Oklahoma Gazette on the Oklahoma Bike Summit

 Posted on October 26, 2011

The Oklahoma Gazette has written a nice piece about the upcoming bike summit: A group of Oklahomans is holding the state’s first-ever bike summit in the hopes of making Oklahoma more bike-friendly. This two-day conference in Oklahoma City in early November, coordinated by the Oklahoma Bike Coalition, will be geared toward engineers, city planners and cycling advocates. via Oklahoma Gazette News: Pedal power. As a reminder, the conference will take place on November 4th and 5th. [Read More]
oklahoma-bicycle-coalition  oklahoma-bike-summit  oklahoma-gazette  state-news 

Prison Sentence Reduced for Tausha Borland

 Posted on October 26, 2011

The Tulsa World is reporting that Tausha Borland, who killed two cyclists in 2009 while driving under the influence, will now serve twenty years instead of the original 24 year sentence: At a one-year judicial review conducted Tuesday, Kellough modified that sentence to 20 years in prison plus four years of probation. Kellough indicated that punishment, rehabilitation and protection of the public were factors he considered in reaching his decision. [Read More]
fatal  hit-and-run  sand-springs  sentence  tausha-borland  trial 

UCO to Host "Tour de Central"

 Posted on October 26, 2011

UCO is putting on a fun event designed to “simulate” the Tour de France on the UCO campus. All bikers will be riding bikes from UCO’s bicycle rental program, Bum-a-Bike. The event is open to UCO faculty and staff: The University of Central Oklahoma invites its students, faculty, staff and alumni to compete in the Tour de Central bicycle relay race at 3 p.m., Nov. 2. As part of Central’s Passport to France semester of activities, the race will simulate the Tour de France, the annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. [Read More]
bum-a-bike  organized-rides  tour-de-central  uco  university-of-central-oklahoma 

Tour de Cure Registration Is Open

 Posted on October 19, 2011

This year I’m chairing a subcommittee for the 2012 Tour de Cure ride in Mustang. This ride raises critical funds for diabetes research and advocacy through the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is a major health risk in Oklahoma. In fact, according to Kaiser Health, in 2010 over 10 percent of Oklahoma’s population have been diagnosed with diabetes. This is a situation that needs your help! The Tour de Cure will happen on June 23rd, 2012. [Read More]
mustang  oklahoma  organized-rides  tour-de-cure 

Cranksgiving 2011

 Posted on October 17, 2011

I tweeted about this during the last OBS meeting, but the OBS is putting together a great bicycle oriented fundraiser for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. On November 13th, cyclists will be given seven locations and seven items to pick up. At each pick up, riders will be given a playing card. Best poker hand at the end of the ride gets the grand prize. All riders are welcome, just bring a bike and a bag. [Read More]
cranksgiving  edmond  oklahoma-bicycle-society  organized-rides  poker-run  scavenger-hunt 

Encouragement for Safe Driving from Oklahoman

 Posted on October 17, 2011

The Oklahoman has a nice article encouraging drivers to be cautious around cyclists during these cooler fall months: Drivers are urged to steer clear of Oklahoma’s bicyclists Bicyclists who haven’t been able to ride recreationally or train during Oklahoma’s historically warmest summer are now hitting the streets. Officials encourage drivers to be cautious and share the road with bicycle riders. via Drivers are urged to steer clear of Oklahoma’s bicyclists | NewsOK. [Read More]
oklahoma-city  safety 

Overholser Bridge is Officially Open

 Posted on October 17, 2011

Actually, as I reported on twitter, it officially opened last Tuesday, but I haven’t had a chance to go by and take some pictures. However, the bridge looks great and the road surface is smooth as silk. I have to admit I’m going to have a little nostalgia for the old days of hopping over giant holes in the pavement. Not very much, but a little. Below are a few more pictures of bridge: [Read More]
lake-overholser  oklahoma-city  overholser  overholser-bridge 

Stolen Bicycle Alert: Multiple Bikes Stolen

 Posted on September 26, 2011

KFOR is reporting that three bicycles were stolen last Friday (09/23) from local cyclist, Craig Staley. Below is description of the three missing bicycles: 2010 Specialized Tarmac (Left rear seat is scuffed and the 130 mm stem has GATA written in silver on top. 2010 Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon 29er (Right seat stay cracked and repaired and one spindle is broken on the right pedal) 2010 Specialized Crux (Cyclocross bike, Red and black) Additionally, wheels, racing shoes and thousands of dollars worth of tools were taken. [Read More]
craig-staley  specialized-crux  specialized-stumpjumper  specialized-tarmac  stolen-bicycle-alert  stolen-bike 

Who's Bike Commuting and Where

 Posted on September 26, 2011

[flickr id=“2217962902” thumbnail=“medium” overlay=“true” size=“medium” group="" align=“center”] I found this interesting article on The Atlantic about the areas of growth in bicycle commuting. While we’ve all seen the large number of articles regarding the growth of cycling commuting, it is interesting to see the geographic concentrations of this growth. Unfortunately, Oklahoma City shows no growth (we sit at a 0.1% so not any room to drop either). However, Tulsa shows 200% growth, though that only represents an increase from 0. [Read More]
commuting  oklahoma  oklahoma-city  the-atlantic  tulsa 

MS 150 Recap

 Posted on September 25, 2011

The Oklahoman has a nice story about last weekend’s MS 150: In April, walking across a room was challenging for Robin Tilly, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009. During the weekend, Tilly, 54, joined 567 cyclists in the 26th annual Bike MS: The Mother Road Ride — a trip along Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma. “It was wonderful this year,” she said. [Read More]
ms-150  oklahoma  organized-rides  route-66  tulsa