On his way to watch the NBA finals in June, Andre ran a red light and crashed into an oncoming car.

Thanks to Josh Monteith for the riding footage.

Andre says he’s closest to his dad.  “Right now,  I haven’t seen my dad in a while – not a year, but like two weeks –  but I’m pretty close to him. I’ll call him on anything, I’ll talk to him on anything,” he said.

“I just gotta pretty much take care of myself, because the last two months I haven’t really been taking care of myself.”

“It’s like a huge blessing that’s awesome (Andre is sponsored by State Bicycle Co.). And it’s nice to see hard work pay off into something.”

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Josie (Headed to frozen yogurt)

Randee Sue (Hand pedaling cyclist)

Reba (Boise barber)

Tyler Stewart (Drummer for Barenaked Ladies)

Ben (Fixed gear dad, San Francisco)

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Keep pedaling,

A New Bike

Months ago Pierre Sahmel and Lane Davis left Philadelphia to tour across the country. Some 3,000 miles later, we caught up with them in Portland before they left to San Francisco and San Diego.

After spending months on the road, Lane is excited for the stability of home.

Frame: Mike Shih #14

Saddle: Brooks Organic

Hylite panniers

While many touring cyclists opt for new, pre-packaged bikes, Pierre instead pieced his bike together through a collection of used, swapped and handmade parts.

Frame: ’86 Panasonic World Tour

Saddle: Brooks B-17

Ortlieb front panniers, home-made + hand-stitched rear panniers

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Comments focus: What would be the most difficult thing about a road trip on a bike?

We met up with Tyler in downtown Boise and then pedaled to Hyde Park for iced coffee. Full disclosure: We let him borrow a roommate’s Schwinn Speedster. (Tyler rides a hybrid Cannondale.) Full disclosure: He bought us iced coffee.

When there isn’t three feet of snow, Tyler rides everyday he can in Toronto. “I bike for groceries, I bike to school (and) I bike my little daughter who’s 18 months right now around in the back (of the bike).”

Tyler was a huge fan of the Pho at Baguette Deli. We are a huge fan of their ~$4 BBQ Pork sandwich.

Before he knew that we worked for the biggest blog in Boise that specializes in bikes and also specializes in doing stories with photos and stereo sound, Tyler offered us tickets to his show at the Botanical Garden in Boise. We went, and of course, it was awesome. He tweets here. You should follow him, and hey, us too.

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We asked four rad cyclists what the best part of riding in the summer is. Here’s what they said.

Ian, 22, student, Boise State

Angie, 27, graduate student in health promotion

Gillian, 27, server, literature major

Daniel, 27, instructor at Boise State

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Francis Delapena hoped to work in the BMX industry after getting bored doing work for a design start-up. “My heart wasn’t in it,” he says. “If you’re not excited on the work that you’re doing, then you’re not going to produce good work.”
Now Delapena, 28, works for Odyssey BMX managing websites and creating videos.

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Though it’s developed into a Frankenbike, Delapena still has his first bike, a blue Huffy Hyper Force that he bought from a Target in Walnut Creek, Calif when he was 11.

Delapena didn’t realize his first bicycle was a BMX bike. About a year after he got it though, he watched the X Games on TV. “I was like, ‘Whoa, these guys are doing tricks on bikes that kinda look like mine.’ And at that point I was like, ‘I want to learn how to do all that stuff.”

Randee Sue, 28, says most people don’t realize what her bike is.

Randee Sue visits the YMCA to work on her strength and swimming. “Right now I’m the only adult in any pool that has to have a flotation belt or a life vest.”

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Reba works as a barber in downtown Boise. She lives without a car and uses her bike to get to and from work. Once she arrives to work, her bike takes on a new purpose.

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That summer she pedaled some 3,000 miles. The next, she completed a half Ironman. Now she commutes in Spokane on her fixed gear and rides a road bike “worth more than my car” and a big, heavy cruiser.

When did you stop riding a bike? When did you start again? Let us know in the comments.