NAHMBS

Amy and I traveled to Portland, OR. this past weekend to visit with Bill, Amy’s father. Fortunately the timing of this trip was perfect, for it coincided with the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. The show was too overwhelming to absorb in one day, but that’s all we had. After returning home and reading better [...]

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Northern Nevada Law Enforcement/Cyclist Meeting

Back on January 24th, we reported on the Law Enforcement/Cyclists meeting that was to be held on February 5th. The meeting was quite a success and very informative, both for law enforcement and the cycling community. You can read about this meeting over on the Muscle Powered Blog HERE.

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Bike to Work Week Meeting

Some of you may have read my post on the Muscle Powered blog about Bike to Work Week. We will be getting together sometime in the coming week to start discussing this event. Right now it looks like Wednesday the 13th, sometime after work (time and location TBA). If you’re interested [...]

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Muscle Powered Annual Meeting - Reminder

Today’s commute took me through Hades. I stopped at the Lava Pools near the River Phlegethon, and was surprised to see that Muscle Powered has a rack there!

But seriously…
I just wanted to remind people of the Muscle Powered meeting to be held this Sunday at 9:00 AM. Details are HERE. There will be [...]

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C.C.C. Interview with Anne MacQuarie

I thought I would try something new here at Cycling Carson City. I’m going to conduct interviews with various citizens around Carson City that I hope will be of interest to you. From land managers and city officials to bicycle commuters and trail riders. Luckily for me my first interviewee said yes.

Anna, Anne, [...]

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Muscle Powered Annual Meeting

A message from the President of Muscle Powered, Anne Macquarie…
You’re invited to Muscle Powered’s Annual Meeting this Sunday, January 13. The meeting will be held from 9 am to noon in the Wungnema House (the historic stone house by the Saliman St. entrance to Mills Park) and will be a business meeting combined with [...]

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Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008

Now that we’re beginning a new year, it’s time to reflect on 2007, and also look to the future of 2008.
2007
For the past few days, I’ve been thinking of the most memorable cycling moments of 2007. There weren’t too many days in 2007 when I didn’t ride a bike (and have a good [...]

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Global Warming Wise Leadership Rally Follow Up

Here’s a follow up of the event I told you about earlier, the Great Basin Party/Rally for Global Warming Wise Leadership.
Muscle Powered had this to say, “50 people showed up at Comma Coffee on Saturday, November 3 to take part in conversations about Global Warming’s effects on Nevada wildlife, proposed coal-fired power plants in eastern [...]

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Rusted Chain Gang Poker Run Report

Everything came together just perfectly for the 1st Annual Rusted Chain Gang Poker Run. Scheduling an event like this in November can be risky. November can bring biting cold winds and even snow. This wasn’t the case this year though! Although it was bit brisk to start off, things started warming [...]

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Friday Wrap Up

Here’s a summary of what is going on this weekend in case you missed it.

FBC rider Jon took advantage of the Flume Trail Bikes sale and picked up this 2006 Stumpjumper Comp for under $900! Fox Fork and shift on the fly Triad Shock, Hydraulic Disc Brakes! This bike from their rental fleet [...]

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