Why Trails Fail (and How to Save Them)
We love rail trails and paved and unpaved paths. They help us navigate off of busy streets and let us enjoy a relaxed pace. But many are doomed to never reach their full potential and…
The REAL Impacts of Bicycle Tourism
We believe in bicycle tourism – and in its ability to bring sustainable economic development to small and rural communities. But it isn’t the data or the astoundingly-large numbers from economic impact studies that convinced…
Bicycle Tourism Bootcamp: The Bicycle Tourism Product – ROUTES
In the five years that we have been working with destinations in identifying and promoting bicycle tourism assets, the concept of the “bicycle tourism product” is perhaps the fuzziest to define. Like other experience based…
4 Bikepacking Trends in 2018 to Watch
#1 Panniers Panniers. There, I said it. While some purists will decry riding a bike with a rack and panniers as not really bikepacking, the truth is many people want to enjoy the experience of…
Cycling Southwest Montana: Ride Around the Pioneer Mountains
In this video we ride a portion of the RATPOD route (Ride Around the Pioneer Mountains in One Day) in two days. We run into a few Great Divide riders, pedal up and over the…
Journey to the Sun
We’ve wanted to ride Going-to-the-Sun road when it is closed to cars for years, but have never been able to make the timing happen. Until this year! Here is a vid of our Amtrak and…
Shop Visit: RideWithGPS
In this video, we visit with our friends at RideWithGPS and learn a little about their history, but also site features that help you discover your next favorite ride.
3 Car Free Gravel Climbs in Southern California
There are few things we love more than a good climb on a bike that leads to a beautiful vista. The only thing that would make it better is if it were car free! Amazingly,…
Bicycling Across Mississippi Video Playlist
We’ve just returned from a week of pedaling in Mississippi looking for interesting bike destinations. We managed to create some ride videos while we were on the road, but have a few more to edit….
Norther Cycles – Randonneuring Paradise
In this vid, we nerd out on randonneuring bikes and low trail forks with Starmichael from Norther Cycles! Definitely a destination bike shop if you’re visiting Portland. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel to get notifications…