Fred's Bike: May 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Dirty Kanza 200 Checkpoints and Coordinates

Start:

38.407739,-96.180545

6:00 am, Saturday, June 2, 2012
Granada Theater
807 Commercial Street
Emporia, KS 66801

Checkpoint One:

38.043068,-96.63947

Hwy 177 & Sunbarger Road (150th St.)
Cassoday, Kansas
From Emporia, take I-35 South to the Cassoday Exit. (Toll Road)
Take US 177 south approximately 1/8 mile.
Checkpoint will be on the right (west) side of the road.
Note: Checkpoint One will close at 12:00 Noon.

Directions to Check Point 1

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Checkpoint Two:

38.242495,-96.936151

Moses Shane Memorial Park
Hwy 50 & Hwy 177
Florence, Kansas
From Cassoday, go West on 150th Street to US Hwy 77.
Turn Right and go North on Hwy 77 to Florence.
Note: Checkpoint Two will close at 4:30 pm.

Directions to Check Point 2

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Checkpoint Three:

38.660613,-96.492188

Bower's Community Center
317 W. Main Street
Council Grove, Kansas
From Florence, take Hwy 50 East to Hwy 177.
Take Hwy 177 North to Council Grove.
Note: Checkpoint Three will close at 10:30 pm.

Directions to Check Point 3

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Finish Line:

38.407739,-96.180545

Granada Theater
807 Commercial
Emporia, Kansas
From Council Grove, take Hwy 177 South to Hwy 50.
Take Hwy 50 East into Emporia.
Note: Finish Line will close at 2:30 am, Sunday.
Directions to Finish

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Reel on the Behance Network

It's a bread Fred on Fred's bike.
Reel on the Behance Network

Bike theft suspect found dead

It never ceased to amaze me what some idiots are capable of doing.

Bike theft suspect found dead in Antioch as investigation turns to child porn - San Jose Mercury News

Washington rated most bike-friendly state but Seattle slips

Washington rated most bike-friendly state but Seattle slips - seattlepi.com

Monday, May 14, 2012

Bike-a-holics speak out

Ortiz said he had biked 200 miles in two days on his Surly Long Haul Trucker

May is National Bike Month, an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride, whether it’s to get to work or school, to save money or time, to preserve our health and the environment or to explore the world.

By: Paulette Tobin, Grand Forks Herald

Bike-a-holics speak out | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Ogre Build Thread - Mtbr Forums

Great Ogre thread. I am torn between the Karate Monkey and the Ogre.

Ogre Build Thread - Page 4 - Mtbr Forums

29er Mountain Bikes | 29er MTB | 29er Bikes

A University of Oregon student has released a great graphic depiction of America’s bicycle mode share, government spending on bike/ped infrastructure, and bicycle-related fatalities. Kory Northrop created the map, graphs, and text for an advanced cartography class and it gives a nice visual representation of various bike numbers. Besides being relevant to Eugene because it was created by a UO student, it also helps to show that the more we invest in bicycle infrastructure, the more likely it is that we will actually get our ridership up as well as our fatalities down– an important thing to consider as we move forward with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Hanebrink Links BRINK golf-oriented electric bike detailed

Details have now surfaced for the golf-specific, and fourth, Hanebrink electric bike we briefly mentioned a few days ago. The Links BRINK features many of the same specs as the bikes that have come before it, including those wonderful chunky 20-inch (50cm) diameter, 8-inch (20cm) wide tubeless tires, but has an easy mount and dismount frame and comes supplied with its own custom two-wheeled golf trolley.

Hanebrink Links BRINK golf-oriented electric bike detailed - Images

Man's stolen trike found in pieces, to be repaired

Story Boise Police say a recumbent tricycle that was stolen from a man with special needs on Sunday will be repaired.
Police found several pieces of the trike Monday at two separate locations.
Due to a brain injury, Brian Gorman says he has a hard time balancing on a regular bike, and this three-wheeled tricycle was his only mode of transportation. It was stolen from his yard Sunday after being locked to a tree.

Man's stolen trike found in pieces, to be repaired | KTVB.COM Boise

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Walnut Creek Strava Segments Part 1

Walnut Creek Strava Segments Part 2

Walnut Creek Strava Segments Part 3

MacAvalanche 2012 pt 1:snow,sunburn,29er death wish action.

Who would race the punishing MacAvalanche on a fully rigid 29er? Ace Mad Dog Woodley, that’s who!
Part one, and Mad Dog attempts the seeding race with a frozen rear hub!
Words and photos: MacAce Mad Dog Woodley
I believe Noel Coward penned a song for people like me, “only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun” I decided to race test a 29er, but I don’t have access to the latest gear and bikes so had to wing it a bit.
So on Friday night I get confirmed to race, very early Saturday morning I head off to Glen Coe for the 2nd Mac-Avalanche and we are getting more snow this time. As it turns out I hate riding in snow, last year was like riding through wet marbles, and this year will be my second attempt at riding in snow. I can’t win this event, I am not even a contender, it’s a unique mountain race in the UK and attracts a very broad mix of riders and racers, and No Fuss events try to keep things on the laid back side.
MacAvalanche 2012 pt 1:snow,sunburn,29er death wish action. - Dirt

Bicycle Polo surges across Texas

Take a little bit of bike dork, mix it in with a pinch of jock, and what do you get? A “hardcourt” Bicycle Polo player.
Dallas is home to more than 100 of them. Hardcourt Bicycle Polo has reached a new level of popularity in recent years, says Dylan Holt, a veteran of the sport and a founder of the Dallas Bicycle Polo club.

