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Safety Experts Urge Wearing Of Bike Helmets

2010-07-07T20:34:59-05:00

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/07/05/story-columbus-summer-safety-bike-helmets.html?sid=102

Helmets do save lives in most wipe-outs.
If you go out to any bike path in central Ohio, you are likely to see adults and children not wearing helmets, 10TV’s Chuck Strickler reported on Friday.

Little York Road detour coming as bridge work begins

2010-07-17T03:09:36-05:00

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/little-york-road-detour-coming-as-bridge-work-begins-799960.html?cxtype=rss_local-news

Little York Road between Brown School and Rip Rap roads will be closed to traffic at least two months for the rehabilitation of a bridge over the Great Miami River.
“If they’re going to put up a detour and mark it, thank you Montgomery County,” said Tom Recktenwalt, creator of the miamivalleytrails.org Web site.

Dayton Bicycle Adventures

2010-07-07T02:19:17-05:00

http://www.meetup.com/Dayton-Bicycle-Adventures/members/

This site is focused on getting cyclists that would like to ride. Check it out. I have been on last Monday’s ride and seven cyclist showed up and we rode from the 5th 3rd gazebo to RiverScape and back. They have a ride for each Monday.

Been Riding

2010-07-04T15:52:28-05:00

Took some vacation time and have been out riding.
Thursday Went from Franklin at Baxter Steret up to Stewart Street.
Friday Went from Newtown to Socialville Foster.
Saturday Went from Morgans Canoe to Spring Valley
Sunday South Lebanon to Morgans Canoe then back then down to Peters Cartridge Factory and back to South Lebanon.
I think Monday may be a day of rest but I may go up to Xenia and go from there to Springfield and back.
This is more riding than I have ever done.
By the way my bike seems fine. No funny noise anymore. Go figgure.

Trails getting help by Friends of the Little Miami State Park

2010-06-19T00:57:20-05:00

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100617/NEWS01/6180354/Overgrown-bike-trail-called-a-hazard

Bike path from Newtown to Xenia and Springfield.
It is nice to see that Warren County’s bike path neglect is being acknowledged and action is being voiced.
We need more of the newly formed group Friends of the Little Miami State Park to help out the bike paths. They recognised that Warren County needs assistance in maintaining their bike paths since the Parks can’t comprehend the importance. This is a great cause that I would like to help with because I am a bike path usere. To think that Commissioner Mike Kilburn said it himself:
“I’ll let Warren County go broke before taking any of Obama’s filthy money,” Commissioner Mike Kilburn said. with regard to some extra money. I wonder why it appears that the other neighboring Counties know how to manage their bike paths with very little money.

In a far distant land called Colorado in the city of Black Hawk they simply made a ban on cyclist on most streets.

2010-06-17T23:18:56-05:00

http://bicyclecolo.org/articles/black-hawk-bike-ban-pg1118.htm
I know that this is not in our area but the way things are going it could happen somewhere here in Ohio.
They are getting away with it right now.

Black Hawk’s Board of Aldermen is making it clear that they don’t want bicyclists or bicycle events in town. The Board approved an ordinance banning bicycle riding on almost every street in Black Hawk. This includes the only paved street (Gregory Street-formerly State Highway 279) connecting the Peak to Peak Highway with the Central City Parkway.

Black Hawk police are now issuing a ticket to anyone “caught riding” through town.

The newly renovated RiverScape MetroPark officially opened Monday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

2010-06-15T12:31:15-05:00

http://www.whiotv.com/news/23892304/detail.htm
Now it looks very green and a good place to meet or end a routed ride.
It sounds that we have to wait for phase-3 for secure bike storage, showers and lockers.
I would like to see more of the fixed gear and polo cyclist in the area.

Ohioan on 800-mile bike ride to attend reunion

2010-06-12T23:14:56-05:00

(AP) – 2 days ago

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio man is on an 800-mile bike ride to attend his 50th high school class reunion in Massachusetts. Peter Noonan hit the road May 20 and is expected to arrive Thursday at Deerfield Academy, his old prep school in Deerfield, Mass.

The 68-year-old Noonan said he’s in good shape and thought the ride would be a nice way to see the country.

But, Noonan said he won’t be cycling back.

The bike will be loaded in a car for the trip back to Ohio. Noonan said 800 miles one way is enough to make his point.

Information from: Springfield News-Sun, http://www.springfieldnewssun.com

Creekside is going to be closed

2010-05-27T22:10:35-05:00

This ws in a e-mail sent to Trail Sententals. the Beavercreek Engineering Division. They will be paving Creekside Trail from the County line to Alpha. This project will be accomplished in sections (listed below) and a prep team will be working one section ahead of the pavers. There are no dates specifically assigned to the sections, however, they did start work today, and is expected to be completed by Friday 4 June. The painting project is not scheduled until August, but they are trying to get this date pushed up. Please tell people not to ignore the trail closure signs. If they ride in the closed sections, they may end up with some nasty stuff on their bike frames and tires. It would be best if they find an alternate route to ride.
Closure Sections
— Montgomery?Greene County line to Fifth Third Gazebo
— Fifth Third Gazebo to Grange Hall Road
— Grange Hall Road to Fairfield
— Fairfield to Factory Road
— Factory Road to Alpha

Little Miami Scenic Trail makes Rail-Trail Hall of Fame

2010-06-09T10:01:58-05:00

It’s nice to see one of our local trails get this recognition

http://www.railstotrails.org/news/recurringFeatures/trailMonth/index.html

I’ve had the pleasure of riding four of the trails and will be riding another in September.