Five intrepid bicyclists are still grinding their way around the globe in the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour, with one on a record-setting pace. They are all that’s left of a group of 10 bicyclists who set out, mostly from London, on Feb. 18 with the goal of achieving a world record in the first-ever … Continue reading »
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: Subscribe to RSS feed Follow Biking Bis on Twitter Visit Biking Bis's Facebook page Biking Bis Bicycle touring and more Home About Bike Rides Across State Bicycle Tours Charity Bicycle Rides Washington Bicycle Ride Calendar Index California Bicycle Ride Calendar Idaho Bicycle Ride Calendar Oregon Bicycle Ride Calendar Cross country bicycle tours Bike travel Bike Touring Northwest Cycling Links Bicycling blogs Pacific Northwest Bicycle clubs Pacific Northwest Bicycle maps Pacific Northwest Bike tour outfitters Pacific Northwest On-the-road bike travelers Bicycling blog index Search Xiao Sa the small dog adopted on China bicycle tour King County bike trails news : East Lake Sammamish and Green River 1984 Bike Tour : Day 18 That fragrance of home cookin’ is all bourbon Categories : Main
The amazing journey of Xiao Sa is no shaggy dog story.
The small stray dog latched onto a group of touring bicyclists in central China and followed them all the way to Tibet, a distance of some 1,000 miles.
The little fella ran all day with the bicyclists after they fed him. They named him Xiao Sa, and now he's famous... 
HARRODSBURG, KY. -- What did I say about bicycle touring and the kindness of strangers? Forget it.
Tonight we're at the Parkview Guest House. When we walked in the front door of the two-story men's-only "guest house," a guy told us to wait right there for the manager who would soon be home from work. We sat in a couple of chairs in the hallway. Soon the manager walks in:
"What the hell's going on here? And get that thing off the table."
Bruce removed his helmet from the lamp table. We asked for a room. The old guy said he had one but didn't know whether he'd let us have it. It only had a double bed. "You're not going to get drunk and puke in bed, are you?"
A 29-year-old Colorado cyclist is celebrating the biggest victory of his career on Monday after winning the National road race championship in Greenville, S.C. Meanwhile, Saturday’s time trial winner must be running out of room on his trophy shelf as he’s earned multiple championships. Timothy Duggan attacked the breakaway in the closing lap of the … Continue reading »
Two anonymous donors together dropped $15,000 on the fund-raiser supporting the U.S. Bicycle Route System, bringing the total amount raised to $40,000. That’s great news for the non-profit Adventure Cycling Association, which is promoting the “Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It.” campaign during the month of May. The goal is $50,000. Adventure … Continue reading »
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Victoria, British Columbia, native Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, becoming the first Canadian cyclist to win the grueling three-week race in its 95-year history.
As expected, the 31-year-old member of the Garmin Barracuda cycling team beat overall leader Joaquim Rodriguez in the final time trial in Milan to take the championship.
