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Photo of the Week

Local blogger/commuter Noah brave this weekend’s winter storm for a grocery run in Johnson County.

 

Bikes at Liberty Memorial
Originally uploaded to Flickr by mr_jeffreed.

Today was a bad day for cyclists in the Northland suburb of Liberty, MO, where two separate but very serious crashes sent cyclists to the hospital.
This morning a pre-school teacher and regular bike commuter was struck from behind on Main Street at Hwy 291. She is currently in critical condition and not expected to […]

Stolen/Lost Bicycle Registry

The Greater KC Bicycle Federation has launched some new services to help reunite folks with stolen or lost bikes. The first is a stolen bike registry where you can report your missing bike and hopefully a bike shop owner or other vigilant soul will spot your ride. The second is a found bike […]

80s-themed Livestrong fundraiser

The Brooksider is hosting a Miami Vice-themed fundraiser for the Livestrong Foundation this weekend. It's being held for the benefit of a Topeka cyclist who will be riding to the Denver Livestrong Challenge later this month. Read about it in The Star and then get that old pastel suit to the dry cleaners ASAP.
Miami […]

Audrey Lindvall

The cyclist killed last night in Lee's Summit has been identified as Audrey Lindvall. Audrey and her sister had been working as models in New York, and she was home in Lee's Summit preparing for a move to California. KMBC-TV 9 reports that Audrey was a regular cyclist on the brutal streets of New […]

Invisible Riders

Thanks to Heidi for the link to a Bicycling Magazine article about the folks that bike because they have to, not because they choose to. Folks that log more miles than almost any middle class Bianci commuter. Folks that cycle for freedom and survival rather than fitness, recreation, or principal. Folks that […]

The Ditty Bops is a band touring the country on their bicycles. They are blogging the trip, and will be performing in KC this Sunday. It's an all ages show at 8:00 p.m. at the Grand Emporium, 39th and Main in Midtown. Screw Ticketbastard. Show up on your bike and get in for […]




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