February 2008 archive
If you're ever looking for a reason why it's good to have elected officials who share your passion for riding a bike, here's one:
Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley is a bike enthusiast who helped put the city on the League of American Bicyclist's Bicycle Friendly Community list in 2005. Now he wants to beef up penalties for motorists who recklessly endanger bicyclists.
Daley has proposed fines of $150 — $500 if there's a bike crash — against motorists who open car doors in front of cyclists, turn in front of them or pass too close…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/chicago-mayor-proposes-stiff-fines-for-endangering-cyclists/
Trek Bicycle is recalling 49,000 girls mountain bikes after receiving 13 reports that the frames broke, resulting in four injuries.
The recall, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, covers the Trek MT220 girls bicycles sold through authorized Trek dealers from April 2004 through June 2007 for about $300.
The bicycles were manufactured in China and Taiwan for the Waterloo, Wisconsin-based bike maker…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/trek-recalls-49000-girls-mountain-bikes/
Trek recalls 49,000 girl's bicycles due to frame breakage. Model MT220. More details at US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/trek-bike-recall/
If you're anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, you should be reminded that this weekend is the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland.
This is the show's first year in Portland, where some 155 exhibitors will show their wares to the public at the Oregon Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday (Friday is industry only day).
Organized by Don Walker and in its fourth year, the handbuilt bike show has helped focus more attention on this cottage industry that not only produces unique, high-quality machines but is also an early bellwether of changes in the bike industry…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/07/handmade-bicycle-show-in-portland-this-weekend/
It's all about the bicycle in Davis. I visited the college town last week to get a glimpse of what life would be like in the US if everyone decided to stop feeding ExxonMobil's profits and turned to bicycling instead.
It was perfect, two-wheeled bliss. Miles of bicycle lanes criss-cross the town and acres of bike parking are spread across the UC-Davis campus.
This is the bicycle-friendliest community in the US. That's not me saying it. The League of American Bicyclists bestowed the “platinum level” to Davis in the Bicycle Friendly program in 2005.
With just a couple of hours to visit Davis, I rented a bike…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/a-platinum-level-bike-ride-through-davis-california/
Bike racks are installed all over Davis. This old Southern Pacific railroad station in Davis now houses the Amtrak offices. Amtrak makes regular stops here for commuters.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/bikes-parked-at-amtrak-station/
Cruisers, hybrids, mountain bikes and the occasional road bike are parked at racks around the UC-Davis campus, where cars are mostly banned.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/bikes-on-uc-davis-campus/
Bicyclist checks phone messages while going to or from classes at UC-Davis. The city and university each have bicycle coordinators to advocate bicycle use.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/streets-scene-on-campus/
Bike crossing button at Davis, California, intersection. A traffic signal at a busy intersection in Davis has a special phase for bicycles-only.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/special-button-for-bicyclists/
Bikes lined up outside bike shop in downtown Davis, California. Fat tire bikes are the most popular in the city, judged the most bicycle friendly by the League of American Bicyclists.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/06/bikes-for-sale/
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