RadioShack roster set with Armstrong, Leipheimer, Horner, Kloden
Ever since Lance Armstrong announced the formation of Team RadioShack in July, the confirmed identities of bike riders on the roster have dribbled out like sprinters struggling across the finish of a mountain stage. Team manager Johan Bruyneel has now announced the final roster, identifying a 26-man team from 16 different countries. A large percentage of those bike riders came from Bruyneel's and Armstrong's former team, Astana. The delay in making a final announcement stemmed from ongoing negotiatio

These hill climbs won't let down bicycling mountain goats
When most people start bicycling, they'll do anything to avoid hills. Sometimes they'll ride miles out of their way to miss a climb, or drive their car to a flat area to ride. As they get stronger and learn how to use their gears more efficiently, hills are a challenge to be conquered. But for some, hills seem to be the sole motivation for riding a bike. These mountain goats don't just measure their rides in miles, but in total elevation gain. They gather in places like Pittsburgh for the Dirty Dozen, Portland for De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia, or Los Angeles for the Fargo Street climb to find the conquer the highest urban mounta

Florida town reacts to bicycle tragedy by building bike trails
When two girls, aged 11 and 10, on bicycles were struck and killed by a van driver in October 1987, the people of Davie resolved to make the small south Florida city safer for bicyclists. By the end of the year the town council budgeted $150,000 for its first bike trail. Within six months work began on a 3-mile bike trail adjacent to the street where the girls were killed. Twenty-two years later, Davie boasts a network of 135 miles of bike paths and horse trails that connect the two dozen parks in the town with a population of 90,000.When you consider the reput

Student tells how he set up a mobile bike repair business
So you've been riding and repairing your own bike for years, and now you want to start your own bicycle repair business? It can be tempting and fulfilling, especially if you find yourself unemployed or working for a real jerk. But there are a few things you should consider before jumping into a new vocation like this, cautions The Oil Drum: Campfire website in its article, "How to set up and run a bicycle repai

The further adventures of former RAAM champion and his nephew
When we last left two-time Race Across America champion Danny Chew and his nephew Steven Perezluha, the pair were rejoicing after traveling 5,115 miles by bike to Alaska. When they turned around and started home in August, they also headed into trouble. Eighteen-year-old Perezluha told his hometown newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel: "The trip back home seemed like it took longer than the trip up. Some parts of it were harder. It may have been harder a little more mentally because all these things kept trying to stop us, and I had to kee