Features
- By Joe Sales
To Foster and Build a Mountain Bike Community
I keep hearing about great cycling-related stories that are taking place on the North Shore. A couple of days ago, I had a chance to catch up with Wendy Hebbourn and learn more about the North Shore Mountain Bike League (NSMBL). A hugely successful and inspiring program, it includes mentorship, stewardship and friendship—all centered around creating the opportunity for high school-aged kids to ride and race mountain bikes with their peers.
- By Joel Cameron
Bicycle Legislation Seeks to Raise Awareness and Increase Safety
Spend enough time riding a bike and you’re bound to have some close calls with the motor-powered set. While a car whipping past your ear can be exhilarating, it is seldom, if ever, fun. With the number of vehicles on the road these days, it can be a dangerous place out there for those who choose to pedal. Even so, the plea that drivers share the road with the ped-powered crowd can frequently fall on deaf ears, especially when it comes to motorists who fail to recognize that bike riders enjoy all the same rights and privileges that operators of gas-burning vehicles do, but without the protection that a modern automobile affords.
- By Emily Edison
Improve Your Strength to Weight Ratio and Ride Faster
You’ve taken your bike in for its spring tune-up, now it is time to hop on board for a nutrition checkup. Improving your body’s strength to weight ratio can help you post quicker ride times without spending hundreds of dollars on lighter, top of the line performance bike parts.
- By Amy Ensign
Oregon: More Bike Friendly Than Ever
Throughout Oregon, many exciting things are happening to make cycling safer and more accessible for everyone. Portland is currently working on its Platinum Bicycle Master Plan; the city is also taking immediate actions to make its major intersections safer. Eugene’s brand new Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan was unveiled at the Walk and Bike Summit that took place in January. In Central Oregon, members of the cycling community are providing input on an upcoming recreation initiative. Overall, 2008 is shaping up to be a promising year for cycling advocacy in Oregon.
- By Karen Smaalders
Red Riders Share What it Takes to Ride with Diabetes
Getting in shape for a season of century rides or Ironman events isn’t easy for anyone, but it takes a lot more thought and planning when someone has a chronic health condition such as diabetes.
- By Gordon Black
Some Riders Are Weighed Down By The SR Factor
Just because there is a universe of bad drivers out there doesn’t make it right for you to flout the rules of the road when you are riding your bike either.
- By Dan Towle
Is the Grass Always Greener?
Over the last eight to 10 years, several new midsize custom bicycle companies have sprung up around the country. They build various types of high quality road bikes from steel, aluminum, carbon fiber or titanium. These companies get a lot of attention because they are new. The bicycles that they build are priced from $3,000 to $10,000+.
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Opinions
- By Joe Kurmaskie
The Battery King of British Columbia
I load the last of the gear, three sons and a spirited wife onto a ridiculously long bicycle train. It’s sunrise, but with the rest of Canada ahead of us it’s never too early to load out. Steve reminds me of a bird dog discovering that the big hunt’s been called off.
- By Brendan Leonard
Wednesdays with Maynard - Part 2
I know Maynard, the subject of this interview, because I ride a steel bicycle my friend Nick gave me. He also pointed me to Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop where I go to replace the parts I keep breaking on the bike. That’s where I met Maynard.
- By Sara Covich
We Might As Well Win
Billed as the mastermind behind the U.S. Postal Service, Discovery Channel and now the Astana cycling teams, Johan Bruyneel has been in the thick of the European racing scene since his days as a pro in the early 1990s. After his own cycling career came to a close, he knew he was not finished with bikes, and accepted an offer to manage the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team (U.S Postal) in 1999, eventually leading Lance Armstrong to a record seven victories in the Tour de France.
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Finders Keepers
The side of the road is a map of our lives, or at least a postcard from the edges of what we choose to haul around with us. It’s where we leave heaps of our trash and some of our most prized possessions. I know because I’ve found your stuff, pockets and panniers of it at one time or another. Things so unwieldy I have to bungee cord them to the back rack of my bike or jam them into the trailer and hope for the best. Things so small it’s only a trick of the light and the geometry of chance that reveal their presence.
- By Brendan Leonard
Wednesdays with Maynard*
*My friend Maynard is not dying of ALS or anything else, and I am no Mitch Albom. Maynard is, however, a guy who’s been doing exactly what he wants for almost as long as I’ve been alive. And when we get together for coffee, it’s usually on Wednesdays.
- By Tai Lee
Redline 925: Fixed and Cured
Over the last few years, many bike manufacturers have added a fixed gear/single-speed road bike to their lineup. Chances are most of them were trying to play catch-up with one of the earliest bikes in this category, the Redline 925. Now in its third year of production, the 2008 model has been refined, offering greater quality and elegance than previous years.
- By Sara Covich
Klunkerz - A Film About Mountain Bikes
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The documentary “Klunkerz” looks at first glance to be nothing more than an independently-produced film using cut-up Super8 footage interspersed with interviews and still pictures. But wait...that’s exactly what it is! And it’s terrific.
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General News
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Win an Ultimate Road Trip to Panorama
Panorama Mountain Village, BC – Thursday, May 8th, 2008 – In late July, Panorama will host the Bike Parks of BC "Ultimate Road Trip”.… -
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center Wins Commuter Challenge Diamond Award
SEATTLE, WA – May 08, 2008 –Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center has once again been recognized for its outstanding efforts… -
Help Save Important Mount Hood Trails
Oregon mountain bikers need to take action and ensure important trails around Mount Hood are protected with bicycle-friendly designations.… -
Complete Streets Bill Now in Both House and Senate
Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA), took an important step for safer, better designed streets today by introducing the Safe and… Read more general news »
Racing News
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Three medals for Tuft
Sven Tuft added a third gold medal to his Pam Am Championships collection this week in Uruguay. Tuft who won the individual pursuit… -
Gould and Sager Lead National MTB Standings
With seven races factored in so far, the current USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross CountryMotor Referee Clinic in Mt Hood
The motor referee clinic is being planned for Mt. Hood this year. Instructor: National Commissaire/Motor Referee Jim Allen. This…Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Concludes Pro Cycling Team Title Sponsorship
Los Angeles, CA – Team Owner, Sean Tucker, held a conference call earlier today with his riders, staff and management to announce…Read more racing news »
Industry News
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Sports Express Acquires Luggage Express and Virtual Bellhop Brands
HOUSTON, TX – Sports Express, LLC, a premier luggage and sports equipment delivery service, announced today the acquisition of… -
Inlineparts.com Goes Live
KENT, WA - After 6 months in development, the first-ever Inlineparts.com web site has gone live. INLINE bicycle parts is owned… -
Fastest Tire Changer to Win a Vegas Trip
National Quik-Stik Tire Changing Contest. It has been almost 25 years since the last crowning of a World Champion in this category.… -
Trek to Immediately Sever Relationship with Greg Lemond
Waterloo, WI — At an employee meeting held today, John Burke, President of Trek Bicycle Corporation, announced that Trek has filed… Read more industry news »
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