5 Reasons Why Bicycle Tourism Matters
Three full days of countless conversations with fellow advocates at the National Bike Summit has made us realize the importance of bicycle tourism to the larger bike movement. One of the most interesting presentations we…
Three Very Full Days at the National Bike Summit
Our first National Bike Summit is a wrap and, while we’re still digesting everything that we learned, we’re exceedingly glad that we attended. Beyond just our interest in what the League meant by this year’s…
National Bike Summit, here we come…
The theme for this year’s National Bike Summit is “Bikes Mean Business.” Considering that we’ve been banging that drum for the past few years, talking about how bicycle travel can bring economic benefit and save…
What is Bicycle Tourism?
Readers of this site know that we are involved with advocating for bicycle tourism. But what is “bicycle tourism” really? Bicycle tourism is an emergent way of understanding an array of economic activities involving the…
How Businesses can Attract Bike Travelers
In our travels, we’ve run into lots of businesses and communities that want to accommodate cyclists but don’t know how. It might be a community on a popular Adventure Cycling route or on one of…
Profile: Ocean Air Cycles
“This bike is not a touring bike,” Rob tells us. Designed in the garage workspace of his Ventura apartment and made by framemakers in Portland, OR the Rambler is the brainchild of Rob Perks of…
How to Box Your Bike at LA Union Station in 18 EASY Steps
(From the comments, this post needs some clarification. You only have to box the bike from Union Station if you are taking an interstate train. For example, The Coast Starlight. The Surfliner from San Diego…
California Dreaming: Photo Recap
It seems like just last week when we were boarding the train from Portland to San Luis Obispo, CA to start our escape to some California sunshine! But alas, time flies. We’re on Amtrak again…
California Dreaming: Revenge on Refugio Road
You know it will be an interesting ride when the guy at the local bike shop tells you that you probably shouldn’t try riding up the road with anything less than a mountain bike. When…
California Dreaming: An Undiscovered Cycling Playground
As we rounded the top of the climb on See Canyon Road and inhaled the spectacular views of the hills and valleys surrounding San Luis Obispo, it became clear that we had no idea how…
Subscribe
Patreon
Join Team Supple on Patreon
PayPal