More than 200 bike riders begin pedaling through Bleeding Kansas today, reliving the border skirmishes that led up to the Civil War.
This is the first year of the “Border Raiders” bicycle tour, sponsored by Hog Back Ridge Bicycle Touring Co. in Lawrence. Cyclists will follow a 400-mile route through Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. Bicyclists will visit the …
Category: Bike Touring
Bike tour of pre-Civil War border wars
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Biking and building across the US
If it's a rest day on a cross-country bicycle tour for these college students, then they must be building a house.
That's what more than 100 participants in the four-separate Bike and Build tours are expected to do this summer. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/06/21/biking-and-building-across-the-us/
Ride the Rockies starts today in Colorado
The Des Moines Register owns the granddaddy of all cross-state bicycle tours. The Iowa tour, RAGBRAI, has come to be known for its partying as well as the generosity of the host towns.
The Denver Post has its own, slightly less famous, Ride the Rockies, known for its breath-taking scenery as well as the leg-bursting climbs. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/06/19/ride-the-rockies-starts-today-in-colorado/
53rd cross-country tour might be his last
Many cyclists dream about taking their first TransAmerica trip. Some dream about taking their second.
Thomas Beasley dreams that his 53rd will be his last.
The 36-year-old cyclist has crossed the US 52 times from north to south or east to west. As he rides, he stops in towns and cities along the way to raise money for multiple sclerosis….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/23/53rd-cross-country-tour-might-be-his-last/
Time for bicycle tourists to thank the Trail Angels
Would you like to show your appreciation to someone who helped you on a bicycle tour?
Can you think of anyone who:
Took you in on a stormy night;
Let you camp in their back yard;
Gave you and your busted bike a lift into town;
Basically saved your butt on your last bicycle tour?
The Adventure Cycling Association is …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/10/time-for-bicycle-tourists-to-thank-the-trail-angels/
RAGBRAI spaces filled; many other state tours available
If you applied for this year's RAGBRAI and didn't get in, you're not alone. More than 600 group or individual applications for the 33rd annual Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa are on the waiting list.
RAGBRAI organizers report that all 8,500 spaces were filled by lottery for the 523-mile ride across the state, from July 24-30. The lottery results are available online.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/05/ragbrai-spaces-filled-many-other-state-tours-available/
Bicycle Quote: Eating on South Carolina bike tour
“Everyone eats their own thing. Some people stop along the way at little diners and eat fried chicken and peach cobbler. That would have me puking the whole way home. Everyone is different.”
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/03/bicycle-quote-eating-on-south-carolina-bike-tour/
Cross-country bicycle rider dies after “trip of a lifetime”
The day after completing his 2,400-mile “trip of a lifetime,” bicyclist Broc Bebout died on the way home in a van.
The Indiana cyclist and about 20 friends completed their five-week southern tier journey from Carlsbad, California, to Brunswick, Georgia, on Wednesday last week.
His wife told the Star Press newspaper that her husband had a great time. “It was the trip of a lifetime. We all have a list of things we like to say we did. That was right up there at the top.”
The 57-year-old cyclist had been a heart patient …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/02/cross-country-bicycle-rider-dies-after-trip-of-a-lifetime/
Voices from the road; bicycle tour blogs
What's the latest on the bicycle tour riders that I've reported on in recent weeks? See the “On the Road Bicycle Tour Blogs” web page that references their stories and links to their blogs and websites.
Here's their progress, last time I checked:
Don Boehley, the 9/11 bicycle tour rider — He has pedaled up the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/28/voices-from-the-road-bicycle-tour-blogs/
MS Bike Tour; cycling for a cause
What's the largest single event for bicycle touring each year? I'd say it would have to be the MS Bike Tour.
The fund-raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is actually more than one event; it comprises more than 100 rides in 48 states this year. Last year, the MS Society estimated about 100,000 cyclists pedaled in the rides….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/28/ms-bike-tour-cycling-for-a-cause/
Adventure Cycling Association
- Good Seeds: Cycling Central Washington During the Apple HarvestThis story originally appeared in the Sept/Oct 2024 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. Apples got their start 12 million years ago in Central Asia in the area we now call […] The post Good Seeds: Cycling Central Washington During the Apple Harvest appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Trip Recap: Chicago United Cycling Club’s 2024 OvernightChicago United Cycling Club was so excited to receive an Adventure Grant from the Adventure Cycling Association. Our grant last year allowed our team to host its first bikepacking trip […] The post Trip Recap: Chicago United Cycling Club’s 2024 Overnight appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
- Trip Recap: CAT Adventure Cycling Women’s OvernightIn the summer of 2023 — thanks to the grant from Adventure Cycling Association — the Coalition for Appropriate Transportation (CAT) stepped up its game from hosting weekly women’s rides […] The post Trip Recap: CAT Adventure Cycling Women’s Overnight appeared first on Adventure Cycling Association.
Trail biking
- Video: Back to Back Laps on a 2002 DH Bike & A Modern DH Bike at Mount PrevostIt needed a bit of work but I got it rideable again and brought it to Mount Prevost, a trail network known for its gnarly terrain. But how would it ...
- From a symbol of division to one of unity: How a bike trail helped re-write the legacy of the Berlin Wall... bike trail helped re-write the legacy of the Berlin Wall. 'If rails can become trails, why not borders?' asks Joe Baur as he explores the trail ...
- Go off the beaten path with the Traction Path X | VISOR.PHThanks to local brand Traction Bikes, Filipinos don't have to search far or spend much to build a bike-packing rig. The Path X is one of the ...
Rails to Trails Conservancy
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League of American Bicyclists
- LCI & Advocate Spotlight: Patrick ValandraThe League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight… The post LCI & Advocate Spotlight: Patrick Valandra appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Q&A with Ken Podziba, Director Emeritus of the League of American BicyclistsThe bike movement is led by tens of thousands of state and local advocates across the country who make the case for better biking at city council meetings, state legislatures,… The post Q&A with Ken Podziba, Director Emeritus of the League of American Bicyclists appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
- Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit Last week, I joined hundreds of other professionals at the second annual AASHTO Safety Summit. It was a great conference focused on our nation’s traffic safety crisis and the key… The post Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit appeared first on League of American Bicyclists.
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