The Wheel Mill: Inside Pittsburgh’s Must-Ride Indoor Bike Park
Not many cities can boast an 80,000 sq. ft. indoor bmx and mountain bike park. Pittsburgh is one of the exceptions. Welcome to The Wheel Mill, brainchild of owner and…
SloHi Coffee + Bike: Denver Cycling Finally Has a Community Hub, and it’s Awesome
Denver is, by all measures, a city built for cycling. The trail systems and infrastructure are excellent. The nearby Front Range is a mountain biker’s playground. Even the mile-high elevation…
Pro Bike+Run: Four Pittsburgh Bike Shops, One Incredible Community
The ‘Pro’ in Pro Bike+Run probably doesn’t mean what you think it means. Yes, Pittsburgh’s premier cycling and running destination is no stranger to elite athletes. You’ll find both single…
Papa Wheelie’s: The Rugged Montrose Bike Shop That’s Putting Families First
Kent Schmidt’s success in bike shop management essentially boils down to two things. The first is a genuine love of cycling. The second is family. These are values that resonate…
Bayou City Cycles: The Bike Shop That’s Helping Reinvent Houston’s East End
In business, as in life, it’s all about how you plan. Take Hunter Dickerson and Anthony Turner, for example. Behind a dark concrete storefront and a pair of even darker…
Meet the Most Historic Bike Shop in NYC: Bicycle Habitat New York
New York City’s neighborhood bike shop. Let the significance of those words sink in for a minute. Anywhere else, such a distinction might be met with a healthy dose of…
Back to New Amsterdam: NYC’s Cycling Numbers Reach Historic Highs
There are more cyclists on the streets of New York City today than at any other moment in human history. In case you missed it, a Times report on Sunday…
Women’s Cycling is Exploding Across the UK. Here’s Why.
723,000. That’s the number of women in the UK who have begun riding bikes since 2013, thanks in large part to the efforts of British Cycling’s #WeRide initiative. The program…
Oregon’s Bicycle Tax: What it Means and What Happens Now
Brace yourself: it’s tax time. Earlier this month, Oregon passed a highly publicized – and highly controversial – bicycle tax: the first statewide measure of its kind in US history….
A(n Irrefutable) Case for E-Bikes in America’s Largest Cities
It’s time for America’s largest cities to get behind e-bikes. The arguments in favor of this move have long been compelling; now they’re downright irrefutable, starting with the already sizeable…
Urban Cycling is Becoming Faster Than Travel by Car, Studies Show
“We are no longer just a bike shop. We’re becoming a solution to urban transportation problems.” That poignant sentiment was shared with us recently by the GM of Gears Bike…
How Houston Is Quietly Becoming the Next American Cycling Powerhouse
There’s been an awakening in Houston. Have you felt it? If you get the 2015 Star Wars reference above, high five. If not, it’s not important. What is important to…
Urban Islands: 3 Manhattan Cycling Getaways in the Heart of New York
Manhattan is arguably the most famous island in the US (sorry, Oahu), but for city cyclists this popularity comes at a price. Finding a secluded stretch of pavement can be…
Fiesta Island Cycling: San Diego’s Favorite Beachside Bike Loop
San Diego’s Fiesta Island wasn’t always the cyclist’s paradise you see today. As recently as the 1990’s, the peninsular park marooned inside Mission Bay housed 130 acres of sewage sludge…
Best Denver Bike Trails: 6 Maps to Help You Explore Denver by Bike
Denver bike trails are awesome. From the city’s wealth of parks and riverside paths to its crisscrossing grid of on-street bike lanes, there’s almost always a way to get where…
Riding the Switzerland Trail: Boulder’s Alpine-Inspired MTB Adventure
There’s a little bit of Europe tucked away within Colorado’s Front Range. Okay, that’s admittedly misleading. You can blame the false advertisement on the C&N Railroad Company, who coined the…
4 American Bike Rides to Help you Celebrate the 4th of July
The 4th of July – a US national holiday that has long been synonymous with independence, sparklers, barbecues, beaches, and days off from work. As it should be. Here at…
Schuylkill River Trail: A Classic (and Historic) Philadelphia Bike Ride
There may be no more classic Philadelphia bike ride than the 8.5-mile loop along the Schuylkill River Trail (pronounced “Skoo-kle,” for those looking to avoid a common visitor faux pas)….
Meet Bo: The Unofficial Ambassador of Los Angeles Cycling
At first glance, induction into the world of Los Angeles cycling might seem like baptism by fire. 4 million motorists all jockeying for position on traffic-clogged roadways is enough to…
Singapore Cycling: An Athlete’s Advice on Exploring the Lion City
If we’re being honest, many of us would probably struggle to point out Singapore on a map – let alone tell you something about its cycling scene. (For the record,…
Cycling and the City: Bike Tips from a Lifelong New Yorker
You could visit New York a thousand times, with its myriad attractions and cultural oddities, and never encounter a person as passionate about exploring the city by bike as Vincent…
Tiffany and Matheas: Love, Tandems, and Portland Bike Sharing
Let’s just clear something up right off the bat. If you’ve ever doubted Portland’s genuine passion for all things cycling, just remember that the city hosts a month-long festival every…
The Human Element: Manhattan Bike Sharing Gets a Personal Touch
Like many New Yorkers, Patrick Clayton has things to do. You don’t end up in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood after 16 years by twiddling your thumbs. As luck would have it,…
Going Places: Katie Blomquist is Taking Her Viral Bike Mission Full Time
When George Bernard Shaw wrote the now infamous phrase “he who can, does; he who cannot, teaches,” he obviously wasn’t thinking about Katie Blomquist. In March, the then-1st grade teacher…
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