Monthly Archives: August 2011

School bike vandalism

Is vandalism to bikes a problem at your nearby school?

Cyclist killed in Menlo Park

64 year old Richard Buckley of Redwood City was killed while crossing Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park, California on Wednesday.

Pro Cycling Challenge live video

Just in case you haven’t noticed this yet, free live video is available for online viewing on the Interwebs. There are also apps for viewing for Android, iPhone and iPad. Just search those device’s respective app markets for Shack Tour Tracker. As of this post time, there’s maybe an hour of racing to go as read more »

Self inflating bicycle tire

Ever since John Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire for his son’s tricycle in 1887, tinkerers have crafted various self inflating bicycle tires using either a pump built into the hub or using the compression between tire and road as the pump. San Francisco entrepeneur Benjamin Krempel wants to commercialize this potentially useful idea, calling his read more »

2011 Tour de Cupcake SF

Buy tickets now to the 2011 Tour de Cupcake in San Francisco.

USA Pro Cycling Challenge begins

Although I cannot be there, the race begins today. There were quite a few more cyclists seen about town this past week, dressed in their best kits, rolling their aero wheels and latest technology (I have seen some Di2). The Governor even gave a brief interview at the Broncos game on Saturday – this is read more »