Month: December 2010

Bikes news Thursday

Richard MasonerDecember 2, 20102 Comments on Bikes news Thursday

At a Caltrain station, I watched a drunken clipless pedal release fail and fall on the platform, which I guess is an example of why people shouldn’t ride bikes on a train platform. You don’t want to fall over when a train comes roaring buy.

In the SF Bay Area, bike advocates question the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s $7.9 million for a two year bike share pilot program. Some bike advocates in San Jose have also gotten to the bottom of San Jose airport’s bike ban on a portion of Airport Boulevard.

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Alfredo Aceves rides a bicycle

Richard MasonerDecember 1, 20101 Comment on Alfredo Aceves rides a bicycle

New York Yankees relief pitcher Alfredo Aceves rides a bicycle. While riding around in Mexico yesterday, he crashed and broke his left shoulder, which is a pretty typical bike crash injury. He’s recovering from surgery but is expected to miss the start of spring training because of his injury. According to news reports, full recovery is expected to run about three months. There’s no word on if he wore a helmet or not.

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