Tucson Velo

This poem was written and submitted by Tucson Velo reader, Coghauler. Thanks to Cog and a very Merry Christmas to everyone. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and out on the street, everybody was cycling and, man, was it neat! The fixies were hopping at the stop signs with care, coz TucsonBikeLawyer said the cops would [...]

Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Local Train now for 2011 epic mountain bike races State Bike coordinator joins city’s staff National Artsy Bike Racks Installed Around Downtown New York Times: How to Make Bike Lanes Work Better UO Bike Program Wins Grant to Promote Wet Weather Bike Commuting Studio lets [...]

District Three Supervisor Sharon Bronson’s office released a Frequently Asked Questions sheet about the creation of a divided path on the south side of the Rillito River last week. The FAQ, which you can download here, attempts to dispel what Pima County assistant administrator Nanette Slusser describes as misinformation. The FAQ explains what a divided [...]

Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. State Adventure Cycling Association: Top 10 Places to Bikepack National Specialized Combines Social and Their Clout to Get Kids On Bikes Robby Gordon settles dispute with bicycle company Memory of getting bicycle for Christmas still clear in my mind Red and yellow, black and white [...]

Check out one of Tucson’s best holiday traditions by bicycle. My family and I rode over to the neighborhood last night and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Winterhaven resident Karen Miller said bikes can ride through on any of the nights. Bikes are also welcome on the drive-through nights, but said there there was “A LOT” of [...]

Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. ARTCRANK 2010 Poster Show Minneapolis from red23films on Vimeo. Local Tucson cyclist’s AS GOOD AS GOLD makes a great holiday gift Hey, Bike and Art People: ARTCRANK Coming toTucson National Bicycle Holiday Wishlist, By Nick (not THAT Nick) Oregon legislator wants ODOT to study bike [...]

Crews were out on Mountain Avenue trimming trees and bushes that were in the way of cyclists and walkers this afternoon. I’ve often told myself I was going to start carrying clippers to remove low hanging branches, but never actually do it. What about you? Have you ever done your own landscaping along your commute?

Friends of a Denver cyclist who was injured during El Tour de Tucson in November are attempting to raise $10,000 to pay for an air ambulance flight from Tucson to Denver. Joe Neer went down early on the 109-mile route when his wheel got stuck in a crack in the travel lane on Mission Road. [...]

Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. National Velo Mondial: Bicycle culture in Portland and Amsterdam Bike Sharing Companies Vie For Gavin Newsom’s Attention Livable, Bikeable Pittsburgh: The Streetfilms Tour Wooing the Hesitant Cyclist Burnaby proposes lowering car speed limits along bike routes Upper East Side’s Biggest Bike Advocate is Only 13 [...]

The “Arizona Daily Star” posted a column about bicycle advocacy in Tucson and around the country. Read the excerpt below and check out the rest of the piece here. There are already a lot of comments on it too. A Washington Post editorial last week said that city’s cyclists should be more responsible for their [...]

Check out the video and images from the 2010 Parade of Lights. According to Kylie Walzak of BICAS, this was the fifth year BICAS had participated in the parade. She said BICAS approached the downtown group who puts on the parade after a BICAS employee took her brother’s children to the parade. At the time, [...]

Post any interesting links in the comment section. State Good Racks, Bad Racks and New Fangled Racks National Bike to work: Two-wheeled commuters boast of lifestyle benefits Bike riders take a spin through ‘Holiday Lights’ Cycling flutist names her band ‘Bike Lane’ Is a lightweight bike worth the extra expense? Passive Aggressive Cards Are Solution [...]