Monthly Archives: October 2011
Racer X Reports: Velo Trocadero Halloween Cyclocross
For the last 7 years, the Velo Trocadero racing team has been putting on a really fun race in Milwaukee’s Washington Park. Participants are encouraged to race in costume, and some folks really go all out. I think Katy Steudel remains all time winner of the costume contest for the building a paper mache horse [...]
Racer X Report: Sun Prairie Cross Redux
Since I am old, slow and no longer racing, I have asked some friends to provide somewhat regular updates on the remainder of the WCA Crank Daddy’s Cyclocross racing season. ’Cross is one of the most accessible forms of bike racing around. Because it is relatively easy to set up a course, there are lots of races [...]
Special Fund Raiser at Saris Gala
Besides being the biggest, funnest bicycle party of the year and an opportunity to rub shoulders with the members of the iconic 7-Eleven team, the Saris Gala on Nov. 12th is also an important fundraiser for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. This year’s gala will feature a special effort to raise money for next year’s [...]
October Greater Madison Area Update
At the Bike Fed, we strive to keep the Wisconsin bicycling community updated on bicycling news, events, and ways to get involved both locally and at the state level. If you would like to start an eUpdate for your region of the state, please contact dave.schlabowske@bfw.org 2011 Madison Bike Fed Membership Meeting In early [...]
WisDOT Hoan Bike Path Study Identifies 5 Options
Today the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report that identifies five workable options to add a bicycle and pedestrian path on the I-794 Hoan Bridge on Milwaukee’s lakefront. The Federal Highway Administration directed WisDOT to do the study because since 2001 federal policy has required bicycle accommodations on projects that use federal funds unless [...]
Bike Use on Milwaukee Buses Doubles In 2011
Despite (or perhaps due to) a sluggish economy and service cutbacks, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) has seen a dramatic increase in bike rack usage in 2011 compared to 2010, according to a media release from MCTS this morning. In August 2011 alone, MCTS reached a monthly high with a total number of bikes on board of [...]
Schlick Northpaw: First Ever Geared, Belt Drive Fatbike
The Cure for Fatbike Fever While I have always liked fatbikes and admired the Iditabike riders, come winter I was content to ride my local trails on my regular mountain bike with Nokian studded tires. It was not until this summer, that I caught Fatbike Fever after hearing tale after tale from my friends about the [...]
First Raised Bike Lane In Wisconsin
The City of Milwaukee has constructed the nation’s first raised bike lane east of Eugene, Oregon. As part of what was the Wisconsin DOT’s Bay View to Downtown Bike Route, the City of Milwaukee designed a project to add bike lanes and to resurface Bay Street from Russell to Kinnickinnic and construct a raised bike lane from Potter [...]
WCA Banquet and the Importance of Wisconsin Bicycle Racing
Wisconsin has a long tradition of bicycle racing. Super Week has been an internationally known race series for decades. The Kenosha Velodrome is the oldest operating velodrome in the country. The Wisconsin Off Road Series in the nation’s largest state mountain biking series. The WCA Crank Daddy’s Cyclo-cross Series is the largest in the country. [...]
Cure for the Bicycle Ban Virus: Communication
By now, almost every person who rides a bicycle from Portland to NYC has heard of the little Town of Hull, WI Population 5,597 and their local ordinance that could ban cyclists from the roads. Just outside of Stevens Point, Hull, like many other small towns near larger cities in our state, is blessed with miles [...]
