Bike touring e-book: Panniers & Peanut Butter
Russ Roca and Laura Crawford were only five months into their bike tour around the United States when they visited Tucson. In the time since they stayed with me and…
Photo: Mountain Avenue repaired
Crews finished the milling the asphalt on Mountain Avenue that had created large bumps in the road. Many riders would swing out into the travel lane to avoid them. Chloe…
City redesigns bicycle crossing signal for bike boulevard
The City of Tucson is planning to convert an existing pedestrian signal along the Fourth Avenue/Fontana bike boulevard, into a newly redesigned bike-friendly crossing signal. The city will start construction…
Link Roundup: September 24
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Best Bike Riding in Tucson Better data needed to boost cycling Traffic chaos snarls former ‘bicycle kingdom’ of Beijing Lake…
Fairwheel Bike Shop gets national publicity
Fairwheel Bike Shop got national attention from an international cycling news site for their demo mountain bike that uses electronic shifters at this year’s Interbike. Here is a snippet from…
Photo: Crews fixing asphalt bumps in bike lanes on Mountain
City of Tucson street crews were at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Speedway Boulevard this morning removing the large bumps where the asphalt and concrete meet. They said they…
Local bike-rack designer donates prototype to city
Bikers heading to the ACE hardware on Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue will now have an easier time parking their bikes after a local bike-rack builder donated his most recent…
Link Roundup: September 23
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Best Of Tucson® 2010 |Best Bike Shop: Ordinary Bike Shop Chasing Sunsets: Car Free Tucson Modern-day vagabonds bicycle across country…
PAG hopes to include more recreational cyclists in bike count
As the 2010 regional bike count nears, Pima Association of Government officials are devising a plan to better track recreational cyclists. In the past, the annual bike count has focused…
Stolen Bike: Huffy Cranbook cruiser
I got this email from a reader today. Be on the lookout for her bike. When I got home from work today I had a note from my neighbor in…
Link Roundup: September 22
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Generation Y Giving Cars a Pass Border Patrol busts bicycle riding smuggler Independence bans harassment of others who share the…
Tucson celebrates its 1st World Carfree day
Local officials hope traffic might be a bit lighter on Wednesday. Government officials and even a local country music station are promoting World Carfree Day. Jennifer Donofrio, a bike and…