Should bikes be banned from the trails you ride?

A recent email from IMBA:   Dear cycling enthusiast, If you answered “No Way!” to the question above then we really need your support right now’”please give to the Trail Access Fund. Trail closures are very real, Americans stand to lose funding for 1,500 annual trail projects due to federal budget cuts. There are only … Read more

Review: Eureka! Apex 2XT

As part of Johnson Outdoors Gear, Eureka! is one of a group of companies owned in whole or part by the SC Johnson family. This is the same family that has been providing the world with everything from household cleaners and pest control to Ziploc bags, since 1886.  It was Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., a … Read more

Bike to Work Week Recap

In order to keep up with news and trends, I have some Google Alerts set up to help search out items of interest. All during Bike to Work Week, Google fed me a steady diet of articles from big city and small town online newspapers, spotlighting solo riders, offices full of commuters, and “man and … Read more

Bike to Work Week Tips: Clothing & Accessories

Congratulations, you’ve made it through an entire work week of my posts about commuting! Hopefully, you’ve gotten some useful information about recommended gear. Seeing as how it’s Friday, which is payday for many folks, I’m going to go ahead and briefly go over some of the items that aren’t exactly necessary for a commute, but … Read more