Monthly Archives: April 2009

Celebrities on bicycles: Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford looks like he needs a little more air in his tires as he rides a borrowed pink bicycle during a break in filming “Hollywood Homicide.”

Bicycle Leadership Conference and Social Media

Chip Smith of SOAR Communications asked me to attend the Social Media panel discussion during the Bicycle Leadership Conference in Seaside, California on April 17. SOAR, as a sponsor of this conference, kindly got me registered after I eagerly accepted his invitation. At about 11 PM Thursday night, I noticed the Social Media discussion starts read more »

Celebrities on bicycles: Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow looks marvelous on a bicycle during filming of Ted and Sylvia.

Laura & Russ: Simplify

In March 2009, Laura Crawford and Russ Roca made the decision to drop out of the status quo and find others around the world who have done the same. Paring down their lives to just what will fit on two bicycles, Laura and Russ are embarking on an extended bike tour throughout the US and read more »

Larkspur Ferry free rides for cyclists

The Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry is offering free ferry rides for bicyclists on weekends in May, including Memorial Day. This free ride offer is apparently a mea culpa and apology offered to cyclists. In 1974, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission issued a permit for the Larkspur ferry terminal parking lot that stipulates read more »

Dirt Series: She’s the pretty cyclist

I took some photos over the weekend of the Dirt Series women’s mountain bike skills clinic in Santa Cruz at the invitation of local travel writer Karen Kefauver. Karen’s a real sweetheart, a lot of fun to be around, and very enthusiastic about everything she does. She faceplanted into a sandpit while racing at the read more »