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Gain Confidence Riding Your Bike
Need a little help feeling comfortable riding your bike when you are with friends, going up hills or shifting gears? Join Anna Luckow every Monday evening at 5:45 p.m. for the “Riding a Bike Can Be Easy” Clinic. Perfect for beginning cyclists who know the basics of riding but are looking to explore road cycling…
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Top Tips for Traveling On Bikes With Kids
If you are a cycling enthusiast and have started a family, chances are that you will want to share your passion with your children as soon as they are old enough to climb on to the saddle of a bike. More and more families are choosing to opt for cycling vacations and with good reason.…
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Confidence is a Bicycle Safety Tool, Many Forget
Riding with a helmet, lights, reflectors and mirror are all good. However, after tens of thousands of miles without even having a close call with a motor vehicle, I’m no longer buying the assumption that getting hit by a car is an eventual certainty. There are many tools in my safety tool kit and today…
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Bicycling tips to make Mardi Gras memorable!
If you are tired of the cold and want some fun on a bike, Mardi Gras soon here may be your answer. This is most popular time to visit New Orleans. At a time to catch some of the most popular parades, and events ending with “Fat Tuesday”. However getting around is another story and…
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Milder temp’s, Arrowhead 135 still exhausting
One hundred and thirty-five miles is a long drive, one many people wouldn’t consider if it was 40 degrees below zero. Even with milder temp’s for this morning race start at 6 a.m. the select few will attempt to travel the 135 mile course this year via. a bike, cross-country skis or on foot through…
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Small Business Saturday, Visit Your Favorite Bike Shop
If you are still scratching your head on that perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffers, consider dropping into your neighborhood bicycle shop on Small Business Saturday. Most shops will be open after Thanksgiving, on Black Friday and then again on Small Business Saturday, with special prices to help fill your list with exceptional gifts.
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Xeccom Lights Makes Biking After Dark Safer
Now, with the day growing shorter having a powerful bicycle headlamp can be a very important safety feature to maximize your cycling activities. Here at HaveFunBiking is a review of the Spiker 1210 and Geinea II bike lights from Xeccom. We found both light were worth checking out for anyone serious about riding safely at…
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Minnesota Bike Tour Circles Arrowhead Region
Discovered on the Events calendar at HaveFunBiking, Steven Steuck shares his adventure exploring Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region this summer. A remarkable North Shore Bicycle Tour he recalls, the tour made a loop starting in Duluth and visited the communities of Virginia, Gilbert, Biwabic, Aurora, Tower, Ely s and Beaver Bay, before returning.
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A Wild Ride, Family Fun MTN Bike Festival
Join the fun at the 2nd Annual Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival coming to Lebanon Hills Park, in Eagan, October 4th. This fun-filled event will introduce new riders to the sport while allowing avid mountain biker’s a chance to check out one of Minnesota’s best mountain bike trail systems and an opportunity to demo some…
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Make Winter Bike Commuting Fun
As the vibrant colors of fall disappear and the winds blow predominately out of the northwest it’s time to ask. Should I ride my bike in the snow, ice and frigid elements of winter or should I take my faithful two-wheeled steed into the shop for a tune-up and store it away?