As Frank announced, I’m guest posting on the Tour de France Blog for a few days. Frank is attending a funeral, spending time with his…
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More Whiz Bang Tour de France Tech
Just checked the NYTimes interactive TDF feature and it’s very whiz bangy, even more whizzy than the “ticker” from Velonews. Live commentary, standings, profiles, and…
Seeing America feet-first, west to east
Cycling across the U.S.A | Touring Hardin Bill Cook is a retired journalist doing an Adventure Cycling route across the USA (looks like their 30th…
America’s longest-running bicycle race
Celebrating it’s 66th year, Redmond Derby Days is this weekend. Outside of Portland, Redmond is the most cycling friendly town and they’ve got a whole…
REI: Big Miles Logged
Becky, an Outreach Specialist for REI Kennewick, reports outstanding results for their Commute Challenge with nearly 3K miles logged from 50 riders. That’s impressive and…
Being Critical
Following up on the Critical Mass arrest last week in Seattle, Robert L. Jamieson Jr, a Seattle PI columnists finds fault with both the police…
Bumps along the way
A Tri-Cities cyclist was seriously injured when he hit an empty concrete turtle intended to hold a traffic bollard. The bollards have not yet been…
Bike Art
Reader Terri Saul sent us a page of her bike art that’s about the love of bicycles and cycling. My fav, which is sold, is…
Live Data from the TDF
Cyclingpeaks is offering a live view of SRM data during each stage and posting the entire file afterwards. That’s cool and also depressing to see…
REI CEO: Bikes are going bonkers for us
In a Q/A with the Seattle PI Business Section, REI’s CEO says, “Bikes are going bonkers for us. About half our bikes are our own…