One Less Car President, Greg Cantori, demonstrating the benefit of the three-foot safety bill in Maryland.
2010 archive
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Spring bicycling opens in some national parks
Yellowstone National Park has opened newly snow-cleared sections of road to bicycles already this spring before reopening the routes to motor vehicles.
Glacier National Park in Montana is clearing snow off roads and expects to open them to cyclists soon.
Meanwhile, snow removal crews, left, from the Washington Department of Transportation on Monday began running snow plows along the North Cascades Highway that cuts through the North Cascades National Park in preparation for opening the road with mile-high passes.
It's one of the rites of spring in the western states where snowfalls bury roads with some of the most spectacular scenery for several months out of the year ..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/24/spring-bicycling-opens-in-some-national-parks/
If you rode a bicycle, you'd be home by now
Hitting the last leg of a bicycle ride near my home on a beautiful spring afternoon on Tuesday, I stumbled on this scene along southbound Interstate 405 between Bellevue and Renton.
Bumper-to-bumper freeway traffic crawling along as far as the eye could see, right next to a wide open bike lane.
I wondered if those people in the cars and trucks thought about what it would be like to ride along this stretch on a bicycle. They probably get to think about it a lot. This backup isn't uncommon here; it's pretty much a daily occurrence.
It got me to thinking about US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's announcement about a major policy revision that puts walking and bicycling on an equal footing ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/24/if-you-rode-a-bicycle-youd-be-home-by-now/
Bike trail
Bike trail adjacent to Interstate 405 between Bellevue and Renton.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/24/bike-trail/
Suspected chop-shop bicycles sold on Craigslist
Did you buy a bicycle off Seattle's Craiglist recently from a guy who advertised “Road Bikes Galore!”?
You shouldn't be surprised that there's a very good chance the bike was stolen.
The latest stolen bicycle caper comes from a 10-by-10-foot storage unit in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood filled “floor to ceiling” with bikes and bike parts. Two suspects in the case apparently lived in the storage unit.
It doesn't rival the Toronto crime spree that scored nearly 3,000 bikes, but it's amazing by local standards ……
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/23/suspected-chop-shop-bicycles-sold-on-craigslist/
Oscar Freire fired up at Milan San Remo
Rabobank's Oscar Freire set up behind a couple of opposing Liquigas cyclists before exploding across the finish line at the 101st Milan – San Remo bicycle race in Italy on Saturday.
The sprint win marked the third victory at San Remo by the 34-year-old Spanish cyclist at the official opening of Europe's spring classics season.
He was followed closely across the finish line of the 185-mile race by Tom Boonen (Quickstep) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre).
Italy's Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) finished in 5th place; Freire set up behind Bennati …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/20/oscar-freire-fired-up-at-milan-san-remo/
Oscar Freire
Spain's Oscar Freire, 34, wins 101st Milan San Remo. It was his 3rd victory in the opening race of the Spring Classics.
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Armstrong confronts bicyclists' Public Enemy No. 1
When someone clued Lance Armstrong about comments made by the host of a sports call-in show, he didn't like what he heard. His reaction on Twitter:
“Disgusting, ignorant, foolish. What a complete f-ing idiot.”
The “f-ing idiot” was Tony Kornheiser, long-time sports commentator who had already been suspended from ESPN once this year for commenting on an outfit worn by a female co-anchor.
What drew Armstrong's anger was Kornheiser's comments about how motorists should hit bicyclists with their cars. He was running-off at the mouth ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/19/armstrong-confronts-bicyclists-public-enemy-no-1/
Watching Milan – San Remo online and on air
For cycling enthusiasts, March Madness continues with Italy's Milan – San Remo bicycle race on Saturday.
Considered the opening day of the Spring Classics series, the one-day race will be streamed live on Universalsports.com beginning at 10 a.m. (ET), following by replays and highlights. The race will be broadcast on Universal Sports cable at 3 p.m. (ET), with repeats at 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday.
Americans cycling at the 185-mile slog include sprinter Tyler Farrar (Garmin) and George Hincapie, Brent Bookwalter and Jeffrey Louder (BMC Racing).
Lance Armstrong was scheduled to lead the Team RadioShack contingent…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/19/watching-milan-san-remo-online-and-on-air/
10 tips for bicycle touring from lessons learned the hard way
Editor's note: Every spring a whole new crop of bicycling fans are champing at the bit to take their first bicycle tour. While most have already read the standard “Top 10 tips” of bicycle touring somewhere, here's my personal suggestions gleaned from hard-learned lessons.
This is a reprint of a post buried in the bowels of my blog from several years ago. Most pointers are still true today:
1. Keep clean, especially your most tender parts. Cycling shorts are a heated petri dish for bacteria. Even if you're camping at a spot without showers, find a water spigot or head into a restroom to give yourself a good cleaning down below. A small pimple or rash can become an infection to rival anything found in the trenches of World War I. We talked to a couple who had to stop their tour the previous year because of such an infection ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/03/17/10-tips-for-bicycle-touring-from-lessons-learned-the-hard-way/
Trail biking
- MS Bike fundraiser rolls through Chilliwack for first time - Trail TimesMS Bike - Chilliwack has a local fundraising goal of $130,000, with more than $80,000 raised as of July 3. The route lengths are 30 kilometres, 60 ...
- Explore Acadia National Park by bicycle on historic carriage roads - Bangor Daily NewsAnd take note that many hiking trails intersect with the carriage roads, and bikes are not permitted on hiking trails. Trail maps will usually make ...
- Do we really need a mountain bike-specific cycling computer? Garmin's Edge MTB + more ...The computer is also hooked up to Trailforks, which should help users find new trails. That's with a hand from 5Hz HPS recording in these profiles, ...
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