On behalf of the Spiritual Spinners, I want to invite everyone to the 5th Annual Memorial Day Morning Ride. The ride starts and ends at Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church. We ride out at 8:30 and finish about 10:30. This gives you the rest of the day for family and barbecues. We offer different paces which I like to describe as barely moving to what was that? More specifically all rides are no drop. There is an in town route and Group E which are both at a pace all riders can achieve. Then there are groups D (12-14 mph), C (14-16 mph), B(16-18 mph), A(18-20 mph) and A'(20+ mph).
Come out and join us to get your Memorial Day started outdoors with a little exercise.
More details are available on the Facebook event page.
Triangle Bicycle Commuter
Adventures of a bicycle commuter in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Monday, October 8, 2012
NC Bike Routes
In the 1970s the State of North Carolina created a series of bike routes throughout the state. If you go to their site you can order paper maps of the routes, but all you get are crudely photocopied pages they are very difficult to read. And another issue is that traffic levels have changed in the 40 years since they were created. So a great system was in need of an update.
Fortunately the NC DOT agrees. They have hired Alta Greenways to revamp the system. I don't have too much detail on the timelines and plan, but they are currently soliciting input from the public via the North Carolina Bike Routes web site.
I find myself pretty excited about these routes. I have been researching the Cape Fear Run route from Apex to Southport roughly along the Cape Fear River. There are chance for camping along the route and a couple of battle fields and related museums for visiting. I would love to see a web site dedicated to planning rides on the routes, similar (but hopefully better) than the C&O Canal Bicycling Guide.
I'll be following the progress and result and keep you informed.
- Pedal For Fun
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sad Story
I hate that a tragic story has moved me to resume blogging, but I wanted to have this blog cover cycling issues in the Research Triangle Park and this story certainly fits.
On Wednesday July 4, Steven Jordan, the Director of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, was killed when he was hit from behind by an empty logging truck.
The driver of the truck, Clifton Paul Ellis, struck Steven Jordan from behind. Evidently Ellis could not move farther left because of traffic. I will save my comments for later.
This is a tragic accident and I will bring more information. I am waiting for the police report to be available online. Also I have been looking at Google maps and street view. I hope to show details of the area. I will also be reporting on what I can find on the process and decision from the Wake County District Attorney's Office.
On Wednesday July 4, Steven Jordan, the Director of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, was killed when he was hit from behind by an empty logging truck.
The driver of the truck, Clifton Paul Ellis, struck Steven Jordan from behind. Evidently Ellis could not move farther left because of traffic. I will save my comments for later.
This is a tragic accident and I will bring more information. I am waiting for the police report to be available online. Also I have been looking at Google maps and street view. I hope to show details of the area. I will also be reporting on what I can find on the process and decision from the Wake County District Attorney's Office.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Cary Versus Portland
Information Signs at Major Points |
Portland Intertwine Way Finding |
Looking toward Northwoods Greenway |
Looking down Black Creek Greenway |
More Information Across Trail |
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ride On Washington
Leading up to the National Bike Summit was the Ride On Washington. This ride was organized by Tim Johnson, of cyclocross fame, who wanted to get more professional bike riders involved in the Bike Summit. This year there were 20 people doing the whole ride from Boston to DC. They used the ride as a Bikes Belong fund raiser. The had various sponsors including Volkswagen who published this video.
They had a plan for people to join the ride as thy came through DC. Since I drove to Arlington and then rode my bike into DC. I rode the Ride On Washington route backwards and panned to meet up with the group. I found a group waiting for the ride and decided to wait with them. It was fun riding in. The first part was a two-way bike lane on the side of 15th Street. Then we turned onto Pennsylvania Ave which was bike lanes in the middle of the road. It all went very smooth and I chatted with some of the local riders as well as several people who had riden all the way from Boston.
It was a good prelude to the Bike Summit. I learned my around the part of DC I needed for the Summit and started feeling some of the excitement. One of my favorite parts of the week was being around people who liked talking about bicycle issues and even bicycles themselves.
The crowd wasn't all spandex and carbon fiber as shown by these two photos.
It was a good prelude to the Bike Summit. I learned my around the part of DC I needed for the Summit and started feeling some of the excitement. One of my favorite parts of the week was being around people who liked talking about bicycle issues and even bicycles themselves.
Some of the riders in front of the Capitol |
The crowd wasn't all spandex and carbon fiber as shown by these two photos.
Gunnar was ready to ride |
Ivette from Bikes Belong |
Monday, March 19, 2012
National Bike Summit
I am heading to the National Bike Summit this week. Watch this space for reports with a North Carolina perspective.
Tuesday: Hopefully joining the last leg of Ride On Washington
Wednesday: Getting on message with the Bike League and others
Thursday: Visiting Capitol Hill
Friday: Ride with staff, Congressmen and Senators
Tuesday: Hopefully joining the last leg of Ride On Washington
Wednesday: Getting on message with the Bike League and others
Thursday: Visiting Capitol Hill
Friday: Ride with staff, Congressmen and Senators
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Fall Flowers - I Love My Commute
Today I stopped and took a few quick pictures on my way home. This is one of the reasons I love to commute on the greenways. These fall flowers are so much more enjoyable than a bunch of cars.
Get a local bike map, pull up Google maps and find you a good route. The fastest way is not always the best.
Get a local bike map, pull up Google maps and find you a good route. The fastest way is not always the best.
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