Iron Mountain Trail

I drove out to Stagecoach today to check on the Iron Mountain Trail. I built this trail about seven years ago when we lived at Iron Mountain and I haven’t been back since we moved into Carson two years ago. Not many people know about the trail, so I thought it would be overgrown [...]

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Happy Birthday Jeff P

Birthday Boy

Yesterday was Jeff P’s birthday!
Happy Birthday, Jeff. Thanks for all the trails, laughs, and help with the blog!
Cheers…
 

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January Coming to a Close

My least favorite month to ride is January, and I’m thankful that the month is almost over. Riding in these conditions can be depressing, but yesterday I seemed to be ok with it. It was cold and windy, but the sun was out. The wind had sculpted the landscape into a wintery [...]

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NEWS

Lunch Rides
We continue to get a daily dose of snow here in Carson City. Every day it snows, and every day it melts. Just a constant cycle of snow, slush, and ice. I had hopes of road biking through January while the trails are under snow, but unfortunately I’ve gotten very little time in [...]

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Schwinn Suburban

A friend recently asked me if I would take a look at her father’s bike, which was now in her possession, and make it rideable.
Like most bike geeks out there I am occasionally approached by my non-bike-geek friends and asked if I can take a look at their bike. I’m always happy to [...]

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Law Enforcement Agencies Biased Against Bicyclists?

Anne Macquarie of Muscle Powered sent me this to post:
After several unfortunate incidents, Reno cyclists think law enforcement agencies are biased against bicyclists. Terry McAfree of the Nevada Bicycle Coalition and Procrastinating Pedalers, and others, have arranged a meeting with local law enforcement agencies to talk about what we can do about it. [...]

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Nevada Trail Maps.com

My friend Bob sent me the following press release…
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2008
Nevada trails Web site launched
Grant funding helps Great Basin Institute create new site
CARSON CITY, Nev. - A gateway to Nevada’s trails has just been created. A new Web site sure to appeal to Nevada residents and tourists alike offers a [...]

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Commuting Tips

There’s not much to say about today’s riding other than it was very cold! I didn’t feel like taking any pictures either. So until I have something more exciting to write about, go check out some commuting safety tips I wrote over on Commute by Bike.

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Saturday Night Links

Three prominent cycling minds discuss how to get more people on bicycles.

Tim Grahl interviews Tim Parr (Swobo), Brad Quartuccio (Urban Velo), and Tim Jackson (Masi Bikes) over on Commute by Bike. Watch the video HERE.

Suffer from cold hands during winter cycling?

My friend Keith let me borrow his Pogies, also known as Bullwinkles or [...]

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Get Out and Ride!

I followed everyone’s advice, including my own, and took the road bike out yesterday afternoon. It was actually quite comfortable.

It looks like today is shaping up to be another decent day for riding. Don’t procrastinate though, as it looks like it’s going to get cold for about a week.
How many more days until [...]

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