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Dazzling weather for Headwaters 100 Bike Ride

Dazzling weather for Headwaters 100 Bike Ride

Headwaters 100 cyclists who chose the 75- or 100-mile route had a tour through Itasca State Park. A fall color cruise enticed 312 riders to the Heartland Lakes Area on Saturday, Sept. 28.The Headwaters 100 bike ride marked its 43rd anniversary, drawing bicyclists from...

‘Larry the Bike Man’ delivers to hundreds of kids in need

‘Larry the Bike Man’ delivers to hundreds of kids in need

Larry Pelkey paints an old bike at his home in Hornell. (Spectrum News 1) HORNELL, N.Y. — Everyday heroes don’t always wear capes. Sometimes they quietly go about their business, making a huge difference in their community. That’s what’s...

2025 Absa Cape Epic – everything you need to know

2025 Absa Cape Epic – everything you need to know

They call it the untamed mountain bike stage race and, next year, the Cape Epic will route riders across 186 miles of new terrain. Lance Branquinho|Sep 30 2024|Feature Renowned for its brutal climbs, oppressive heat and tyre-shredding rocks, the Cape Epic is not easy....

Saratoga Shredders bring mountain biking to Maple Ave Middle School

Saratoga Shredders bring mountain biking to Maple Ave Middle School

Saratoga Shredders and Saratoga Springs City School District officials celebrated the beginning of a new mountain biking curriculum at the Maple Avenue Middle School Some middle schoolers in Saratoga Springs have a new addition to their physical education curriculum:...

Green Mountain Flow: How to Experience Vermont by Bike

Green Mountain Flow: How to Experience Vermont by Bike

Vermont's mountain biking scene contains more than 1,400 miles of mapped trails that include options for riders of all abilities; Photo: Vermont Tourism Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More The picturesque...

Mountain bike skills park coming to Jamaica Village School

Mountain bike skills park coming to Jamaica Village School

image_67233537.JPG (copy) JAMAICA — A skills park is being built on land around Jamaica Village School to introduce more people to mountain biking and build community.Karen Ameden of Jamaica Area Mountain Bike Alliance said her group has a land use agreement...

Marin, Sonoma agencies prepare to start bike-share program

Marin, Sonoma agencies prepare to start bike-share program

A bike rider pedals past the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit station in Larkspur on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Crews will begin installing bicycle-share parking hubs along the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit corridor starting next...

PHOTOS: 10 days via mountain bike on the Colorado Trail

PHOTOS: 10 days via mountain bike on the Colorado Trail

A group of mountain bikers rest atop Blackhawk Pass, as seen on Monday, July 29, 2024, which is the high point of Segment 26 of the Colorado Trail. Segment 26 takes riders from Bolam Pass Road to Hotel Draw Road over Blackhawk Pass, where the views of the central and...

Swenson & De Crescenzo Dominate the 2024 Rad Dirt Fest

Swenson & De Crescenzo Dominate the 2024 Rad Dirt Fest

Swenson all-but wraps the men’s series with his fourth victory of the season while De Crescenzo defends her Trinidad title in style TRINIDAD, Colorado (September 28, 2024) — Keegan Swenson all-but wrapped up the 2024 men’s Life Time Grand Prix...

Mountain biking World Cup event brings thousands to Lake Placid

Mountain biking World Cup event brings thousands to Lake Placid

by Emily Russell (Adirondack Reporter) , in Lake Placid, NYSep 29, 2024 — Fans cheer on women riders during the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event in Lake Placid. Photo: Emily Russell An Olympic venue in Lake Placid is hosting an international mountain biking...

An extraordinary journey: A mountain bike ride across Colorado

An extraordinary journey: A mountain bike ride across Colorado

Jonathan Ingraham rides his bike up Georgia Pass near Breckenridge, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. This summer I spent 14 days hitting the trail — the Colorado Trail, that is — mountain biking the iconic trail system that connects Denver to Durango.The...

