Celebrating EXPERIENTIAL Bicycling for 25 Years
By Charles Pekow – How much is your city doing to help you bike to work? Researchers at the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota looked at bicycle infrastructure in the nation’s 50 largest cities and ranked them according to the stress involved in biking to work. The report gave all cities two […]
Virgin, Utah (Oct 25, 2019) – Great things come to those who wait, and that was evident at Red Bull Rampage 2019, where a windy morning gave way to immaculate contest conditions, giving the world’s best freeride athletes a perfect playground to display their abilities. In the end, the Canadians rose to the occasion to […]
Vegas, baby! When winter settles in to northern and central Utah, it is a fine time to head south. Utah’s warm-weather winter playground begins in the southern part of the State, and extends southward into Nevada, and perhaps southeastward into Arizona. The Las Vegas area has grown at astronomical rates over the past few decades, […]
SelectHealth Sponsors Free Bike Share Rides on October 26, 2019 SALT LAKE CITY (October 24, 2019) — On Saturday, October 26, 2019 SelectHealth is teaming up with GREENbike Bike Share in Salt Lake City, Summit Bike Share in Park City, Boise Greenbike, and LiVe Well St. George Bike Share in order to offer free rides all day to […]
By Utah Department of Public Safety – Fall is such a beautiful season in the West and a wonderful season to enjoy the outdoors, especially on a bike. Here are some simple tips to help keep you safe while cycling Western roads this Fall. Tip 1: Ride Defensively and Predictably: Go with the traffic flow. Always […]
By Mindy McCutcheon with Mark Deterline – Growing up in Northern Michigan, I was no stranger to the outdoors – or crappy weather. Despite the oft freezing temperatures and bone-chilling wind off the Great Lakes, I remained active year-round. Of course, it wasn’t always easy dragging myself out of bed for a 6am run or shoving […]
VIRGIN, Utah (October 22, 2019) – From its inception in 2001, Red Bull Rampage has always been about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on two wheels. Nearly two decades on, that premise has not changed and, in the build-up to this year’s Rampage on October 25 in Virgin, Utah here’s all you need to know […]
Madison, WI (August 8, 2019) – A Super Commuter rides through every season, in all types of weather, day and night. Choosing the simplicity, health and pleasure of bicycling, a Super Commuter simply prefers to ride a bike. Planet Bike has been recognizing Super Commuters from across the country for the past 15 years. Never […]
By Charles Pekow – The steep entry to the Horseshoe Trail network around Driggs, ID should become easier for less advanced riders. Mountain Bike the Tetons (MBT), the local advocacy group, just received a $4,500 grant from People for Bikes (PFB) to make the 1.3-mile route less steep and easier to sustain. The MTB Project of […]
By Charles Pekow – You will be able to ride an electric bicycle on federal lands where a regular bike can go. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order Aug. 30 instructing managers of federal recreational land to allow e-bike use. The order is “intended to increase recreational opportunities for all Americans, especially those with physical […]
