2011 archive
Salsa Cycles is recalling 6,500 threadless handlebar stems and quill handlebar stems after a stem broke, causing a minor injury to a cyclist.
The CroMoto S.U.L. 25.4 and 26.0 threadless handlebar stems and all CroMoto S.U.L. 26.0 handlebar stem brands are involved. They were sold as individual aftermarket parts since April 1, 2010.
Salsa and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission urge owners to stop riding bicycles with those stems immediately and contact a local, authorized Salsa dealer for inspection and free replacement …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/05/salsa-recalls-6500-bicycle-handlebar-stems/
CroMoto S.U.L. 25.4 and 26.0 threadless handlebar stems and all CroMoto S.U.L. 26.0 quill handlebar stems. See press release.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/05/salsa-handlebar-stem-recall/
Legislators in at least two states — Washington and Virginia — have submitted bills for 2011 that would require motorists to give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when they pass.
Previous attempts to win approval for such bills was unsuccessful in those states last year. A Washington state bill died in the Senate, and a Virginia bill failed to pass the House of Delegates.
Currently, 16 states require motorists to give bicyclists and pedestrians in the road at least 3 feet of space when passing. Three other states specify a “safe distance ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/04/safe-distance-passing-bills-to-protect-bicyclists-submitted-in-washington-and-virginia/
Some bicycling headlines I'd like to read in 2011:
Motor vehicle ban in Black Hawk, Colorado: The newly elected city council in Black Hawk, Colorado, reinstates bicycles and bans motor vehicles from city streets. Cars and tour buses must park in a huge lot on the edge of town where bicycle rickshaws pick up passengers and carry them to the casinos. Montreal's Bixi bike-share platform opens a business there;
50 states pass laws to criminalize crashes with bicyclists: Every state passes a law making it illegal to kill or injure a person on a bicycle. Excuses such as “Uh, I didn't see him,” or “I was answering a text from my friend,” automatically doubles the jail sentences. Saying that “The new car smell made me sleepy” earns a life sentence ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/03/top-bicycling-headlines-for-the-upcoming-year/
The snow-covered Olympic Mountains — about 70 miles away as the eagle flies — and Lake Washington provide a scenic backdrop for these cyclists out for a bike ride New Year's morning.
Lots of bicyclists hit the road in the Seattle area on Saturday in spite of temperatures that hovered around 30 degrees all morning.
Possibly they're fulfilling New Year's resolutions. I spoke to one rider who said she got the “old horse” out …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/01/01/starting-off-the-new-year-right/
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