Hmmm, baby. Just what I like to see — a freshly paved bike trail. Just got to wait a couple of days for it to open.
This is the Issaquah Trailhead for the East Lake Sammamish Trail that rolls out between Issaquah and Redmond.
The 11-mile trail opened as a gravel rail-trail in 2006, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/09/issaquah-section-of-east-lake-sammamish-trail-opens-tuesday/
Hundreds of mountain biking enthusiasts flocked to Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah on Saturday to celebrate all things having to do with knobby-tires.
Here, a pro free-styler flies through the air on one of the runs at the Go Huck Yourself Jump Jam down in the Flow Park section of Duthie Hill.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/08/evergreen-mountain-bike-festival-creates-knobby-fun/
Bicycling enthusiasts will enjoy two-wheeled bliss on knobby and skinny tires this Saturday in Redmond and Issaquah.
The widely acclaimed Duthie Hill Park in the Issaquah highlands once again will be the site for the annual Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival this coming Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Also Saturday, the Cascade Bicycle Club …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/06/roadies-and-mountain-bikers-converge-on-seattles-eastside/
The Seattle Bicycle Master Plan is a work in progress.
Since the master plan was first adopted in 2007, some new best practices to make roads safer for cyclists have evolved.
Policy makers want to implement some of those changes in an updated master plan currently under review. [See the updated plan here.]
Cycle …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/05/where-to-learn-about-updating-seattles-bicycle-master-plan/
Apparently not everyone in New York City is in love with Citi Bike, the bike-sharing program that launched with 6,000 blue bikes at 300 stations over Memorial Day weekend.
Rupert Murdoch’s The Wall Street Journal produced a video opinion piece, curiously entitled “Death by Bicycle,” in which editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz blasted the new program. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/03/editorial-attack-against-new-york-citys-bike-sharing-program/
The nation’s largest bike sharing program launched on Monday in New York City where Citi Bike kicked off with 6,000 bikes at 300 stations.
The new program instantly dwarfed the Washington DC metro area’s Capital BikeShare, which had been the biggest bike sharing operation in the US since October 2010.
Even as Citi Bike grows …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/28/bike-sharing-rolls-into-the-big-apple/
A female motorist in England sparked outrage among bicyclists in her home country and around the world by tweeting on Monday:
Definitely knocked a cyclist of his bike earlier – I have right of way he doesn’t even pay road tax! #bloodycyclists
In reaction to her tweet, hundreds of cyclists took to Twitter to say …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/23/hit-and-run-driver-tweets-about-bloodycyclists-then-apologizes/
“If you’re a driver, slow down, give us some room. This is our life. What’s a few more feet. Take it easy on us.”
That’s one message that Pearson and Peter Constantino want to share in a soon-to-be released video, “The Long Ride Back.”
The film chronicles Pearson’s recovery from a hit and crash with an SUV, and the challenge of making a 3,500-mile cross-country bicycle ride….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/22/cross-country-bicycle-tour-film-marks-recovery-from-hit-and-run/
If you plan to Bike to Work on Friday, you’ll likely find a lot of encouragement at morning commute stations set up throughout the Puget Sound region.
Here’s a map created by Cascade Bicycle Club of 43 commute stations set up throughout Seattle and its suburbs where bicyclists can pick up water, snacks, maps, and free bike-related swag.
Many bike commute stations are hosted by local bicycle shops…..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/16/lots-of-support-for-fridays-bike-to-work-day/
You can show your support for bicyclists who have been killed or injured in traffic by joining tonight’s 10th Ride for Silence in your community.
There is no fee and there are no T-shirts. Memorial bike rides will begin in some 360 cities around the world beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday. You can find a list of all the Ride for Silence starting locations in the United States here.
There are rides in 48 U.S. states. Only North Dakota and Hawaii …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/15/ride-of-silence-rolls-out-in-360-cities-tonight/
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