California State Parks has announced a proposal to open a singletrack trail for mountain biking in Marin County, on the shoulders of Mt. Tamalpais. The agency plans to allow bicycle use on the 4-mile Bill’s Trail segment, and is soliciting public comments on the project. The commentary period ends on 6-26. “I’m urging mountain bikers read more
The current Federal Safe Routes to School Act expires at the end of the current fiscal year on September 1, 2009. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Burr (R-NC) , Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined together to introduce the Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act (S. 1156). This bill read more
Mercedes Benz has dipped their toe selling bicycles before, including limited edition road bikes. For 2009, Mercedes Benz announced a €6,553 (about US$9,000) limited edition road racer bicycle. Only 100 bicycles will be sold world wide. The carbon fiber bikes, which will reportedly be available at Mercedes Benz dealerships, are built up with SRAM Red read more
Australian actor Hugh Jackman was spotted out riding his bike with daughter Ava, riding a scooter, in a park near their home in New York City.
Nearly 200 French prisoners will take part from June 4 to June 19 in the first Penitentiary Tour de France, a 2,300 kilometer (that’s 1400 miles for Americans, or 5 million cubits for those of you who fancy King James English) bicycle tour through the French countryside. The 196 prisoners will leave Lille with 124 read more
Who’s going to Maker Faire this weekend in San Mateo County? Don’t forget: Sunglasses giveaway. Mayor of London Boris Johnson was cycling with the UK transport minister Baron Andrew Adonis when a truck passed them and nearly killed them. Dramatic CCTV video shows a truck passing Mayor of London Boris Johnson around a blind corner, read more
