Archive for the 'Yay!' Category

¡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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Congratulations El Grupo riders!

Posted by Erik on November 25th, 2009 filed in Yay!

Before . . .
El Grupo rode really well in this year’s El Tour, and rider Julia even made Platinum! Whoa!
They fielded three separate teams this year, which says a whole lot about how successful this great group is. The coaches also deserve a big hand for their work, alongside their riders. [...]

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Lighting up the night, one bicyclist at a time

From Facebook:
Teams of volunteers will be installing bicycle lights and educating
bicyclists on the law requiring bicycles to have operating lights at
night and provide information on safe riding during both daylight and nighttime hours.
Bicycle lights will be installed on Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 5p.m. to 7 p.m. (or until supplies are exhausted) at the intersection [...]

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Four-way stop turned to yield at Dunbar-Spring roundabout

Posted by Erik on November 3rd, 2009 filed in Yay!, opportunity knocks

I just got this email from H.S. in Dunbar-Spring
I thought I’d let you know that we finally got our way here in the Dunbar-Spring neighborhood. They’ve replaced changed the signs at the traffic circle at University and 10th from four-way stop signs to yield signs, and if nobody dies, they’ll hopefully make the same change [...]

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Bogota

Posted by Erik on October 28th, 2009 filed in Joie de vivre, Our eternal quest for Platinum Status, Yay!

Hello from Bogota! It took me about one minute to realize this is a biking town. Right out of the airport at 5 AM one of the first things I noticed was the wide, off-street bike lane next to the busy road. And at that hour it already had many cyclists on [...]

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Some new bikes in Douglas

Posted by Erik on October 21st, 2009 filed in Yay!

I can’t even imagine being a kid and not having a bike. Like most kids of my era, race, nationality, and class, I got a bike when I was about six or seven and got a new one every few years after that. But not every kid has that kind of luck. [...]

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