Lance Armstrong's fiance Anna Hansen gave birth to the couple's son, Maxwell Edward Armstrong, Thursday night in Aspen.
Armstrong had rushed back to their home immediately after the conclusion of the Giro d'Italia so he could be present for the birth.
Known for his penchant of Twittering news about himself, Armstrong immediately established a Twitter account for his son — maxarmstrong1. He wrote that he just he'd had his first night of sleep “out here.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/06/lance-armstrongs-son-enters-world-starts-twittering/
There's a new bicycling film — “The Long Bike Back” — that tells the story of two brothers who fulfill a life-long dream to ride their bicycles cross-country after one survives a near-fatal hit and run crash.
As you can see from the trailer, at left, Pearson and Peter Constantino launched plans for their bicycle travels after Pearson was left for dead at the side of the road by a SUV driver in June 2006.
A little more than two years later, Pearson and Peter take off from Newport, Oregon, with a small film and support crew trailing in a van to record their experiences along US Route 20 to Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Pearson's wife, filmmaker Julia Wrona, directed the film that tells about the brothers' adventures and Pearson's battle back from life-threatening injuries …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/04/from-hit-run-victim-to-cross-country-bicycle-traveler/
The other day I stumbled across a 1980 story in Time magazine about the dismal state of bicycling in New York City. A Reuters article filed today about New York cycling chic shows how things have changed.
The Time article, entitled “The Great Bicycle Wars,” starts with an anecdote about then-Mayor Edward Koch. He caught the bicycle-transportation religion during a visit to China and returned to install bike lanes along two avenues in Manhattan.
Three months later he orders those bike lanes torn out because they weren't being used, in spite of official reports to the contrary. He was probably getting hammered by complaints from the motoring public. The episode leaves New York City without bike lanes. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/03/30-years-of-bicycling-progress-in-new-york-city/
“She's a bicycle rider, I'm a bicycle rider. We talked a little bit about our favorite routes.”
— Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York tells reporters about his Capitol Hill meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayer. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/03/quote-supreme-court-nominee-rides-a-bicycle/
REI is recalling 260 bicycles produced four years ago after two reports of fork separations from steering tubes.
The malfunctions caused severe injuries, including broken collarbone and teeth, facial damage and head injuries, according to the recall notice put out by REI and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The bikes in the recall are Novara Trionfo bicycles with Aprebic carbon fiber forks. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/02/rei-recalls-2005-model-novara-trionfo-bicycles/
REI recalls Novara Trionfo bicycles. More information.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/02/rei-recall/
Hmmm. Pie.
A gal in San Francisco who sells pies from her bicycle is just one of a number of folks who are putting their bikes to work these days.
The BikeBasketPies baker announces her schedule via Twitter. Apparently she launched her business on Monday in Delores Park at the western edge of the Mission District.
Her specialties are strawberry-rhubarb, blueberry-mango-coconut, and mixed berry mini pies. Other working bikes…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/02/putting-your-bicycle-to-work/
A 47-year-old home builder who took a couple of years off to bicycle around the world is looking ahead to his final 3,500-4,000 miles in a trans-America tour.
Steve Dale of Yorkshire, England, is presently in Australia and set to fly to New Zealand where he'll bicycle before heading to the United States. He's already traveled across Europe and Asia by bicycle.
In preparation for his bike tour across the US, Steve contacted me at the BikingBis blog. He wants to know about “the best practical, but most direct bicycle route across America.”
He wants to start in San Francisco and finish up in New York. Anyone out there with ideas about the best route? …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/01/world-bicycle-tour-ends-with-cross-country-ride-in-the-uslooking-for-best-route/
Home builder from England plans to wrap up his 16,000-mile around the world bicycle tour with cross-country trip in the US. See Ride With Steve website.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/01/steve-dale/
Russian Denis Menchov protected his lead over voracious rival Danilo Di Luca in the final stage time trial of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, in spite of crashing on rain-slicked streets just a kilometer from the finish.
Riding hard on the 9-mile loop around ancient Rome, Menchov slipped on the wet street and crashed. After slidding along the pavement, Menchov immediately got up and picked up his bike. His mechanic in the trailing team car quickly handed him a new bike, enabling him to cross the finish in 10th place.
In spite of the fall, Menchov put an extra 21 seconds on his margin over Italy's Di Luca, who finished the race in second place, 41 seconds behind Menchov.
Levi Leipheimer was the highest placed US rider in the Giro …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/31/menchov-falls-but-doesnt-fail-wins-2009-giro-ditalia/
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