Someone asked me recently if I was going to do any bicycle touring this summer, and I realized that I hadn’t really thought about it.
Too often my bike tours are last-minute decisions, and I end up filling my panniers with anything within reach and roll down the driveway toward the John Wayne Pioneer rail-trail.
Visiting the Seattle Bicycle Expo this weekend, however, I got the lowdown on the ever-growing Olympic Discovery Trail on the Olympic Peninsula. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/03/11/olympic-discovery-and-olympic-adventure-trails-keep-growing-improving/
Just as two week-long mass bicycle tours — RAGBRAI and B.A.K. — announced their host cities for 2013, a third is calling it quits and partnering with a two-day bicycle festival. Ride the Rockies makes its announcement on Saturday.
After eight years, the Argus Leader Tour de Kota in South Dakota is pulling the plug …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/02/01/week-long-bike-tour-routes-announced-in-iowa-kansas-end-of-the-road-for-tour-de-kota/
Dwindling registration for the Bicycle Ride of Georgia (BRAG) has prompted the organizers to put out a call for support and to announce some changes this year.
The not-for-profit group says the number of cyclists in the week-long bicycle tour last year — 895 — was the lowest since 1988. Organizers report that registration has …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/29/bicycle-ride-across-georgia-brag-seeking-support/
All good things must end, or go on hiatus, and so it is for the Urban Assault Rides sponsored by New Belgium Brewery.
The obstacle-course/scavenger-hunt-style bicycling event that visits 10 cities every year has been put on hold, organizers say, while they use 2013 for a “planning and development” year.
“Now that we look to the future, we see that the Urban Assault Ride is poised for a rebirth. Our goal is for the UAR to be known as …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/24/urban-assault-rides-taking-the-year-off-bicycle-obstacle-race-to-return-in-2014/
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/16/indiana-embracing-u-s-bicycle-route-system/
The John Wayne Pioneer rail-trail that rolls through the Iron Horse State Park has to be one of my favorite bicycling destinations. It’s close enough for overnight bicycle camping, but I also get a feeling that I can get-away-from-it-all up here.
I’m including it in a book that I’ve been asked to write about the …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/01/14/scenes-of-the-john-wayne-pioneer-rail-trail-then-and-now/
December might not seem to be the ideal time to embark on a bicycle touring adventure, unless your destination is the South Pole where summer arrives Dec. 21.
That’s where Boulder-based adventurer Eric Larsen is headed on his 750-mile Cycle South expedition.
The 41-year-old is riding and carrying his provisions — about 100 pounds — …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/27/american-explorer-attempts-bicycle-journey-to-the-south-pole/
It may not be as obvious as the bicycling surge in urban areas, but bicycle tourism is on the rise.
The staff at Adventure Cycling Association reports nine indications that, when people think of travel, more are considering using their bicycle. According to media director Winona Bateman, bicycle touring “is enjoying the kind of popularity not seen since the 1970s.”
There’s increased interest in all types of bike travel, from sub 24-hour overnighters to long self-supported trips, luxury to budget tours, mass bike rides to small tours.
Adventure Cycling listed these indications …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/21/bicycles-playing-bigger-role-travel/
Retirement is a time when many active adults finally get the opportunity to spend more time on their bicycles, even taking an organized bike tour or two every summer.
For avid bicyclists Rod Hutton and Joe Florian, however, retirement is giving them a chance to organize and offer their own multi-day bicycle tours of scenic …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/19/two-retirees-launch-bike-touring-outfit-in-ohio/
How many times have you returned home from a bicycle tour with memories of amazing spectacles and awesome scenery only to share your photos and realize they are flat and boring?
It’s a common problem, but now there’s a free e-book available to help you improve your photos.
International bicycle traveler and photographer Paul Jeurissen …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/18/a-bicycle-photography-book-free-for-download/
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