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Wise Bike Wednesdays – ABC Quick Check Your Way to Fun

Wise Bike Wednesdays has a reminder,“Before You Go,” always remember your ABC’s:

A is for Air

B is for Brakes

C is for Cranks, Chain, and Cassette

Quick = is for quick release lever – make sure it’s tight!

Check = take a quick ride to check it all before you go on your next bike adventure!

With many students heading back to school this week biking is a great way to get some exercise, be green, and avoid the traffic and congestion of a long bus ride to school.

Whether you’re a parent getting your kids on their bike to get to school or someone who will be responsible for your own bike and adventure, it’s important to remember the key safety rules for biking.

You can check these basics in the HaveFunBiking digital Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide on page 60-61. If you have our print copy, check it out on page 30.

Help with a Wise Bike Wednesdays bike rodeo training course, lead by instructors of BikeMN, so biking to school is fun.

Thanks for viewing Wise Bike Wednesdays, here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to ride to and have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin.

Learning to use turn signals at a Wise Bike Wednesdays rodeo training course lead by instructors of BikeMN, so biking to school is fun.

Learning to use hand signals at a Wise Bike Wednesdays rodeo training course, lead by instructors of BikeMN,

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know that we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to: [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each), of who is in the photo (if you know?) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we do use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As we continues to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 8th year of producing the guide.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 6, Getting Airborne is a Mountain Bike High

Here in this photo a Penn Cycle Team Member found a sweet spot on the trail to get some elevation while testing his skills and having some fun. This photo was taken in early August at the Buck Hill Thursday Mountain Bike Races, near Lakeville, MN.

See many more bike friendly places to explore to have your own mountain bike high experience in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 5, Root River Taste of the Trail Begins in 5-days

Five day and counting for the Root River ‘Taste of the Trail‘ starting in the Trail Towns of Lanesboro, Peterson and Whalan. Over three consecutive Saturday’s in September, the 10th, 17th and 24th, sample the fun and food along the nine communities along the Root River.

See many more bike friendly places to explore, like the Root River Trail in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Root River Pic here at HaveFunBiking

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 4, Another Beautiful Day on the Browns Creek Trail

Here in this photo a couple of cyclist enjoy the scenic Browns Creek Trail ride, up out of Stillwater, MN. The Browns Creek Trail connects to the Gateway Trail and makes it easily to ride your bike all the way to Downtown St. Paul and other trail systems in the Twin City Metro Area.

See many more bike friendly places to ride and explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Browns Creek Trail Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 3, Another Great Biking Day to be Out Riding

Here in this Great Biking Day photo we caught a Penn Cycle team member making tracks on Buckhill, near Lakeville, MN, at the last Thursday Evening mountain bike event there for 2016.

Each year, since 2011, the Buckhill Thursday Night at the Races brings together beginner, intermediate and advanced mountain bikers for some fun times. This family friendly event is also a great opportunity to get the younger ones into mountain biking with a free kid’s race after the adult races.

See more places to bike and fun events in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Great Biking Day Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Ice Cream Smiles Friday, kicks off with the La Crosse Bike Festival

Ice cream smiles Friday, before the Annual Bicycle Festival in La Crosse, WI this weekend. Here in this photo a family, after checking in at Cameron Park in Downtown La Crosse found one of the four unique sweet shops in town to get a head start on all the fun over Labor day Weekend.

Here today, on ice cream smiles Friday, families from all over the country gather to enjoy the many in-town bike tours tours. While touring cyclist relish the scenic roads that showcase the bluffs and valleys of the Driftless Areas, in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, to ride.

See many more bike friendly places to explore, in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Ice Cream Smiles Friday Pic at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 2, One Last Major Bike Race or Holiday Before School

One last major bike race (holiday) before the school year, this photo was captured at the North Star Bicycle Festival that happens in Stiillwater, MN, each year. Supporting the Minnesota Special Olympics, the Bike Festival, sponsored by K’ul Chocolate, allows the whole family to have fun watching pro racers battle for position while fun kids races are scheduled in between heats.

See many more bike friendly places to explore, in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Last Major Bike Race Pic here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 1, besties rolling together hand in hand

True love can be besties rolling together hand in hand. Here in this HaveFun photo we caught this couple having a major conversation while wheeling down a bike friendly street together, in St Cloud, MN.

See many more bike friendly places to explore, in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Aug 31, La Crosse Bicycle Festival, a Labor Day Weekend of Fun!

Here in this photo, at the Annual La Crosse Bicycle Festival over Labor Day weekend, people gather from all over the country to enjoy the ice cream tours and pump track fun. While touring cyclist relish the scenic roads out of La Crosse, WI that showcase the bluffs and valleys of the Driftless Areas, in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, to ride.

See many more bike events and friendly places, like the La Crosse Bicycle festival to explore, in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Aug 30, on top of Minnesota’s Root River Trail

Here in this HFB photo a cyclist on the Bluff & Valley Bike Tour, this summer, climbed the south ridge above Preston, MN is over looking the Root River Trail system and valley. Another chance to ride the Root River Trail and the beautiful bluff country roads this year is at the annual Taste of the Trail celebration, on the weekends of the 10th, 17th & 24th of September, in each of the nine trail towns. See each weekend schedule here.

See many more bike friendly places to explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!