December 23, 20131 Comment on 2013 year in review for bicycling
Happy Holidays, faithful readers.
Each year I try to track bicycle news of note for the year. You might notice a regional focus.
How many of these items do you remember? What have I missed?
December 20, 20133 Comments on Slowing after passing is permission to draft, right?
Happy Friday and Happy Holidays.
When I’m riding a little below tempo and the guy who’s been grunting and panting behind me finally passes only to slow to my speed immediately in front of me, that’s an implicit invitation to suck his wheel, right?
Bicycle news after a brief stop at San Jose’s Little Italy.
December 19, 20132 Comments on Forget bicycles: Unicycles are the cockroaches of disaster
Who is this mystery man riding a unicycle with an umbrella on an icy road?
Screen capture courtesy of Brian in Utah, who runs Industry Outsider. Go view his website when you have a chance. Story at KSL.com: 10,000 Utahns without power as ice storm halts commuters, planes.
December 19, 2013Leave a Comment
Are you looking for last year’s model? Let the Internet do your walking at CloseoutBikes.com.
Brick & Mortar bicycle dealers are invited to list old inventory to the Closeout Bikes website. Listing are free through May 2014.
Buyers look for deals that are listed by state. I see 35 bikes listed right now from two different california bike shops: Davis Wheelworks in Davis, CA and Nytro Multisport in Encinitas. There are a similar number of listings from Colorado bike shops in Boulder, Durango, and Cortez.
Check it out: CloseoutBikes.com.
December 16, 20132 Comments on Monday recap
New York Magazine predicts nobody will use CitiBike in the winter. But guess what? CitiBike reports 19,000 rides last Wednesday, when temperatures were at or below freezing.
More bicycle stories below the photo of cycling teens in decidedly warmer San Jose, CA.
December 13, 2013Leave a Comment
Happy Friday, all, and happy 12 days until Christmas.
I’m working up my list of top bike stories for 2013. I’ll mention Armstrong’s appearance on Oprah, Levi Leiphiemer’s retirement, California bike politics, and, of course, Roubaixgate, along with several other stories. What else should I mention?
More bike news below.
