Tag: MN Bike Guide
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Bike Pic Ap 14, a Tuesday tip always lock up your bike
This Tuesday, lock your bike when to protect your investment
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Bike Pic Dec 1, Pedaling Through Life, Reach That Destination
“Life is like riding a bicycle. You don’t fall off unless you plan to stop pedaling.” ~ Claude Pepper.
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Riding through the fall, a great way to spend time with your kids
For many, the beginning of the winter signals the end of bike riding, especially kids. But why should the fun stop just because the mercury drops? Instead of ending the rides, get your kids excited to ride through the fall foliage. Here are some tips for encouraging kids to keep the fun rolling.
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Bike Helmets showcased at Interbike featured comfort, connectivity and visibility
This year’s Interbike show had a ton of great new helmets. Read on to learn about this year’s best options for comfort, connectivity, and visibility in cycling head gear.
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Interbike’s Cascade of Clever Concepts for Children’s Bikes
If you look between the isles of Interbike (figuratively) you can see the future. I’m excited to say, when it comes to bicycles, the Children are the future. Interbike had loads of unique and exciting bikes, accessories and programs for all the little riders out there.
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Finding fun and fitness in fall bike riding through the colorful foliage
Now that the kids have gone back to school, the days are getting shorter, and temperatures begin to drop is the best time of year to ride your bike. From a trail perspective, the dirt becomes softer as the fall rolls in because of lower temperatures and increased rainfall. Additionally, riding off road in the…
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Bike Pic Sept 5, having fun post holiday with another adventure
Back in the mountain bike saddle after a long holiday weekend, excited for the next challenge, here is our bike pic to start your week.
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Bike Pic Aug 29, many trails are drying, check before mountain biking
Tuesday morning and this mountain biking chick finds a dry trail to enjoy. In Minnesota, check MORC trail conditions to see which trail systems may be open after all the rain, the last couple days.
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Theodore Wirth Park, a gift five minutes from downtown Minneapolis
In the western part of the Twin Cities, nestled between Golden Valley and Minneapolis is Theodore Wirth Park. A space almost as large as New York City’s Central park. With in Wirth (as it’s known to the locals) you will find several scenic, natural areas around Birch pond and Wirth Lake, plus two golf courses…
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How to adjust your front derailleur for perfect and silent shifting
In the late 1920’s, in France, there was a bike race under way and it wasn’t the Tour De France. Instead, this race was a technological race that brought the front derailleur into the light. Before 1928, bicycles had a maximum of two speeds, and you needed to remove the rear wheel to change those…