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23 March 2019

• Book Review: The War of the Wheels: H.G. Wells & the Bicycle Looks At Wells’ Captivation With the Bicycle

  By Charles Pekow Both science fiction and modern technology have come up with all sorts of ways to move people. And Utopian dreamers have sought to eliminate social reliances ranging from currency and marriage to government. But any futuristic society can and should include bicycles, no matter what technology or social philosophy guides it, suggests […]

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• Biskupski Withdraws from 2019 Salt Lake City Mayor’s Race

  March 18, 2019 – In a press release, Mayor Jackie Biskupski has withdrawn from the 2019 race for Salt Lake City Mayor. Biskupski cites important needs of her family and the duty to the office of mayor that require greater attention than the election. Biskupski's record on bikes has been mixed with some nice achievements […]

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• Cycling West and Cycling Utah’s Early Spring – March 2019 Issue is Now Available!

  Cycling West and Cycling Utah Magazine's Early Spring – March 2019 Issue is now available as a free download (7.5 mb download), Pick up a copy at your favorite Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, W. Colorado, N. Arizona, and N. California bike shop or other location!  Contents 2019 Congress Considers Several Bills that Affect Mountain Biking on […]

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• North American Handmade Bicycle Show to be Held in Sacramento, California from March 15-17, 2019

  March 11, 2019 — NAHBS 2019 will be hosted at the Sacramento, California Convention Center March 15-17, 2019. This will be the third time in NAHBS history that it is in Sacramento. “While hosting NAHBS in the Northeast (in 2018) was a huge success, we’re looking forward to getting back to Sacramento and working with […]

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• Brief Editorial: Create a New Salt Lake City Neighborhood Hub at 1700 S and Main Street

  A Brief Editorial and thoughts on 1700 S and Main Street in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City is proposing to redesign 1700 S from 300 W to State Street this year. See: http://www.cyclingutah.com/advocacy/road-advocacy/salt-lake-citys-1700-s-may-get-overhaul-for-better-biking-and-walking/ for details. The following are some brief thoughts on the area.   Create a new neighborhood hub at 1700 S and Main […]

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• Filmed By Bike Festival to Stop in Idaho Falls, 3-14-19

  The World’s Best Bike Movies Come to Idaho Falls Filmed by Bike, Portland, Oregon’s famed bicycle-themed film festival is making a stop at the Waterfront at Snake River Landing on Thursday, March 14th, 2019. The traveling festival features more than 15 films from all over the world. The Idaho Falls showing will be divided into […]

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• 2019 Wild Horse Dirt Fondo Set for April 27 in the Cedar Mountains, Utah; Registration Opens February 15

  The Wild Horse is on for Saturday, April 27, 2019! This will be the fifth year of this demanding dirt fondo around the Cedar Mountain Wilderness of Tooele County. Route options include the full route of 76 miles or a Little Wild Horse option of 31 miles. There is no pavement on the route. Wild […]

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• Cache Gran Fondo in Logan, UT Will Be A UCI Gran Fondo World Championship Qualifier

  Cache Gran Fondo to be held on July 13, 2019 in Logan, Utah – will be part of the Gran Fondo World Series. February 3, 2019 – Logan, Utah. The Cache Gran Fondo (Logan, UT, USA), was selected by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sanctioning body for international bike racing, to become one of 21 […]

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• Fayetteville, AR to Host 2022 Cyclocross World Championships

  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Feb. 1, 2019) – The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that the 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas Jan. 29-30, 2022.  This marks only the second time the championships have been held in the United States. The announcement came today in Bogense, Denmark, site of the 2019 Cyclo-cross World […]

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• Update – Utah Yield (Idaho Stop) Bill – Fails in Senate Committee (Feb. 28, 2019)

  Update: February 28, 2019 – HB 161 failed in the Utah Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee by a vote of 3-2. The bill had recently passed the full Utah House and looked poised for potential passage. The Senate committee had three missing senators, at least one of whom, Don Ipson has supported […]

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