Meanwhile, Belgium's Thomas De Gendt 
Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 Skip over navigation menu Homepage Contact Us Videos Site Map The purpose of the Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 is to identify a network of innovative bicycle facilities that will encourage all Chicagoans to use their bikes to get around their neighborhoods . As you are aware , Chicago is a large city with different challenges and opportunities in every neighborhood . In order to address these issues , we divided the city into nine areas , using barriers like expressways and waterways as dividing lines see below For each area , we reviewed the existing bicycling conditions by identifying destinations , barriers , gaps in existing bikeways , and . assets Read more about the 2020 Plan's benchmarks and goals Upcoming Events : Spring Public Meetings to Review and
: 23 May 2012 Car Industry Strikes Back BMW BMW is at work in the Car Industry Strikes Back series Sporty cyclists featured in the background . The text Grace vs Pace is prominent . But which is which Does the car have pace and the cyclists grace Or vice versa We're not . sure But the point is clear . Joy . wins The joy of driving a BMW far exceeds riding a . bicycle And now their calling it Efficient Dynamics . Less emissions . More driving pleasure . Greenwashing supreme . Thanks to a follower on Twitter for the . link Put here by Mikael Colville-Andersen at 12:00 tags : bmw car industry strikes back greenwashing ignoring the bull 7 thinking out louds : SteveL said . Complained about a different BMW advert once and got a dismissive response from the advertising standards authority who
: 22 May 2012 New York's New Marketing FAIL They're at it again , those New Yorkers . The city's DoT has chucked another bunch o money at a fancy ad campaign aimed at maintaining the status quo of the automobile's role in . society Seriously . I can't think of any other city on the planet in recent times that has spent so much advertising money on finger-pointing and behavioural campaigns aimed at the vulnerable traffic users of their city . Desperately trying to cement , in the public consciousness of it's citizens , the rather outdated philosophy that cars rule supreme and everyone else are mere pawns to be swept aside without regret . Stand in the way of a Queen , you're stupid . You'll get taken . And you know what We can afford to lose . you This New York Postian attitude from the DoT
This story originally appeared in the May/June issue of ESPNHS Magazine. Pretty soon, riding your bike to school will serve more than one purpose (i....
Ah. Spring flowers in Copenhagen. Note the swath of deadness where the exhaust from cars waiting to turn left have left their mark. 60,000 cars a day on this boulevard carving it's asphalt trail through the heart of the city. No politican speaks of doing anything about it.Copenhagenize the planet. And have a lovely day.
: Carless Columbus My fight to make the streets of Columbus safe for all those who seek to get around without an automobile . This time around , the revolution will not be motorized Home About Me Contact Me Yehuda Moon by Rick Smith and Brian Griggs Tuesday , May 15, 2012 Ride of Silence May 16, 6:45 Pm The 2012 Ride of Silence is tomorrow night I've talked about this one before , and I still think it's the most important ride of the year , no matter if you ride a commuter special like me , a carbon fiber speed demon , a DIY fixie , or a Huffy with a banana seat . Come out and join us This year we have a special speaker , Steve Magas from Cincinnati . Magas is well known in Ohio as the Bike Lawyer and as the defending attorney who successfully protected cyclists rights in Trotwood vs .
: 15 May 2012 The Choreography of an Urban Intersection We are in the midst of an interesting little project here at Copenhagenize Consulting Something we've been planning for a while but only recently got started with . Like everywhere else , the ever-growing urban cycling boom is causing a backlash in Copenhagen . There's a lot of negative press about bicycle users and little happening to reverse that . When the police go out on their Viking raids for a week at a time , ticketing cyclists for trivialities , the press regurgitate all manner of hype about the lawlessness' that will surely cause imminent societal decay . Always forgetting to highlight the fact that The 99 ride by the book and have done for 125 years . So . We thought we'd look at an intersection an average one to observe
1,000 Mountain Bike Test 2012 Redux BikeRadar Skip menu Main content Sub content Home News Bikes Gear Racing Routes Riding Fitness Forum Video Road News Bikes Gear Racing Routes Riding Fitness Forum Video Mountain Biking News Bikes Gear Racing Routes Riding Fitness Forum Video Commuting News Bikes Gear Routes Riding Fitness Forum Video Beginners Family News Bikes Gear Routes Riding Fitness Forum Video Training Events Search Sportives Magazines Daily Deal You are : here Home blog 1,000 redux 1,000 mountain bike test 2012 redux 0 comments By Matt Pacocha , US editor , in Boulder , CO Saturday , May 12, 2012 9.00am Previous : First Nation Home Our competition winner's story A smattering of bikes that cost less than US$1,000 Ben Delaney View Thumbnail Gallery We're in year two of our US$1,000
: 10 May 2012 The Scooter The Unsung Mobility Option It's important to provide facilities for all forms of human-powered transport . In my neighourhood , many kids live close enough to walk to school , including my kids . They can and do ride bicycles there , too , on safe , separated cycle tracks , but scooters are a popular option as . well My son Felix started riding his scooter around the hood recently . Disappearing off to football practice or to a friend's house . However , when he scooted to school he came home saying he needed a padlock to lock it . There were too many scooters inside the school so a parking rack was provided outside . I didn't really get what he meant until I saw the rack the other . day A couple of rows of funky scooter racks have been placed in the schoolyard .
