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Bike Path vs. Bike Lane

Working on getting some opinions for an upcoming story on "Bike Paths vs. Bike Lanes"

Many experienced cyclist complain that the Bike Paths are way to dangerous to ride on and all of us have seen the cyclist who choose to ride on the sidewalk that runs right next to a street that has a Bike Lane... they feel the Bike Lane is too dangerous. And the worst which is not in this debate is the cyclist who rides on the street that has no lane and that street runs parallel to street which does (think Pearl Street in Boulder, Walnut on one site and Pine on the other).

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USA Cycling moves further away from grass roots MTB

Today USA Cycling announces that they will focus on a smaller MTB team in order to provide more international experience to those rides. Yaaaaa, isn't NORBA (or whatever it is called today) losing riders and interest each year? Why don't they focus on getting a bigger pool of riders to pick from by promoting the sport and seeing what is currently wrong with their system?

Bitch on.

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Why Boulder Rules...

This from Guess What brah

On my way out of town today, I got a flat just after turning on to Jay rd. After 1 minute or so of separating the tire from the rim, a high schooler stopped on his walk home just to make sure I was O.K.. "I've got tools and a pump at my house if you need it." I had everything I needed, so I thanked him and he went on his way.

As I'm pumping up the new tube, a cyclist cruises by and earnestly asks If I need help. Once again, I thanked him. After I finished pumping, I pull the pump off and the valve snaps. PSSSSSSSSS... Things just went from dandy to crappy. I now have two useless tubes, no phone, and I'm about to start walking. 30 seconds pass before an older man commuting home from work passes by. He offers his help, and I shyly tell him I need a road tube, but by the looks of his bike he probably wouldn't have the right size. "No problem, my house is right around the corner and I've got plenty." A few minutes later he returns with a tube, and I ask what I can do to repay him. "Just stop by my work (boulder beer) and try some of our beers." You don't have to ask me twice!!

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