What does it look like when a nice Cinelli flies from the roof rack of a car at highway speeds? Look if you really want to know, though I warn you it’s ugly and may be inappropriate for children and those with weak constitutions.

Cyclists like politicians.

Encouraging bicycling not with facts and admonitions, but with the idea that Cycling is fun! [6 MB PDF] This is a good document.

Bicycle Design Bike Design Contest finalists have been posted. I especially like Rick Marland’s folding bike with a built in lock, and Torkel Dohmers’ “This Way” velomobile.

Active Transportation for America makes the case and quantifies the national benefits that increased federal funding in bicycling and walking infrastructure would provide tens of billions of dollars in benefits to all Americans.

Miss Sansen’s list of Peloton Pretties, Specials, and Uglies.

I’m very familiar with the Old Stage Fire area in Boulder County, Colorado — when I lived in Boulder County I did plenty of riding down Nelson Road, St. Vrain Road and up US 36 to Lyons and beyond, and up Lefthand Canyon Road to Ward and up to Brainard Lake. Closer to Boulder there’s Niwot Road, and the gut busting hill climbs of Old Stage Road and Lee Hill Road. I’ve approached 60 mph on my bicycle on some of these roads. Gary Koenig in Denver writes about these prime cycling roads.

Soma never got those brass fenders from Honjo, but found another supplier. Maybe not quite as nice, but they’re available for purchase now.

The weak Japanese Yen makes business more expensive for Rivendell.

Bike Jobs
Oakland: Youth program assistant manager to help run after school bike promotion programs.

Oakland: Program Paid Intern [PDF] at Norcal High School Cycling League.

Today’s giveaway is an assortment of five bicycle theme stickers from Zero Per Gallon in San Francisco.

Zero Per Gallon makes a set of fun stickers proclaiming your independence from foreign oil. They’re a great attention getter, and they’re always fun to hand out at any gathering of cyclists. I started handing a few out on the Caltrain bike car this evening and I was mobbed by dozens of attractive, female cyclists who all wanted a piece of that action. With these fun stickers, you will make new friends and influence people.

Jamie of Columbus, Ohio is our winner! Thank you to all who played!    To win: Be the first person to click this link with the text “ZeroPerGallon Sticker Giveaway http://www.cyclelicio.us/ #zpg” to Twitter.

Good luck! This entry is posted Fridy morning at 7:30 AM U.S. Pacific Time. See contest rules for limitations and other details.

Cycling advocates will find something in addition to beautiful bicycles in Indianapolis during the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2009, when the Indiana Bicycle Coalition hosts a Winning Campaigns Training by the Thunderhead Alliance For Bicycling and Walking.

This addition to NAHBS activities reflects a commitment by the show to promote and develop cycling opportunities for everybody, focusing not only on the high-end handmade sector.

Show founder and director Don Walker says this training workshop reflects a commitment by the show to promote cycling opportunities for everybody, instead of focusing only on the high-end handmade sector. “The NAHBS has always been about growing the market,” says Walker. “We know that creating safer, more efficient cycling routes has proved every time to encourage more cyclists, so I am delighted that we are able to partner with the Thunderhead Alliance and Indiana Bicycle Coalition to provide what we believe will be a very significant weekend for cycling in the Midwest.”

Jeff Miller, president of the Thunderhead Alliance for Biking and Walking, said, “The Winning Campaigns Training will help equip local and statewide bike advocates with the skills and tools to help make Indiana a better place to bicycle. We look forward to working with the Indiana Bicycle Coalition and are very excited about this unique and fun venue with the North American Handmade Bicycle Show to work with many bicycle advocates and community leaders.”

Nancy Tibbett of the Indiana Bicycle Coalition said, “The workshop offers a great opportunity for both bicycle and pedestrian advocates to gain momentum, excitement, and training on programs and plans for 2009. The Indiana Bicycle Coalition is excited to partner with both the North American Handmade Bicycle Show and Thunderhead Alliance to bring this world-class training event to Indianapolis.”

The times and dates of the three-day training are:

* Friday 27th February, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
* Saturday 28th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Sunday 1st March, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Thanks to sponsorship by Bikes Belong and Cannondale Sports Group, admission to the training is only $50.00. On Friday evening, all participants in the Thunderhead Alliance training are invited to a social function with the frame builders at 7 p.m. The training’s schedule is designed to permit out-of-workshop activities, and participants are encouraged to take advantage of a complimentary entry offer to the NAHBS show hall.

The Winning Campaigns Training uses a curriculum designed, tested and proven through the years by the Thunderhead Alliance. Advocates attending will be taught by expert coaches and by each other about choosing, directing and winning campaigns to promote complete streets, where walking and bicycling are both safe and commonplace.

According to Thunderhead Alliance, the three day workshop will empower attendees with greater knowledge on how to choose the right issue, set realistic goals and strategies, work with community leaders, use public relations techniques, raise money to finance their efforts, and reach and measure the success of the campaign.

Online registration is now open at Thunderhead Alliance website.

The January/February issue of Momentum Magazine is now online. Enjoy the “Love Issue” number 37 at Momentum Planet. Included in this issue are my reviews of the Strida 5.0 and Abio Penza folding bicycles.