2nd Annual Fat Bike Summit and Festival

As the snow falls, our skinny-tired road bikes whimper and our fat-tired bikes yelp in anticipation of getting out there for some cold adventures.

Fat bikes are more popular than ever and now you can show your fervor and solidarity at the 2nd Annual Fat Bike Summit and Festival.

As a designer, it's always fun to create something you love for great people who are passionate about traveling by bike. It was so great to work with Scott and the rest of the Fat Bike Summit people on this poster.

If you find yourself at the Fat Bike Summit and Festival, take photos! We'll be excited to incorporate them into our #FatBikeFeb celebration in February.

If you can't make it to the fatbike summit this year, but still want to promote the event, you can download the poster and put it up at your local shop!

Poster by Rachel Stevens

--

ART. ADVENTURE. AWESOMENESS. wishes to bring enthusiasm to your second and fourth Monday of every month. This column is written by Rachel Stevens, a graphic designer at Adventure Cycling Association


Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2013/01/2nd-annual-fat-bike-summit-and-festival.html

skinsuit cycling

And They're Off! 2013 Tours Underway

Adventure Cycling's 2013 tours season is up and running, with our first tour ending in Florida this Tuesday. And while we're offering a record-breaking 72 trips this year, they're already filling up. In fact, 16 tours are already sold out! So, if you're thinking about taking an Adventure Cycling tour this year, I'd recommend signing up soon.

The following tours are over half full, and will likely fill in the next few weeks:

Curious about what the tour types mean? There's a blog post of limericks to help sort them out! There are also four of us here in the office who are happy to answer questions, assuage fears, and help you find the perfect tour. Don't get left out in the cold! Pick your tour today.


Photos from the Library of Congress.
 
--

ON THE ROAD is written by the tours team -- Mo, Paul, Madeline, and Arlen -- tours specialists and intrepid bicyclists, covering all things related to Adventure Cycling's tours Department. Check out our 2013 Tours!



Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2013/01/and-theyre-off-2013-tours-underway.html

cycling trips

Why women wouldn?t cycle to work!

Written by: RHODRI CLARK OFFICIAL attempts to get more people cycling look set to fail - partly because women are too concerned about their safety or their image. Men and children appear to have responded to the message that cycling to work or school is good for their health and the environment. But new figures show a 29% drop in women cycling to work, although statisticians warn those figures should be treated with caution - because the numbers are so tiny. Just 0.5% of the female workers said the bicycle was their main transport to and from work. The reduction in female cyclists cancels out a 16% increase in men cycling to work. Overall, 1.4% of commuters normally cycled to work and the Government's target of tripling the number of people cycling to work by 2013 looks unachievable.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/83ZMU5XV4uM/

tour de france route

The Best Type of Cycling Blog

2012 was an interesting year to be a cycling blogger. There was everything from the Olympics to the biggest drug scandal in the history of sport. Even if you didn’t want to blog about the pro-scene, there was never a shortage of things to write about.  Not least -  Should Cycling helmets be compulsory? Should [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/6864/cycling/the-best-type-of-cycling-article/

cycling magazine

If your bike gets stolen, don?t expect the police to help

A Hungarian thief busting film crew travelled to London to get one question answered: How effective is the UK police force at combating bicycle theft? In London if your bike is stolen, you have a 4% chance of ever recovering it. As previous miraculous stories from readers show, you have an uphill struggle to get [...]

The post If your bike gets stolen, don’t expect the police to help appeared first on London Cyclist Blog.

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/if-your-bike-gets-stolen-dont-expect-the-police-to-help/

cycling exercise

Machado Rides Strong at Tirreno-Adriatico

The 7 stages of this year?s 45th running of the Tirreno-Adriatico, are now complete. After 1,075 kilometers (668 miles) the ?Race of The Two Seas? was decided on the last day, March 15, in the time trial by an 11 second margin. Cadel Evans of BMC ended up besting Robert Gesink of Rabobank for the [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/machado-rides-strong-at-tirreno-adriatico/

cheap cycling gear

Brajkovic Leaps into 3rd Place at Dauphiné

Team RadioShack?s Janez Brajkovic (SLO) put in an excellent performance in today?s Stage 3, Individual Time Trail of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Grenoble, France, putting himself in very good position (3rd in the overall General Classification so far) to contend this race, and defend the victory he took here last year. And, putting icing [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/brajkovic-leaps-into-3rd-place-at-dauphine/

world cycling

Indiana embracing U.S. Bicycle Route System

The effort to create new segments for the U.S. Bicycle Route System is gaining momentum in communities in Indiana.

Richmond, Indiana, located on the Ohio border, has approved a route for U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBRS 50) through the town. Volunteers elsewhere are working to gain support to take the bicycle route clear across Indiana …

Continue reading »

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/16/indiana-embracing-u-s-bicycle-route-system/

schwinn indoor cycling