Archive for January, 2009 (Page 2)
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Denver Announces Bike-Sharing Plan
Posted on January 20, 2009 | No CommentsDenver, Colorado is poised to become the first U.S. city to introduce a large-scale permanent bike share program. The program, with will be called “Denver B-Cycle”, will begin this summer, offering some 500 bikes at 30 to 40 stations around the city. “The positive feedback we received from the bike sharing …Chris Wallace World Championship Fundraiser
Posted on January 19, 2009 | No CommentsLocal Kansas City rider Chris Wallace is heading to Europe to compete in the World Junior Cyclocross Championships in Hoogerheide, Holland. His teammates at KCCX/VERGE are throwing a fundraising party to help with the travel expenses on January 20th at the Trek Store of Kansas City.Vote for RANS as a Wonder of Kansas
Posted on January 16, 2009 | No CommentsVote for home-grown bicycle manufacturer RANS in the "8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce" contest. RANS, located in Hays, designs and manufacturers an innovative line of state-of-the-art recumbent and crank-forward bicycles.Kansas is Producing Some Top Junior Racers
Posted on January 15, 2009 | No CommentsThere is a new generation of up-and-coming bicycle racing talent, and Kansas is producing its share of young riders. In the following guest post, Ron Wade introduces us to one racer in particular, his son Josh: The “Lemond effect” produced names like Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie and various other current riders …2008's Deadly Toll
Posted on January 14, 2009 | No CommentsThis is an unofficial accounting of cyclists killed on Kansas roadways in 2008. The official statistics from the Kansas Department of Transportation will not be available for some time, and will likely be incomplete as well. Here’s the deaths, according to my accounting: 06-12-2008: 41-year-old Kevin Keller of Wichita was involved …How Many Cyclists Actually Wear a Helmet?
Posted on January 13, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe February 2009 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine asks: How often do Americans exhibit risky behavior? The Consumer Reports National Research Center recently asked 1,000 Americans how often they did an assortment of risky behaviors. And among other findings the magazine reports that “58 percent never wear a helmet when riding …Are Bike Paths "Infrastructure"?
Posted on January 12, 2009 | 5 CommentsHouse Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), discussing the proposed national stimulus package on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said that investing in infrastructure can be a component of such a plan as long as it is targeted: “I think there’s a place for infrastructure, but what kind of infrastructure? Infrastructure to …Twittering Cyclists of the Midwest
Posted on January 9, 2009 | 4 CommentsKansas Cyclist has been offering a Twitter Feed for some time now, and with a growing number of Twitter users from Kansas and our neighboring states, I thought it would be interesting to try to list as many as I could. Kansas Tweeters @kansascyclist – Kansas Cyclist @1musher – Wichita @1RonWade1 – Ron Wade @9toesmtb …Increase Opportunities for Bicycling in National Parks
Posted on January 8, 2009 | No CommentsFrom the IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association): This is an issue that needs action from all mountain bikers. Please don’t underestimate the importance of supporting mountain biking in National Parks. Maybe we don’t have a unit of the National Park Service in our backyard, but many of IMBA’s 700 clubs do. …Meet the Women of Punk Rock Cycling
Posted on January 7, 2009 | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA – One of the most talked about teams to emerge from the Iowa bike racing scene is the Punk Rock Cycling Women’s Team. Founded in the winter of 2007, PRC is a women’s-only race team dedicated to promoting the sport, getting more people involved, hosting races and …-
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