StreetFilms posted a great followup to Hal Ruzal’s video in which he gives letter grades on the locking skills of bikes he sees in the neighborhood. Hal Ruzal is a mechanic at Bicycle Habitat in New York City. In the sequel, he’s joined by Bike Church founder Kerri Martin. They evaluate the security of bikes […]
Who in the world is Kanstantin Sivtsov? How many spellings of that name have you seen? And how do you pronounce Siutsou / Sivtsov / Sweet Sue? And is it Konstantin or Kanstantin? For those who don’t know, Kanstantin Sivtsov is the young cyclist on Team High Road who won the Tour de Georgia this […]
I agree with the Bike Snob that pie plates are about as misplaced on many bikes as the red skinsuit man, but they do have their utility. Pie plates are plastic rings placed against the spokes on the rear wheel of dérailleur equipped bicycles. They protect the wheel and derailleur against damage by preventing the […]
14 people are traveling on their bicycles to the Beijing Olympics. They started in Olympia, Greece last February and will travel across Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China before their planned arrival on August 8 in time for the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics. This group are blogging about their […]
To better serve families and communities throughout the state, Bicycle Colorado’s education team is translating key Safe Routes to School materials into Spanish. More than 70,000 school-age students speak primarily Spanish in Colorado, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “Providing our handouts and education materials in both English and Spanish allows us to effectively reach […]
Watch Dave Z zoom by in his Captain America outfit during the Team Time Trial at the Tour de Georgia in this fantastic photo by Ken Conley. Ken Conley got to ride the media motorcycle yesterday and captured several excellent photos before, during and after yesterday’s stage at the Tour de Georgia. The TTT event […]