Aside from bicycles, of course, the main reason I choose to continue my futile search for fortune in the bicycle industry is because of the people I know and meet. There's no shortage of extremely smart and passionate people who are insanely interesting, individualistic personalities. Sure it's cool to be around famous athletes from time to time, but I much more deeply value the less publicly visible people that make the bicycle world go 'round.
The Colorado Peace Ride, a 4-day, 238-mile fund-raising ride along Colorado's San Juan Skyway, is set for July 29th through August 1st. The route, billed as "cycling heaven" will wind its way along four passes topping 10,000 feet, promises larger-than-life views and will reward riders with some amazingly sweet descents.
Colorado Peace Ride Route
On January 12 of this year, in a courtroom in Hagerstown, Maryland, 21-year-old Meghann Weaver stood before a Washington County circuit judge to face sentencing for hitting a bicyclist, eight-year-old David Greeley, in August of 2009.
The outcome: a fine of $140 for the collision, which fractured the cyclist's skull and damaged his left leg to the point that it necessitated amputation at mid-shin.
Word travels fast in the local bike community, and within a few hours the virtual watercooler had spread the news of a cyclist hit and killed by a truck just a few miles from the Bicycle Times office.
Coverage from local news source, KDKA.
7 o'clock in the morning...52 years old...3 kids and a wife. Driver of the truck hasn't been charged. Police say he "may have been distracted." I can bet the words "i didn't see him" were used by the driver.
Working for Dirt Rag Magazine I periodically travel to attend press camps, where the latest mountain bike components and frames await for long demo rides on superb trails. In May the opportunity to travel to Sedona, Arizona for Magura’s press camp came up, and Maurice and I flew to the red rocks for some serious saddle time.
Fold up that bike and get ready for a trip to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England for The Brompton World Championship V on Sunday 3rd October 2010!
That's right...the folding bicycle madness of the Brompton World Championship event is back for its fifth year. While folding bikes are all about making your bike smaller, the Championship event is getting bigger this year. The organizers are allowing for up to 750 participants to enter, and they expect to draw people from the more regional folding bicycle championships held around the world this year.
