Tucson Velo

Tucson Stefan Walz has been dreaming of doing a book project that captures the cycling scene in Tucson since his last year of art school at the UA. Now he is teaming up with professional photographer and friend Chris Mooney to make a it a reality. Walz said the planned publication date is January 2012. [...]

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I’ve been meaning to post these for a while, but never got around to it. Tucson Velo reader Scott B. sent in these great examples of how not to lock your bike from the University of Arizona campus.

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When Marana cyclist Kevin Goldstein started riding four years ago, he refused to wear earphones in his ears because of safety concerns. Eventually he got bored on his bike and began plugging one earphone into his ear and letting the other dangle. That annoyed him, though. “It irritated me because half the sound goes away,” [...]

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Make: Marin Color: Silver Serial # : Unknown Purchased: Play It Again Sports (Seattle) Where stolen: Country Club near Rillito River Path Time: 3 pm to 4 pm Date: May 20, 2011 Type of lock: U Lock Report #: N/A Unique traits: Multicolor dring-dring bell, yellow bottle cage Theft description: Bicycle was unlocked in our [...]

Make: Cannondale Model: M500 Color: olive green frame, yellow Cannondale text, copper accents Serial # 2573468RMN2620 Purchased: Bangor Maine Where stolen: West University, Tucson (E 2nd St) Time: overnight (between 8pm and 8am) Date: 5/24/11 – 5/25/11 Type of lock: locked to the porch with thick locking cable, locked to itself with U-lock thru back [...]

Here are two reasons why Irene suggested I start Oceanside Velo. Beaches and amazing produce transported by bike.

A few months ago I purchased a Surly Long Haul Trucker frame and fork on Craigslist. I wasn’t a fan of the color, but the price was too good to pass up. I decided I’d get it powder coated in a color that I actually liked. I did some research about companies in town who [...]