Winter training in Granada with my cousin Mike. The Sierra Nevada follows you everywhere you go! [...]
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We're finally on the cusp of spring, folks. It ain't really here yet, but we can see it on the horizon. The snow from our last storm is getting packed, and the warm daytime temperatures are combining with cold night air to put just enough ice [...] Parking and transportation information for the 2010 NCAA basketball “March Madness” Tournament in San Jose, California.
The 1st and 2nd round of March Madness comes to the HP Pavilion in San Jose this week on Thursday, March 18 and Saturday, March 20.
San Jose NCAA Tournament game start time.
Session 1: [...]
Never lacking a sense of moment, Hans “No Way” Rey tweeted earlier today, St. Patrick’s Day, that he came to the U.S. from his native Germany exactly 24 years ago. Now that may make some of us feel pretty old, but it also brings back a flood of great memories [...]
Cielo is Chris King’s frame brand, overseen by master framebuilder Jay Sycip. Although built for the Oregon Manifest Constructor’s Design Challenge, Cielo brought this functional work of art to NAHBS, too.
There are more custom details on this bike than you [...]
I did not want to say it...
Was looking for something else and found this great photo. Eat it up, limousines.
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Tyler Brady
A body pulled from the Willamette River near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry today has been identified as 22-year old Tyler Brady. Brady, who was last seen riding his bicycle in Southeast Portland, was reported missing on February 27th.
On Monday, the Police released the [...]
Courtesy of Trackosaurusrex:
In an attempt to let the world know how committed they are to their footwear line, Chrome announces their Turds For Gold Shoe Exchange. For two days only, Chrome will be slinging a new pair of shoes to anyone that sends them a [...]
Rob Sadowsky, photographed in It’s been a big day for bikes in Portland. This morning City Council unanimously passed a funding plan that will give a $20 million “kickstart” to building bike boulevards identified in [...]
Rob Sadowsky, the new leader of Oregon’sThe Bicycle Transportation Alliance has announced that Rob Sadowsky will be their new executive director. Sadowsky comes to the BTA from Chicago, where he is currently the [...]
The rap on British Columbia trail builders used to be — back when “Fromme” was called Grouse Mountain and Whistler was a placed you skied — that the word “switchback” did not appear in the Canadian dictionary.
Today Canadians are arguably the best bike trail builders in the world. And at [...]
Despite a lagging economy and softness in the bike biz, Seattle Bike Expo 2010 drew its biggest crowds since the mid-2000s over the past weekend.
Around 9,300 attendees, including vendors and staff, crowded into the Expo’s new venue at Smith Cove — a boost of 21 percent over the past two [...]
You’ll be seeing a lot more of these soon.Portland City Council has voted in unanimous support of Mayor Sam Adams’ proposal to use $20 million from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget for construction of bike boulevard features that are consistent with the City’s Green Streets program.
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Transportation planner Jarrett Walker says this post by Michael Druker is the most important you will read this year. It’s about the fundamental attribution error in transportation choice. This error:
…refers to the tendency for people to over-attribute the behavior of others to personality or disposition and to [...]
A 57 year old woman riding her bike was doored and flung into the path of a bus Wednesday morning.
The unidentified woman was cycling down Crotona Avenue this morning when a driver of a 2005 Toyota Camry opened the door right into her, throwing the cyclist directly into the [...]
Maybe the Santa Clara CA Sheriff department can take lessons from Baton Rouge: A deputy driving fast and responding to a call for assistance sees a cyclist and swerves off the road to avoid killing him.
The un-named deputy for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ran his [...]
One thing we learned pretty quickly about camping with kids is they get cold easily at night. Even in the summer here in Colorado, we've had it drop close to 30 degrees when we've been camping close to 11,000 feet. Once the kids are cold, no one [...] My first vacation of the year is fast approaching!
It begins on Friday, and last thru the 29th.
I plan on getting out, and about, with hikes, bike rides, and other things, including blogging.
The last few weeks have been simply amazing over at Nikita's blog, and [...]
PBOT might have to look elsewhere [Hat tip to the Willamette Week]
The City’s Financial Planning Division is recommending that the Bureau of Transportation scale back their planned five [...]
Indiana residents: Read below to see how you can help.
Richmond, Indiana is putting the new bike-friendly federal transportation policy to the the test. The City of Richmond, Indiana has officially asked INDOT to change course on the $22 million dollar U.S. 27 project through the middle of Richmond [...]
Commissioner FritzCommissioner Amanda Fritz, known as a watchdog of the City’s coffers, especially when proposals have potential to impact citizen’s pocketbooks, has published a blog post stating her support for Mayor Adams’ $20 million plan to fund bike-boulevard specific [...]
Green street at SE 12th and Clay.Today, Mayor Sam Adams and his colleagues on City Council will vote on whether or not to allow $20 million from the Bureau of Environmental Services budget to be funneled into the City’s Green Streets program and be specifically tagged for [...]
Green Moutain, Bear Creek Lake, Red Rocks
Maiden Voyage on my new Specialized Enduro Elite.
It was muddy, then not, then awesome, then steep, then red, then awesome, and then I was exhausted.
[...]From Drew B in Kansas:
Just wanted to make sure your 10 minutes of tears at the Fedex depot were not totally unwarranted. CC is currently sporting a Brooks B17 Honey (I usually don’t go for hype, but I gave it a whirl this time around due to overwhelming online reviews [...]
Shamrock Cycles showed up to NAHBS with one of the most elaborate paint jobs of all. Another nice touch shown on this frame are the head-tube mounted cable guides which alleviate any chance of the cables rubbing through the expensive paint job.
La Primavera — Milan to San Remo in Italy — is the original “Spring Classic” bike race. This 300 km one day race takes place this Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Milan to San Remo is the earliest of the “Classic” European bike races on the professional racing calendar. The legendary [...]
Bill Maher has a great piece called... FIRE THE PARENTSEditor's note: Every spring a whole new crop of bicycling fans are champing at the bit to take their first bicycle tour. While most have already read the standard "Top 10 tips" of bicycle touring somewhere, here's my personal suggestions gleaned from hard-learned lessons.
This is a reprint of a post [...]
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