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I love this photo. It was taken by the friend of a Tucson Velo reader and it shows his entire bike touring setup.

For perspective, the bike is a 63-centimeter frame.

Thanks for sharing, Lauren.

The City of Tucson continues to tweak its first official bicycle boulevard.

Two new features have popped up along the Fourth Avenue/ Fontana bicycle boulevard since the last time I rode the route.

The first is a sign hanging from the crossing at Ft. Lowell and Fontana boulevard to help illustrate to drivers that the crosswalk is for both pedestrians and bicyclists. We wrote about the signs some time ago, but now it is actually in place.

The city also added two plastic bollards at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Speedway Boulevard in an attempt to prevent motorists from driving straight through the intersection. Motorists are supposed to turn right or left onto Speedway, but because the bicycle lane heading north was so wide, motorists would drive in it.

Luci drives the pedal-powered sleigh.

For the sixth year in a row, Santa Claus was transported by BICAS’s pedal-powered sleigh in the Parade of Lights.

In the past, Santa rode in a tank. The pedal-powered sleigh allows Santa to get closer to the kids who line the street.

Next year, Duncan Benning and I are planing to put antlers on our bakfiets and riding as the sleigh’s reindeer.

Check out the photos and video from the event.

Troy Neiman puts the finishing touches on the sleigh.

I had the pleasure of riding with Epic Rides president Todd Sadow and my friend Duncan Benning at Starr Pass yesterday evening.

This view was one of the many rewards.

This golden bicycle has been sitting on a rack at the University of Arizona for a month. Apparently the bike’s owner doesn’t have the flat-tire-repair touch.