Bike Rumor

NYC Bike Lanes Causing a Ruckus

Editor — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:16:28 +0000

New York City has added more than 100 miles of bike lanes over the past few years, but the latest 1.75 miles seems to be getting some people along the Brooklyn Waterfront up in arms. The first part of a planned 14 mile bike/walk greenway to connect Greenpoint to Sunset Park, the new lanes were painted [...]

Make TV Features San Francisco’s Cyclecide Bike Art Collective

Editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:11:30 +0000

Put out by MakeTV, the video side of Make Magazine, the video features some crazy bike mods. My favorite is the “wrong way bike”. He can’t even ride it. All made by Cyclecide, an artists collaborative in San Francisco, CA. Why can’t they teach practical stuff like this in high school shop classes?

Timbuk2 Launches Travel Line

Editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:18:12 +0000

Timbuk2 bags recently launched a new Travel line of bags, suitcases and pouches designed to make airline travel easier and less stressful. Most items are only available in three colors; the “brown/flame” shown above on their Checkpoint wheeled bag, an “army green/spinach” combo and all black. For now, you can’t custom order your own color [...]

How Bikes Cause Global Warming

Editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:23:26 +0000

This article was inspired by a humorous little post from Ron at CozyBeeHive about making some serious commitments to reducing your cycling carbon footprint (get it?) in 2009. It starts off with alarmist language, charts and graphs…which is funny (to me, anyway) because my friends and I have recently been debating whether or not humans [...]

Trek-Volkswagen Team Disbanded

Editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:39:04 +0000

Trek has officially announced that the Trek-Volkswagen team has come to an end, leaving a large group of top pro riders without a team for 2009 (and no time to find one). The demise is largely due to Volkswagen’s non-renewal of their title sponsorship and Trek’s prior commitment to increasing its European presence in 2009. Some [...]

Economy Slows Trailbuilding Efforts in Northeast Pennsylvania

Editor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:43:46 +0000

The Northeast Pennsylvania Mountain Bike Association has been building out the trail network at Moon Lake Park in Plymouth Township, PA. But, on January 1st, budget cuts in the area forced park managers to close the park until April. Fortunately, NEPMTBA members worked out a deal to open the gates to the park on weekends through [...]

Ironman Triathlon Saves U.S. Furniture Industry

Editor — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:31:43 +0000

OK, not really, but that headline sure is catchy… What Ironman has really done is licensed their name to a new mattress by Spring Air and T3 Recovery. Designed by T3 Athletic Recovery Products, the mattress uses Energia foam technology “reduces motion transfer and average stress on key pressure points, allowing major muscle groups and core [...]

Alabama Getting a Mountain Bike Resort?

Editor — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:45:37 +0000

Jackson County, Alabama, tourism director J.P. Parsons is pitching the idea as a way to build tourism revenue for the area…which is smart. Not only are then in a good area for potential trail building (good terrain, close to several major urban areas), but there’s precedent for believing a quality trail network and facilities can [...]

CyclingNews.com Reader Polls Winners Announced

Editor — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:09:43 +0000

There’s no big ceremony on ESPN or fancy trophy, but if you want to see who and what CyclingNews.com readers voted for as best in the following categories, click here. Male Cyclo-crosser Female Cyclo-crosser Male Mountain Biker Female Mountain Biker Product Team Bike Photo Most Improved Rider Stage Race One Day Race Male Track Rider Female Track Rider Male Road Rider Female Road Rider Legend of Cycling

Florida Womens Cycling Network Mountain Bike Skills Clinic

Editor — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:57:52 +0000

Florida Women’s Cycling Network, Swamp and Bent’s Cycling and Fitness present Advanced Skills Mountain Bike Clinic for Women on Saturday, January 31 at Alafia State Park. The Clinic starts at 9am. Registration closes on January 28. This clinic will be instructed by Shelly Allen (UCI World Master’s Champion and Multiple Florida State Champion) and Barbara Shircliffe Perigard [...]

Specialized and Giant Join For UK Test the Best Demos

Editor — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:34:02 +0000

Giant and Specialized have launched www.test-the-best.co.uk in advance of their forthcoming 2009 Test The Best Series. The Test The Best Series will give consumers the opportunity to test ride the very latest full suspension offerings from both Specialized and Giant. For 2009 Specialized and Giant will be taking an extensive range of Mountain bikes for both men and [...]

Urban Velo Goes to 11

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:09:50 +0000

Urban Velo magazine issue #11 hits newsstands, both real and virtual, today. Download the PDF here, or view it in your browser here. Contents include: Ghost Bikes - Remembering our Fallen Friends, Fixed Freestyle Evolution, Fyxomatosis Gallery, How to Tie & Solder Spokes, The Rotafix Method, Residue, Black Sea by Bicycle, A Legacy of Bicycle Advocacy, I [...]

This is Why You Wear a Helmet

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:59:19 +0000

Washington’s Golden Triangle BID Bike Rack Design Contest

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:57:24 +0000

Following in the footsteps of NYC, Washington’s Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is calling for entries to design creative and functional bike racks for the area. The winning designer gets $1,500 and a two night stay in a posh DC hotel, and the pride of having their design installed across the city. Entries are due February [...]

What’s Wrong With People?

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:24:42 +0000

Seriously, we get a huge amount of “stolen bicycle” stories coming across the wire, but this is ridiculous: (AP) A former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner who helped create a program to combat bicycle theft had his own bike stolen while trying to help people involved in a vehicle crash. Tim Smith said he witnessed the traffic accident [...]

Japanese Pedal Mafia

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:03:32 +0000

I came across this site a while back researching another story, and kept the tab open for a long, long time. If you’re looking for a weird but strangely compelling website about Japanese cycling culture, check out Pedal Mafia. There’s a lot to explore here, like the Bike Check with literally thousands of [...]

Redline Signs Two Time ABA Champ Alise Post

Editor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:01:17 +0000

REDLINE BICYCLES is pleased to announce the addition of Minnesota’s ALISE POST; the 2-time ABA National No.1 Pro Women title holder and a 2012 U.S. Olympic hopeful. Hailing from St. Cloud, Minnesota, the soon-to-be 18 year old completes the “new generation” Team Redline – joining Texan DENZEL STEIN as their one-two punch in the ABA [...]

Bikerumor Interview - Dreamride Founder Lee Bridgers

Editor — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:07:09 +0000

What do you get when you combine the long travel of a Freeride bike with the geometry of an XC racer? According to Dreamride founder Lee Bridgers, a mountain bike that does everything better than any other bike out there. Lee creates Dreamrides one at a time, custom measured to each buyer, runs a Moab [...]

Support IMBA Efforts for Mountain Biking in National Parks

Editor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:13:28 +0000

Read our earlier post for more details on the proposed policy change. From IMBA: The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a rule change which will make it easier for parks to open trails for mountain bikers. We are now in a 60-day commentary period and must be successful on all fronts to make the change [...]

Oregon Business Mag Covers Portland’s Bicycle Culture

Editor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:45:31 +0000

Chris King, Nutcase Helmets, Vanilla Cycles and Bike Friday are just a few of the cycling companies based in and around Portland, Oregon, and the January 2009 issue of Oregon Business covers the explosion of the industry there and the cycling culture that surrounds it. Bikeportland.com, a local cycling blog, was quoted as saying they’ve had [...]