6 tips for teaching kids to ride a bike
This weekend was a huge weekend for riding bikes in the Tucson Velo family. As you can see from the video, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter is riding her own pedal bike.…
Ride of Silence rolls Wednesday
The National Ride of Silence is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 and Southern Arizona Cyclists have two options for participating. The Ride of Silence started in Dallas Texas to honor…
Photo: A big day for on a big girl bike
Yesterday was a big day for the TucsonVelo family. Luci took her first ride on our trail-a-bike, which isn’t actually a bike because I’ve been banned from buying anymore bikes.…
Stolen rack returned to new Tucson bike business
The bike rack and sculpture stolen more than a week ago from Tucson’s newest bicycle business was returned yesterday. BikeShopHub.com‘s owner Josh Lipton said he received a call from a…
Submit your nominations for bicycle commuter, advocate and business of year
The Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for bicycle commuter, advocate and bike friendly business of the year awards. The nominations are open until March 27 and should…
Cyclovia launches funding campaign to support two rides in April
Cyclovia Tucson organizers launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund two events in April. Organizers are hoping to raise $8,000 to pay for the rides on April 7 and April…
Epic Rides promoting new event in Grand Junction
Epic Rides, the masterminds behind the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Whiskey Off-Road and Tour of the White Mountains, are taking their show on the road. President Todd Sadow…
Tucson Police bicycle registration database on the ‘back burner’
Just over two years ago a Tucson Police Officer presented a completed version of a voluntary bicycle registration database to the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee. At the time they…
Arizona bill would make it illegal to harass cyclists
A new piece of legislation aimed at reducing cyclist harassment is working it’s way through the Arizona Legislature. House Bill 2528, which is sponsored by District 25 Republican Justin Olson…
Sun Tran auctioned stolen mountain bike left on rack
It turns out the stolen bike that turned up on the City of Tucson public auction site last week never went through the Tucson Police Department. Lugh Schoonover’s Accent mountain bike…
Tucson Velo gets a new look
After more than three years and 2,200 posts, Tucson Velo is getting a new look. The old site was beginning to look too cluttered and was due for a revamp.…
2011 El Tour de Tucson on Cargo Bikes
Editor’s note: This is one of several posts about the 2011 El Tour de Tucson. Check out stories about how the celebrity cyclists fared, a map of where all 6,000…