Cyclists honor Steve Vihel at breakfast
About 50 people turned out to remember and honor Steve Vihel who passed away after a battle with heart failure. Steve started the bike-to-work-breakfast last year when he opened his…
BAC fails to meet quorum again; says farewell to transportation director
For the second time in four months, the Tucson-Pima Bicycle Advisory Committee failed to make a quorum and canceled their meeting. They did however receive a brief update from outgoing…
Link roundup: December 15
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Goodbye offseason, hello Sufferfest National Do the Math: NYPD’s Blame-the-Victim Routine Doesn’t Add Up Sharing cars and bikes: A one-two punch…
Photo: The Midas touch
This golden bicycle has been sitting on a rack at the University of Arizona for a month. Apparently the bike’s owner doesn’t have the flat-tire-repair touch.
Toole/4th Ave underpass gets new bike markings
The city continues to retrofit the the Toole/Congress/Broadway/4th Avenue intersection to make the multimillion dollar underpass friendly to bicycles and pedestrians. Crews have been adding pavement markings, sharrows and bike…
Link roundup: December 14
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local Tucson hospital to sponsor 24-hour mountain bike race State Commute by Bike’s Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Bike and pedestrian maps available…
The face of Tucson rickshaws
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on borderbeat.net and is published here with the permission of the producer, UA Journalism Senior, Tyler Kurbat. Wesley Weisheit is the face of Tucson…
Link roundup: December 13
Post any interesting links in the comment section. National Pedestrian injuries spike; Senate committee considers an amendment for the safety of all road users Omaha Considering Pedicab Ban During College…
Reminder: Breakfast remembering Steve Vihel tomorrow
Cyclists can honor and remember There and Back Bicycles owner Steve Vihel by riding to his shop for breakfast tomorrow from 7- 10 a.m. Vihel, who prided himself on his…
Videos: Mountain biking at Sweetwater
Lately I’ve been trying to spend more time getting my wheels dirty. I need to do it now because soon I’ll have less time to ride due to school and…
Back to school and what that means for Tucson Velo
First things first, Tucson Velo will always be the best site for information about cycling in Tucson. I am, however, returning to school to get an MBA at the UA’s…
Link roundup: December 12
Post any interesting links in the comment section. Local The Outspoken Cyclist Beyer and Competitive Cyclist look ahead to 2012 National Ha! Cato’s O’Toole to Detroit: Don’t Repeat Portland and…