Photo Credit: Bike Portland
No, you are not a slave to gas!

Thanks to all those who have been participating in our recent contest on our Facebook page. The winner will win a pair of new cool PC2 Ergon Commuter Pedal. It's not too late for you to win, to participate, go to our Facebook page and tell us why you commute by bike. Contest ends July 31st. Below are some great reasons sent in already.

From Dana Hougland
I commute because when I am jumping curbs, racing cars and practicing track stands I feel 15 and not 55. Responsiblity lurks at either end, but for an hour I can be totally free.



From Ryan Elliot Moffat
I commute by bike simply because it saves me money, makes me happy and healthy, and I enjoy the look on peoples faces when they are stuck in traffic and I breeze by car(e)free.

From Mike Kauspedas
I commute because I can honestly get back home faster by bike than driving, so it's not just for the morning wake up ride. And its fun, keeps the weight off, good time for training, makes me feel good, and a myriad of other benefits I'm surely forgetting.

STOLEN 7/22/11, 11:10PM

Keep an eye out for this bike. Stolen from near 47th and Valmont in Boulder, CO.

Bike Description

Photo Credit: Larry Grossman

According to Officials accidents have curbed down dramatically at Valmont Bike Park after the first couple of weeks. Last week I rolled through the park after a afternoon ride and was pleased to noticed every single rider out there I saw was wearing a helmet. Maybe they wised up or got weeded out, either way the news is good to hear and probably not to surprising, more people like myself are learning that even though you may own a Mountain Bike, its probably not the right kind of bike to bite off the jumps safely. Guess I will need to add another bike to the Christmas list this year!

From the Daily Camera

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Since the Valmont Bike Park opened on June 11, the city's Parks and Recreation Department has been tracking accidents at the park through reports from the bike park staff, volunteers and emergency calls to the park.

"What I've seen this morning is that they're going down dramatically after the first couple of weeks," said Jeff Dillon, parks and planning superintendent for City of Boulder Parks and Recreation.

The number of accidents was not made available to the Colorado Daily at press time, but Dillon said the nature of the accidents was "mostly, scrapes bruises cuts, but there have been some broken collarbones, broken wrists."
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Please read all of the story at the Daily Camera

Brady Kappius (2010 Morgul Bismark) Photo Credit: 303Photo

Living in the cycling hot bed of Colorado new cycling related businesses are popping up all the time. A few weeks ago we highlighted GoVelo Sports and today we are talking with Brady Kappius and his business Broken Carbon.

[303Cycling] Tell us a little about Brady Kappius (i.e. education, experience, cycling etc)
[Brady] I started racing bikes at the age of four with the encouragement of my Dad who was racing at the time (and still is). Continuing in his footsteps, I choose to get an engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. I then continued my education at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. I currently race mountain bikes and cyclocross professionally for Clif Bar. I've always enjoyed tinkering with stuff and my first carbon experience was about 5 or 6 years ago making carbon fiber bottle cages. Since then, I've learned a lot more about carbon through my own experience as well as through my formal education. I am happy to provide a service that I think is useful to many people. 

[303Cycling] Give us some background on Broken Carbon (i.e. services, cost, experience etc)?
[Brady] Broken Carbon can repair a wide range of damaged carbon frames and components. My most common repairs come from crashes, shipping damage, and simple accidents where the bike happens to fall over. Prices can vary depending on the severity of damage, but the range is usually from $100 to $200. I have also repaired carbon wheels but they can be a little more tricky with brake surfaces. My range of service is pretty diverse, I've done some fun stuff with aero bars, disc wheels, and downtube protectors.  Everyone is encouraged to shoot me their ideas or problems. I'm always up for a project! Turn around times are quick, on average around a week with expedited repairs down to 24 hours possible.  Surface finishes are all nude carbon with your choice of matte or gloss and unidirectional or a 3K weave pattern.