Archive for the 'Yay!' Category

Getting from downtown to Dunbar Spring got a little bit easier recently

Posted by Erik on January 24th, 2010 filed in Our eternal quest for Platinum Status, Yay!, safety

I have had a chance to use the new bike-access or bike-crossing thing that the city installed recently at that awful intersection at Church and Toole. It used to be that if you were trying to get from downtown to, say, BICAS, you had to either ride dangerously through tunnels or on 6th Street [...]

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Tucsonvelo.com

Posted by Erik on January 19th, 2010 filed in Yay!

Between the horrific news from Haiti and a full calendar, I’ve not had much to add in the past few weeks and some of my readers have been pestering me about it.
So I’m glad to report that Mike McKisson has started tucsonvelo.com, a website along the bikeportland.org model, which along with being a [...]

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Another Appellate win for bicyclists in Pima County

Posted by Erik on January 18th, 2010 filed in Yay!

We won another appeal last week of a traffic citation for not riding “as close as practicable to the right-hand side of the roadway.” This was a much more difficult case than the similar appeal we won last month, and I was concerned after our oral argument that we would not win this case. [...]

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Lauren is coming back!

Posted by Erik on January 5th, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!

But only for a visit. She’ll be here February 2 and she’s going to ride in, or at least attend the 24-hour race. Lauren used to work here at TBL but she took off last year on permanent bike tour. She’s currently wintering in Chicago, which she rode her bike to via [...]

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BICAS Offering kids bikes at $5.00 for the holidays

Posted by Erik on December 18th, 2009 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!, opportunity knocks

I just got this from BICAS:
Subject: BICAS Kids Bike Sale, $5 !!!
Hey everybody,
BICAS is fixing up kids bikes for the holidays and they are available to you starting at just $5! (or ask about our work-trade program).
Come on down and get a new-used bicycle for your little son or daughter, niece or nephew, grandkid, great [...]

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An important court win for Pima County cyclists!

Posted by Erik on December 17th, 2009 filed in Yay!

Pima County cyclists got a nice court victory today. Judge Richard Gordon of Pima County Superior Court (which has jurisdiction over civil traffic appeals) issued a favorable ruling on a civil traffic appeal filed by an out-of-state cyclist who got ticketed for not riding “as close as practicable to the right-hand side of the [...]

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World’s most infamous bike thief gets 4 months in jail for stealing over 2000 bikes

Posted by Erik on December 16th, 2009 filed in Yay!

Igor Kenk pleads guilty, gets four months (he’s already spent thirteen months in jail awaiting trial).
–EBR

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¡Tucson Ciclovia! Meeting tomorrow, all are welcome!

Posted by Erik on December 14th, 2009 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!, opportunity knocks, upcoming bike related events

Hey all — there is a Tucson Ciclovia meeting tomorrow to help work on the details of getting the ciclovia going in Tucson. All are welcome to attend! I’ll be there. Feel free to bring a lunch with you. Here is the invite:

Ciclovia Tucson
When:
Tue 15 Dec 2009 11:45 AM – 01:00 [...]

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Michael McKisson’s Hannukah miracle

Posted by Erik on December 14th, 2009 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!

If you need something to put a smile on your face on this dreary Monday morning, check out Michael McKisson’s great story on his blog about heading out to Mt. Lemmon with Lance Armstrong and Team Radio Shack.
–Erik Ryberg

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Hey it’s Tim!!

Posted by Erik on December 12th, 2009 filed in Cool bikes, Yay!

Thanks AZTT for the link (bikehugger.com).
It appears my friend Tim was spotted in Seattle. Many in Tucson know him. He could often be seen riding his old ordinary bike (“high wheeler” or “penny farthing”) around town either with friends, on the Tuesday Night Rides, or by himself. He has a [...]

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