Archive for February, 2008
Girls Bike Out this Saturday!
The second Girls Bike Out is happening this Saturday! Here is the official invite from the facebook event posting:
Calling all ladies !!
Girls Bike Out Invites you to Ride THIS SATURDAY, March 1st.Time Market at 5:30pmPlease invite your femme friends!
Don’t forget: GBO likes to Cycle ‘n StyleWear your gold heels, dainty pearls, hair-do’s, lipstick and [...]
It’s an awfully nice night for a bike ride . . .
And if you agree, you are in luck, because it’s Tuesday night! Don’t forget the Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride, meeting at 8:00 tonight at the flagpole at Old Main. Last week there were nearly 200 riders enjoying a slow, casual ride through town on all variety of bikes. Varo was there [...]
Read More..>>Do you know anyone in Tucson who is the victim of a random assault with a baseball bat?
If so, please call me. 520.622.3333
I have a client who was struck with a baseball bat by the passenger in a car. It was a miracle my guy wasn’t badly injured, and still more a miracle that he got the license plate. Unfortunately, the Tucson Police Department is not interested in following [...]
Captured Seattle bike thief kills himself
What a strange story. The bike thief the Seattle Police caught through his DNA evidence has committed suicide. I linked to the original Seattle Times story a few days ago.
I normally don’t have a lot of sympathy for bike thieves, but this fellow seemed to be deeply troubled, and of course his inevitable [...]
New Mexico Bicycle Fatality deemed an "accident."
From KOB.com.
Bicyclist death ruled an accident
Angela Browning’s car, seen here, swerved into the bike riders, killing one
A crash in September that killed a bicyclist in Tijeras Canyon was ruled an accident.
Last fall, Ashely and James Quinn were riding down Old Route 66 when a car slammed into them from behind. James Quinn died in the [...]
Useful tips for Tucson cyclists
Tips For Cyclists - A funny movie is a click away
Check out this important training video! Hat tip to www.urbanvelo.com.
–Erik Ryberg
Tucson cyclists beware: Tucson Police Department defends its policy not to cite motorists who injure cyclists in "right hook" accidents
The Tucson Police Department has exonerated an officer who failed to cite a driver in a “right hook” accident that sent a local bike commuter to the hospital.
The cyclist was lawfully riding on Tucson Boulevard when she was hit by a taxi that made a right turn into her. A witness described the driver [...]
Seattle police seem to have a different way of doing things
Whoa– according to this article my friend Megan M. sent me, the Seattle police just caught a bike thief by scraping DNA evidence off his abandoned coffee cup!
Bike shops in the area have begun photographing people before giving them test rides on high-end bikes.
–Erik Ryberg
El Grupo victorious in 24 hour race
Both El Grupo teams excelled at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike race this past weekend. El Grupo Uno took first place in the 5 person co-ed combined age division and completed 16 laps. El Grupo Dos competed in the 4 Person Men’s Open division and completed 15 laps. It [...]
Read More..>>Ivan Illich on the merits of the bicycle
This just came across my computer screen from a bicycle cooperative mailing list I am on. My friend Leo has been pestering me to read Ivan Illich but I haven’t had much time for reading lately. But these words are so right-on I may have to do so.
I had never thought of calculating [...]