Over 1,500 cyclists were counted last night at the San Jose Bike Party. Read the ride report and the comments over there. There were apparently some problems — in spite of the efforts of organizers to clean things up and encourage participants to follow the law, several cyclists were ticketed for running red lights. They’ve read more
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN plan to start a bike share next May, 2010 called Nice Ride Minnesota, a brand created by Duffy & Partners, a local design firm. “We immediately knew we wanted Joe Duffy and his team involved in creating the identity for Nice Ride Minnesota,” said Bill Dossett, read more
Mason rides his blue Schwinn Varsity (converted to fixed gear) through heavy traffic on Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose, California. Enjoy the ride!
Victoria Pendleton and Elle Macpherson promote the Mayor of London’s Skyride. Victoria Pendleton is a world champion track champion and Olympic gold medalist. Elle Macpherson likes to ride a bicycle to get around and take her children to school. Welsh TV presenter Gethin Jones also promotes the Mayor of London’s SkyRide. More details at British read more
Wow. Two stages of the Tour de France will be run without race radio. Parts of the 2009 Tour of California was plagued with technical difficulties reportedly due to the weather. Ineffective race radio made the race a lot more uncertain for the riders since team directors couldn’t relay information to the riders, and those read more
Several League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors (LCI) are in San Jose this weekend for the LAB Smart Cycling Conference. Anita below is dressed like the typical LCI, except many LCIs have more facial hair, more age, more Y chromosomes and more mirrors. In other words, they look something like me. I’ve heard that some read more
