National Bike Month is probably not a+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Hallmark+ACY-nbsp+ADs-event. For those of us that are cyclists, that+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s too bad+ACE If oil prices continue to climb, however, every month might become Bike Month. Despite what+ACY-nbsp+ADs temperatures may indicate (we+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re having a heat wave in Los Angeles and it … [Read more...]
Helmet Heads: New Innovations in Cycling Safety Gear
If you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re a cyclist, you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ll want to pay close attention to some of the latest trends+ACY-nbsp+ADs in bike helmets.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Driven by innovations in other activities, including firefighting and football,+ACY-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs cyclists are now safer than ever with inventive new takes on cranial armor.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- … [Read more...]
Coming round the mountain on her bike
When Agata Tamulewicz first took up mountain biking she thought paying a thousand euros for a bike was crazy. That was then +ACY-hellip+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs The Polish woman has lived in Ireland for nearly five years and first got into mountain biking (or MTB as they say in the crew) in her search for a hobby in her … [Read more...]
Mountain bikes for those with disabilities
Tara Llanes and her new wheels. Photo from CBC. It is not often that I get to write about something that actually brings a smile to my face on this blog so I relish those opportunities when they arise. +ACY-nbsp+ADs-Yesterday morning, while watching the news I saw a segment about a custom mountain bike that … [Read more...]
Fabulous Fat Tire Fun & Sweet Singletrack @ Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival in Idaho
I want to go check out this new Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival in Idaho in July!Here's more info: Websites:http://www.ridesunvalley.com/http://www.visitsunvalley.com/ Facebook Pages:http://www.facebook.com/sunvalleyhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Ride-Sun-Valley/212199422145732 … [Read more...]
Mountain Biking Women’s Weekend Is Almost Here
RAYSMTB MILWAUKEE AND TRI-FLOW PROUDLY PRESENT: MKE WOMEN'S WEEKEND (WW) 2011 FRI. SAT. SUN. FEB. 25, 26, 27 FREE EVENT: WOMEN ONLY PARK OPEN TO WOMEN RIDERS ONLY - 9AM- 4PM, FRI. FEB. 25 Ladies, this is a must-see, truly unique event, featuring the real Wonder Women of mountain biking. Absolutely … [Read more...]
Race Across the Sky: Finding your challenge
A mountain biker pulls over to the side of the crumbling, unstable dirt path, gently lays his bike down and sits. He has perched away from the rest of the race, his arms folded on his knees, his head in his hands. He is spent. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Spiritually. He wipes his eyes, stands … [Read more...]
A Downieville virgin tackles the Classic mountain bike race and festival in Northern California
Confessions of a Downieville Virgin: Interview with Myself Why are you going? Now that I am badass after riding the North Dakota Badlands in June, I am ready for anything+ACE Well, not quite. Truth: I've heard about Downieville as a biking destination for nearly 20 years and haven't ridden there yet. … [Read more...]
Turning badass in the Badlands: Mountain bike trip on the Maah Daah Hey with Western Spirit
Question: Why did I go mountain biking in North Dakota? … [Read more...]
North Dakota Here I Come: Mountain biking the Maah Daah Hey Trail with Western Spirit!
I embark on a five-day mountain bike and camping tour with Western Spirit in North Dakota, starting Monday. I'm here in Bismarck, North Dakota's capital now, in large part, thanks to a gal named Gnat. Yes, gnat, like the fly. … [Read more...]