Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
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Hi I'm Gene Bisbee. I blog mainly about bicycle touring and also bicycle-related topics beyond touring that I found interesting like advocacy, pro bike racing, recreational riding so I’ve included those as well. I post news of interest to bicyclists and updates of across-state bicycle rides and charity bikes rides.
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
2y ago
If you’re a Seattle-area bicycle who’s tired of mixing it up with motorists, you can ride the local bike trails or head down to Bicycle Sundays along Lake Washington Parkway on 10 weekends this summer.
Bicycle Sundays on Lake Washington
The city has chosen 2 weekends each in May, June, July, August, and September when ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
2y ago
This is turning into quite the banner year for the 250-plus mile-long Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. First the state parks department announced the Beverly Bridge across the Columbia River will open officially on April 8. Now we learn that renovation of the long-closed Tekoa Trestle near the Idaho border has been completed and ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
2y ago
The western and eastern segments of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail — Washington state’s longest trail at about 230 miles — officially will be joined on April 8 with the dedication of the refurbished Beverly Bridge across the Columbia River.
Newly refurbished Beverly Bridge on Palouse Cascades Trail across the Columbia River.
I ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
2y ago
John Karras, who co-founded the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, died Wednesday. He was 91.
John Karras
Together with former Des Moines newspaperman Donald Kaul, the two bicycle enthusiasts took off on a cross-state bicycle ride in 1973. Announcing their intention in the Register, they were shocked when 100 people showed up to ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
Trek Bicycles is recalling 316,500 bicycle pedals that — if incorrectly installed during bike assembly — could fall off the crank arm and cause a crash.
The Bontrager Satellite City bicycle pedals are installed on Trek “Allant+,” “Dual Sport+,” “FX 2,” “FX 3,” “Verve 2,” “Verve 3,” and “Verve+” model bicycles. The pedals are stamped ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
The widening and asphalt-paving of the two remaining crushed rock segments on the East Lake Sammamish Trail begins June 1. The work means use of the 11-mile bicycle trail as a through-route between Redmond and Issaquah will be interrupted through late 2023.
King County Parks map (click for larger view)
King County Parks says the ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
Work started this week on a long-awaited pedestrian bridge on the Willapa Hills State Park Trail over busy WA 6 in near Chehalis in Lewis County.
The pedestrian bridge will greatly improve safety at the WA 6 crossing, a high-speed highway with heavy traffic. Currently, a paved section of trail ends in deep gravel at ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
Chalk up another trail segment opening along the 285-mile Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Washington state.
State parks image of completed Renslow Trestle in April 2021
The state parks department announced Thursday that work to the Renslow Trestle across I-90 is complete, meaning that trail users will no longer have to detour around ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
That bicycle bridge spanning the busy Factoria Boulevard in Bellevue opened this week.
Cyclists emerge from the tunnel under a freeway onramp
The project helps hundreds of bicycle commuters and recreational bicyclists daily who will no longer have to negotiate the busy Factoria Boulevard – I-90 interchange in the shopping district.
Officials started working on ..read more
Biking Bis | Bicycle touring
3y ago
A long-running Pacific Northwest bicycle touring group — Bicycle Rides Northwest — is seeking financial help after undergoing a bumpy ride the past few years.
Founded in 1987 as Oregon Bicycle Ride, the Portland-based tour agency has changed its name and expanded its reach over the years beyond Oregon into Washington, Idaho, Montana, and California ..read more