Features
- By Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling Association
Prepping for the Big Tour
An epic bicycle tour can be an eye-opener, even a life-changer. There’s also a large range of tour styles possible — from roughing it by cooking over a camp stove and sleeping in a tent, to light touring where you carry little more than a credit card and change of clothing.
- By Meghan McCausland and Darren Dencklau
Pick Your Passion and Cycle For It!
Many people around the Northwest are putting their passion for cycling to use, riding for more than just personal health and enjoyment. Charity rides are a rampant part of touring and this summer offers an array of events to choose from.
- By Dan Norton
Change of Scenery — Ride the Kokopelli Trail
There are many “classic” must-do rides on all riders’ wish lists. The Kokopelli Trail is a journey that all riders will remember for a long time and a must for any Northwest rider in search of new scenery.
- By Mimy A. Bailey
Where to Ride — the Road or the Trail?
Safety as a cyclist is paramount. Our safety is ensured by our cautious actions, those of drivers, and proper design of the roadways on which we travel. We must obey traffic laws, pay attention to our surroundings, and assume that drivers do see us.
- By Dan Towle
Material World —Titanium (Ti)
In this issue we continue with the third installment of a four-article series on bike frame material. This month Dan addresses the advantages and disadvantages of titanium frames.
- By Paul Sales
North Shore Bikefest 2009: The Resurrection
Mountain bike racing on the North Shore has not happened since I was too young to remember, but thanks to a group of incredibly dedicated individuals, much to the delight of local racers, racing returned to the Shore this spring through an event aptly named North Shore Bike Fest: The Resurrection.
- By Tai Lee
Jango 7.1 Bike: Lifestyle = Life + Style!
Many cyclists are already familiar with Topeak’s well thought out line of bicycle accessories (racks, bags, locks, lights, computers, etc.) Now they bring that attention to detail to a complete bike designed for the lifestyle cyclist.
- By Darren Dencklau
Serfas Zip Cargo Men’s Shorts
The Serfas Zip Cargo Baggy Shorts are a loose fitting garment with a removable chamois liner designed for mountain biking, road riding or casual around town type riding.
- By Meghan McCausland
Public Land Management Act Affects Mountain Biking
On March 30, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. This Act, consisting of 160 different bills, concerns the application of resources, boundaries, protection and regulations to valuable public land.
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Opinions
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Into Africa to Help the Kids
When August rolls around and the summer is ripe and full in this hemisphere, after we’ve wrapped up another season of trips for Camp Creative, I will travel halfway around the world to help raise awareness and funds for a program that, in many ways, mirrors the one we’ve started in the Pacific Northwest.
- By Maynard Hershon
What Would Nancy Do?
When you hear people call new-tech bikes names like throwaway bikes, “fragile bikes” or “compromised bikes,” ask them if they have owned any recent bikes or have ridden them a few miles. It’s my hunch that the honest answer will be no.
- By Joe Kurmaskie
Mud, Sweat and Gears: A Rowdy Family’s Canadian Adventure On Seven Wheels
We gear down and sit in for the assault on this jagged bit of the Canadian Rockies. There’s an instant when I actually start to come out of the saddle. My second-rate racer’s body forgets that it’s at the head of a mule train hauling half of America behind it.
- By Maynard Hershon
Basic Stuff — Relax
Relax on your bike. Everything else about the dynamic physical aspects of cycling begins here. If you are stiff on your bike — tense — you will over-control it. Your bike doesn’t like to be micromanaged. Subtle control inputs work best. Practice relaxing when riding.
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Featured Events
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Tour de Lentil
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General News
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Watch the Tour and Help Fight Cancer
Portland, Ore. - Laurelwood Brewing Company's owner is doing something special for 2009's Tour de France. Not only will he be showing… -
Help Shape How the Streetcar Comes to Portland
Portland, Ore. – From July 1 through August 14, 2009, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is inviting public comments… -
The Other Side
On Monday, June 15, 2009, former Marine Corps officer Tyler Boudreau set out from Gasworks Park in Seattle, Wash. to ride his bike… Read more general news »
Racing News
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Update on BC Bike Race - Stage 4: Cumberland
Ah, Canada Day – the holiday where “you can do anything” for one day. Maybe that's not the holiday's real motto, but it is certainly… -
Lance Armstrong to Provide Exclusive Daily Updates and Connect Directly with Fans from the 2009 Tour de France on LIVESTRONG.COM
Santa Monica, Calif. – LIVESTRONG.COM, the definitive online destination for health, fitness and lifestyle-related information,… -
Team Garmin-Slipstream Announces Tour de France Roster Change
Monaco (July 2, 2009) – Dutchman Martijn Maaskant, the first reserve for Team Garmin-Slipstream’s Tour de France Squad, will replace… Read more racing news »
Industry News
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DAKINE Launches Mobile Site
Hood River, Ore. – DAKINE, the leader in action sports accessories, is pleased to introduce its mobile website. A newly launched,… -
Quality Bicycle Products to Distribute GORE RideOn Cable Systems in the U.S.
ELKTON, Md. – W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. and Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) have reached an agreement to distribute Gore's low-friction… -
Get in the Spirit of Summer with Stylish OtterBox Technology Protection
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Summer has finally begun and the beckoning of a much-needed vacation is on the horizon Whether it’s a trip… Read more industry news »
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