Update from Youth Bike Summit
Two Tucson youth cyclists are in New York City for the country’s first Youth Bike Summit. Below are Donovan Caputo and Ashley Batchelor’s accounts and photos from the first day…
Sights and sounds: 2010 Parade of Lights by bike
Check out the video and images from the 2010 Parade of Lights. According to Kylie Walzak of BICAS, this was the fifth year BICAS had participated in the parade. She…
Millions allocated for bike projects in bond package; election pushed to 2012
The good news for cyclists is that the Pima County Bond Committee has included four bicycle projects in the upcoming bond election. The bad news, the committee also decided to…
Perimeter needs more El Tour riders to meet goal
The staff at Perimeter Bicycling Association of America is entering the final stretch in preparation for El Tour de Tucson. Sally Valenzuela, a Perimeter Bicycling staff member, said they set…
Tucsonans who turn bike parts into art
Several local artists are creating art by incorporating bicycles into their projects. Monique Laraway • Why: Laraway says when she sold her car in 2003, bikes became an important part…
El Grupo’s Headless Hunt: By the numbers, video and images
El Grupo’s 7th annual Alley Cat Bicycle Scavenger Hunt: 150: Participants 55: Teams 1 hour: Winning time 10: Prizes raffled 2: Women with skull face paint 1: Dog on a…
Update: New commuter bike shop opens
Update: There and Back Bikes officially opened its doors Thursday morning. Vihel said for now the hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. -7 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Those hours may…
Rider of the week: Breakfast meeting
Laura Hapenciuc was waiting outside B-Line cafe waiting for her sister Claudia who built Laura’s bike. According to Claudia it was the first bike she built. It came from Berkeley,…
Scenes from Tucson’s Park(ing) Day
Check out the video and images from Tucson’s Park(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. View the YouTube version of the video here.
Xtracycle returns to roots with Tucson event
Ross Evans, the founder of Xtracycle, is returning to his roots in the Old Pueblo. Evans, a graduate of University High School, is bringing Xtracycle’s Holishift Tour to Tucson. Evans…
BICAS: Tucson’s buried treasure
Editor’s note: This feature story was written by University of Arizona Journalism student Nick Scala. Every half hour a train rumbles through the railroad crossing at Sixth Street and Ninth…
LA bike co-op empowering people to ride
With the Bicycle Kitchen already established, Los Angeles’ Bikerowave stuck with the cooking theme when they picked the name for their bicycle co-op. Kwang Paik said their goal is to…