I’ve heard that the Oklahoma City pedicab companies are continuing to do great business and I’m glad to hear that the same is going for the intrepid riders of Golzern Pedicabs up in Tulsa: About 1,000 miles into the life of Joe Henretty’s pedicab – the first of his three bicycle taxis that frequent...
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Yet another fatal crash: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a 19-year-old driver hit and killed a bicyclist just west of Stillwater Sunday. Troopers said James Hazzard told them the sun was glaring in his eyes and he was adjusting his sunglasses when he swerved into the shoulder and hit 56-year-old Debra Miller. She was...
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Another nice bicycling story from the Oklahoman, this time about an OSU student who recently completed a 4,000 mile bicycle trip to Alaska: The weather had been rainy, cold and windy for weeks when Curtis Moss reached a point where he didn’t care and he was ready to stop. Moss, a junior at Oklahoma...
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I’m really getting tired and upset reporting on cyclists deaths in Oklahoma. This is purely anecdotal, but I don’t remember this many fatal accidents in recent memory. Last night, a man was killed near Woodward while riding at night. The story doesn’t give many details, but implies that the man was riding without proper...
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Not that they make much difference, given the woman who ran me off the road a week ago shouting something about me being on “her” roads, but I’m glad to see these articles reminding people about traffic laws in Oklahoma . . . With a few exceptions, Oklahoma law gives bicycles as much right...
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Good news for Tulsa . . . Tulsa has become the first city in Oklahoma to receive a bronze ranking from the League of American Bicyclists, designating it as a "bicycle friendly community." Tulsa World: Tulsa being peddled as ‘bicycle friendly’ Given my bad experiences with drivers in OKC this year, I think...
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Generally, I’m not a big fan of changing laws specifically for bicyclists. I think the best way to improve the relations with bicyclists and motorists is for us to be viewed as normal vehicles on the road and not as special charity cases. However, given the number of poorly set sensor lights out there,...
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Photo By: Alex Thompson I’ve been noticing a lot more fixes around town. It’s taken a bit of time for the hipster bike culture to get here, but hey, better late than never. I’ve never been a fixie guy myself (I still like the option to lazily granny gear it up the occasional hill). ...
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For those who love hills, the Tour of the Wichitas has been scheduled for May 2nd. From the website: A beautiful ride through Ft. Sill and the Wichita Mountains. You will be leaving the Museum of the Great Plains at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and riding either 2,10, 40, 50 or 60 miles through...
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Discover Oklahoma recently aired a piece about the joys of Freewheel. Watch the whole piece below:
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