His grief spurred him to action after his son was killed while riding a bicycle by a texting driver in California in 2009.
The tragedy is getting a lot of attention. Today I learned that the story of 19-year-old Eric Okerblom has been posted on “Faces of Distracted Driving,” a US Department of Transportation website designed to show the cost in human lives and suffering. …
Three cyclists plan to turn their cycling holiday in Japan into a bicycle tour to raise money to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
Bicycles already have played a part in helping people escape the tsunami (here and here) and get to and from work in a country reeling from the effects of a 9.0 earthquake on March 10.
Soon, these three will use their bicycles to raise money for a couple of charities offering help to that country.
The three cyclists, Andrew Marsten, Scott Keenan (in video), Dylan Gunning originally wanted to bicycle in Japan to help quench their thirst for adventure ….
While Levi Leipheimer is battling for real, cycling enthusiasts can enjoy parts of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California from their own two wheels.
Some tourism bureaus are creating bicycle ride packages that enable weekend warriors to experience the route and in one case ride with the legends of cycling.
Of course, cyclists who don't need the sag support of an organized bike ride can follow the race maps supplied online. Just log into the Amgen Tour of California website and click on “Map” under the “Routes” tab.
Stage 1 of the Tour of California will be featured with the Start at the Top — Lake Tahoe Legends Ride ….
A long-haul truck driver is seeing the road from a different perspective this spring as part of a two-man cross-country bicycle ride to raise funds for an Indiana-based land trust.
Calling their ride “Pedaling for Preserves,” the pair are heading into eastern Texas now on their 3,100-mile bike tour from San Diego to St. Augustine. At left they're taking a shady break in arid west Texas.
Trucker Kevin Gray and ACRES Land Trust director Jason Kissell are following the Southern Tier Bicycle Route, published by Adventure Cycling Association. That's the route taken by at least two other tours I've written about this spring, a group of seniors riding for childhood cancer and a father riding to honor his son killed by a texting motorist …..
“Pedal-Driven: A Bike-umentary” will get its first showing at the Sea Otter Classic in April, but it features plenty of scenes familiar to mountain bikers in the Pacific Northwest.
The film examines the confrontations between mountain bikers and other users of public lands in Washington state and elsewhere, and tells how the “freeriders” and the government policy-makers are finding ways to accommodate both sides of the issue.
The film features the alliances that were forged to create mountain biking trails at Duthie Hill park …
Today is the deadline to vote for up to 9 candidates to the Cascade Bicycle Club board of directors.
If you're unsure about your choices or have questions, you can meet the 13 at a candidates forum from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday night (tonight) at The Brig (Building 406) at Magnuson Park.
You can fill out and drop off your ballot there, or send you ballot to Cascade Bicycle Club, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 101S, Seattle, WA 98115. The envelope must be postmarked by March 22 (that's today).
The election results will be certified by March 31 …..
If you haven't signed up yet for the Seattle to Portland (STP) Bicycle Classic, it's too late.
The Cascade Bicycle Club reported that the ride sold out as of Monday morning. That's the earliest that the 10,000 spots have sold out.
If you're still hankering to go, check the Cascade Event and Ride page in the future to see how they're re-distributing registrations for people who are seeking refunds. There's usually some kind of late registration within 29 days of the event….
... ride is focused on the down. Trail bike…covering ground on single track is hard to beat. It's about both the up and down then. Then there is riding ...
While Levi Leipheimer is battling for real, cycling enthusiasts can enjoy parts of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California from their own two wheels.
A long-haul truck driver is seeing the road from a different perspective this spring as part of a two-man cross-country bicycle ride to raise funds for an Indiana-based land trust.
If you haven't signed up yet for the Seattle to Portland (STP) Bicycle Classic, it's too late.
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