Comments on: Madison is the Destination for 2016 Olympics Cycling Venue

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:34:09 +0000

pas mal cool je vais revenir voir si ya des changements

By: kaz kougar

kaz kougar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:06:55 +0000

Man, all I here is Portland. We get no love two hours south down here in Eugene. With 30 miles of paved off street bike paths and 89 miles of on street paths it’s a bike enthusiast’s paradise. Plus our weather’s better. Oh and don’t forget about Corvallis, they deserve much love for their cycle friendly community as well. Portland’s just the tip of the iceberg out here. But if you come to visit down here in the valley just make sure you leave, eventually

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:50:58 +0000

@Mauricio Thanks for the links! These are some beautiful bikes!

By: Mauricio Babilonia

Mauricio Babilonia — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:15:50 +0000

Pardon me, but I believe Portland is the new (and granted, improved) Madison. We may be pikers, but we're not newbies. Sean, also of note are Jonny's shopmates Ahren and Zach. Oh, and your Trek was brazed in a barn in Waterloo, WI. With regard to the olympics, Madison (and more accurately, the driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin) would be an excellent venue for the cycling events. Much better than northeastern Illinois, which is flatter than my singing.

By: Dingbat

Dingbat — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:04:46 +0000

A little commuter content, and something for jamesmallon’s mental hopper: What we (Chicago’s transportation cyclists and carfree or car-light residents) are hoping to keep from the Olympics is improved transportation infrastructure: another elevated (or subway) line is a realistic possibility, and major bus (and for that matter, road) investment is a necessity.

And for now, we’re enjoying the Chicago Crit!

By: Arleigh

Arleigh — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:39:18 +0000

Sean -

We do our best at being mind readers… though I think we fail daily at it. Glad we got this one right!

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:56:05 +0000

I grew up and currently live in Madison. My wife’s from Chicago (Oak Park). If the city is smart about how they approach the Olympics (if they get the bid), I think it could be one of the greatest things since they hosted the World’s Fair. Madison’s a fabulous place to live and ride and I’m very proud that it would host the cycling events. We’ve got a long way to go before we’re on Portland’s level of infrastructure and numbers but we could certainly get there.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:19:07 +0000

Whoever writes these posts must be a mind reader. I was just reading about bicycling in Madison.

I was thinking about how cool the Jonny Cycles bicycles were at the NAHBS a couple years back in San Jose. He’s out of Madison, so I started to read about Madison. According to Wikipedia, Madison “has 20 percent of the nation’s bicycling industry manufacturing capacity”.

I also had an old 1981 Trek fixie which I believe said made in Madison.

By: Arleigh

Arleigh — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:45:35 +0000

crazywheels

thanks for catching my snafu. That’s what I get for writing in a cold infected haze.

By: crazywheels

crazywheels — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:41:23 +0000

I grew up in Madison, and my friends and I all learned to ski and snowboard at the proposed mountain biking venue! I think this is a great way to recognize Madison’s bike-friendly culture.

btw, your title says 2010 and not 2016.