With half of the nation covered in snow in mid-February, perhaps this is a good time to start dreaming about warm weather pursuits, like an overnight bike ride this summer.
The Adventure Cycling Association wants to inspire such a trip during Bike Travel Weekend on June 1-3.
This is the third year that the nonprofit …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2018/02/15/plan-now-for-bike-travel-weekend-in-june/
Choosing a durable bike for a cross-country bicycle tour is a good idea. When Jeffrey Tanenhaus chose a ride for his adventure, he went to a most familiar source — the New York City Bike bike share system.
Tanenhaus set off from New York City back on Aug. 6 on one of 12,000 bikes in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2016/01/08/fines-dont-worry-cross-country-cyclist-on-new-york-citi-bike/
The Rails to Trails Conservancy is expanding its once-a-year “sojourn” bicycle tour program to a series of four bicycle tours in 2016.
Every year since about 2001, the nonprofit trail-builder has introduced bicyclists to one of its scenic trails on a multi-day bicycle tour in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York among others. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/11/30/rails-to-trails-expands-annual-sojourn-bike-tours-program/
It’s surprising to me that we’re closing in on the 40-year anniversary of Bikecentennial — an event that has launched hundreds of thousands of bicyclists to ride across the US.
The original Bikecentennial coincided with the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. That first year, some 4,100 bicyclists took up the challenge to ride between Reedsport, Oregon, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/04/30/bikecentennial-celebrates-40-years-in-2016/
You might remember that last summer some 45 bicyclists took off from Oregon for the first-ever self-contained cross-country bicycle race — The Trans Am Bike Race. No drafting. No sag wagons. No support teams.
Fortunately, a team of filmmakers followed some of them. Here’s a just-released trailer of their film, entitled “Inspired to Ride,” based on the race. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/03/25/trailer-for-trans-am-bike-race-film-inspired-to-ride/
As spring nears, it’s time to consider when and where you’ll set out for a bicycling adventure this summer. You might want to consider the mountains and valley of the Big Sky state.
A series of films posted at the Epic Montana site on Youtube is promoting the many outdoor pursuits in the state. Among …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/03/13/films-promote-montana-to-bicycle-travelers/
If you can earn a scholarship to attend college, why not for other types of higher learning — such as bicycle touring?
The Adventure Cycling Association is offering two scholarships for young adults aged 18-25 to attend one of its educational courses this year.
The recipients will receive the costs of traveling to the course …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/14/bike-touring-scholarships-offered-by-adventure-cycling-association/
We’ve all probably seen photos, slides and digital images taken on bicycle tours. But an exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA displays amazing photographs taken by two early bicycle explorers traveling in the Middle East more than 100 years ago.
Entitled “Round Trip: Bicycle Asia Minor 1891”, the exhibition features photos taken by Americans William Sachtleben …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/09/vintage-global-bicycle-tour-photos-on-display-at-ucla/
The global bicycle travels of photographer Paul Jeurissen and writer Grace Johnson are presented in photos in a newly released, free e-book entitled “Bicycling Around the World.”
“Wherever we go, we search out bike culture, dramatic landscapes and remote places,” Grace writes. “By the end of this book, we hope you’ll agree that the world …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/01/04/images-from-a-four-continent-bicycle-tour/
The leader of the unsupported Trans America Bike Race crossed into Virginia Sunday morning, just 15 days after setting off from Astoria, Oregon.
This is the last leg of the race for Mike Hall, 33, of Harrogate, UK. He still has to cross a series of Appalachian hills and valleys on the Trans America Bicycle Route …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/06/22/trans-am-bike-race-leader-crosses-into-virginia/
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