Bicycle Polo surges across Texas | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth

New cycle track opens on Rio Grande Street in Austin

New cycle track opens on Rio Grande Street | Fit City

Tons of rocks collapse onto hike and bike trail in North Austin

Tons of rocks collapse onto hike and bike trail in North Austin | kvue.com Austin

Bike Blast Beckons Bicycle Buffs

The morning drizzle faded away and the wind died down just in time for Santa Clara University’s first-ever Bike Blast event. Based on the university’s six-year tradition of College Night, the April 26 free event was a way for students to get involved with the school’s de Saisset Museum. This year "College Night" opened to the public due to the appeal of the museum’s current bike-related exhibits.
"Bike Blast is an event that [the de Saisset Museum] put together," said Lindsey Kouvaris, Curator of Exhibits and Collections. "It’s based on an event that we do twice a year called College Night, which originated as a way to get students involved and to come have a really fantastic and entertaining time."

The Santa Clara Weekly | May 2012 | Issue 18 | Bike Blast Beckons Bicycle Buffs

Rocket Electrics looks to bring electric bikes into Austin mainstream

Those looking to purchase can find bikes from about $1,100 to about $2,500, and some buyers might eligible for a $150 rebate from the Central Texas Clean Cities incentive program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. To be eligible, a buyer must be an Austin Energy customer and buy from a shop that is also partnered with Austin Energy.

Rocket Electrics looks to bring electric bikes into Austin mainstream

Austin cycling community remembers avid cyclist killed this weekend

55-year old Verter Ginestra, a married salesman and father was riding his bicycle on the shoulder of 360, near the Westbank exit around 2 p.m. Saturday.

A Department of Public Safety spokesperson said that the driver was a man in his mid-eighties, but as of Monday night he had not been charged. It’s believed the elderly driver veered onto the shoulder, hitting and killing Ginestra in the process.

“Everybody loved him because he was just a man's man,” said John Osgerby, a friend of Ginestra’s, who was very active in a cycling club called CyclingTexas.org. “He was a great athlete, and just a good friend to all of us. Never negative always fun and loved being on the bike with us,” added Osgerby.

Austin cycling community remembers avid cyclist killed this weekend | kvue.com Austin

Accident numbers show hot spots for bike vs. car crashes in Austin

Numbers obtained by KVUE News from Austin Police show groups of clusters citywide when it comes to bicycle vs. car crashes.

For 2012, there have already been 102 car and bike crashes. Last year, there were 132 during the first four months.

KVUE News looked at crashes for the same time periods, meaning the first four months of this year from 2009 to the present.

The data shows clusters of bike and car crashes on South Lamar between Oltorf and Ben White where there were 14 accidents.

South Congress from Oltorf to Ben White also showed a high concentration of bicycle and car crashes which surprised some cyclists there because there are bike lanes there.

We also saw a high concentration of crashes on Guadalupe near the University of Texas north to 45th Street.

However the highest concentration of bike and car crashes took place in the downtown area with high concentrations on streets like 5th between I-35 and Lamar.

“I've had people really get close to me, push me over with the wind and I've fell off. A couple of friends, same thing,” said Alain Gonzalez, a cyclist who rides everyday on South Lamar near Ben White.

Accident numbers show hot spots for bike vs. car crashes in Austin | kvue.com Austin

Bike Quotes

As I get older the tendency to stick my foot up someone's ass is starting to subside. - Fred on Pump Track Pricks

The 29 inch chingaderra rolls best downhill! ~ Fred

I thought of that while riding my bicycle.

~ Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving ~ Albert Einstein

If constellations had been named in the 20th century, I suppose we would see bicycles. ~ Prof. Carl Sagan

It never gets easier, you just go faster. ~ Greg LeMond.

~ Charles M. Schulz

The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind. ~ William Saroyan Nobel prize winner

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle. ~ Ernest Hemingway

Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I have hope for the human race. ~ H.G. Wells

Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia. ~ H.G. Wells

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking. ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Get a bicycle. You will certainly not regret it, if you live. ~ Mark Twain Taming the Bicycle. 1884

PEDAL. Pray Every Day And Listen. ~ Rev. Johannes Myors, The pedaling preacher

The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. ~John Howard

A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson

Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm. ~Jacquie Phelan

Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. The airplane simply carries a man on its back like an obedient Pegasus; it gives him no wings of his own. ~Louis J. Helle

The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you'll crash. ~Julie Furtado

If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on. ~ Lance Armstrong

Never use your face as a brake pad. ~ Jake Watson

Refrain from throwing your bicycle in public. It shows poor upbringing. ~ Jacquie Phelan

When I was sick, I didn't want to die.
When I race, I don't want to lose.
Dying and losing, it's the same thing. ~ Lance Armstrong

"It is no longer a beast of steel,
no it is a friend it is a faithful
and powerful ally against one's worst
enemies. It is stronger than anxiety,
stronger than sadness. It has all the
power of hope." ~  Maurice Leblanc