2011 archive
You'll probably be hearing a lot about the U.S. Bicycle Route System during May, National Bike Month.
The Adventure Cycling Association is launching a grassroots effort to raise $30,000 this month toward funding the 50,000-mile bicycle network to link cities, suburbs, parks and other destinations that traveling cyclists might want to visit.
The bicycle route system project has been gaining momentum since 2008 when AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) approved the grid of bicycle route corridors and the concept of continuity of bicycle routes across state lines.
Thirty states are currently at various stages in working to create bicycle routes through their states ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/02/grassroots-campaign-for-us-bicycle-route-system/
The TravellingTwo.com blogsters Andrew and Friedel Grant have created a 240-page book covering bicycle travel. You'll learn about packing, daily logistics like finding a place to stay, and the challenges of dogs, bad weather. And more. Andrew and Friedel know their stuff, gaining experience on nearly 40,000 miles on the road in 33 countries.Order at …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/02/bicycle-touring-survival-guide/
Unless you live in a cave, or a compound in Abbottabad, you probably already know that May is National Bike Month.
Last week I posted an article about Bike Month events in Washington state and how to find events in locales across the US.
When you're not bicycling to work, using your bike to run errands, or out pedaling just for the hell of it, here are a few books I've heard about recently that you might enjoy on your hours off the bike. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/05/02/five-bicycling-books-to-enjoy-during-national-bike-month/
Every so often, the National Geographic Traveler magazine looks at thousands of guided tours offered around the world and comes up with the 50 best.
They've done it again in the May/June 2011 issue. Among the guided tours by foot, cruise ship, raft, sailboat, jeep, horseback, motorcycle and motor coach are five tours that use bicycles for exploration.
I was kind of slack-jawed dumbfounded that there weren't more, and that no guided bicycle tours got the nod in North America, not even among the two dozen supported bike tours …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/30/5-bicycle-tours-among-50-tours-of-a-lifetime/
Photo from EpicQuest bicycle tours, Rhone Valley Fall Harvest Festival mountain bike tour
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/30/mountains-of-rhone-river-region/
Maybe I shouldn't go out on a limb here, but sources tell me that meteorological and cosmic forces are coming together for a good weekend for bicycling in the Pacific Northwest.
In other words, temperatures in the 50s and 60s with no precipitation.
You can certainly head out on your own, or you can visit some organized bike rides this weekend. I checked out the April and May bike ride calendars to see what's happening and found three coming up this weekend and more in the future.
Unfortunately, procrastinators will learn that registration for Tour de Lopez 2011 on Saturday has closed ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/29/good-weekend-for-cycling-in-pacific-nw/
My son and I are heading to the midwest for Biking Across Kansas in June, so I thought it would be a good idea to review some precautions to keep in mind while bicycling through Tornado Alley.
This has been a bad month for tornadoes, even before the deadly swarm that passed through Alabama this week.
More than 700 twisters have been reported this April — nearly three times the previous highest number for the month. Experts at the Storm Prediction Center attribute the increase and their severity to the collision of warmer than normal moist air in the Gulf of Mexico and a colder than normal jet stream that has swept further south.
Obviously, the likelihood that any single location will be hit is remote. Still I'd like to know how to be safe if one of those funnel clouds is bearing down …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/29/bicycle-traveling-in-tornado-country/
Do you remember when Bike to Work Day was the big focus to encourage people to commute on their bicycles for just one day a year?
Those Bike to Work Days still exist, but now they're the core for Bike to Work Week events and an entire Bike Month celebration — which is coming up in May.
Many commuters are forming teams in their cities — such as those in the Seattle area [Washington state details below] — to compete for bike commuting prizes in May. If interested, you'll want to sign up before May 1 to log as many miles for the month that you can. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/27/may-is-bike-month-leave-the-car-in-the-garage/
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/27/bike-logo/
The mayor of Madison, Wis., and Trek Bicycle Corp. have reached a deal to ensure that a bike-sharing program can begin there next month as planned.
It's one of several bicycle-sharing projects that are scheduled to launch this spring and summer in forward-looking communities searching for ways to reduce the use of cars for short trips.
The Madison bike-sharing program faced a rough road, however, until Trek came forward and to pay the city's cost for the program over the next five years.
Wisconsin-based bicycle maker Trek is a partner in the B-Cycle …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/04/27/madison-bike-sharing-plan-back-on-the-road/
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