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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Biking and building across the US
by Gene Bisbee at 09:26AM (PST) on January 15, 2008 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
If you’re interested in riding in a charity bike ride, but not this one, check you the list of Charity Bicycle Rides for 2008
Ride your bike. Hammer. Repeat.
No, this isn’t a crude way to maintain your bicycle. It will be the routine for bicycle riders in seven “Bike & Build” cross-country tours this summer.
Participants in the Bike and Build Program collect donations before setting out and ride in groups of about 30. The routes cross 42 states. On days that they’re not pedaling an average of 75 miles, they’re building affordable housing.
Pipe dream
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Charity Bicycle Rides 2008
Want to ride for a reason this year? There are hundreds of major bike rides sponsored by big health foundations throughout the US where the top goal is fund-raising, often through a system of pledges for participating bicyclists.
While the individual bike rides are too numerous to mention — the MS150 sponsors about 100 events — here are short descriptions and links to the major sponors. The bicycle ride series include Multiple Sclerosis, Leukemia, Lung, Diabetes, and LiveStrong bike tours. Others, such as the AIDS Lifecycle and Pan Mass Challenge sponsor one event. Here, in no particular order, are some of them:
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Gene Bisbee posted this update this morning. He’s listed contributing blogs including us.
–Corrie
Biking Bis - Bicycle Touring and More :: Great response to Biking Bis link-challenge for flood relief
Great response to Biking Bis link-challenge for flood relief
by Gene Bisbee at 08:53AM (PST) on December 13, 2007 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
Thanks to everyone who took up my link challenge to raise money for the flood victims along the route of the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland bike ride.
I pledged to donate $5 for every blog that linked to a story I did about the Cascade Bicycle Club’s flood relief drive for residents of Chehalis, Centralia and surrounding Lewis County. With 11 links, the grand total was $55. With a surprise matching grant from Ms. BikingBis, that’s $110. (Overall, the flood relief drive has raised $23,500 as of Thursday morning.)
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Dangerous Seattle streetcar tracks spark protest bike ride
Seattle bicycle riders have no desire for more streetcar tracks in the curb lanes where they ride.The newly laid tracks of a streetcar line along Westlake Avenue linking Westlake Center to the Hutch Cancer Center have caused numerous accidents already when bike tires get stuck in the groove, causing the rider to loose balance and fall.
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
So this touring thing is pretty cool when the company carries the luggage . . .Here are more ways to get your mind off the fact you’re spinning your wheels on the trainer indoors. Ugh.
Biking Bis - Bicycle Touring and More :: statebicycletour/index
2008 Across State Bicycle Tours
Here’s a list of some of the top multi-day sponsored bicycle rides for 2008, listed by state. Most rides include mechanical support, medical support, meals, sag vehicles, and provisioned rest stops.
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
The first stakeholders meeting will be held Nov. 29th. Apparently we have all been interviewed and now we are being brought together.
Read an update on the Advocacy Page.
–Corrie
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Best Gifts Under $25 for Cyclists
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The holidays are here, and that means you are looking for that perfect present for a bike lover. Here are some great gift items all under $25 that will certainly make them merry and bright.
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Too late to organize this this year. Sounds like a Nicky project anyway.
| Thanksgiving is November 22nd in the U.S. this year, and that means Cranksgiving just around the corner. What is Cranksgiving you ask? Mix a food drive for a local charity with a fun bike ride or alleycat race, depending on where it takes place, and add a bit of color and mischief, and you’ve got Cranksgiving. |
| Riders get a list of items to be purchased at designated stores around town, and off they go. They buy the goods and bring them back. Past that, there aren’t many rules! |
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
When it is too cold to ride, at least you can’t get a flat.
Zen and the Art of Fixing a Flat Tire
You are riding on a picturesque country road on your bicycle with the wind in your hair and birds singing in the nearby trees, and you are about to reach a Zen-like state of rapture when you start noticing your rear wheel. It seems to be bumping on the ground. Gradually, you realize that you have a flat.
Read this and other bits of wisdom on the humor page from Ken Kifer’s Bike Pages.
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
You may have heard this one . . . bike paths are part of the infra structure problem that caused that Minnesota bridge to collapse. The Transportation secretary has since retracted the idea if not the words.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters talks about infrastructure problems and travel initiatives.Peters cited “bicycle paths” as a prime example of the waste
To view a copy of the program http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/08/15/20070…>click here
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Crawford county was sued by a cyclist’s widow for failing to maintain the road. The response: ban future large group rides.
 This week’s resolution to ban RAGBRAI bike rides from Crawford County’s roads could set a precedent that might be felt across Iowa. |
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Fallout from RAGBRAI bicycle ride ban
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Here is a survey from a page that advertises itself as a web-site for everyday bicyclists. The survey takes about 20 minutes and you can see the results to compare your responses.
Take the survey
| A Web-site for Everyday Bicyclists. |
 In recent months, we at Bicycling Life have seen
published statistics about bicycling from the analysis of data collected in surveys
performed by various government agencies and individuals. |
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Leaving Luna
Jim mentioned a cycle touring book written by the presenters at the conference he attended. Amazon is out of stock and doesn’t know when they’ll have more. So, Jim gives us the information:
–Corrie
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Information on area projects affecting cyclists which you may not have known about. Be sure to visit the Advocacy Page.
–Corrie
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Obree Interview
The film tells the story of Graeme Obree who held the world hour record in 93 and 95. This article is an interview with Obree. I rented the video at TRVideo.
–Corrie
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
The Bicycle Alliance of Washington’s 15th annual auction and gala is less than three weeks away! More on the News page
If you’re planning to come (and we hope that you are!) but haven’t purchased your tickets yet, please do so soon.
More on the News page
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