The Obree Way ? Review

The Obree way is Graeme Obree’s unique and distinctive approach to training. It is an approach to training Obree developed himself over many years of his own successful cycling career. The book is worth reading just from the perspective of gaining an insight into the training and mentality of a World Champion, you also gain [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4147/cycling/the-obree-way-review/

cycling routes

A Bike Overnight in Minnesota -- Finally!

 
This week's story tells the tale of our first-ever Bike Overnight in Minnesota. Can you believe that? It's a state that seems practically custom-designed for bicycle touring and camping.

As an aside, there are around 15 other states not yet claiming even one Bike Overnight adventure. Among them are Maine, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Go figure -- or go to BikeOvernights.org and check out the "Categories" listing on the right-hand side of the page to see if your home state is represented. If it's not -- well, get riding, writing, and shooting photographs!

Anyway, thanks to Al Ringer, shown above, for breaking the Land of 10,000 Lakes drought.

"One of the advantages of living in rural northern Minnesota is the availability of many outdoor recreational options," writes Al, "and many lightly traveled roads. One loop I like to bicycle is close to our house and 50 miles in length. I've done it in a day, but this time I decided to camp overnight halfway.

"So, I loaded up my REI Novara Randonee and BOB trailer. BOB usually stands for "Beast of Burden," but on some uphills it felt more like "Bucket Of Bricks." My trip started at Hugo's Bar, from which point I headed north on County Road 44, passing the Cloquet River and Indian Lake Campground."


After visiting the old Toimi School, where he says folks can get a sense of what life was like at a Finnish School at the turn of the twentieth century, Al continued along Forest Highway 11, "reaching my destination for the night, Sullivan Lake Campground. Its forested setting makes you feel like you?re in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but with road access. There are eleven sites, most of them right on the water, and it?s usually very peaceful. There was only one other site occupied on this particular night."


Read Al's story in its entirety at BikeOvernights.org, where you can also scroll through our collections of stories and Photos of the Week -- including this week's image, which comes from the August 6, 2012, post Two Days on the Natchez Trace, by Robert Hendry, aka RandoBoy.


BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 09.28.12.

Top 3 photos by Al Ringer; bottom photo by Robert Hendry. 

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Tuesday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to nearly 47,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/10/a-bike-overnight-in-minnesota-finally.html

cycling events

Future of Cycling

What do you see when you hear the phrase, “future of cycling”.  Some of you may see a giggling toddler on a tricycle, and other’s may see a competitive junior cyclist on a frame that is slightly too big.  What do I see?  I see this. An 81 year old man.  Healthy.  Fit.  Not only riding his bike, but racing his bike!  Racing his bike against fellow competitors his age.  He is winning a National Championship road race that climbs over 4000 feet in 64k.  He is racing a criterium...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/future-of-cycling/

descente cycling

New service matches bike owners with those who want to rent

Bicycle owners who want to share one of their surplus bicycles for a fee should check out a new service.

Called Spinlister.com, the service created by Will Dennis of Los Angeles, helps match bike owners with travelers who need a bicycle when they visit.

The peer-to-peer marketplace rolled out in San Francisco and Los Angeles …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/19/new-service-matches-bike-owners-with-those-who-want-to-rent/

british cycling

Tour de France Stage 14 ? The Big One

A beautiful day for a bike race! Blue skies and nice weather (a bit warm) greeted the cyclists at the start line in the city of Saint-Gaudens within sight of the mighty Pyrénées in the south of France. The 169-kilometer course had a shark?s tooth profile and with lots of categorized mountains, a bunched-up group [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-france-stage-14-the-big-one/

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Super soaraway superbikes!

The latest issue of Cycling Plus hits the shops today and, as well as all the usual great stuff you’ve come to expect from Britain’s best selling cycling magazine, you’ll receive our free Superbike supplement containing 10 of the sexiest road bikes currently on sale! With super-sexy machines from the likes of Pinarello, Specialized, Colnago [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/09/14/super-soaraway-superbikes/

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Competition: How far would you have to ride to generate enough energy to power an electric oven?

Uniqlo have launched their ?convert your energy? campaign. Using kinetic energy pads, customers can generate power through movement. The promotion is related to the new HEATTECH gear that is now being sold in stores and online. Needless to say, the promotion is perfectly timed for the coming winter chills! (And will be particularly good for [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/competition-how-far-would-you-have-to-ride-to-generate-enough-energy-to-power-an-electric-oven/

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