Archive for April, 2009

Faith Quick sentenced today in Charles Nystrom Fatality

As most of my readers know, Charles Nystrom was killed while riding his bicycle on Tanque Verde Road last year. He was a retired Air Force pilot, a bicyclist, father of two daughters, and was working as a school teacher at the time of his death.
I never met him, but he sounds [...]

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El Grupo Film Festival this Sunday!

Posted by Erik on April 3rd, 2009 filed in Joie de vivre, upcoming bicycle related events

What’s goes better than bikes, movies, youth cycling teams, and half-price admission? Here is a chance to come support El Grupo and check out some awesome bike films!
–Erik Ryberg

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Tucson Citizen on “spindly entitlement bicyclists”

Posted by Erik on April 2nd, 2009 filed in Carhead, Preapocalyptic technological dystopia

Here’s what a Tucson Citizen reporter has to say today about “pushy bicyclists.” It’s hard to decide which part to quote, but here’s a sample:
I had been inching south during morning rush hour on North Alvernon Way, a shade north of Broadway, where traffic is more clogged than fast food arteries.
A spindly bicyclist decided [...]

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