Lights for night riding

Recent studies have shown that multiple lights on your bike are more visible to drivers than a single super-bright light.

All-around strength

The December 2010 issue of Bicycling magazine (pg. 46) had an article on how to work out to supplement your cycling. Unfortunately, the regimen and process discussed won’t be for everyone.

Get Your Bike Travel Fix on Route 66

Adventure Cycling’s planned 2,400-mile bicycle-friendly route will revitalize the “Main Street of America” — this time with touring cyclists.

Photos from the 2010 Tour de Apple Valley

2010 Tour de Apple Valley wrap-up and results

On arriving at Civic Center Park in Apple Valley last Saturday for the start, many of us may have yearned for last year’s September start at 8:00 A.M., as opposed to this year’s cold 7:00 A.M. start in the dark. While the sun may technically have been up when the ride started, it was still behind the mountains, and everyone seemed chilled.

Road conditions for the 2010 Tour de Apple Valley

This week’s rains have played havoc with some of the local roads, so in addition to the one-hour-earlier start time and the one-month-later start date, riders will have to contend with some temporary road hazards, mostly in the form of sand, dirt, and gravel on the roadway.

Reflective strips help cyclists shine like a beacon at night

CYCLISTS wearing bright fluorescent clothing at night are not as safe as they think, especially when sharing the road with older drivers, a study shows.

Dale Evans Parkway update, October 17th

Dale Evans Parkway has now been completely repaved between Otoe and Waalew, although it has yet to be striped. It seems much wider now, so there should be plenty of room for the bike lanes.

BCAR wrap-up (updated)

There’s not enough time to do a full wrap-up, but the event went off smashingly. Last year, 88 riders. This year, around 186. Mark your calendar for next year’s ride: October 8th, 2011.

Tour of California Bicycle Race Announces Route

2 Stages Will to be in L.A. Region

PFB tops 100,000 pledges

Yesterday peopleforbikes.org surpassed 100,000 pledges in support of better bicycling in the U.S. Thanks everyone for quickly recognizing the value of the movement, signing the pledge, and spreading the word! They are well on their way to showing their elected leaders and the public that people across the entire country believe that bicycling is important and should be promoted.

Apple Valley Parks and Rec Vision Workshop

The Town of Apple Valley held a “vision workshop” last night (Wednesday, October 6th), with the expressed goal of help set policies for the parks and recreation department for the next 20 years. For the most part, this was a waste of two perfectly good hours, as Apple Valley has contracted with a firm called MIG to help them with their “vision,” and MIG’s representative seemed set on making the process so general as to be meaningless.

Amgen Tour bicycle race to hold stage from Claremont to Mt. Baldy in May

CLAREMONT — One of cycling’s well-known races will be rolling up and over Inland Valley foothills in May.

VVBC ride times changing October 16th

The Victor Valley Bicycle Club will be changing the start times for the A and B rides from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on October 16th.

VVBC BCAR pre-ride

The Victor Valley Bicycle Club will be holding a 7:30 a.m. pre-ride before the 10:00 AM start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Ride (BCAR). The pre-ride will start at Victorville Cycles, as will the BCAR.

HD Cycling website update

We’ve changed the website over from “static” pages to “dynamically-generated” pages, using WordPress. Obviously, the site appears much different, but the main goal of the transfiguration was not appearance but functionality: With any luck the new incarnation will prove to be easier to maintain and better for visitors such as yourself.

Petition the AAA

The American Automobile Association (AAA) wants Congress to cut funds that support trail, biking and walking programs in order to funnel that money to the highway system. AAA has forgotten that bicyclists and pedestrians drive, support AAA, pay gas taxes and want balanced transportation systems that provide the choice to get around in a variety of ways.

Signs are up for the Tour de Apple Valley

Roadside signs have gone up advertising the Tour de Apple Valley, which is less than a month away.

2010 Furnace Creek 508

The Furnace Creek 508 offers a great chance to dip your toe (as a spectator) into the world of extreme road biking.

Help PeopleForBikes.org

Peopleforbikes.org is working to gather a million names of support, to speak with one powerful voice — to let policy makers, the media and the public know that bicycling is important and should be promoted.