Posted by admin on 09/1/07 in Bicycle Culture
Dominion Post: Cycling church takes sermon on mount to extreme
A Wellington church will soon be praising the Lord and passing the bike pump as it takes worship to the wilderness. As if to prove that the Lord does indeed move in mysterious ways, St Andrew’s on The Terrace will start its Sunday afternoon cycling [...]
Posted by admin on 09/1/07 in Bicycle Culture
Kingman Daily Miner: Biking opportunities abound in backyard
The Cerbat Foothills recreation area trail system may not be as well known as the Hualapai Mountain Park system, which is why it’s a gem to the cycling community. Ran Hanks, owner of Bicycle Outfitters, described riding on the Cook Canyon Loop Trails as immaculate. The [...]
Posted by admin on 09/1/07 in Bicycle Culture
Amherst Daily News: Artist making statement with bicycle repair
Michael Flaherty is not your average cross-Canada traveller. Not only is he bicyling from coast to coast, but he is also fixing bicycles along the way encouraging to ride more often and lessen their dependence on automobiles. Flaherty will stop at Struts Gallery & Faucet [...]
Posted by admin on 08/26/07 in Bicycle Culture
Columbia Missourian: Bike shop owner can’t stop collecting
The most precious bikes in Karl Kimbel’s collection are not for sale. “There’s a few that I’ll probably die with,” Kimbel said. “I can’t sell them. Someone else will have to sell them.” Kimbel is an avid antique bike collector and the man behind Columbia’s Klunk Bicycles & [...]
Posted by admin on 08/26/07 in Bicycle Culture
Road Cycling UK: CTC Phil and Friends Challenge Ride
Now in its 7th year, the ‘Phil and Friends’, which took place on Sunday 12th August over either 150km or 100km routes, bridges that gap between old style audax ride and new age sportive, weaving a beautiful and tough course through the Derbyshire countryside from the outskirts [...]
Posted by admin on 08/26/07 in Bicycle Culture, Share the Road
WBNG: Thater Memorial Races Kick Off
More details about the Chris Thater Memorial
Races get underway for the 24th annual Chris Thater Memorial. Some people took to the shade to watch, while many others braved the heat and lined the streets of Binghamton. Here, fans enjoyed some of the older riders, who competed in a masters event. [...]
Posted by admin on 08/11/07 in Bicycle Culture
SMH: The Flying Scotsman
The stirring, largely true story of a Scottish cyclist who broke the world one-hour distance record on a bike he built himself. Jonny Lee Miller as cyclist Graeme Obree. The Flying Scotsman is the stirring, largely true story of Graeme Obree, a Scottish amateur cyclist who broke the world one-hour [...]
Posted by admin on 08/9/07 in Bicycle Culture, Positive Spin
The Age: Profile: Kate Leeming
Pedal power pushes this athlete across continents and to her limits. Ask Kate Leeming about the biggest challenge of her nine-month, 25,000-kilometre bike ride through Australia and she initially talks of Western Australia’s Canning Stock Route. The route crosses four deserts and about 1000 sand dunes, some as high as 16 [...]
Posted by admin on 08/3/07 in Bicycle Culture, Positive Spin
Post-Crescent: Gloria West On the Move column: Many just want to ride their bicycle
How can anyone forget the lyrics, “I Want to Ride My Bicycle” from the old song “Bicycle” by Queen? The song may be old, as a matter of fact it came out in 1978. However, the lyrics seem to have become [...]
Posted by admin on 07/20/07 in Bicycle Culture, Opinion Pieces/Articles, Sustainable Transport Issues
Bicycle Tips Commute Blog: Josh Switzky: Cycling planner
Joshua Switzky is a city planner and urban designer working in the City Design section of the Citywide Policy (Long-Range Planning) division of the San Francisco Planning Department. Born and raised in the suburban San Fernando Valley, Switzky graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in business/marketing and [...]