All over California, normally dry stream channels are overflowing their banks as rain from a series of storms dump several inches of water over the state. Many bike paths meander along these channels and I’ve seen several bike paths in the Bay Area completely inundated, especially when the paths pass under highway river crossings. Don’t read more
I’ve neglected to mention the Tour Down Under in Australia that started last Sunday. I’ve been busy and I’m sure race fans are following the action and results elsewhere. As usual, Steephill.TV has a great collection of links as well as his own commentary on each stage. This Australian race is the first pro race read more
I don’t have any idea what Diesel is or why they want me to “Be Stupid,” but whatever. Isn’t that old mixte frame bike cool? More: Cheap Jap: Diesel Gets Deep With ‘Be Stupid’.
Winter Bike To Work Day is tomorrow, January 20 in Boulder, Colorado, where the weather will be a pleasant 30 degrees or so with partly cloudy skies in the morning. Chicago also will hold BTWD on Wednesday. Toronto does a Coldest Day of the Year Ride on January 30. That is statistically the coldest day read more
India’s first bicycle share in Mumbai suburb V. Ramesh was an executive at a financial services firm in India when he quit to start “FreMo“, what he claims is India’s first bicycle share in Thane, a northeastern suburb of Mumbai (aka Bombay). Some areas of Thane have the horribly choked traffic characteristic of many highly read more
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of read more
