North American Handmade Bike Show
Some 200 bike builders, using materials such as wood, bamboo, Kevlar, carbon fiber and more, gathered in late February in Denver to display and sell their creations. Read more and see video by clicking...
View ArticleBike-helmet laws’ unintended effects
The National Bureau of Economic Research did a study that seemed to show that reductions in kids’ head injuries after states pas helmet laws may be due more to the fat that kids quit riding bikes if...
View ArticleTax cyclists for bike infrastructure?
As Washington state and Oregon ponder a bicycle tax, one legislator said cyclists pollute because biking raises their heart rate and their carbon-dioxide output, as Chain Gang reader Greg Fogleman...
View ArticleWe Bike For Kids cycling races
The We Bike For Kids cycling races are Saturday, March 16, starting at 8 a.m. at SeaBreeze Recreation Center in The Villages. The events feature three routes — the Metric Century 62-mile ride at 8...
View ArticleDavid’s World Cycle “Everything on Sale” sale
The March 14-24 sale has hybrid bikes starting at $299, kids’ bikes starting at $159, road bikes starting at $629 and more. Click here for price list. David’s has nine locations, most in Central...
View ArticleShingle Creek Adventure Challenge!
The 4th Annual Shingle Creek Adventure Challenge is at 7 a.m. Sunday, April 21, at Shingle Creek Regional Park in Kissimmee. Teams of two, three and four people will designate paddlers, runners and...
View ArticleRaleigh offers $100 rebates on carbon bikes
Through March 31, buy a select carbon Raleigh mountain, cyclocross, race or endurance race bike and get a $100 prepaid card in the mail. See which models by clicking here.
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Wekiva Trail? Where’s the ‘Seminole’?
Passing the San Sebastian Trailhead for the Seminole Wekiva Trail recently on State Road 436 in Altamonte Springs, I noticed a new sign marking the entrance that read, simply: “Wekiva Trail.” Anyone...
View ArticleWinter Garden Bike Fest & Criterium
The April 6 Winter Garden Bike Fest & Criterium benefits Noah’s Light Foundation to battle children’s brain cancer. It features 10-, 30-, 60- and 100-mile fully supported bike-tour rides, as well...
View ArticleChain Gang merges with Fitness Center
The new blog will be called Ride, Run, Work Out and will incorporate all types of fitness, with an emphasis on running, cycling and various types of workouts. What could constitute a workout? Just...
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