Archive for April, 2010


  • Bike Month 2010 Celebrations in Kansas

    Bike Month 2010 Celebrations in Kansas

    A summary of events and festivities around the state, including Hutchinson, Kansas City, Lawrence, Manhattan, and Wichita, celebrating Bike Month and Biking to Work.

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  • Kansas Cyclist Podcast: Episode 19

    Kansas Cyclist Podcast: Episode 19

    Episode 19 for the Kansas Cyclist podcast features an interview with Alvin Wolff, Jr. who is a trial lawyer from St. Louis who handles bicycle accidents. What to do in case of an accident is an important topic that every cyclist should be familiar with.

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  • Kansas Trail News: April 22, 2010

    Kansas Trail News: April 22, 2010

    Earth Day 40th Anniversary, Burroughs Creek Trail Update, Prairie Spirit Trail Extension In Iola, Walking Trails Near Lawrence/Topeka, New Film About Pony Express Trail, Santa Fe-Oregon-Cali Recreational Trail, Prairie Spirit Bike Ride June 12, Augusta And Andover To Build Rail-Trails, Kansas Sampler In Leavenworth.

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  • Kansas Trail News: April 13, 2010

    Kansas Trail News: April 13, 2010

    Pony Express National Historic Trail; Sedan City Lakes Trail; SRT Annual Meeting At Kansas Sampler; Kanza Receives Grants; National Trails Day; National Rail-Trail Developers.

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  • Steamboat Springs Aims to Become BikeTown USA

    Steamboat Springs Aims to Become BikeTown USA

    Steamboat Springs, Colorado, already a silver-level bicycle-friendly community, is aiming even higher: to become one of the nation's top biking destinations. It just might happen, too.

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  • Kansas Cyclist Podcast: Episode 18

    Kansas Cyclist Podcast: Episode 18

    This episode features an interview with Eric Benjamin of the Adventure Monkey blog and magazine, DirtBum's Arkansas Adventure, Kansas bicycling news and events, trail reports, and more.

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  • Colorado Springs Road Rager Threatens Cyclist with Handgun

    Colorado Springs Road Rager Threatens Cyclist with Handgun

    In Colorado Springs, Colorado, an altercation between a motorist and cyclist ended with police arresting the driver on suspicion of felony menacing and aggravated robbery.

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  • Celebrating Columbia's Bicycling Mayor

    Celebrating Columbia's Bicycling Mayor

    At the recently-completed National Bike Summit, the League of American Bicyclists presented Columbia, Missouri Mayor Darwin Hindman with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Well done!

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  • 2010 KC Tweed Ride Photos

    2010 KC Tweed Ride Photos

    An enthusiastic crowd of 150-200 people turned out for Kansas City's very first Tweed Ride on a beautiful Spring day. Here are some photos form the event.

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  • Cyclist’s Killer Pleads Guilty in Lawrence

    Cyclist’s Killer Pleads Guilty in Lawrence

    The drunk driver who killed Rachel Leek as she rode her bicycle in Lawrence, Kansas last October, and then drove off and left her to die, has pleaded guilty to two minor charges and will face 60 days in jail, community service, and probation. It doesn't sound like much for taking someone's life...

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