Many of the Northwest frame builders will be exhibiting their work at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show next February. Bicycle Paper will be featuring some of them over the next couple weeks.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. The three-day event, simply known as Interbike to more than 1,000 exhibitors and almost 23,000 attendees from 60 countries, takes place every September as a way of showcasing and celebrating the bicycle industry.
Unbeknownst to many a cyclist, members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , the Adventure Cycling Association), Mississippi River Trail and East Greenway Alliance have spent years slaving away on an epic project — an extensive bicycle route system that will span the entire continental USA.
On Sept. 3-5, Seattle once again hosted the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference, organized by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW), becoming the only city to host the conference for a second time.
Every now and then, I sit back and dream up a few of my favorite things to put on my Christmas/Holiday list. This is my unsolicited list of goodness: bike things that are good for the mind and body. It can't hurt to ask...
Northwest commuters and touring riders rejoice! Locally-made panniers are now available through Seattle's Swift Industries. And the best part is, they're available in custom colors!
The Küat Beta bike rack leaves a few impressions well before one opens the box. As explained on the company's website, Küat is a combination of the two company founders' last names, Kuschmeader and Atkinson.
Everyone rides a bike in Italy; bankers in suits, bombshells in flowery dresses, old men carting baguettes and sausages back home in wire baskets.
On August 11th, a Monday, I fell off my bike and broke my left femur. I also dislocated my left middle finger and tore up the top of the knuckle where my thumb joins the rest of my hand.
Only a few years ago, British Columbia based racers wanting to pursue a season of cyclo-cross had to make the journey south across the border to Seattle and Portland for a chance to race.
If you’ve never traveled abroad, you might reasonably think that when it comes to innovation, progressive thinking and new ideas, the U.S. has the market cornered.
Do you sense an increasing anti-cyclist hostility from our non-riding neighbors? No wonder, as a growing number of our cyclist brethren are doing their daily best to annoy drivers and pedestrians.
Two racers on a training ride flank me at the red light. We’re at the top of the hill. I passed them coming up, but traffic laws allowed them to pull even. As we wait for the green, the one on my left, executing a decent track stand, rephrases the question. It sounds like something closer to an accusation this time.
Since its inception in 1992 in San Francisco, Critical Mass, the regularly scheduled but officially unorganized gatherings of bicyclists in urban centers around the world, has attracted its share of scorn and praise.