and climb on a touring bicycle to make a cross-country book promotion tour.
“Because I've always been an adventurer, I'm going on this little adventure to prove myself whole again.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/19/cycling-cross-country-to-promote-a-book-about-brain-injury-recovery/
Megan Timothy, who is recovering from a brain aneurysm, is riding cross-country to promote her book.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/19/megan-timothy-begins-her-bicycle-tour/
Megan Timothy is riding her bicycle cross-country to promote a book she wrote about her brain aneurysm that left her without the ability to talk or write.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/19/cyclist-and-author-megan-timothy/
(See update below: “Back to reality”) Joe at the BikingToronto blog has an excellent summary of 8 strategies he uses to deal with traffic on his daily commute. He put in a lot of work on this and it's worth a look and a read.
You're probably familiar with most, if not all of these; I've read them all before, except one, at one place or another but it's always good to review. A couple are controversial, especially the debate between “taking the lane” or “staying way the hell to the right.” Another of his secrets is a pretty good piece of common sense. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/17/8-ways-to-avoid-becoming-a-statistic-while-bicycling/
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