OBR sold out
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008I told you about the Oregon Bicycle Ride yesterday. I just got my confirmations. Linda and I are in. But you’re not. They sold out in only a week. Washington Bicycle Ride is still open though.
–Corrie
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The ultimate top 10 list of “Top 10″ bicycling lists
Monday, December 31st, 2007Gene Bisbee at Biking Bis has brought together a number of top 10 lists. I’m sure Linda will find hours of time exploring the 10 ten tours. And the fact that the San Juans appear on that list means I’m going to hear about it for the first month of the new year.
The ultimate top 10 list of “Top 10″ bicycling listsEverybody likes Top 10 lists. It gets us thinking about a topic and wondering why some items were picked over others.
For instance, Seattle often lands on “best cities to bicycle” lists, but has yet to show up on the League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Communities list.
Anyway, here is my Top 10 collection of “Top 10″ bicycling lists over a range of topics — best bicycling cities, best bicycle rides in cities, best bike stores, best ways to avoid being hit by a car, etc., etc. It’s all very unscientific, but the decision of the judges is final.
Across the Country in 25 days
Saturday, December 29th, 2007I post this knowing its likely to start Steve itching again. And Doug and Jim too. This group is becoming more touring friendly than I feel comfortable with. Oh, well, at least Linda hasn’t started lobbying for a cross country trip.–Corrie
Across the Country in 25 days
from Nantucket’s Inquirer and Mirror
After training in the mountains of Maine, Hank Varona hopped on his 1978 10-speed Peugeot bicycle in Jacksonville, Fla. and headed west in
late October. It took the Nantucket resident only 25 days to ride 2,359 total miles from Florida to Ramona, Calif. on the 30-year-old bike. He rode over 100 miles per day for 15 of the 25 days.
Along his ride people would as him why he was doing it.
“No reason. I figure I might as well do it while I can. You never know when you are not going to be able to do something like that,” said Varona, who turns 54 on Saturday.
Photo by Jim Powers
Hank Varona, with the wheel of his 1978 10-speed bicycle, rode 2,359 miles from Florida to California this fall.
Lance Armstrong joins another tour
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
The latest tour for Lance Armstrong is a USO tour of US military bases in seven countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.Armstrong is joined on the Road to Kabul by biking buddy Robin Williams (both at left), comedian Lewis Black, Kid Rock, Miss USA Rachel Smith, and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan.Rail-trail on Eastside is no done deal
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007This blog summarizes the issue nicely and has links to news articles for more detail. –Corrie
The Seattle papers are full of controversy about plans to convert the 42-mile BNSF railroad tracks between Renton and Snohomish into a bicycle trail. Is anyone surprised?The county executive for King County said he wouldn’t fund construction of a trail on the right-of-way if the tracks aren’t torn up first.Work continues on Olympic Discovery Trail
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
There’s a more than 100-mile-long abandoned railway corridor on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula that is being transformed into a first-rate bicycling trail named the Olympic Discovery Trail.When completed it will stretch all the way from La Push on the Pacific Ocean, across the base of the northern slope of the Olympic Mountains, to bustling Port Townsend on Puget Sound.
More than a third of the trail is routed and paved (primarily the central portion connecting Port Angeles and Sequim on the Strait of Juan del Fuca), and volunteers are beginning work on another section east of Sequim that brings the trail closer to Port Townsend.
Rob Templin presents Second Summer Tours
Monday, December 3rd, 2007I so enjoyed the Adventure cycling rides for next summer, I wanted to share this notice from RoadBikeRider.com. They are called second summer tours ’cause you don’t have to wait til the northern hemisphere warms up.
Now if I can just keep Linda from seeing this . . .Corrie
Maui Original Sport Edition | New Zealand | Oregon | The Andes | California DreamingWelcome to Second Summer Tours, the cycling diversion from the harsh realities of North American winter. Escape to exotic destinations to ride your bike: free from cold, snow, and layers of gear. If it sounds like paradise, that’s the whole idea.Second Summer Tours offers special custom group/club tours; as well as special projects for businesses within the cycling industry. Let Second Summer Tours handle all the details of organizing your next business conference or retreat.
2008 Across State Bicycle Tours
Thursday, November 29th, 2007So 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.
Real Mt. Biking Video
Monday, November 19th, 2007Video Bike Festival 2006 à Tignes
Some great mountain biking scenes in this video. Some of you will, no doubt, think this looks like fun. Shudder.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2432y_bike-festival-2006-a-tignes_events
*tikit* Models, Movies and More
Monday, November 12th, 2007You probably saw the article in today’s Tribune about thte Tikkit from Bike Friday. I thought you’d like to know more. Be sure to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQscBxx7wLE
World’s Fastest Fold, Famous Friday RideEugene, OR– by Bike Friday
BF Booster David Harrington with his personal Built To Order tikit
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Two-wheel travel: Getting to know a place by bike
Monday, November 12th, 2007For the hard core tourists among you . . .
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Leaving Luna
Friday, October 26th, 2007Leaving 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
