Monthly Archives: March 2009

Alleycat race to benefit America Diabetes Association

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Eric

The folks over at Team Frank Stallone are hosting a $5 alleycat race this Friday night to benefit Tour de Cure, the American Diabetes Association’s annual fund raising ride on June 14th. It’s at 9:00 p.m. at Acme Bicycle Company … Continue reading →

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Featured photo – Theatrical bike racks in Independence

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Eric

Thanks to local cyclist Matt Garrett for sending in this photo of some new bike racks at the Sermon Community Center in Independence.  The mask design of these racks is a tie-in with a popular community theater located inside the … Continue reading →

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Bring Bike Sharing to KC

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Eric

A new program called B-Cycle is holding a  national competition to pick some lucky cities to receive a bike sharing system.  You might have heard of bike sharing systems like Paris’ Velib or Washington, DC’s SmartBike.  They distribute bike stations … Continue reading →

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KC Bike Club needs volunteers for Brew to Brew

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Eric

The Kansas City Bicycle Clubs organizes some really great rides like the Fountain Tour and the Summer Breeze.  One way they are able to do this is by exchanging volunteers with the KC Track Club.   Right now they need volunteers … Continue reading →

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Tour de Cure Kickoff Party

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Eric

This weekend there is a party to kickoff the Tour de Cure, a fund raising ride for the America Diabetes Association.  It’s Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Grinders.  Here is the notice from the association’s Christie Hammond, including RSVP info: … Continue reading →

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Roller races in KC, Part the Second

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Eric

Last month Kansas City had what seems to be our first ever roller races, with much success.  This weekend it happens again, with a crew from the Twin Cities coming down to participate.  For the uninitiated, roller races or goldsprints … Continue reading →

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Katy Trail update

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Eric

The KC Star has an update on efforts to extend Katy Trail State Park to Kansas City.  The State of Missouri is extending the trail using $18 million from a legal settlement with Ameran, the company that owns the abandoned … Continue reading →

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Westport gets U-Racks

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Eric

If you spend any time in Westport you might have noticed some new U-Racks popping up around the neighborhood.  Westport businesses are spending over $1 million on a big streetscape project, and it includes the new bike racks.  Most feature … Continue reading →

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3rd KC Bike/Ped Advisory Committee

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Eric

March 9th at 4:00 p.m. the city’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting.   On the agenda this month are a presentation on the Bike Friendly Communities program, bike/ped counts, and discussion of the committee’s action … Continue reading →

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Cycle City moves to Parkville

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Eric

Cycle City recently moved its Platte County store from I-29 and Barry Road in KC to Parkville.  The new address is 6328 Lewist Street, Parkville, MO – which is in the Parkville Commons strip mall at the southwest corner of … Continue reading →

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