Mick Murphy, courtesy of The Bike Show from Resonance FM the legend goes a bit like this: he trained with weights made from stone, he made a living as a circus performer, on one stage in the 1958 Rás, after his bike had broken down, he stole an ordinary bicycle from a farmer and chased […]
Who am I? My name is Jessica Thompson, and I’m a Project Planner for the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB). (Shameless plug–click here to become a member!) Thanks to our generous Executive Director Ed Barsotti, I am have been in DC since yesterday, learning about bicycle-related policy. Tomorrow I will ask for it (5+ times!) […]
RideThisBike.com is offering a free folding bike to one lucky winner. Click the link for details, but you submit your sob story, and the sorriest candidate wins a free bike. UltraRob has a $50 gift certificate. To enter, just leave a comment about some gear you want at his blog.
Jessica Alba was spotted during Fashion Week in Paris riding around on the popular Velib rental bike. See the complete set of Jessica Alba on Velib photos at Celebrity Gossip. In other Fashion Week news, Riding Pretty notes some intersting helmet covers on the runway in Paris.
Full list of links to news and results from Paris-Nice at Steephill.TV. The race is over, but there’s still some pretty cool photos and video online.
The 2009 National Bike Summit in Washington DC kicked off with a record 550 attendees last night. Some highlights: Quantify! You cannot judge the effectiveness of your advocacy efforts if you don’t count the cyclists in your town. The League of American Bicyclists won’t give you anything beyond a “Bronze” rating as a Bicycle Friendly […]