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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.