A 64 year old man riding his bicycle on a trail in Berks County, Pennsylvania was attacked and knocked to the ground by a group of teens. The cyclist drew his gun and shot two of the teens, sending one of them to the hospital and the other to the morgue. After questioning, police released the cyclist and arrested a third teen who was not shot.
More at The Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle, WFMZ TV and WGAL 8. Via Marcus Santiago in New Delhi.
James Thomas of Bicycle Design has started a “#VeloThursday” theme at Google Plus, where people post their bike themed photos to Google’s social media page.
I’ve posted a handful so far, including this one from the 2009 Amgen Tour of California in Winters California during the Davis to Santa Rosa stage. I did this back when tilt-shift was the gimmicky fad of the day.
You don’t need to be a Google Plus member to see everybody else’s contributions. Go visit VeloThursday for more.
This was a week and a half ago and I missed it. From CBS San Francisco:
A bicyclist was injured in a shooting in Richmond early Monday morning, and told police that he was shot by a sniper on a rooftop. No matter how bizarre it may sound, so far in the investigation police say they believe the victim’s story.
More –> Richmond Bicyclist Shot By Sniper. Richmond, California is in the San Francisco “East” Bay, north of Berkeley and Oakland and was ranked the 6th most dangerous city in the United States in 2010.
“Pedal now or paddle later.”
Several members of People Power Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Green Ways to School joined the Santa Cruz Underwater Tour, in which people dressed up as sea critters to envision an inundated Pacific Avenue and bring attention to the city of Santa Cruz Climate Action Plan.
I once had a bicycle license plate with my name on it. What if you could get a bike frame in the shape of your name?
We have more bike-related careers and jobs than you can shake a cowbell at this week.
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