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Detroit aims to give away 4K bicycles this year

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Detroit aims to give away 4K bicycles this year

We have discounts on some fabulous items that will be perfect for your next travel adventure, around the house and one that is a fan favorite in our office. Organization has given 12K bikes, helmets to kids since 2018 DETROIT – It’s late September, but Bob...

Drivers are licensed, so why aren’t cyclists?

Drivers are licensed, so why aren’t cyclists?

driving concerns Jason Tchir Special to The Globe and Mail Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Looking for a new car? Use the globe drive build and price tool for exclusive savings near you. Make Select Make Model Select Model...

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The handmade Truffle from Carbon Wasp has been updated

The handmade Truffle from Carbon Wasp has been updated

The top tech stories of the week – all in one place. This week has hosted several prominent tech releases including the Lauf Elja mountain bike, Fox's wireless suspension adjustment, the new Truffle mountain bike from Carbon Wasp and Mondraker Sly e-MTB. We've...

Bike Jammin’

Bike Jammin’

Crowds watch a stunt show by the Montreal-based Krusher BMX team during the Barkeater Trails Alliance Community Bike Jam at the NBT parking lot in Lake Placid Friday. The event was a part of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series festivities; races are being held at Mount...

New bike and scooter rental available on Corvallis campus

New bike and scooter rental available on Corvallis campus

Image Riders bike on rental bikes Oregon State employees, students and visitors can now rent pedal bikes and seated electric scooters across the Corvallis campus, thanks to a new relationship with micromobility vendor Veo(Link is external) .Image Closeup of scooters...

Bicycle Portraits: Holland Cycles

Bicycle Portraits: Holland Cycles

Holland Bikes (San Diego, CA) ANYWRE JPS Presented at the 2024 ENVE Builder Round-up The titanium ANYWRE is designed as an all-road quiver killer (not that we condone 1 bike, of course) with optimal clearance from 30-40mm it is designed to take you anywhere, all...

Council discusses bike disposal policy as junk cycles pile up

Council discusses bike disposal policy as junk cycles pile up

T-R PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY The Marshalltown Police Department currently has about 90 found bicycles in storage at the impound building near the entrance to the Compost Facility on the northeast side of town. During Monday night’s meeting, Chief Mike...

The Pro’s Closet to Shutter

The Pro’s Closet to Shutter

September 26, 2024 The Pro’s Closet, the online retailer of used bicycles and other accessories, is closing its doors.An announcement on their website reads, in part: “Friends — it’s time to say goodbye. Thank you for joining us on this amazing...

Woman Bikes Around County, World

Woman Bikes Around County, World

A U.S. "ultra-endurance" cyclist has claimed a new world record for fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike. She found great encouragement from Montgomery County residents along the way. …This item is available in full to subscribers....

‘I’ve Been Hit 11 Times’

‘I’ve Been Hit 11 Times’

Donald Lee States Jr. of Jamestown, uses a motorized electric tricycle as his only mode of transportation. However, he alleges that it’s not safe to use on the streets and he’s been hit 11 times by motor vehicles. P-J photo by Christopher BlakesleeFor one...

Someone You Should Know: The Joy of riding

Someone You Should Know: The Joy of riding

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Joy Lind made a goal to bike her age in miles on every birthday. She is this week’s Someone You Should Know.“Well, I have been an avid biker for as long as I can remember. I remember moving here and just being thrilled...

Fox Live Valve Neo first ride review

Fox Live Valve Neo first ride review

We take a spin on Fox's latest automatic suspension adjustment system. Fox Live Valve was the first product to bring automatic, on-the-fly suspension adjustment to mountain bikes. In 2018, when it launched, it was a wired system that relied on brands to produce bikes...

