4 Truths of Small Town Bicycle Tourism
While doing interviews for our new bicycle tourism podcast, a few interesting themes have emerged. Many of them we have come to understand through intuition, but now have confirmation from some primary sources. 1. Small…
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…
#GreatWesternRamble – Pedaling in the Palouse
In this series of videos from our VLOG, we are pedaling in the Palouse region of Washington. We have a little fishing interlude at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park, see grizzly bear cubs and…
Bicycle Shops: Convenience Store or Outfitter?
Wherever we travel, we always stop at local bike shops and play tourist. It gives us a little snapshot into the local cycling scene and also how different shops operate. We’ve visited great shops with…
Bikes. Beer. Bacon.
We’ve been in Iowa the last few days to speak at the Iowa Bicycle Summit about bicycle tourism. After the summit, we hung out for the weekend to check out the Iowa Bike Expo and…
Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway
Our latest Oregon Scenic Bikeway is up! This one is located in the Southern Oregon Coast and really gives a unique way to experience the Oregon Coast. You get a mix of windswept views as…
Video: The Great Shasta Rail Trail
The Great Shasta Rail Trail has been on our radar for the last few months. When it is complete, it will be an 80 mile rail trail through some amazing Northern California landscape. 37 miles…
Bicycle Tourism: Lodi Bicycle Summit
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be heading to Lodi, California next week to present and participate in their Bike Summit. This will be our first visit to Lodi, but our favorite wine comes from…