bay area cycling news

The LiveStrong Challenge is coming to San Jose on July 12. We have a 5K run/walk and a bike ride with four distance options (10, 50, 65 and 100 miles). In the spirit of the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s mission to inspire and empower people affected by cancer, we invite children in active treatment to participate in the LIVESTRONG Challenge via pedicab.

Lists have been abuzz with news & accounts of Woodside / Portola police cracking down on cyclists who roll through stop signs without stopping. There has always been one or two cops on weekends hanging around the Cañada Road stop signs, but recent enforcement will span the rest of the area as well. An Almanac news story details the Woodside council's decision to gather cyclist volunteers to promote the Honor The Stop campaign to unite cyclists and motorists to obey all stop signs, hopefully encouraging safe riding and safe driving, especially in cities / urban areas. Likely a sad story for the Spectrum Ride and other like-minded traffic scofflaws, many hope that this will encourage more amicable relationships between cyclists and motorists. A note from bay area cycling news: please obey traffic laws, especially when others are around. Cyclists are vehicles and should act like them.

The Spectrum Ride has been a colossal gossip for anyone hanging around the bay area, but it doesn't seem to have an official spot on the internet (which is probably better for the ride, given that it always seems to be breaking the latest traffic laws). I found a decent writeup by Marco R. Gazzetta whose webpage seems to be slightly dated. Begin Found Message: The Spectrum Ride If you have been riding on the San Francisco Peninsula, chances are you have heard of this ride. It's not the most splendid setting per se (unless you happen to like your front man/woman's derriere), but it's a great ride, and you can join whenever you like. Directions The ride starts at 9 AM every Saturday, come rain of shine, at the intersection of Hollenbeck and Homestead in Mountain View. That's where the old Spectrum bike store used to be, and if you are an old timer, you still have your Spectrum store jersey with you! Highway 87 has an exit "Homestead". Use that one, and go t...

If your bike was stolen from Palo Alto Caltrain recently, file a police report and follow up with it. Palo Alto Online reports that bike thieves were caught with a couple of stolen bikes from the caltrain station.