Category: News
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Bicycle Camping on the North Cascade Highway
Welcome to Barn Bicycle Camping We offer camping exclusively to bicycle travelers on the North Cascade Highway. There is a hot shower, toilet, water, electricity, ice, emergency food packs, local information, and quiet camping. This will be our 4th year of Barn Bicycle Camping. Located on Highway 20 on the east side of the North…
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Biketrainpdx and Sellwood Cycle Repair Offer Free Family Bike Rental Program
March 16, 2012 | from the BTY Blog | by LeeAnne Fergason Thanks to a new partnership between Biketrainpdx and Sellwood Cycle Repair, families who are interested in biking to school can give it a try without committing to purchasing all the gear right away. Here’s out it works: Your family can borrow two bikes…
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Send a Teacher Traveling is Back!
Help a Teacher Apply Today Disclaimer: Me! ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours is proud to announce the return of our popular Send A Teacher Traveling (S.A.T.T.) Award, designed to recognize outstanding public school teachers throughout the United States. We believe that public school teachers (K-12) are the nation’s most important human resource. We further believe that by…
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Chicago Bicyclist chases down mugger: ‘Certain things aren’t acceptable’
From the Chicago Tribune watch the VIDEO Eric Puetz says he likes riding his bike to work every day — from Arlington Heights to Logan Square — because "you see the city in a different light." But Puetz, 51, said he was outraged by what he saw on the Northwest Side Thursday evening: A man…
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Restoring a Vintage Dumpster Bike with Instructables.com
Restoring a vintage Dumpster Bike The old song goes "the best things in life are free".. and the same goes for bikes. I have had two bikes which I found in the dumpster (rubbish bin here in Australia). With some time and elbow grease, and sometimes a little bit of money you can restore a…
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Centenarian claims hour record
Wow, I just had to put a shout out in for Robert Marchand. Read the full article on VeloNews Courtesy photo. The centenarian rode 24.25 km (15.1 miles) in 60 minutes watched by crowds of cheering supporters at the International Cycling Union (UCI) velodrome in Aigle, Switzerland. The feat does not threaten the 49.7 km…
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YOUTUBE: The Man Who Lived On His Bike
Video dedicated to his Father, from Montreal. I love being on a bike. It helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After 382 days spent riding through the streets of Montreal, being sometimes quite cold, sometimes quite hot – and sometimes quite scared, I dedicate this movie to you, Yves Blanchet 🙂