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Find Happiness: Watch a Bike Race

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:29 +0000

You may have watched the Tour of California this week. Peter Sagan and Teejay Van Garderen have had big success, and it's still anybody's race heading into the weekend. Maybe you've been following the Giro d'Italia which runs this whole month, a race on par with the Tour de France. The big names are there too, including Mark Cavendish...

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Celebrate National Bike Month - Get Started on Biking

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:32 +0000

May is designated as National Bike Month. If you haven't been on a bike for a while (or perhaps haven't ridden ever) never fear. You have plenty of good pointers here to get started in biking.

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Craft Storm Tights Offer Versatility for Year-Round Cycling, Running

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:31:59 +0000

Depending on where you live, late fall, winter and early spring can be very unpredictable, offering a broad weather spectrum to challenge the person who likes to get outside and do stuff. It can be sunny and beautiful or cold with rain or snow. But for the dedicated cyclist or runner, bad weather is not going to be something that keeps a person inside. It's just another thing to be reckoned with in planning the excursion, just like route, pace, nutrition, hydration, etc., all those things that are part of the workout.

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A Cyclist Takes on Marathoning

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:06:02 +0000

To say I'm a cyclist at heart is the truth. I ride my bike year round as a work commuter. I'm also a roadie, mountain biker and touring cyclist. I ride my bike to the library, to the grocery store and even on crazy moonlight rides once a month. So when a friend suggested that I join him in training for a marathon, I was skeptical, especially when he said that you have to run it, not ride on your bike.

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Breaks Shoulder in Bike Crash Today

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:32:15 +0000

The string of bad luck that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has seen on a bike was extended today when he broke his right shoulder in a crash near the Korean War memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Bicycling - the New Golf for Making Business Connections?

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:30:24 +0000

Typical business networking between vendor and client or prospective customer can take place over lunch or on the golf course. However, here's a cool and interesting article from the Economist that discusses how cycling with someone is a great way to get to know them, even (or especially) in a business context. Worth checking out.

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How Usable are Those Trail-a-Bikes for Kids?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:38 +0000

Recently I received the following email from a reader:

Hi Dave! I am thinking about my next biking foray - a kid trailer like this one - but had questions about how difficult it might be to ride with one of these. It seems like it would be a really fun activity for my youngest son and me, and I had these visions of doing long, flat trails on the weekend. But then wondered how much something like this would throw me off balance especially with a very restless 4 year old. Any advice? :) Nikki

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Tired Ol' Belts - Recycling Bike Tires into Sweet Fashion Accessories

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:00:12 +0000

I don't know about you, but I pretty much love anything that has to do with biking. That's why I like my home-made bike chain key ring. I like bike t-shirts and bike hats. And I really like the belts made from bike tires by Tired Ol' Belts.

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Mountain Biking at Comlara Park, Central Illinois

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:51:00 +0000

It takes about five hours to drive from Chicago to St. Louis. That's a long time to be in the car, but the good news is that right about the halfway point, just north of Bloomington-Normal (home to Illinois State University) you'll find Comlara Park -- a gem of a place to go mountain bike tucked away right there in the middle of the Illinois plains, and if you find yourself on either I-55 or I-39 passing through, definitely make a point to stop and check them out.

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One Last Great Thing - Book Review about Trek Bikes Founder Richard Burke

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:49:34 +0000

Richard Burke, founder of Trek Bicycle Corporation, died in 2008 from complications of heart surgery. His son (and Trek's current president), John Burke, recently penned a book called One Last Great Thing - A Story of a Father and a Son, a Story of a Life and a Legacy.

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