Lost in OK

STOLEN CANNONDALE SIX13

Stolen Friday, August 13, 2010 from Nichols Hills Residence

$250.00 REWARD

Cannondale Six13, 52 cm, black carbon-fiber frame tubes with aluminum joints, “OKC Velo” & “My Bicycle Store” frame decals on top tube & chain stays, full Dura-Ace, Mavik Ksyrium wheels, Cannondale carbon compact crank, FSA K-wing handlebars w/ red bar tape, Fizik seat w/ red stripe, red Speedplay pedals, frame-mounted black carbon Arundel bottle cage, seat rail-mounted Bontrager rack with black carbon Arundel bottle cages, Garmin Edge 305 w/ cadence sensor. A little road rash on the R brifter.

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Matt Reynolds, from the Bicycle Store, was interviewed on KOSU yesterday and, in my opinion, stated most clearly and concisely what we would all like to happen especially in light of our recent tragedies:

Matt Reynolds, a cyclist and employee with the Bicycle Store in Oklahoma City, says he hopes this [the recent string of crashes] will help raise awareness for motorists to start paying attention to the road.

“A bicycle is a reliable means of transportation and should be granted the same types of privileges and rights for safe operation as anybody else that’s on the road.”

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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 flown to OU Medical Center where she later died.

via Bicyclist Hit, Killed by 19-year-old Driver Near Stillwater - News9.com.

 
Picture By: Mo Riza

Well, it has taken nearly two years of me saying, “Geez, I need to get caught up on OKC Bicyclist,” for me to actually do something about it, but finally it’s done.  Additionally, for the last couple of years, I’ve seen a true explosion in the number of cyclists out there, so I really think that this site could actually have an audience to serve.  So I guess, in a strange way, I’m calling this the grand opening of OKC Bicyclist.

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 the BOK Center and ONEOK Field - the pedicab’s mileage counter broke. So now Henretty’s fit, 6-foot frame is the only gauge of the remaining 4,000 miles he’s put on the bike, which bears Affordable Bail Bonds’ advertisements as it hauls as many as three adults and two small children at a time.

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The 2010 Bison Bicycle Classic will be held September 25th, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the OBU Wellness Center.  There will be 25 and 50 mile rides plus two kids rides.  Registration is $25 for adults and $10 for children.  I don’t know much about the ride except that it is sponsored by OBU and that the proceeds go to support Habitat for Humanity.   Here is the Bison Bicycle Classic Brochure for those who want to sign up.

It’s that time again, OBS Streak time.  It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden this one, but it remains one of the staples of the OKC cycling community.  This year the ride will be held on September 12th at 7:30 AM at Mitch Park in Edmond.  There will be 25 mile, 40 mile and 100K routes along with a Family Fun Ride within the park.   Registration is $20 ($25 if recieved after 8/30/2010) for each adult and $10 for children.

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 State University, had already cycled more than 3,000 miles. He got an offer 430 miles up the road that he couldn’t possibly refuse. Two men he met at a rest stop in Canada were traveling to Anchorage — his final destination. They offered to drive him the final leg of his 4,000-mile journey.

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Yeah, it’s another accident story, but this one has a happy ending.  This is a nice story about Russell Hinckley who was injured last year but has made a nice recovery and was able to ride Freewheel this year:

An Edmond man injured in a car-bicycle accident near Lake Hefner last year was back on the road again in a weeklong bicycle ride across the state in June.

via Edmond man recovers from car-bicycle accident to ride across the state | NewsOK.com.

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 lighting.  However, I’m not generally inclined to trust police descriptions of bicycle accidents.

You can read the limited details here: Okla man killed while riding bike on highway - News9.com