Category: Northwest Cycling

Cyclist dies in hit-and-run in Everett

I really don't want to turn this blog into a police blotter, but this story strikes close to home, in more ways that one.
Police in Everett, Washington, are looking for the driver of a car that struck and killed a cyclist, then drove away, Monday night. (UPDATE: He surrendered to police the next day.) Witnesses told police that the bicyclist was riding on a “narrow pedestrian pathway” …

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Oregon's one-man bike-frame business has worldwide clientele

Those of you who have seen or heard of DeSalvo bicycle frames might be surprised to learn that it is literally a one-man operation. That man is Mike DeSalvo.

The Ashland (Oregon) Daily Tidings published an article on its hometown frame-builder recently, reporting that DeSalvo sells 110 to 130 bike frames a year from the shop in back of his home. …

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Author of Oregon's bicycle bill dies

Donald Stathos, the former legislator who penned Oregon's bicycle law, died Thursday at age 81.

The Republican state representative was responsible for Oregon's law that set aside 1 percent of all state highway funds to build and take care of bike and hike paths.

An obituary in The Mail Tribune reports that several other states have since passed similar laws….

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Mt. Diablo Challenge and other fall bike rides in California

Drizzle. Cold. It spells the end of those mass weekend recreational cycling events in the Pacific Northwest. But those bike rides are still going strong in California.

Many clubs and organizations bracket their big bike rides around the hot summer months. Plenty of events are offered in October and early November. I've listed about 20 of them at California Bike Rides under the …

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Final Cascade cycling event for '05

The daily drizzle is descending on us in the Pacific Northwest, which means its time to mount those fenders on the bike. It also means the Cascade Bicycle Club's final event of the year — the Kitsap Color Classic — begins Sunday morning.

For most of us, the ride starts with a ferry ride across the Puget Sound from Edmonds to …

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And the most bicycle friendly city in the US is …

Davis, California. The League of American Bicyclists recognized the city as its only platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community on Wednesday.

Why Davis, you ask? Is it because the city features that cool highwheeler in its logo?

League of American Bicyclists executive director Andy Clarke says 17 percent of journeys to work are made by bicycle. Davis has more than …

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Bush says take fewer car trips; let's ride bikes

Now that President Bush has asked Americans to take fewer car trips, it's our patriotic duty to commute by bicycle.

The disruption to petroleum refining facilities in the Gulf Coast caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita prompted Bush to ask Americans to conserve — something that even his vice president once said “cannot be the basis of a sound energy …

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Lance Armstrong comes to Beaverton, Oregon

Lance Armstrong climbs back on the bicycle saddle for all to see this weekend in one of at least three cancer awareness fund-raising rides this fall.

The Livestrong Ride Portland begins Sunday morning, but activities at the Livestrong Village at the Nike HQ in Beaverton starts at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.

For Lanceophiles who want to see the 7-time Tour …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/22/lance-armstrong-comes-to-beaverton-oregon/

Bicycles aid Hurricane Katrina victims and refugees

Bicycles are playing a part in helping people who found their lives turned inside-out by Hurricane Katrina.

Clubs are offering fund-raising rides, businesses are offering jobs, and both are collecting and distributing free bicycles (left) to give refugees from the storm a set of wheels to get from one place to another.

There are even stories of people who used …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/20/bicycles-aid-hurricane-katrina-victims-and-refugees/

Paris to offer cheap bike rentals; bikes are free in some US cities

A French wire service reports that Paris may offer cheap bicycle rentals at 350 Paris metro stations. Some US cities, such as Austin (photo at left), are doing them one better by offering free bikes and bike rebuilding classes.

The Agence France-Presse says the first 30 minutes would be free; after that, 50 cents to one euro an hour. The idea is to reduce car traffic in the French capital. In Lyon, where 1,000 bikes are available, a bike official said more than 10,000 rentals were made last month.

It's a great idea; but let's talk about free bikes in the US. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/16/paris-to-offer-cheap-bike-rentals-bikes-are-free-in-some-us-cities/