Columbus Rides Bikes!

DCFT's annual fund raiser, the Delaware County Community Ties Bicycle Tour, is set for Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and will roll off from the Northside Fellowship Church parking lot, 6841 Freeman Rd on the corner of 3C and Freeman Rd in Westerville. Supported rides of 31, 62 and 100 miles are on schedule, as well as an 8-mile family fun ride! The tour winds through several Delaware County communities with food stops, and provides a full post-ride lunch. Online Registration is now open at: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1722992&assetId=CBDBB4 If you are interested in joining the Community Ties team or becoming one of the hallowed sponsors of this event, please drop Dave Staats an email at teamstaats@brightchoice.net. the site is here...

If you have bike parts laying around please come out and sell some of them and support Third Hand. Need some bike parts? Stop out and check out what fellow bikers are selling. Third Hand Bicycle Co-op 174 East Fifth Ave Columbus, OH 43201 614-299-2984 info@thirdhand.org Sunday May 24, 2009 1pm - 5pm Bring Your Own Blanket (BYOB) $10 per blanket to sell bike parts - proceeds go directly to Third Hand Garth Shack will be performing as well.

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I met a messenger at Tip Top last night and he showed me what happens when you brush your leg up against a hot disc brake rotor. Ouch!

Night Cycling is one of the most popular night physical activity in Singapore! Cycling at night is safe and fun! Enjoy the coolness of the night and see the other side of Singapore which you have never noticed! There is also a low volume of traffic at night so you will not have to worry about the heavy traffic which is always present during the day. Let me introduce myself to everyone. My name is Eric Lim, I have a strong passion for cycling since young but due to career constraints, I had never got anytime for sports or riding until recently… I’m currently staying in Hougang and my city ride buddy is Alex Seah. Alex stays in Pasir Ris and we are both founders of SGNC. Singapore Nite Cycle was formed to gather night cycling enthusiasts who are passionate about night cycling around Singapore. We will dedicate to promote night cycling as a healthy lifestyle to everyone we know or just got to know, share and learn from each other’s knowledge on night cycling in Singapore. We organize regu...

Streetwerkz is a young and highly motivated company dedicated to providing the highest quality service at a reasonable and fair price. As a family owned and operated business, we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and an unmatched committment to quality. Your parts will be be handled with the utmost care throughout every step of the powder coating process, from media blasting preparation all the way to packing and shipping the finished product. From 1 part to 10,000 parts, we can handle all your powder coating needs utilizing our state-of-the-art equipment and skilled workforce to produce the highest quality finish available. Word on the street is that they do a great job on bike frames for a reasonable price. The site is here...

Unicycling is a recreational sport that has many diverse disciplines. Traditional activities include freestyle, touring, racing, riding in parades, and team sports such as hockey and basketball. The modern disciplines, which are now the most popluar, are the extreme riding styles including mountain, street, and trials unicycling. This Unicycle Page is dedicated to providing links to the best internet resources to learn more about the sport of unicycling. the site is here...

Jonny and I drove from C-Bus to Pittsburgh and we made it just in time to participate in what I would consider one of the best urban rides I have experienced. Traffic into the Burgh was pretty crappy. A lot of traffic for the baseball game and road repairs almost caused us to be late. We parked at the Washington Blvd velodrome, which is an outdoor paved oval with banked turns. East End Brewing is just up the road a bit. When we arrived it was a sea of bikes and the line was out to the road. The crew from Wheeling, Kevin, Carolyn, Andy, Bruce, Andy Wallen, Ryan and Anna were already signed in and waiting. They did a group photo and estimated the crowd between 400-500 people. I concur. Three kegs rolled out of the lot and we headed toward the secret final destination bar somewhere in Pittsburgh. I know my way around Pittsburgh, but I am not intimate with the streets. I do know that we crossed through Shadyside and Oakland and made our way down to the river via a trail. Down along the riv...

