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Mar

Flanders and Beer!

March 1, 2017News

Our friend Bob Williams started Beer and Bike Tours to blend cycling and brewery tours. For cyclists who like both, one of the most important tour regions in Europe is the Flanders part of Belgium. Check out this tour of Bob’s along with his excellent reviews from Trip Advisor and Google. Flanders Classics

Feb

10 Awesome Bikes That Offer a Solid ROI from Marc Lindsay and Map My Ride

February 28, 2017News

Here are 10 road bikes with for a variety of purposes from Women specific to Aero and Race, and all are under $3,000. This is an excellent list that includes the two most well known brands like Specialized and Trek to smaller but still famous European brands including Orbea and Pinarello. http://blog.mapmyrun.com/10-awesome-bikes-that-wont-break-the-bank/

Feb

Check out these Cycle Zydeco videos!

February 24, 2017News

Check out this year’s Cycle Zydeco on April 24 – April 28, 2019. Also, check out this interview with Tour de France 5 time winner Bernard Hinault from last year’s Cycle Zydeco.

Feb

SCA mountain biking downhill from the BKXC YouTube Channel

February 23, 2017News

Check out this video complements of the Worldwide Cyclery newsletter and BKXC Video YouTube Channel.

Feb

Cycling’s Greatest Climbs

February 22, 2017News

Brian Kendall’s greatest climbs are split between France and Italy: Alpe d’Huez, Mont Ventoux, Col dy Tourmalet, Col d’Aubisque in France and Passo Stelvio (I can recommend an excellent hotel for this climb), and Monte Zoncolan in Italy. Click on the link to learn more and see some beautiful (and painful) images. http://www.active.com/cycling/articles/cycling-s-greatest-climbs

Feb

Custom Bikes in Detroit

February 20, 2017News

Check out this bike culture article on custom bikes in Detroit; not your 15 pound super fast road bikes, rather they are cruises of all shapes and colors. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2016/nov/02/pimp-my-bike-detroit-custom-cycles-slow-ride-in-pictures

Feb

“But I Thought Minnesota Was Flat”

February 3, 2017News

Last week’s newsletter was about 4 summer tours in Minnesota; the 43rd Annual Tour of Minnesota, The North Shore Tour from Bike Tour Vacations, and the two Wahoo! Adventures tours – Lumberjacks and Loons and the 3rd Annual Headwaters To The Hills. Today I found this interesting blog post by Brian Fanelli at Explore Minnesota called...

Jan

Reasons to ride outside by Singletracks.com

January 3, 2017News

These are all valid reasons, especially when talking about riding at night. I’m talking primarily about fatbike riding which keeps you off the roads and away from cars that aren’t expecting you in the winter. Riding in the woods also keeps you out of the wind. The trails take on a completely different look. We...

Dec

Toughest Mountain Bike Race Ever?

December 9, 2016News

This 3 day mountain bike race goes from the Pacific to the Caribbean in Costa Rica. Read this article first, then check out the web site. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/sports/la-ruta-de-los-conquistadores-costa-rica-cycling.html http://www.adventurerace.com/?lang=en

Nov

Custom Helmet Colors

November 28, 2016News

Here is a cool idea. Custom helmet colors from the Spanish company Catlike. They supply at least one tour team and the cost is an upcharge of about $38 on top of the helmet cost but the downside is you need 34 helmets to make it happen. https://catlike.es/us/en/