City hands out free lights to bike ninjas
The City of Tucson’s Department of Transportation handed out free bike lights to cyclists on Thursday night. City officials had to purchase the 250 front lights for approximately $6.50 each…
Citizen blogger says Tucson is too unsafe to ride
Check out this blog at the TucsonCitizen.com. Here is an excerpt from the post: I used to bike daily. My bike’s only purpose of late has been getting in my…
Videos: Cyclovia & GABA bike swap
I’ve still got some footage from the Urban Assault ride and Tucson Bike Beautiful that I will post soon, but in the meantime check these out:
Link roundup: April 22
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section. Bicycle Crochet Video: Little girl parks her bicycle Pushing Pedals, Not Budgets In Ex-Officer’s Trial, Defense Took a Big Detour,…
Land designation threatens mountain-bike routes
Coronado National Forest officials are preparing a land evaluation report that, if approved, would designate thousands of acres of land around the Santa Catalina mountains as wilderness land. That designation…
More photos from Sunday’s festivities
More links to photos from Sunday’s bikey festivities. Cyclovia Tucson’s photos on Facebook Colby’s photos as an intersection volunteer Kathleen Dreier’s Cyclovia photos on FaceBook Cyclovia photos on AzStarNet TFS’s…
Bikes from sun up to sun down
With four cycling events held on Tucson streets Sunday, April 18, bikes ruled the day. Kylie Walzak from BICAS summed up their participation in the day’s events. “We are out…
Link roundup: April 20
Post any interesting links you find in the comment section below. The Persistence of Bike Salmon Hartford Students Find Meaning In Repairing Bicycles Ex-NYPD officer goes on trial over cyclist…
Participants hope first Cyclovia isn’t Tucson’s last
Cyclists, walkers, joggers and skaters streamed onto the streets in the Fourth Avenue/University area on Sunday when five miles of Tucson’s streets were closed to vehicles for the first-ever Cyclovia…
Vendors and shoppers find deals at spring bike swap
The Greater Arizona Bicycle Associaton bike swap offered cyclists the opportunity to get rid of their extra parts, their bikes or take home a few new treasures on Sunday. GABA…
600 riders turn out for 2nd Urban Assault
The New Belgium Brewery sponsored Urban Assault bike ride returned to Tucson on Sunday for the second year in a row and according to organizers, 600 people participated. “Considering everything…
Beautiful bikers hit Tucson streets
Hundreds of cyclists dressed in their Sunday finery or costumes rode through Tucson on Sunday, April 18, as part of the Tucson Bike Beautiful project. The riders met on Fourth…