Been to Bootleg? It’s the home of the interbyke dirt demo, as well as a refuge for a ton of AZ DH heads (among others) who haven’t got a proper dh park in AZ (hello fucking snow bowl???). Yea, and they say it too; thank god Bootleg is just over the Nevada border, and ooooooh [...]

Nope. No doubt about it. The kids is where its at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Heather Moore
Trips for Kids Southern Arizona
P.O Box 31736 Tucson, AZ 85751-1736
520.749.4542 623.570.4578
tripsforkidsaz@hotmail.com
TUCSON YOUTH MOUNTAIN BIKING KICK OFF EVENT
Tucson, Arizona January 9, 2009—Attention Parents: Trips for Kids Southern Arizona in conjunction with Epic Rides announces Tucson Youth Mountain Biking. TYMB Kick Off Event will [...]

An oldy (august of ‘08) dug up from out of the upsideout catacombs. I needed to share it too. It’s the future…

2008 was beat down and long in the tooth. It goes without saying. I haven’t wanted to think about it, much less try to put anything on paper. Everyone else has been pumping out opinions on it anyway. But alas, I felt obligated should I ever need to reflect on my “condition” at the time. [...]

This’ll probably be covered soon in more detail by the Tucson Lawyering Crew, but with Gnome at the P.E.E. and this in the paper, I wanted to make sure it got out:

A 91-year-old man accused of driving off after his car struck a group of bicyclists last month in Tucson has been indicted.
Pima County Attorney [...]

As the heyday boils back down to “a love of the sport“, all is not lost…
Sho-Air International, a leading provider of International Trade Show Shipping Solutions has signed a two-year agreement to be the presenting sponsor of the US Pro XC Tour (ProXCT).
More from USA cycling
Sho-Air is good in my book if only for two [...]

Get the fuck out? Bikes As Transportation?
From: Cutter
Subject: Bikes as Transportation
Check it out, “could profoundly change the bicycle commuter experience“
Yep. I remember bike lockers in Tempe too. But to think of it in a holistic sense, advocacy of cycling as a viable alternative urban transportation form just seems to be so far off the plate, [...]

A follow up to the Bike Down post on Saturday:
—– Original Message —–
From: Barbara LaWall
To: pyramidcoaching
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: e-mail message to cycling community …
Dear Mr. Blanchard:
Your recent e-mail to the cycling community asking them to write letters in “an attempt to persuade the Pima County Attorney’s Office to take action [...]

Let’s start at the beginning: There was an accident during El Tour de Tucson this year.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a car that hit a group of bicyclists this morning near the Westward Look Resort before leaving the scene.
About 60 bicyclists were traveling westbound on Ina Road, east of Oracle [...]

I had conversations long ago, in the NAU cycling days with Sam. He’s a good kid and likes to ride just like the rest of us. A cyclist shall we say?
One day, he discovered a way to stay on the bike for months, and make it an effort towards a better world with trees and [...]

I made it back up the hill this morning after hanging with local friends in Kleenix just yesterday at the FOTP. In a word, the day was moist. The unusual November monsoon from the night previous, that brought hail the size of marbles to my parents house, provided epicness for the following days ride. With [...]

Sell! Sell! Sell! I’ve already started sorting for the swap:
El Bike Swap de Tucson – Bargain Hunters Paradise!
Saturday, November 15th, 2008; 8AM to 2PM

LOCATION: On 4th Avenue, between 6th and 9th Streets, near downtown!
NOTE: While I-10 is under construction (see here for official information), we recommend you [...]

File this under: You gotta be shitting me.
Oct 14th, 2008 | WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is taking steps to make it easier for mountain bikers to gain access to national parks and other public lands before the president — an avid cyclist himself — leaves office.
The National Park Service confirmed Tuesday that it [...]

Chris R, Representative of Drunkcyclist.com, is looking for your support:
From: Chris

So here is the deal: Ryan and Sara own a great little bike shop in town called Kore. if you are in the BMX community you have probably heard of it. They have single handedly developed a super positive scene and provided a place for [...]

My dad told me a story one time. Here goes,
One day a man goes to a conference talking about how to be a better this and that. People talking about how you need to feel good about yourself in order to have a positive impact on the world. That type of stuff. [...]

I only hope so…
Bicyclists to get own day on Chicago streets
Parkways will be closed to autos
What would streets be like without cars?
You’ll have a chance to find out on two Sundays in October.
A network of inner-city boulevards will be closed to automobile traffic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 5 and Oct 26, [...]

This story just came out (AFP) – former Northern Arizona University runner – qualified in the 1500: will be the U.S. flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremonies. I had the pleasure of speaking with Lopez back in April and I can tell you this guy is so gracious and down to earth, just a [...]

So, this guy Ryan sends Gnome and I a lot of emails. I post most, if not all, of them. This one was a complete and total kick in the nuts. I have asked him to start contributing to Drunkcyclist directly, enough with the me posting his emails routine. We’ll see [...]

Gnome’s post sure got a lot of Flagstaff attention lately, especially from people not usually associated with Drunkcyclist. It was clear from the moment i read it that it was going to get some panties in bunches, because he went right at a few topics all at once. and he didn’t flinch, blanch, or mince [...]