Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours

• This ride is just dandy

  You may have heard the story Monday on NPR about Washington's first Tweed Ride, and it seems the trend is spreading across some of our largest cities. In case you're not familiar with the idea of a Tweed Ride, the New York Times calls them "informal gatherings of spiffily dressed ladies'" [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:02am EST
  

• Don't forget about Cranksgiving!

  BicycleWORKS, in conjunction with Will Bike for Charity, Trailnet and Big Shark Bicycle Co., are putting on the 4th annual Cranksgiving ride this Sunday, Nov. 15. The ride begins at noon outside the Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Road in St. Louis. The goal of the ride is to buy $10 to [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:23pm EST
  

• Capital city cycling controversy

  At first glance, the fact that Springfield -- the capital city of Illinois -- has formed a Bicycle Advisory Council sounds like a major victory for cyclists in the city. In September, Mayor Tim Davlin named nine people to the advisory panel, which will "act as an advisory body on bicyclist" [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:47pm EST
  

• Former 'Saved by the Bell' star is a bicycle racer

  Admit it, you probably know actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar from his role as Zack Morris in the high school sitcom "Saved by the Bell." It turns out he's a bicycle racer, too. In a story this week in The New York Times, Gosselaar talks about his other life as a Cat 2 bicycle [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:36pm EST
  

• Interstate 64/Highway 40 to open early

  Good news is ahead for cyclists who travel along the Interstate 64/Highway 40 corridor -- and for the thousands of motorized commuters who use the road. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced today that the highway will reopen Dec. 7 -- 24 days ahead of schedule! Last year, MoDOT allowed bicyclists [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:11pm EST
  

• Wheels of justice grind slowly

  The recent conviction of a California doctor of deliberately injuring two cyclists by slamming on his car’s brakes on a narrow road last year prompted me to look into the case against the driver facing felony charges in an 2007 accident that left Belleville cyclist and photographer Gerry "Chief" Frierdich, [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:18pm EST
  

• Hitting the Donut Trail ... again

  The Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society's 2009 season came to an end today with a trip to St. Louis to take on the Donut Trail developed a few years back by member Thomas Carter. It was a good way to end our season! Unlike the Tour de Donut, the Donut [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:09am EST