Letter to the Community: About Laguna Canyon Road

Letter to the Community: About Laguna Canyon Road

By Dave Kiff, Laguna Beach City Manager Over the past several weeks, a number of Laguna Beach residents have emailed or met with me asking good questions about Laguna Canyon Road (LCR) and the possibility that the city may agree to Caltrans’...

Protected bike lanes planned on 4 Santa Rosa roads

Protected bike lanes planned on 4 Santa Rosa roads

Santa Rosa plans to add more than five miles of protected bike lanes on four major road segments.The city was awarded $200,000 by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to expand the city’s network of so-called “low stress” bicycle...

Taking the train to Portland with my kid and a folding bike

Taking the train to Portland with my kid and a folding bike

A biking, walking and transit bridge is so much quieter and more pleasant. As something of a last hurrah before the school year began, my kid and I took a trip down to Portland for no purpose other than to have fun. So we needed to travel by what may be my favorite...

Exposure releases updated award-winning REFLEX MTB lights

Exposure releases updated award-winning REFLEX MTB lights

Exposure Lights has released a revamped and updated range of its REFLEX-enabled mountain bike handlebar lights. The REFLEX MTB range provides increased lumen outputs, ensuring that trails can still be nailed and gravel paths explored as the nights get longer.The...

Proposed hiking and biking trail could connect Wausau to Tomahawk

Proposed hiking and biking trail could connect Wausau to Tomahawk

Two people ride bicycles Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, on the Ice Age Trail in Janesville. Angela Major/WPR A planned hiking and biking trail connecting Wausau to Tomahawk aims to offer a safer, scenic route for outdoor enthusiasts, giving local tourism and economies a...

Thrilling finish to the under-23 world TT championships

Thrilling finish to the under-23 world TT championships

Monday’s menu of the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zürich, Switzerland started with the Junior men’s time trial and finished with the under-23 men’s chrono. The Course The U23 men raced the same 29.9-km time trial course as the elite...

Nearly 900 cyclists expected at Lighthouse Century in Morro Bay

Nearly 900 cyclists expected at Lighthouse Century in Morro Bay

Event will begin and end at Morro Bay High School – The San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club will hold the Lighthouse Century Ride on Sept. 28 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Highway 1, stretching between Morro Bay and Piedras Blancas Lighthouse, north of San Simeon, and...

Women, Nice Shine for IM World Championships

Women, Nice Shine for IM World Championships

September 23, 2024 Let’s start with the base numbers for a moment. 1,451 women registered for the 2024 IRONMAN World Championships in Nice, representing 65 different countries, regions or territories. And while yes, that represents a nearly 30% drop in the...

Carbon Wasp Cooks Up New 120mm Truffle UK-Handmade XC Trail Bike

Carbon Wasp Cooks Up New 120mm Truffle UK-Handmade XC Trail Bike

Carbon Wasp Truffle 120mm carbon XC trail mountain bike, frame Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More UK-based Carbon Wasp revamped their 120mm Truffle mountain bike, reshaping the XC 29er into a more capable...

Re-Cycle sends 150,000th bike to Africa

Re-Cycle sends 150,000th bike to Africa

Director of Re-Cycle Charlotte Ward and warehouse manager Mark Pamment loading the 150,000th bike. Picture: Matt Grayson Re-Cycle is celebrating a significant achievement: the shipment of its 150,000th bicycle to Africa.This milestone is a notable moment in the...

Villafane And Swenson Power To Victory At Chequamegon

Villafane And Swenson Power To Victory At Chequamegon

Villafañe sprints to her second triumph of the 2024 series while swenson makes it three wins from four CABLE, Wisconsin (September 14, 2024) — Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafañe strengthened their grips at the top of the Life Time Grand Prix...

Laura Philipp wins IM World Championship

Laura Philipp wins IM World Championship

September 22, 2024 For the first time since 2013, the IRONMAN World Championship Women’s Race did not include either Daniela Ryf or Anne Haug on the podium. Ryf retired from the sport earlier this season. Haug, who had been on every World Championship podium...

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