Category: Riding Tips
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Fun and fitness when winter bike riding isn’t your thing
Snow, ice, and cold make for excellent conditions for fat biking, but how do you keep in shape when winter bike riding isn’t your thing? Luckily, many fun activities, exercises, drills, and products can help keep you in shape through the winter months.
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Winter in a bike shop is a great time to learn and save
The winter months are the perfect time to visit a bike shop and learn. Other than just enjoying bikes at a time when you may not be riding, there are many benefits to visiting your bike shop during the cooler months of the year. You can learn more in the slower winter months, get better…
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Quick tips for renting a bicycle when traveling
Taking your bicycle when you travel is not always possible, but don’t give up on the idea of riding altogether. Renting a bike or e-bike is an easy way to experience new places. Plus, it lets you try a new bike you may want to buy when you get home. So, before you travel, here…
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How to Prepare for a bike tire flat in the winter
A flat bike tire is the last thing we want to deal with when riding out in the cold. Unfortunately, this annoyance happens and the best thing we can do is to prepare for it.
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Remember your fat bike etiquette as the winter season progresses
Winter fat bike season is upon us again as the snow and temps drop. Like riding a regular mountain bike, there is a certain bike etiquette to follow when on the trail. Everyone on the trail wants to have a good time outdoors and make memories in the crisp, clean air. Whether biking, hiking, skiing,…
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Stay healthy with fun outdoor winter activities
For many of us, being active and enjoying fun winter activities (fat biking, hiking, skiing, etc.) is what memories are made of while contributing to good health. Despite the lifestyle changes of new technology and evolving viruses, there’s still plenty of room to participate in some type of outdoor fun. Seeking out healthy activities may…
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Ice safety tips to bike, ski, or walk on water
For anyone unfamiliar with the bold north, biking, skiing, or walking on water is a fun outdoor winter activity when incorporating a few ice safety tips into the adventure. Mother Nature’s temperature swings in the upper Midwest will determine when to venture onto a frozen body of water. Usually, from mid to late December through …
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Tips to clean your bike gloves as the summer season ends
With cooler weather approaching, it’s time to clean and store away your summer bike gloves especially if you plan to reuse your gloves next year. Even if they look clean, they are not. How often have you wiped the sweat from your brow, or worse, as a tissue? Cool mornings and pollen make them disgusting…
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Preparing your bike for storage, a check list help protect your gear
Having enjoyed another summer season of cycling with many great memories, it’s time to think about preparing your bike for winter storage. Unless you plan to pedal your two-wheel steed throughout the winter, wouldn’t it be nice when the temperature warms next spring if you are ready to ride?
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Added visibility for safety and fun in fall’s limited light
Now that fall is just around the corner and the days are getting shorter, we must consider visibility while staying active amongst the autumn colors. As the leaves change and then drop, we need to focus on passive and active visibility. Things like reflectors and bright colors are passive forms of visibility, while lights and blinkers…