I’m moving this weekend, which explains why I’m being slow responding to some email requests I’ve received over the past couple of days. I’ll try to get back to you by next Wednesday or so!
The Santa Cruz Local Organizing Committee for the Amgen Tour of California attracted a fair number of enthusiasts in the full lycra kit, but most of the people who showed up on bike were people interested in cycling for transportation. Tim Bustos of Ecology Action at the Amgen Tour of California Santa Cruz organizing committee […]
AEG revealed the route details for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California this morning. As was revealed in the Santa Rosa Democrat earlier this week, the race will start in Sacramento with a Prologue instead of a full blown stage as earlier planned. The stage from Davis to Santa Rosa becomes Stage 1. Stage 2 […]
My buddy Murph has some good stuff on his blog: * On the recently completely San Francisco bike plan Environmental Impact Review, Murph looks at the gridlock around a new Costco gas station and wonders if an EIR was required for their gas station. * Murph owns a vacation home in the Sonoma Wine Country. […]
This is a common question whenever I publish the weight of a folding bike. This started out as an ‘authoritative’ post on why folding bikes are so heavy, but to be honest I’m not exactly an expert in the field. I think they’re heavy because they have thicker tubes because they lack the triangular geometry […]
On some blog or other, I heard about the RealLite giant bicycle lights and knew I had to try them. Pluses: very bright; reasonably priced (for bicycle lights); easy mounting; standard AA batteries; conversation starter! Minuses: battery change requires a screwdriver; somewhat fragile in racks due to large size. These are wonderful “to be seen” […]