2007 archive

Frankie Andreu at Seattle Bike Expo

Former pro cyclist Frankie Andreu talks to fans at the 2007 Seattle International Bicycle Expo on March 10.

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Underground Railroad bike route is complete

The 2,058-mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route is finished and ready for action.

Actually, the route has been there since before the Civil War, when escaped slaves from the Deep South followed the Tombigbee to the Ohio River and beyond to freedom in Canada.

It's just now that the Adventure Cycling Association has completed more than three years of research and planning to chart that route along bike friendly, low-traffic roads from Mobile, Alabama, to Owen Sound, Ontario.

The recent completion of the last three sections of the five-section route has caused a minor buzz in the press, and at least one community along the route is preparing to welcome touring bicyclists with open arms (i.e. free camping in parks)….

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Underground Railroad Bicycle Route

Adventure Cycling Association completes charting 2,058-mile bike route that slaves used before the Civil War to escape to the North.

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Santa Cruz bus system rebates for folding bicycles

I've seen a couple of odd designs for folding bicycles lately at Bicycle Design, left, and Cyclelicious, right, leading me to wonder who would buy and ride one of these bikes.

Then I saw this item that the Santa Cruz transportation system is offering up to $250 rebates to commuters using folding bikes.

Now there's transit system with its head screwed on straight — using folding bikes as part of an integrated approach to increasing bus ridership and decreasing traffic and air pollution. …

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One folding bicycle

The One folding bicycle design by Thomas Owen.

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Locust folding bicycle

The Locust folding bicycle design by Josef Cadek.

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2007 Seattle Bike Expo is this weekend

The Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo returns to Magnuson Park this Saturday and Sunday with some 150 exhibitors and more good speakers than I can remember in recent years.

Rain is in the forecast this weekend, so heading on over to the old Magnuson Park showsite won't be a bad idea. You can even ride your bike over there, as there's plenty of bike parking right outside. The show runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Who's showing up this year? Speakers at the main stage this year incude former pro cyclist and OLN commentator Frankie Andreu, bicycle touring authors Willie Weir and Joe (Metal Cowboy) Kurmaskie, and the Bob Mionske, the lawyer who writes Legally Speaking at VeloNews. …

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2007 Seattle Bike Expo

The Group Health Seattle International Bicycle Expo is scheduled for Saturday, March 10: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 11: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Magnuson Park. More here.

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Cyclists in Livonia, Michigan: Welcome to the 21st century

One day soon, bicyclists in Livonia will be able to ride on the public streets, even though sidewalks and bike paths might be nearby.

Apparently the Michigan city, located just east of Detroit, has had a law on the books since the early 1980s that made it a misdemeanor to ride a bike on the roadway if there were trails or sidewalks adjacent.

Bicycling advocates in Michigan decided it's long past time to get rid of that bad law and bring the city up-to-date. …

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One-man tour on two-person bicycle

Pan-American bicycle tourist Dominic Gill could put a classified ad in newspapers throughout the Americas:

Wanted: Tandem pilot seeks stoker. Full or part-time. Must be willing to travel.

Gill is an Englishman in the midst of a 20,000-mile journey from Alaska to the tip of South America on a tandem. Cycling the length of North and South America in search of company, Gill says, “What better way to get to know the locals than offering them a seat on your bike.” …

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