I hope you'll consider attending my vehicular cycling workshop next Thursday, 5/21 at 6:30PM at the Gahanna golf course clubhouse. It's free and there will be food! You just have to register through the parks & rec department in Gahanna. Here's the info: Cycling safety May 21 at 6:30-8PM Gahanna golf course clubhouse 220 Olde Ridenour Road May is National Bicycle Month. Start the cycling season by learning about the principles of cycling on roads and trails. Topics include basic bicycle maintenance, sharing the roads with motorists safely and courteously, safe group riding, accident types and prevention techniques and Ohio and local traffic laws. We will not be riding, so participants do not need to bring bikes. Appropriate for adults and children aged 14 and older. Snacks and refreshments provided by Funtrail. Call Gahanna Parks & Recreation to register at 342-4250

Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor is bicycling from Toledo to Columbus starting on May 15 (tomorrow) to promote biking in Ohio. She will be stopping at schools, trails and bike shops along the way, spending nights in Findlay and Marion. She is a promoter of healthy children, election reform and the environment and she is a supporter of cyclists, veterans and active military and their families. There will be a "Campaign for Healthy Kids Rally" at the statehouse on Sunday, May 17 at 3:30-6:30PM. Mayor Coleman and Governor Strickland are expected to be there. Please come down to the statehouse on May 17 at 3:30 to welcome Senator Fedor to Columbus. Senator Fedor plans to sponsor a bill to change the Ohio bicycle laws as proposed by the Ohio Bicycle Federation: ">http://cycle-safety.com/ORC-proposal-Complete.rtf OBF president Chuck Smith will accompany her on her ride. Here's a map of their route: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/132079

It's b2ww (bike to work week for the acronym impaired) and we want to keep you hydrated. So, join us for the third annual Green Drinks bike hop. The plan has changed a bit from our last note, so pay attention. It is still going down this Thursday, May 14th, but places and times have changed (slightly). We'll be starting at Byrne's (just like before), but not until the regular Green Drinks start time of 6 PM. After cooling our heels and wheels in Grandview with some well deserved drinks, the pelaton departs at 7:15 for Surly Girl to reoccupy the backroom that we used to call home. Our featured speaker for the evening will be Meredith Joy from Yay Bikes. And then back in the saddle to Cafe Bobo (Cafe Bourbon Street for the uninitiated) for a great line-up of bands - Small Pox & the New Vaccine, Couch Forts, Tavo Carbone. If you arrive before 9:30 and on a bike the cover is $2 ($5 if you drive and/or come late). To recap, we'll be at Byrne's Pub (1248 W 3rd ...

Pedal Pittsburgh 2009 is Sunday, May 17th and will take place at the SouthSide Works! A ride as unique as the city, Pedal Pittsburgh annually attracts more than 2,000 participants ranging from families with children and recreational riders to fitness enthusiasts. Participants can choose from six courses ranging from 6- to 60-miles, this year starting and finishing at SouthSide Works. Pedal Pittsburgh 2009 is celebrating its 16th year of providing a great way to experience the defining architecture and urban design of the city and its neighborhoods. Since its inception in 1994, Pedal Pittsburgh has hosted 22,000 cyclists riding past the city's architectural heritage. As you travel along the routes, watch for some of this year's architectural highlights such as the new August Wilson Center for African American Culture downtown or the Mount Washington Rain Garden. the site...

I don't want to bore anyone with details. Brett and I started north of town and passed the start at 8am. Andy had started out earlier because he thought he couldn't keep up. We caught up to him in Circleville. The wind was swirling around for the first 25 miles and then picked up consistency the further south we continued. We were forced to paceline to keep our sanity. The wind was coming out of the southwest so we did the angled paceline where riders stretched out into the road instead of directly behind each other. In Chillicothe we had lunch with David, Tricia and her brother Steve (who by the way is a hoot). Then we hit the rollers. Brett and I got out in front of Andy, but he caught up to us by catching onto a group. We stopped in Waverly at the lake for last snack before Portsmouth. We also jumped into groups and it was nice to get pulled along instead of fighting the wind. On one of the sections of road they had rumble strips lining it and Brett got caught on them. I l...