When it rains, it pours. After years of no bike shop at all in Wallingford (anyone remember Bike Smith on 45th St? All that's left is an orphaned web site), Wallingford now has two, count them, TWO bike shops. A few months back, Speedy Reedy pedaled about 100' west across Stone Way, thus crossing over from Fremont into Wallingford (and leaving space for the fantastic Solsticio coffee shop to put down roots in its place). Now, Big Tree Bikes has taken…
Janey inquires: I was driving home westbound on 45th at around 9:30 last night when I encountered a HUGE group of cyclists, like maybe 50, headed east. Happily, most had lights and helmets. Does anyone have any idea what that was about? Update (3 pm): DOUG. has provided the answer: 2009 Greenlake Race o’ Champions, which, if we had been keeping up on our My Green Lake, we would have known.
Cathy Tuttle writes that the Spokespeople group will be leading a casual bike ride from Wallingford Playfield to the Green Lake PCC and back this Saturday, November 7th: Michael Snyder and I are leading a ride to the Green Lake PCC and the PCC will generously provide Spokespeople riders with a free snack. We'll depart this Saturday, Nov 7, at 2PM from Wallingford Playfield. If we are riding on a sunny, crisp autumn day, we'll stop for a while to admire…
Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies, a weekly screening of socially relevant movies followed by discussion led by people relevant to the film, is back after its summer hiatus. The fall season kicks off this Friday night at 7 pm with Veer, the award-winning documentary about alt-bike culture: Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. Portland filmmakers, Greg Fredette & Jason Turner, follow…
Spokespeople, a group that takes monthly group bike rides, is taking off again this Saturday, September 5th. Cathy Tuttle writes: Hello Spokespeople! We’re riding next Saturday, September 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. from Wallingford. We’ll climb the hill to Phinney Ridge through a little used trail that ends in the Woodland Park Rose Garden. Then we’ll head to Fremont Peak Park to enjoy the view before coming back to Wallingford. Last month, on a hot August 1, we biked on…
Sure, sure, you know all about the Wallingford Market (Wednesdays 3 - 7 pm at the Wallingford Center) and how you can get fresh, local produce and small batch prepared foods. But did you know you can get your bike fixed? Last week, we rapped with Ross Donaldson, owner and sole proprietor of Delicious Wheels, a mobile bike shop. That's right mobile! Ross carries the basics with him in a trailer behind his bike, and he makes house calls to tune…