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A New Guide to Portland’s Beer and Bikes
A guidebook to navigating Portland, OR’s craft beer world by bicycle seems like a painfully obvious thing. They are, after all, two of the city’s two best known features. Nonetheless, it took until...
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Major Taylor’s Legendary Life
One of America’s earliest cycling stars and the very first African-American cycling star, Major Taylor is a sports legend. It is unsurprising given the sheer number of inspirational angles to his...
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From Death Valley to Denali, Chris Figureida’s Ride for the Heart
At the start of the tour. All photos courtesy of Chris Figureida. Bike tourists often talk about metaphorical highs and lows. An amazing sunset over a breathtaking vista, an endless climb on an empty...
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Chicago’s Original Freak-Bike Club; Cooler Than You
Though far from mainstream, freak-bike gangs have become a fairly ubiquitous part of American bike culture. Black Label Bike Club, C.H.U.N.K. 666, Dead Baby, most major cities seem to have their own...
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Rising From the Ashes, the Team Rwanda Documentary
Team Rwanda’s story is fascinating. Many of its founding members were young boys during their country’s horrific 1994 genocide. They’ve found redemption and success as professional cyclists competing...
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A Look Inside the Hampsten Cycles Workshop
Last week, I rode up to the Hampsten Cycles workshop in north Seattle to interview Max Kullaway, owner of 333Fabrications and one of two Hampsten frame builders. The shop is built in a detached...
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Graeme Obree’s Landspeed Record
Graeme Obree likely needs no introduction among cyclists who’ve been involved in the sport for any length of time. The Scotsman is famous for his world hour records and the unorthodox “superman”...
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The Death of Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson is a British cycling legend. He was the first Brit to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, first to win the World Championship rode race, and won several Spring Classics and Vuelta...
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The Top Stories of 2012
If the Internet (or perhaps all of human history) has taught us anything, it’s that trends are very important to follow. And there is no more prevalent year-end trend than Top 10 lists. Newspapers...
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Photos from the Tour of Qatar Stage 6
Photo by Jeremy Cohen My parents recently moved to Doha, Qatar. They happened to arrive just before the start of the Tour of Qatar and were able to catch the final stage of the race this morning....
View ArticleBuilding Bikes and Documenting Personal Struggles
I’ve been a fan of Ezra Caldwell’s work for about five years. The bikes he builds as Fast Boy Cycles are beautiful and always meticulously documented with well made photographs. When he was diagnosed...
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Getting Away With Weeknight Bike Camping
There is an undeniable romance to bike camping. Escaping the everyday routine under your own power, sleeping outside, the sense of adventure; even the easiest S24Os are thrilling. I’ve had the...
View ArticleSome Inspiration For Your Weekend Adventures
It’s Friday. It’s summertime. It’s time to plan some awesome bike adventures. These three videos showcase incredible trips that kickstart wanderlust and make me want to get out and explore. The Road...
View ArticleTom Donhou’s Experiments in Speed
Experiments in Speed is a mini documentary about going very, very fast. Tom Donhou, the frame builder behind Donhou Bicycles in Hackney, London, was inspired by the old land speed record attempts at...
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The Best of 2013
A ride around Lake Washington with friends on Christmas morning. Not out of the ordinary, but a highlight to my year, nonetheless. Photo by Josh Cohen. Last year was interesting for me as the editor...
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Throwback Thursday: Niagara Falls and Tandem Bike Tour Follies
Mary and Ed. Photo courtesy Mary Gersemalina. Every week, the #ThrowbackThursday meme fills Twitter and Instagram feeds with photos of friends’ childhoods, drunken college antics, and old vacations...
View ArticleThe Resourceful Cyclists of Havana, Cuba
Cuba’s bicycling culture was born in the economic crisis that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Severe oil and gas shortages gave rise to the use of bicycles as...
View ArticleThe Tour du St-Laurent Cycliste
60 Cycles by Jean-Claude Labrecque, National Film Board of Canada The Tour du St. Laurent was an amateur stage race in Quebec held 12 times between 1954 and 1965. The race varied in length over the...
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Buy the Book: Cycling Sojourner Washington
I’m excited to announce the release of Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-day Tours in Washington! This brand new guidebook covers nine distinct tours all around Washington state, from the...
View ArticleThe Builder – Max Kullaway
The Builder – Max Kullaway from Loaded Pictures on Vimeo. Max Kullaway’s history in frame building run deep. He got his start in New England welding for Merlin then Seven. He later moved to Seattle...
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