2007 archive
Authorities cleared a string of some 28 bank robberies in 16 states in September when Bruce David Voss, the so-called Bicycle Bandit, was arrested after a bank robbery in Tallahassee, Florida.
Caught red-handed with the cash and his getaway bicycle stuffed in the trunk of his car, the 57-year-old Voss confessed to a string of bank robberies. The next day, he hung himself in his jail cell before authorities could learn the details and locations of all the robberies.
But that hasn't been the end of bicycle bank robberies. There have been two other separate serial bank robbery sprees — in Georgia and New Hampshire — that have a similar modus operandi. The robber makes his getaway on a bicycle…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/11/copy-cat-bicycle-bandits-hitting-banks/
Man wanted in 9 Georgia bank robberies is fond of disguises, as well as making his getaway on a bicycle.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/11/three-views-of-georgias-bicycle-bandit/
Still growing from the first group of Bikecentennial pioneers who pedaled cross-country in 1976, the Adventure Cycling Association is offering 36 self-contained or supported bike tours and events in 2008.
It's the most comprehensive bicycle touring lineup ever for Adventure Cycling. The Missoula, Montana-based nonprofit also sells maps and provides other bicycle routing and travelling information.
For cyclists who are chomping at the bit in the spring, bike tours start earlier than ever next year. It all starts with a California “Winter Warmer” in the San Diego area running from Feb. 16-22, followed by similar rides in Arizona in March and Virginia and Texas in April. A cross-country bike tour across the Souther Tier begins in late March…..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/10/earlier-bicycle-tour-offerings-from-adventure-cycling-in-2008/
Joe Kurmaskie isn't exactly the poet laureate of bicycle tourists; he's more like the comic laureate.
I caught Kurmaskie's very entertaining talk at the Seattle Bike Expo, and I'm happy to see he's returning for another Metal Cowboy Holiday Spectacular at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the downtown Seattle REI. (Cascade Bicycle Club members, 2 for $5; nonmembers $5.)
Kurmaskie's a funny guy. He spends many days every year bicycle touring, often with his family. If you're not familiar with the Portland bicyclist, here's an excerpt from a quiz he sent out earlier this year entitled: “Are You Addicted to Cycling?” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/09/joe-metal-cowboy-kurmaskie-finds-the-humor-in-bicycle-touring/
There's a bicycle shop in California — the only one in its county — that is going to close down by the end of the year if a buyer can't be found.
You'd think buyers would be lining up to get a chance at this bargain, but there haven't been any takers. Where is this shop?
Bill's Bicycle Shop has been in business right there in downtown Hanford, the county seat of Kings County, since 1971. The town is located in southcentral San Joaquin Valley, an area of hot summers and foggy winters…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/09/save-this-california-bike-shop/
Bellevue's (Washington) pedestrian and bicycle plan uses an interactive map to make it easier for resident to leave comments. See the bike map.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/07/details-of-bellevues-interactive-bicycle-map/
The Bellevue (Washington) Transportation Commission is preparing to meet next year to discuss the project list for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
Meanwhile, residents can leave comments directly on separate bicycle, pedestrian and trail plan maps.
The interactive online map (an example above) for bicycling projects shows overlays for the bike paths, bike lanes, and on-street bike routes. By clicking on a symbol, the user can see details about the project's location leave a comment …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/07/comment-on-bellevue-wa-proposed-bike-project-map/
Paul Soglin responded in the Wisconsin State Journal to the negative reaction to his blog that said that people riding their bikes in a recent Madison snowstorm should be “taken out and shot.”
“Some people have no sense of humor,” he said.
I'm one of those who missed the joke. My bad. Let's see what makes his comment so darn funny …..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/07/madisons-ex-mayor-responds-to-controversy/
Seattle bicycle riders have no desire for more streetcar tracks in the curb lanes where they ride.
The newly laid tracks of a streetcar line along Westlake Avenue linking Westlake Center to the Hutch Cancer Center have caused numerous accidents already when bike tires get stuck in the groove, causing the rider to loose balance and fall.
Seattle Likes Bikes has scheduled a bicycling protest starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Denny Park to call attention to the problem and get the city to install warning signs and to paint sharrows in lanes where bicyclists must ride now that they can't use the curb lanes…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/06/dangerous-seattle-streetcar-tracks-spark-protest-bike-ride/
Be prepared to fall. Seattle Likes Bike wants similar signs posted along path of South Lake Union Trolley (SLUT).
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/12/06/caution-street-car-tracks/
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