Month: October 2010

Bike Party, BMX & Bike Expo

Andrew Taylor, Greg Watts, and Alex Reveles put on a renegade style demo in the back alley of a Home Depot during the Friday, October 15th San Jose Bike Party.

They built their ramps, performed the demo for several hundred cyclists who showed up in the middle of the night, and then tore down after the cops showed up.

See these and many more riders at AT’s Showdown during the SF Bike Expo on November 6th at the Cow Palace!

I didn’t make the October Bike Party, but from these reports it seems like it went very well. They even made the Mercury News last week.

The Underdogs of Tour de Faso

Benin's team arrives in the Miracle of God for the big show after traveling over a thousand kilometers with little rest
Benin's team arrives in the Miracle of God for the big show after traveling over a thousand kilometers with little rest
Christoph Herby of Quiet Griot shares a new post on CyclingNews.com’s “Cycling in Benin” blog about Benin’s National Team and the Tour de Faso.

Herby begins: “It was a long, bumpy road to Ouagadougou, Africa’s best-named capital and ground zero for the Tour de Faso. We loaded into the rickety minivan that’s transported the Benin team to races for over a decade. Owned by a former cyclist, the ‘Miracle de Dieu’ has transported the Benin team to races for over a decade and has become a fixture on the West African racing scene.” Read the full story here.

Friday bicycle news

Last night’s light rain made my morning ride to work a little damp. Another storm is supposed to arrive into the SF Bay Area Saturday night, with up to five inches of rain expected in the Santa Cruz Mountains where I live.

Still, that’s nothing compared to Taiwan, where Typhoon Megi has dumped a record 45 inches of water on parts of the island. Some of you know I was supposed to be there, but I sent Blacknell and Beverly instead. Mark from Bike Hugger is there as well.


Typhoon Megi South China Sea

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