PsychoCross Pics

Psychocross at DLV was awesome. I had a chance to see the Men's B and A race.  The B race finished with a two-up sprint.  The Men's A race was incredible; racing all the way to its sporting end.  Maybe heart breaking is a good description of it; it's the nature of sport and racing.  A great race all the way to the end for both Men's A and B races.

  Josh from Peachtree Bikes.

OG Kyle

Here's some more pics. link here.

ABC ITP/OTP Ramble

November 7, 2010 - Atlantic Station
Set your clocks and get ready to RAMBLE!

We are pleased to announce our inaugural ITP/OTP Ramble, a fund-raising ride to support Atlanta Bicycle Coalition.  This new ride combines several popular club routes allowing participants to explore urban and rural riding in a century-option course.

This is your chance to support a bicycling event that benefits bicyclists! As "Your Voice for Better Biking" Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is committed to making metro Atlanta a bike-friendly region through safety, public awareness, infrastructure, education and opportunities to ride. 

Our ride start/end location is in Atlantic Station - a renowned mixed use development project.
As one of ABC's signature rides, this event is fully supported with SAG assistance offered throughout the course. Rest stops at reasonable intervals will offer snacks, water and sports energy drinks to make your ride enjoyable - not painful!

After the ride - join us at Millennium Gate for a bite to eat and a lakeside performance by Atlanta's favorite Steampunk, bicycle-lovin' band The Extraordinary Contraptions. Millennium Gate has generously opened its doors to riders so that they may explore this museum dedicated to interpreting "Georgia history, architecture, culture and philanthropic heritage as well as highlighting Georgia's historical and aesthetic relevance to the United States and to the world."

For event details and registration please visit
www.atlantabike.org/ramble2010

Hi On The Streets

I picked up a thread on Faster Mustache about leapfrogging through the Krog tunnel and cyclists saying hello to each other.  The 'hello' was a little more interesting.  Leapfrogging cars I have done and will continue to do if the situation makes sense.  On McClendon at Clifton going Eastbound, its no use to leapfrog because I will be a rolling chicane up the hill.  On Edgewood at Boulevard going Eastbound, leapfrogging makes sense because the bike lane starts after the intersection. Blah, blah, blah...

Now with cyclists saying 'hi' to each other, I think that cyclists are more exposed and thus have an opportunity to say hi.  I also think that it lends a little solidarity for us on bikes to see others, call it on the road support.  This doesn't mean to say that probably its sometimes creepy for random unknown people to say hi to you on the road.  But hey, I do it to cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians; maybe they'll start noticing the good things about biking.  It's a big hope.  So yesterday on my commute home I wanted to pay attention to other cyclists and see their reaction or even if they show any acknowledgement.

1. Guy on a mountain bike riding on the sidewalk along Central Park; no acknowledgement.
2. Commuter in jeans and a collared shirt, clipless pedals, and a Colnago road bike; leapfrogged me and traffic, no acknowledgement.
3. Every person on a mountain bike that I passed on the Path (and there were 2 handfulls); acknowledgement.
4. Guy on a brakeless track bike passing me on McClendon; acknowledgement.
5. Guy in Aaron's kit on McClendon; eye contact but no acknowledgement.
6. Another guy in Aaron's kit on DeKalb; no acknowledgement.
7. Guy in random kit, none.

When I really do pay attention its interesting to note who does it and not.  But I can't group folks who do and don't.  There are squids who do say hi and some who turn up their nose.  There are hipsters who do the same thing.

So I'll keep on waving and saying hi.  I'll see you on the streets of Atlanta.

2010 Leadville 100 - Race Across the Sky

Thursday, November 4, 2010 - live panel discussion with key participating athletes Levi Leipheimer, Rebecca Rush, Erik Weihenmayer and more

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - The November 4 show will be rebroadcast IN SELECT THEATRES on November 9 as an encore performance.

Race Across the Sky 2010
Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
3265 NORTHEAST EXPY NE
CHAMBLEE, GA 30341
770-936-8235
8:30 p.m.
$12.50
Other theatre locations available.
Go to www.FathomEvents.com for info.

Leave your bike at home and come out to see Race Across the Sky 2010, a special in-theater Fathom event. Race Across the Sky 2010 features behind-the-scenes stories from the August 14, 2010 mountain bike race in Leadville, Colo., where world-class and amateur athletes tested their strength, faith and endurance as they compete, along with those aspiring ‘Leadmen’ and ‘Leadwomen’ who go beyond this one-day cycling event to conquer merciless running races during their ambitious five-race endeavor.

Race Across the Sky 2010 will include the all new documentary of tales and tears from the cycling and foot races held this summer and will also feature a live discussion with famous blind adventurer Eric Weihenmayer who rode in this year’s Leadville Trail 100 on a tandem; Olympian cyclists Levi Leipheimer and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelsk; Solo World Female Champion Rebecca Rusch; and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and six-time Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) champion Dave Wiens, among others.
Tickets to both the live and encore events are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the web site (theaters and participants may be subject to change).

Tour de Tugaloo 2010

November 6, 2010

10:00 a.m.

