The groundbreaking ceremony of the Centennial Trail in 1989 marked a new chapter for spokane recreation, and a new vision for most of the Spokane River. The freshly paved ribbon of asphalt, albeit incomplete, initiated a swell in jogging, Rollerblading and bike riding in the Spokane area. In the same year as the Tiananmen Square […]
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It took a while to crunch the numbers but the Bike to Work Spokane results are in: For that reason we are recognizing teams in each category that recruited the highest percentage of new commuters, as well as high mileage totals. Unlike Commute Challenges in some other cities, we count biking for other transportation besides
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Bike To Work Spokane party at the Steamplant Grill, 2008. // Photo Jeff Ferguson. If you’ve never biked to work before these classes are great way to start: Bike Workshops Scheduled Spokane, WA – Bike To Work Spokane’s commitment to bike education continues with four local bicycle workshops that are being presented as a prelude
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THE CHAINBREAKER BIKE BOOK: A ROUGH GUIDE TO BICYCLE MAINTENANCE Shelley Lynn Jackson and Ethan Clark Microcosm Publishing, 2008, 256 pages DESPITE BEING WRITTEN FOR bicyclists wanting to develop the independence repairing one’s bicycle provides, particularly those longing for the simpler life the utilitarian bicycle offers, The Chainbreaker Bike Book: A Rough Guide to Bicycle
If you’ve visited Sandpoint only during the summer, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. There’s a reason this town of nearly 7,000 souls on Lake Pend Oreille has received a swarm of national notice. Sunset magazine labeled it the number eight “dream town” in the west, calling it “a four season outdoorsy resort that’s
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I recently got a new road bike that can take pretty fat tires. After writing about the joys of “underbiking” a couple months ago, my buddies have enjoyed busting my chops about my new fat-tired road bike, which is more of an “overbike.” My favorite rides always have some dirt element: a county road, a
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Backpacking in Glacier National Park’s wilderness requires careful planning. Learn about a 4-day itinerary in the Belly River area.
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OTM reader and commuter Luke Bakken Luke Bakken noticed an omission in this month’s Guide to Buying Your first Adult Bike: “I just wanted to point out that the guide left out one entire category of bicycles that are appropriate for first-time buyers: recumbents. While not as familiar (or inexpensive) as their upright cousins, recumbents
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Deep Economy Bill McKibben Henry Holt, 2007, 272 pages In December Sorbonne students protested the disconnect between economic theory and reality. Their disillusion is palpable every time the Fed howls its quarterly screed: cast the interest rate net, cage the inflation beast, and the economy will grow. What of the export of manufacturing jobs, underemployment,
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As the summer cools off a bit, this time of year is great for bike touring. The Internet is chock-full of information about bikes, gear, destinations, how-tos and every other aspect related to loading up your bicycle and hitting the road. In this column, I’ll just focus on the why. Why tour by bike? The
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