: 10 May 2012 Google vs The Facebook Bike in Dublin Googleised Facebook bike in Dublin courtesy of billyvandenende on Instagram The Social Media Wars are now using bicycles as a battlefield . Bear Bicycles is a small company in Dublin selling Dutch bikes to the Irish market . My friend Philip sent me the above photo of one of their bicycles . He explains : For a cycling campaign , we have created a Facebook' bike together with local cycling advocacy groups . The goal : to get people out of their cars and on their bikes , by showing how cycling is a social thing and how it positively impacts people's . lives You can see the Facebook bike on Bear Bicycles . uh . Facebook page as . above Dublin is home to both Google's and Facebook's European headquarters . Battlefield Internet , if you .
: 09 May 2012 Cats and Mice The police in Copenhagen are going after those rogues of the urban landscape the bicycle users this week . It's generally slim pickings for them . The 99 usually cycle without committing any major terrorist actions and have done for 125 years . The police are arch-conservative and continue to insist that societal decay is imminent . In the course of an average week with these bike raids cykelrazzia in Danish they'll ticket about 700-1200 people . Out of a few hundred thousand daily bicycle users . Brilliant use of . resources The man in the photo , above , is Mogens Knudsen , Superintendent in Copenhagen Police Traffic Unit . It's his personal crusade to clamp down on cyclists and all talk of traffic calming , lower speed limits and other modern urban devices is
: 09 May 2012 Getting Carried Away Been busy lately . Running behind with articles but doing lots of great projects with Copenhagenize Consulting . I figured I'd post some of the photos I've taken recently . Citizen Cyclists carrying stuff around is the . theme Shoes and a . suitcase Suitcase and a group of friends on a stag night by bicycle . Two cargo bikes filled with . beer New frame heading . home Kids' bicycles in transit . That's me and Lulu-Sophia on the right , taking her new used bike . home Transporting a guitar by trailier in Copenhagen and a trailer by trailer in . Strasbourg The City of Zagreb has a respectable fleet of cargo bikes for cleaning the streets . As well as for bakery . deliveries Cool wooden crate in Copenhagen . Cool Danish Ambassador to Croatia , and his wife ,
: 08 May 2012 Car Industry Strikes Back Ford Nothing like a good Car Industry Strikes Back article to kickstart your day . Our reader , Krzysztof in Gdansk , Poland , spotted this advert for Ford Poland in the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper . You're going to love this desperate attempt by Ford to sell some . vans The main text at the top left reads , Ford Transit a machine for saving money Then , below , Ford tries to alter reality by writing Delivery bicycles do not exist . You don't need to switch to riding a bike to save money Yes . They just wrote that . Delivery Bicycles Don't Exist . In all seriousness . And then they paid to have it published in a newspaper . If Poland has an advertising standards commission , someone should let them about this advert . Lying , as far as I'm aware ,
: 06 May 2012 Catch The Cyclist With Your Eyes This is a recycled campaign that returns regularly but we approve of it simply because it places the responsibility on the motorists . No ignoring the bull in society's china shop here . Catch the cyclist with your eyes not your door is what it . says These car doors are on posts in various locations . This one was captured by Sandra from the brilliant Classic Copenhagen blog Sure , people get doored anywhere there are cars and that includes Copenhagen . I know a few people who have experienced it by I personally have been lucky to never have been even close to it in 17 years in Copenhagen . Motorists know to watch for cyclists , to expect them . I know that in the few times I've been in a car with my kids my kids spend about five hours in a