Yonah Dam Park - Toccoa, GA

Link here.

KenBIKELaw.com PsychoCross at DLV

This weekend will be the KenBIKELaw.com Psycho Cross at Dick Lane Velodrome.  More info here.

Come out and support DLV especially since the theft and retheft that had occured there recently.

PATH Safety, Be Careful

I picked this up from several places, please be careful on the PATH.  His name is Robert and follows women who ride alone on the PATH.  He has inappropriately touched them.  From Clarkston, Decatur, Avondale, and Kirkwood he has been spotted.  He may be mentally unstable.  So take care, be safe, ride with others.  Read on...

A suspicious man has been following female cyclists riding on and along the PATH on Church Street between N. Decatur Rd and N. Indian Creek Drive.

He has been tailing women very closely and unnerving them. The man has gone so far as to follow one woman home. This has been reported to the Clarkston police.  Any cyclists who find themselves being pursued by this fellow should call the police right away.

He is a black male, possible between 35-45 yrs. old, bald, medium build and rides a mountain bike. This is what he looks like:

Murder of Couriers

I like the play of words.
Murder of Couriers, a film documenting Vancouver courier culture. Witness the job, the sport, and the community through the eyes of the messenger.

My Soul's Autonomy

by Tres Swysert, available at WonderRoot

Box + Bag

I never do brag about my Crumpler. I've had it for 2 years and its been a good commuter backpack. Sure there could be improvements but overall good.
It has been my workhorse commuter bag for 2 years.  I did use an Asolo vented back backpack during the summer when it was hella humid.
I have hauled many a things with this backpack from frames to wheel sets.  But I have never hauled a box.  This morning I had the opportunity and made me reflect back as to how awesome my Crumpler Famous Winebar is.

West Ponce Bike Lane

When I was passing through West Ponce in Decatur the other day, I noticed a lot of cones and construction trucks.  And now I know why.  From The Decatur Minute...

Bike Lane Construction Has Begun

October 13, 2010 by Catherine

Construction has commenced on the West Ponce de Leon-West Trinity Place Bicycle Lane Improvements.  While the major part of the work should be finished in the next month, the entire job will probably take about 3 months, depending on the weather.
 The work includes milling, repairs and repaving of West Ponce de Leon Avenue and West Trinity Place, along with re-striping West Ponce de Leon and West Trinity Place to include new crosswalks at the intersections, on-street parking and bicycle lanes.
For more information about the project go to:
www.decaturga.com/cgs_citysvcs_ced_bondprojects_bikelanes.aspx

Read more here.

Biking Sightseeing NY

From the AJC and the AP...

Sightseeing in New York, 2 wheels at at time

By JAKE COYLE

The Associated Press 

NEW YORK — In his essay "Taming the Bicycle," Mark Twain cautiously recommended bicycling: "You will not regret it, if you live."

That has always gone doubly for biking in New York.

But the city has undergone a two-wheeled makeover. In the last four years, the New York City Department of Transportation has added more than 200 miles of bikes lanes. The number of cyclists has increased 80 percent in the past decade. The city's goal is 1,800 miles of total bike lanes by 2030.

Earlier this year, National Geographic Traveler magazine did something that might once have been unthinkable: It put New York on a list of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, alongside Portland, Ore.

  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Read on here.

More People Biking to Work

From Wired online...

A Lot More People Are Biking to Work

• By Jason Kambitsis
• October 5, 2010
• 12:52 pm

The number of people getting around by bicycle is growing steadily. According to American Community Survey, conducted annually by the Census Bureau, the number of bike commuters grew 0.3 percent between 2005 and 2009.

You’re right. That’s almost nothing. But bear in mind that’s the median for the entire country, which includes a whole lot of rural and exurban areas where bike commuting isn’t viable. Bike commuting is still an infinitesimally small percentage of all commutes, accounting for just 0.55 percent of commutes last year, according to the League of American Bicyclists.

But if you look only at urban areas — where bike commuting makes far more sense — the gains are huge. Given the Obama Administration’s emphasis on bike-friendlier transportation policies, the growth almost certainly will continue.

Read on here.

NACCC This Weekend!

The North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) Atlanta this weekend in Atlanta, Grant Park!  Wanna learn more, here’s an interview with the organizer Matt Reeves and the NACCCs website.

Welcome to Atlanta ride.

Bike Polo

Trick Comp

Valet bike parking eases commute

Good news from USA Today online…

Valet bike parking eases commute

Pic by Bikestation

Free-standing Bikestation bike modules provide secure parking in downtown Claremont, Calif.

By William M. Welch, USA TODAY

LONG BEACH — With the help of bicycle advocates, this city and others are making it easier for people to park their cars and pedal to their destinations by providing valet bike parking.

"The whole idea is just to make an encouraging environment for people to ride their bikes. If they have somewhere safe to park, they'll do so," says Sumire Gant, transportation programs officer for this city near Los Angeles.

Bicycle advocacy groups have been providing secure, supervised parking for bicyclists at special events here since the mid-1990s. More recently, this city has focused on getting commuters out of their cars and onto two wheels by providing secure parking at its central train and bus transit hubs.

Read on here.