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: Gravel – the next big thing in Nevada
We’re going to be honest here, when we think of Nevada, we usually think of Las Vegas. From a visitor perspective, Las Vegas takes on such a huge mindshare of our pre-conception of the state…
Flat Tire Lounge: Bikes, Beer and Business
Ever since our experience on the Otago Rail Trail in New Zealand, where we saw first hand how a trail can re-vitalize a rural region, we’ve been looking for a similar stories in the US….
Bikeshare as BikeTourism
We have to admit, when we first heard about bikeshare, we were a bit skeptical. The real cause of low ridership, we thought, wasn’t a lack of bikes, but a lack of safe places to…
What is Bicycle Tourism?
Bicycle tours, bike touring, bicycle tourism….the terms all sound similar but they mean different things. To clear up some terminology, we made a little video that gives a definition of bicycle tourism and what sort…
From Timber to Bike Tourism: Event Rides for Change
We’ve only just begun to catch up on rest from our shoot in El Paso, TX and Las Cruces and we’re already planning the next month of travel! In a few weeks we are going…
3 Lessons About Bicycle Tourism from Rural Bike Advocates
Over the last two years, we’ve been exploring how bicycling can help small towns. It was a simple idea that we saw manifested in myriad ways when we were on the road. Fortunately, we’ve been…
Chicago, Austin and Memphis – we need your help!
One of our bigger projects for the year is a video with PeopleforBikes about protected bike lanes. We’re about to go on a whirlwind tour this month to capture interviews of riders, business owners, planners…
#BikeTourism: Cogburn – from Cycle Chic to Camo
(We are going to start a new column on the website, simply called #BikeTourism. It will focus on industry trends and news relevant to this emergent field. We are hoping that as people see the…