Why my city bike is a mountain bike
My phat tires make a thrumming sound on pavement as I ride along. Skinny-tire cyclists pass me by like they have motors. My frame has … Read more
Today's Ride: Trillium on Tiger!
Tiger Mountain is covered with trillium this Spring — be sure to watch for them if you’re there during this weekend’s predicted sunshine. I don’t … Read more
Daily Roundup: Bike to Work Day tomorrow, Whistler Saturday, Washington State No. 1, Lance “philosophical”
Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Looking outside this a.m. ain’t too promising, but the forecast is still calling for sunshine and 68 degrees. Quick … Read more
Today's Ride: Tiger Mountain RR
Having been out of town at the Sea Otter Classic, I’d missed the official opening date of April 13 (2 days earlier than usual) on … Read more
"Freedom Riders" shows the wisdom and the way
“Freedom Riders,” a new film from KGB Productions and Gravnetic unveiled Saturday evening at Sea Otter courtesy of IMBA, represents a real step forward in … Read more
Sea Otter: Kintner's Dual Slalom
One of the toughest mountain bikers in the world is not a guy. Last year she gave up a dominating career in mountain biking to … Read more
Today's Ride: Nisene Marks, on the road to Sea Otter
Back to Santa Cruz for a tour of Forest of Nisene Marks, billed as the leading host of lyme-disease carrying ticks in the state (1 … Read more
Today’s Roundup: Bike haters, bike friends
Cycling cam records crash. More cyclists are going to a helmet cam system for recording close calls and driver irresponsibility on the road. Here’s a … Read more
Sea Otter sheds the jinx?
It looks like the Sea Otter Classic may finally have shed its age-old jinx. For years it didn’t matter what the Sea Otter producers did, … Read more
It's opening day on Tiger Mountain!
Tiger Mountain is my favorite ride in the Seattle vicinity, so I’m sorry to be out of town for the big seasonal Tiger opening today, … Read more