Tucson Velo sponsors tops in Weekly’s “Best of”
All three of Tucson Velo’s current sponsors made it onto a 2012 Best of Tucson list this year. Ordinary Bike Shop pulled in the top bicycle shop rating, while Fairwheel…
Good advice: Always lock your frame
I’ve been speaking to several journalism classes about campus bike thefts this week. The beginning reporting students are working on stories about bike thefts on campus. I talk a lot…
Get free SmartWool socks this Friday
If you like socks and free stuff, be sure to hit up a local Summit Hut on Friday, Sept. 28 for the SmartWool PHD launch party. Both Summit Hut locations…
Photo: Streetcar signs a few weeks late
Signs like these popped up along the streetcar route this week. In what has become a recurring theme, this type of accommodation for bicycle and pedestrian safety has come several…
Local columnist and cyclist writes about being struck by a car
Local cyclist and (for now) Arizona Daily Star columnist Josh Brodesky was struck by a car while riding north on Mountain Avenue last week. He wrote about the experience in…
The bikes of Burning Man
Editor’s note: Freelance writer Scott Lunt spends his cycling time piecing together impromptu loop rides and running occasional errands. Soaking in the Tucson sun since 1994, he can be found…
2012 Deuces Wild Xterra: Like a cat in water
You’ve seen that photo of a cat completely drenched and looking unhappy and pathetic, right? That’s how this bicyclist looked when I slogged out of the Fools Hollow Lake following…
No off-days for utility cyclists
Six days a week for the last several months, I’ve been getting up at 5 a.m. to run, ride, swim or some combination of the three. My lone day off…
My greatest fear when behind the wheel
It’s no secret that my primary mode of transportation is a bicycle, but with the summer heat, a two-year-old and a wife who is 8-months pregnant — the family car…
Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day everyone! I’ll be out and about in the morning getting in a few last training sessions for the Xterra I am racing in on Sunday. This past…
New bike trailer aims to help cyclists ditch their cars
BikeShopHub.com, a company moving to Tucson, is introducing a product that could make it easier for people to ditch their cars. The company has created a new trailer system called…
Summer photo contest: Get your votes in
This is the last week to get your votes in for the Tucson Velo Summer Photo Contest. Voting ends on Thursday at 8 p.m. You can vote for your three…