Paradise Valley: Where mountain bikes are free to roam
Last night, as temps hit 94 in Bellevue, I went out to ride with IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association) and EMBA (Seattle’s Evergreen Mountain Bike … Read more
Daily Roundup: SF safety clicks, Peaty interview, Amphibious bike
Kind of a light day for news, so here’s some weekend reading… San Francisco Chronicle: “When bike-skills instructor Bert Hill quizzes students at the San … Read more
Tiger Mountain trail opening by weekend?
Over on MTBR.com, Jon Kennedy of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance has a post updating the group’s efforts to increase access to Tiger Mountain. Jon and … Read more
Daily Roundup: LA rescinds bike licensing, Seattle Livestrong, STP sold out! Whistler report, Sotomayor likes bikes, REI recall
Cascade Bicycle Club says STP is sold out but sends you here for tickets. Three bills sounds a bit steep but it is for a … Read more
Backcountry.com's daring foray into bike Web retailing
Can the personalized, trustworthy “LBS (local bike shop) experience” be translated to the Web? Backcountry.com is convinced enough the answer is yes that it’s offering … Read more
Another Tiger closure, time for action
The Northwest Timber Trail on Tiger Mountain is closed again, this time for logging prep work near the upper trail. The good news is that … Read more
Daily Roundup: PUMP is now NTA, Hilarious pentagonal bike, Bike recession downer, Fully rigid ride up Tiger, Hilary ‘n Kate
Portland’s great mountain biking club, PUMP (Portland United Mountain Pedalers), has joined the “Alliance” movement among mountain biking organizations, changing its name to Northwest Trail … Read more
Daily Roundup: Breakthru in Marin access, Bikewise.org in Seattle Times, new SanFran bike park, Snarky Giro, WWJST
Bill’s Trail in Samuel Taylor Park is a 4-mile, switchbacky joy ride through the redwoods. In what is being called a “historic opportunity,” mountain bikers … Read more
Along with weather, bike calendar is heating up!
As we exit Bike Month with a big party this afternoon and an Alki Beach “Spectacular” on Sunday, the cycling events calendar is really starting … Read more
Memorial Day Roundup: Peaty unbeatable, Slow Bicycle movement, Ski to Sea redesign gets thumbs up
Steve Peat has been out of his mind lately, winning consecutive World Cup titles to surpass Nicholas Vuilloz’s “unbeatable” record and now tacking on the … Read more