Celebrating EXPERIENTIAL Bicycling for 25 Years
By Sarah Kaufmann – Fall is here in the west and it is one of the best times of the year for riding. Temperatures come down, the foliage is beautiful, if you enjoy mountain bike riding, the dirt is perfect, and you are probably carrying great fitness from a summer of training. If you are preparing […]
By Bill Roland – Many avid cyclists throughout the readership of Cycling West may feel quite confident that having watched The Tour de France throughout July and perhaps other European Grand Tour events, they have a firm grasp on all the intricacies of the 2.HC events of the UCI Europe Tour. Not so fast my friends! […]
By John Higgins – Cycling pedals are taken for granted by experienced cyclists and viewed with trepidation by new cyclists. What is their function and role, how do you choose a pedal system, and what do you need to know about using them and looking after them? In the Summer 2019 issue, I touched on pedal […]
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By Breanne Nalder, MS, RDN, PLAN7 Endurance Coaching Dietitian and Nutrition Coach — Isn’t Fall wonderful? We have the residual summer fitness and gorgeous weather to ride in and enjoy. But let’s face it, winter is coming… the time of year when the food becomes comforting, riding time likely diminishes due to weather and schedules and […]
By Amanda Choudhary – “I Ride Louder to feel strong!” I signed up for Ride Louder at the JCC right after my third pregnancy loss. I was a mess. There were days I couldn’t remember what it felt like to feel strong, which was a huge change for me after years of triathlons. I just wanted […]
By Lou Melini – I first met Seth when he attempted to accompany me on an overnight bike tour in 2018. We rode together for quite a bit but due to a number of factors he had to turn around and go home, missing out on the camping. However we chatted about bike commuting, bikes, and […]
By Martin Neunzert – You are out riding for the day with a good friend. You are on your recumbent trike and she is on her diamond frame bike. You notice her pedals match yours, so you ask, “Do you want to try the trike for a while?” What happens next? You get to ask: […]
By Russ Hymas and Ken Christensen – If you’ve ever been hit by a car while on your bike, you already know that one of the first things you do – after checking out the damage to your beloved bike, of course – is call the police. At the scene of the accident, a police officer’s […]
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 […]
