November 10, 201110 Comments on Niterider MiNewt 600 Cordless headlight
November 10, 20114 Comments on Bicycle facilities
The restroom at Palo Alto Bicycles on University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA features a framed photo of Fausto Coppi cooling his feet in the toilet bidet. ( Thank you to Lloyd and Brian for the correction.)
November 9, 20113 Comments on One page bicycle repair guide
This diagram is making the rounds on the various social networking sites. Spingineer tells me this was originally posted by George Takei (aka “Sulu”) who joked that he hoped Scotty didn’t follow this flowchart.
WD-40, incidentally, is your bike shop’s favorite lube.
November 9, 2011Leave a Comment
Thank you to all who contacted your Senator regarding the mandatory sidepath law in S.1813. In case you missed the earlier update, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unamimously approved S.1813, the MAP-21 highway authorization bill. The bill goes to the Senate floor. Details about the process and further opportunities for your involvement are below the weekly collection of bike news.
November 9, 20111 Comment on MAP 21 Senate hearing RIGHT NOW
Update: The Senate EPW Committee have unamimously voted to approve MAP-21. It moves to the Senate Floor. League of American Bicyclists says there will be other opportunities to snip the Federal road bike ban language from the bill, and they are organizing effort to get Senate attention on this.
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is meeting right now to consider S.1813, the Senate Bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs. This bill, called “MAP 21,” contains language that will ban cyclists from certain roads that are managed by Federal agencies.
November 8, 20113 Comments on Bicycle jobs
Bicycle and related help wanted postings that have caught my eye for this week.
Health Education Specialist in Contra Costa County, CA duties include handing out bike helmets and running bike rodeos. The woman who does this for the city of San Jose (pictured below) is a super sweet gal and does a great job, but she doesn’t ride a bike!
