Tag: cycling
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Bike Pic Feb 23, Stop Being Worried Of What Can Happen and Start Doing Something
Lance Armstrong once said, “If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” This quote can be related to every aspect of your life and not just biking.
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Bike Pic Feb 17, Focus On Yourself, Your Goals Are Worth More
“I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”- Venus Williams. Don’t lose focus on yourself this Friday.
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Bike Pic Jan 6, Flashback To Inaugural Root River Bluff & Valley Bike Tour
Flashback Friday to our inaugural Root River Bluff & Valley Bicycle Tour this past July! It was so much fun, we had over 50 bikers join us.
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Bike Pic Nov 16, Still Cycling Weather on the Root River Trail
A two hour drive from the Twin Cities, another perfect day to bike the roads and trails around the Root River Valley in Southeast Minnesota. If you like riding around Minnesota’s Driftless Area or Bluff Country, consider visiting the nine Root River Trail Towns in the Valley.
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How to Lube and Clean Your Bike Chain
Most of us can’t often be bothered cleaning and lubing our bike chain, yet by following these five simple steps the job can be done quickly and easily. So next time you ride, your drive train shifts smoothly and you won’t get chain bites marks on your leg or grease on your socks.
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Festival Shows How Bike Friendly La Crosse Can Be
What a fun way to spend the last holiday of summer, then with old and new friends biking around the Mississippi River Valley in and around La Crosse, Wisconsin. Scouting out this Annual Labor Day Weekend Bicycle Festival last year we found a full schedule of city bike tours, scenic roads, a bike rodeo and…
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450 Students Projected For Fall HS Bike Race Series
“We had 26 teams racing in 2013,” said Minnesota League Director, Josh Kleve. “We anticipate close to 40 teams will be ready to race this fall. We think we’ll be right around 400-450 student athletes racing.”
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Blue Earth Focuses on Bike Friendly Designation
Last Monday, the Active Living Coalition hosted a Bikeable Community Workshop, with a number of state agencies, to make Blue Earth, Minnesota a friendly place for bikers. Their goal is to make the city a safe and welcoming place for those who want to pedal bicycles around town. Leading the workshop were bike experts from…
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4th of July Bike Ride Includes Minneapolis’s Newest Bike Lanes
“What a fun way to spend the early part of your 4th of July holiday, leisurely riding the parkways, scenic commuter routes and trails in and out of Minneapolis than on the Tour D Amico bike ride,” says Hiawatha Bicycling Clubs president Leon Webster. “This ride is an annual tour, not a race, perfect for…
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Bemidji Loop the Lake Festival Kicks-off Nice Ride
Hundreds of bicyclists could be seen on the trails and roads around Bemidji, Minn. last Saturday during the first-ever Loop the Lake Festival. A weekend bicycle event, in the area that kicked-off the new Nice Ride bike rental program on Sunday. More than 300 area residence and visitors took part in the first Loop the…