February 2012 archive

Burke Gilman Trail

Renovation of the Burke Gilman Trail in Lake City includes removal of stop signs, fencing, grading straightening the trail. Google Map trailview screen shot.

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Bike Swap

Seattle Bike Swap, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 225 Mercer St., Seattle.

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Need bike stuff? Seattle Bike Swap is Sunday

Everything bicycle — from whole bikes down to individual sprockets — will be for sale cheap at the Cascade Bicycle Club's 17th annual Seattle Bike Swap.

The only advice is to arrive early for the sale that runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall at 225 Mercer St.

Some 100 vendors have signed up for all the table space as of Thursday. They include bike shops trying to clear out some inventory as well as home mechanics with stuff to sell.

Although it's too late to get a table, you can still bring in a bicycle to sell on consignment …

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Groups seek help to keep bicycle and pedestrian funding alive

Bicycle advocacy groups are beating the drums for us to contact our U.S. senators and congressmen this week.

Lackluster transportation bills in the House and Senate that all but ignore bicycle and pedestrian funding are the issue again.

Groups such as League of American Bicyclists, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Adventure Cycling Association, and Bicycle Alliance of Washington, among others, are putting out the call for help …

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Doping bans and probes continue; Ullrich and Longo

Last Friday's news about Lance Armstrong seems to have injected more interest in news about cleaning up the doping mess in cycling.

It's evidence that the UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency are continuing to search for cyclists guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs and won't let past offenses go unpunished.

Here's a quick run-down of some recent developments from the past week, in reverse order:

Thursday — The Court for Arbitration of Sport found former German cyclist Jan Ullrich guilty of blood doping. All his results from May 1, 2005, until his retirement have been annulled.

The winner of the 1997 Tour de France and longtime Armstrong rival …

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Route specifics disclosed for 2012 Amgen Tour of California

Amgen Tour of California fans can now begin staking claim to their favorite roadside vantage points for this year's bike race.

Organizers on Wednesday published the detailed stage maps and course profiles for the eight stages of this year's race, rolling out of Santa Rosa on May 13 and ending in Los Angeles on May 20.

The details are full of surprises, such as a visit to towering Mt. Diablo in Danville on the Stage 3 ….

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Stage 7 profile for Amgen Tour of California

The so-called Queen Stage of the Amgen Tour of California is Stage 7, on Saturday, May 19. It takes in three King of the Mountain summits between Ontario and Mt. Baldy.

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10 multi-day bicycle tours worth considering

Must admit that I'm burned out on Bicycling magazine's monthly barrage of top 10 product lists or 10 ways to get faster, fitter, finer in 30 days.

But here's one that caught my attention: 10 of Bicycling magazine's favorite multi-day tours.

You could make the argument that any such bike tour you're fortunate enough to take would be a favorite. Here's their lineup:

(Shameless self-promotion alert: By the way, all of these, and many, many more, are listed at my state by state list of Across-State and Multi-Day Bicycle Tours.)

1. Bike Florida Forgotten Coast Tour ….

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How bicyclist reached 10,000-mile goal while working, relocating

My annual goal is to ride my bicycle 4,000 miles. Last year I made it, partly because a bicycling buddy inspired me with this quest for 10,000 miles.

Russell Rogers had a full-time job, fixed up his house in Sequim for resale, and relocated to Pennsylvania last year. In spite of that, he still put 10,000 miles on his bikes in 2011.

How did he do it? He shared some tips in his blog, The Flying Abalone Bicycle Club, and in conversations with me.

“I think I can summarize it like this, physically speaking it isn't that hard. ….

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Russell Rogers

Pauses with his bike “Bubba” at Lake Keechelus on John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Washington.

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