Monthly Archives: May 2011

Bikes on Bay Bridge Update

What wonderful weather for BTWD here in the Bay Area! Kudos to the organizations that make this day possible, and to all the positive mainstream media outlets that put this day front and center. Hats off to all who kept their cars parked and pedalled today. We’ve come a long way, my brothers and sisters read more »

Gas futures drop

2.4% less gas leads to 40 cent drop in gas prices! Last week’s dramatic price drop in the New York gasoline futures market shows YOU have the power to change national economies! Happy Boycott OPEC/Exxon/Chevron/Shell/BP Bike To Work Day in California, all. The usual one day gasoline boycotts we hear about usually involves deferring our read more »

Reminder: Contest

Good morning! Remember, everybody, deadline to enter the Bike Tour Book contest is this evening California time. Entering is easy and free!

Plasma for fuel!

Happy Hump Day. Let’s see what’s in new in the world of bicycling today.

Contest: Cycle Touring book

Last week I mentioned Andrew and Friedel’s Cycle Touring Survival Guide. This week, they’re giving away a free copy to two lucky winners. Update: The contest is closed and winners have been selected. Random.org has selected “wrycooter” as the comment winner, and @kim_harding as the Twitter winner. Congrats to both of them, and thanks to read more »

Bike To Work Day

Thursday, May 12 2011 is Bike To Work Day in the San Francisco Bay Area and many other California cities.