Monthly Archives: January 2009

Amgen Tour of California: Tips for Santa Cruz Businesses

TODAY January 13 at 11:45 AM! Sorry for the late notice on this As part of it’s Small Business Survival Series, the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce presents “Maximizing the AMGEN Tour – Tips to boost sales for downtown merchants” When: January 13, 2009, 11:45 am – 1:00 pmWhere: Bring your own bag lunch to read more »

Tour Down Under begins next week

The 2009 Tour Down Under in Australia begins next week on Tuesday, January 20. Hmmm, there’s something else important about that day, but I can’t think what it is at the moment…. The Tour Down Under marks Lance Armstrong’s return to professional racing. Team Astana are camped out at the Hilton in Adelaide, from where read more »

N.Y. Times on Earl Blumenauer

A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back With an eye on the potential stimulus package, cycling advocates “have compiled a list of $2 billion of projects that can be under construction in 90 days,” Mr. Oberstar said, adding that prospects are “bright.”

Giveaways: Like or disklike?

I still have a couple more items of bike schwag to give away this week, but before I continue: 1. What do you think of the giveaways? I like doing these giveaways because (a) It gives me a chance to mention this stuff I’ve been collecting (b) It gives you a chance to try some read more »

Monday bike news

The Bike Commuter Benefits that began January hit the mainstream media over the weekend and became kind of big news. Kadisco on sports websites redesigns. See also this interesting bit about cycling team sponsorship budgets: while global sports team sponsorships rose 425% between 1989 and 2007, cycling sponsorship increased only 74% between 1989 and 2008. read more »

Giveaway: CycleAware ViewPoint lens mirror

Today’s giveaway is the CycleAware ViewPoint adjustable mini spy mirror. The ViewPoint mirror is a tiny 3/8 inch mirror that you stick inside of your cycling glasses. If you put them inside your reflective lenses, this little mirror is almost invisible, allowing you to spy people behind you without their knowledge. These mini mirrors are read more »