Features
- By Joel Cameron
Portland Mountain Bikers Seeking Increased Access to Urban Singletrack Trails
Recently, Portland, Ore. was designated as a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. This was a significant accolade, as this municipality is the first major city to receive this honor. However, even though there is no doubt that Portland is a great place to pedal, if you are looking for a site in the city to mountain bike, the options are few and far between. Especially lacking are singletrack trails, leaving many in the knobby tire set scratching their heads as to how such a highly sought after and popular form of outdoor activity could be conspicuously absent from the city’s off-road offerings.
- By Pam McGaffin
People Living with MS Find Freedom on Two (or Three) Wheels
When Maureen Manley gets on her bicycle and starts pedaling, she feels like she’s come home.
- By Amy Ensign
Employee Cycling Incentive Programs Are on The Rise
While cycling advocates are hard at work on a Bike Commuter Act that would provide a tax break for riders, many businesses throughout the region are taking the lead when it comes to rewarding their employees for pedaling to their offices.
- By Erik Moen
Cycling Injuries While Training for Triathlon
Triathlon participation has been growing at a steady pace since its inception in 1978. Athletes from around the world compete in Ironman and Half Ironman (70.3) competitions. USA Triathlon (USAT) counts over 90,000 members (nearly twice the number of USA Cycling) and the sport made its debut at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. A large majority of triathletes are adults who are somewhat new to endurance cycling, and are therefore new to its injury characteristics.
- By Joe Sales
New Mountain Bike Playground Sees the Day in Burnaby
Out on Barnet Hwy, on the north side of Burnaby Mountain looking over towards the North Shore, and just a few kilometers east of the Burnaby velodrome, is a new bicycle facility that is well worth checking out. Burnaby Parks and Recreation teamed up with the Burnaby Mountain Bike Association (BMBA) and built a massive new mountain bike skills park that was officially unveiled to the public on May 31.
- By Joel Cameron
Recycled Cycles Racing Team
Brought to life in 1996, by Recycled Cycles Bicycle Shop and presented by Raleigh USA, the 42-member squad is, according to team representative Matthew Bianci, dedicated to “fostering a solid core of riders who are passionate about racing for RCR and riding for their teammates, as well as for themselves.
- By Joel Cameron
Cycle Oregon — Enjoy More Than Just a Pretty Ride
The reasons for riding a bike are as varied as the riders themselves. While some still simply cycle for the time-proven, pure joy of the wind against their face or the feeling of self-powered locomotion, these days the positive effects of pedaling can extend far beyond the personal.
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Opinions
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Farewell To a Friend
Alejandro Alverez had a way of moving a bicycle so effortlessly that, even though I stood half a foot taller than him, he dwarfed me with his skills. My friend from Monterrey, Mexico rode like it was the first and last time he might own a pair of legs
- By Maynard Hershon
On the Paths
I love riding bike paths. They’ve encouraged me to stay on my bike when traffic has nearly succeeded in prying me off it. I’m not saying that the paths are perfect, or that your fears about them are unwarranted.
- By Gordon Black
For This Revolution, No Lycra Required
When bicycle advocates and visionaries lust for the volume of cyclists of a Copenhagen or an Amsterdam, they don’t see massed throngs of black lycra and neon-yellow jackets pedaling through the streets. That’s because in places where bicycles are truly an integrated part of people’s daily transportation, those good folks do not necessarily identify themselves as “cyclists” and don’t wear special clothes. Mostly they don’t wear helmets, either. They put on skirts and suits, don regular shoes and grab a bike for trips to the store, the movie theatre, work. Think about it: if you own a car, do you have special driving gloves of the kind that people wore in black and white movies? If you ride transit, do you have a special bus outfit?
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Create a Million Riders and a National Bike Movement [Seriously.]
The cycling equivalent of Woodstock is coming. Instead of joining rock fans on a muddy farm, one million folks on bicycles and supporters of personal health, clean, oil-independent transportation and more livable communities will gather for celebrations and purpose-filled action in 50 states for upwards of 300 rallies. Even more remarkable, all of these unified, localized events will roll out on the same day.
- By Maynard Hershon
If Your Mammas Knew...
Until yesterday, only 123 cyclists in 12 U.S. states rode fixed-gear bicycles on public streets. Track racers rode them on velodromes—banked wood or concrete ovals. A few old-school road riders used them for winter road miles in low, leg-loosening gears.
- By Gordon Black
Bike to Work Month is Great — More People Need to Do It
You probably know this already because many of you routinely commute to your jobs on your bicycle: May was Bike to Work Month. For the majority of the population, May is Drive to Work Month, just like any other month. In other words, for 85–90 percent of the Northwest’s workforce a proclamation that two-wheeled travel is the flavor of the month is about as meaningful as declaring that the last week of April has been reserved as Administrative Professionals Week.
- By Tai Lee
Civia Hyland: Substance and Style
Look around and you’ll notice that there are a LOT more people getting around by bicycles these days. I call them “lifestyle cyclists.” Many have embraced the lifestyle as the perfect combination of transportation, environmental stewardship and good health, while others have been forced into this lifestyle by the increasing cost of fossil fuels.
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General News
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Notice for BIKES Club
Dear fellow bicyclists, You've been training for a big ride all spring. That means you're ready for the Ride Around Puget Sound… -
Whistler MTB Park - 10-year Season Pass Giveaway
Whistler Blackcomb is making an unprecedented move and celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park by giving… -
$40 Million Dollars in Factory Rebates offered by California Bike Gear
$40 Million in STOP Flats2 Factory Rebate coupons are in the process of being sent to consumers across America. For a limited time… -
Cascade to Run Bike Smart Seattle Program
The Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation and Norton-Arnold & Company announce a new collaboration with the Seattle Department… Read more general news »
Racing News
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Leipheimer and Horner to Headline Cascade Cycling Classic Elite Field
(BEND, Ore.)-Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer and Bend’s own Chris Horner will be among 155 professional cyclists lining up for… -
BC Bike Race - Report
BC Bike Race staff showed their national pride by donning red and white garb to reflect Canada Day - the national holiday that celebrates… -
Rock Racing Announces Creation of Catastrophic Injury Fund To Benefit Professional Cyclists
Rock Racing today announced the creation of the “Professional Cycling Catastrophic Injury Fund,” a charitable entity to raise money… -
BC Bike Race - Race Report
Stage 3: Port Alberni to Cumberland BC Bike Race Stage 3 had an explosive send off as the local West Coast Rangers Black Powder… Read more racing news »
Industry News
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Bio-Degradable Bike Bottles offered by California Springs - an Industry First
Santa Fe Springs, CA (July 9, 2008) California Bike Gear has developed BioGreen Bottles(TM) a new line of biodegradable bike bottles… -
Hincapie Sportswear Relaunched Its Website
Greenville, SC — Hincapie™ Sportswear, a leading manufacturer and marketer of distinctive clothing for the performance cyclist,… -
Cannondale Sports Group Pledges $200,000 to Bikes Belong
During the recent Bikes Belong board meeting, Cannondale Sports Group (CSG) President and CEO Jeff Frehner pledged an additional… -
"Le Burrito" at Chipotle Lets Customers Eat Like World-Class Athletes
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it will offer a new, limited time burrito in honor of American cycling team, Garmin-Chipotle… Read more industry news »
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