by Russ Hymas | Sep 30, 2011 | Road Safety For Bikes
A 46-year-old cyclist was admitted into the hospital in critical condition Tuesday after being struck by a pole protruding from out of a manhole. The accident occurred just after noon at 7800 S and 900 E in Midvale where road crews were flushing out a water line and...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 23, 2011 | Biking Events
A string of bike shop robberies has owners all over Utah worried to leave their stores at night. Three shops were broken into within a few weeks of each other and thousands of dollars worth of bikes and other merchandise have been taken. Trek Bicycle of American Fork...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 21, 2011 | Road Safety For Bikes, Utah Bicycle Accident Attorneys, Utah Bicycle Accidents, Utah Bicycle Laws
Salt Lake biker Russell Jacobs was allegedly intentionally struck from behind after choosing to obey the law and stop at a red light. Jacobs, who was stopped in the bike lane while waiting to cross 700 E near Liberty Park, was apparently repeatedly honked at by an...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 20, 2011 | Biking Events, Road Safety For Bikes
Bikeways in Salt Lake City and across the country are undergoing a swift evolution in design and number. Salt Lake’s on-road bicycle network has already grown by 23 miles of new bikeways. In addition to allocating more bike lanes, there are now specially designated...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 16, 2011 | Biking Events
On September 24th the XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin Ski Resort will take place in Utah. Among the many competitors this year happens to be the seven time Tour De France Winner, Lance Armstrong. 23 years after doing any type of triathlon Lance Armstrong has...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 13, 2011 | Road Safety For Bikes
Making biking a more accessible and safe mode of transportation is on the minds of everyone from lawmakers to citizens. Just as Provo has been working to install more bike racks in an effort of making the city more biker friendly, New York is making monumental changes...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Provo’s bicycle committee chairman is hard at work trying to make the world a safer place for the city’s bikes. His most recent venture is to get better and more bike racks put downtown. He believes this is a win-win for the city because if there are places to...
by Russ Hymas | Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
It was reported in the news yesterday that a man’s $6,000 road bike was stolen on 3300 South in Salt Lake City. Do you know what you would do in this situation? Do you have insurance to cover your bicycle? If it’s your method of commute how will you replace it? This...
by Russ Hymas | Aug 31, 2011 | Road Safety For Bikes
North Temple now has bicycle/bus only lanes and the rest of the city is sure to follow suit in the near future. A cyclist riding in the same lane as the bus? This takes the term “share the road” to a whole new level. Both methods of transportation are certainly more...
by Russ Hymas | Aug 19, 2011 | Biking Events |
Some cyclists go to events like the Ulcer and Lotoja because they like to wear the event jerseys you can purchase at the rides as badges of honor. It’s as if these jerseys make cyclists feel like decorated officers of cycling. The more jerseys one has from difficult...
