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Cycling Carson City has Moved!

Cycling Carson City has a new place on the web!
You can now find us at:
http://www.bikecarson.com/
Please update your links and bookmarks. Hope to see you over there!

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Trail Conditions
This is a picture from the top of the Kings Canyon road climb. As you can see, the southern exposures have melted, but anything that does not get direct sun still has quite a bit of snow on it. There is hope for a taste of singletrack in the near future if [...]

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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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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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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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Back when I made my personal commitment to commute by bike throughout the winter, getting through January was my biggest fear. Early nightfall, wind, snow, ice, below freezing temperatures…January has it all. Looking back though, it wasn’t all that bad! There were a few times when the conditions were miserable, but I [...]

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Road Swag

In the recent issue of VeloNews, columnist Wayne K. Sheldrake writes about the various items ( road swag ) he has found along the highway while out riding his bike.
That got me to thinking of the treasures I’ve found during the many miles I’ve logged on Hwy. 50. One of the best scores was [...]

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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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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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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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