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  • Wisconsin H.S. Cycling League Sees Huge Increase

    High school and middle school students across Wisconsin flocked to the new Wisconsin High School Cycling League and its first of four mountain bike racing events held last Sunday, August 31st, in at Minooka Park, Waukesha, Wisc.


  • A Bike Designed To Pedal Across the Water

    After crossing the San Francisco Bay on a Shuttle Bike Kit that converted his cycle into a watercraft, Judah Schiller has developed a working on a all-in-one “waterbike” design of his own. The result, the Schiller X1, was officially unveiled this month.


  • MN High School Bike Race Schedule Changes

    With summer winding down, mountain bike practices are in full swing and with less than five days until the first race of the Minnesota High School Cycling League moves the first race from Salem Hills to Buck Hill. So check the schedule and come out and cheer on your favorite team. Dust off those cowbells…


  • Lefse, Pies and Trout Highlight “Taste of the Trail”

    With Taste of the Trail, here in the Bluff Country, all the towns you will visit focus their attention on the local foods grown and enjoyed, giving you a sampling of what each community has to offer. With a fall festival atmosphere the event, for bikers, hikers and motorists, is scheduled for three consecutive Saturdays…


  • The Bike of the Future, Just Around the Corner

    In the coming years, what can we expect to see in bicycle design in American cities? Maybe the “next-wave urban bike,” will be things like turn signals, automatic-gear shifters, motors and things you’d expect on a good moped – And perhaps maybe that is the point of this Bike Design Project.


  • Riding a Bike, You Are Never Too Old in Minneapolis

    If you’re a grown adult and have never learned how to ride a bike, where do you even start? If live in or around Minneapolis you will find that you are never to old too ride – says SPOKES student-turned-bike advocate’s Hayat Ahmed and Maria Padilla.


  • A Day Trip In Bike Friendly Winona, MN

    Here in Southeastern Minnesota, along the Mississippi River Trail, enjoy local resident Marcia Radcliff’s colorful description of riding in and around Winona. With paved trails, bike friendly city streets and quite county roads, those who wish to explore the area will find plenty of options and hospitality that can’t be beat.


  • My ABUS U-Lock Review

    When securing your bicycle investment, you want the very best! I’ve tested ABUS’ Granit X-Plus 540 and the Granit U54 Mini U-Locks. Both of which are equipped with ABUS patented technology, and top rated security features that will give you the piece of mind when securing your cherished bicycle.


  • Couple Wed at Tour de Tonka, After Meeting In 2013

    Tammy Nelson and Dan Diepenbrock met at the starting line at Tour de Tonka last year and six hours later, at the end of a 100-mile bike ride, the duo was still chatting. At this year’s Tour de Tonka, Aug 2nd the couple shared their wedding vows before the ride, at the same spot they…


  • Future Tour de France Challengers, Strider Bike Racing

    As the Tour de France pro racers moved through the Col de la Croix des Moinats range in France, some of cycling’s future participants were competing, for the first time, in St. Cloud, Minn. Riding on balance bikes, as rain threatened to ace out the day’s activities, families ventured to this Central Minnesota community for…