People on bikes: Fourth and University
One of my favorite pastimes is watching people ride their bikes. It’s fun to check out the different kinds of people and bikes being ridden. I don’t have very much…
Rider of the week: Art student’s grocery shopper
Anna Bees says that she is ready to replace her year-old Huffy, which has served her well, but is starting to fall apart. She got her cruiser last January when…
Bike boulevard construction enters final phase
The Fourth Avenue/Fontana Bicycle Boulevard is entering its final stage, which focuses on signing and striping the route. Tom Thivener, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian program manager, said the the…
New bike lane on Highland completed
I wrote about the new bike lane on Highland Avenue just south of Sixth Street when crews were working on the stretch. This is what it looked like riding through…
More images from the Old Pueblo Grand Prix
Check out Mason Ibas’ images from the Old Pueblo Gran Prix. 2011 Old Pueblo Grand Prix – Images by Mason Ibas
Bikes officially allowed on river path… temporarily
This sign was recently pasted over the metal signs prohibiting bikes between Campbell Avenue and Mountain Avenue on the south side of the Rillito River Path. The signs say bikes…
1,000 posts and bike swap photos
This post is the 1,000th post I’ve created since I started the site in January 2010. It seems fitting that it is about one of Tucson’s most iconic events, the…
Bike race brings big names and big crowds to downtown
A young girl watches the women’s pro race in downtown Tucson on Sunday. The thousands of dollars that were on the line for professional bike racers who competed in the…
Rider of the week: Tucson’s newest cyclist
Sabrina is one of Tucson’s newest cyclists. She has been riding on the back of her dad’s Trek mountain bike for a week. Scott Schanel says she wasn’t very happy…
Photos: AZ Criterium Championship
Check out Mason Ibas’ images from the Arizona Criterium Championships in Gilbert last weekend. Here are the images from the first day of juniors and masters racing. 2011 Arizona Criterium…
Photo: Mountain Avenue gets fixed… kind of
Here is what it looked like this morning. I’m not sure why they only fixed part of it. There is a little back story to these images. I started…
One car for one month: What we’ve learned
My wife and I sold our second car one month ago and we’ve learned a few things since then. 1) We haven’t missed it yet. This isn’t entirely surprising because…