Bicycle Touring & More. Other outdoor activity

You’ll be able see the Graeme Obree story on the big screen beginning Friday if you live in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Toronto or Washington DC.

Those are the “selected cities” where theaters will show “The Flying Scotsman,” a movie about the Scot who twice broke the bicycling world record for distance covered in an hour.

Here in the Seattle area, theaters showing the movie this weekend are AMC Pacific Place 11, Renton Village 8 and Lakewood Town Center 12; Regal Bella Botega 11, South Sound Cinema 10, Alderwood 7 Cinemas, and South Hill Mall 6; Landmark Metro Cinemas; Bellevue Galleria Stadium 11; and Galaxy Tacoma 6. …

Warmer weather and longer bike rides are right around the corner for many of us, which means sore, blistered butts are also around the next bend.

It’s easier to get an idea how to avoid saddle sores when you understand what causes them. Basically it all starts with logging miles.

Even for cyclists who distribute their weight between the handlebars, pedals and saddle, there’s a good deal of friction between the butt and the bicycle seat that irritates the skin. This is bad enough, and you’ll want to start treatment right now. …