You thought it was an adrenaline rush driving I-5? Try biking under it. The Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club (BBTC) is nearing completion of phase two of the new Colonnade mountain bike skills park underneath I-5. To celebrate, the organization and King County Parks will throw a grand opening party on Saturday, Sept. 13. Bring your bike and give the new park a try, or use one of the demo bikes provided by bike industry reps.
By Andrew Hart | September 4, 2008
Ride 542, an uphill cycling race on upper reaches of the Mount Baker Highway, is growing and adding new events.
By Mike McQuaide | August 21, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
Summer's a great time to teach tots how to ride a bike. And whether that bike has two wheels or three, check out these seven family-friendly paths (low traffic, flatter than average), as suggested by the Cascade Bicycle Club's Education Director Julie Salathe.
By Lora Shinn | July 23, 2008
Summer wouldn't be summer without picnics in the park, bike rides and beer gardens. The Tour de France wouldn't be the Tour without grueling climbs up the Alps and a doping scandal here and there. Combine them all and you've got the makings of a fun event to celebrate the Tour and all things "velo" on Wednesday evening, July 23 at Magnuson Park.
By Andrew Hart | July 22, 2008
Jo Repanich set out on an urban odyssey, guarded by her helmet and the pothole-fighting springs of her bicycle seat. Her mission: Ride from downtown to her apartment near Lincoln Park in West Seattle, taking the easiest route possible.
By Mike Lindblom | May 15, 2008
Some time about 10 or 12 years ago, the sport of mountain biking evolved -- seemingly overnight -- from a fast and easy activity in which the rider simply carved sweetly along flowing dirt trails to one involving fearsomely precipitous descents through heinous two-wheeled hell.
Riders began hucking themselves off rock ledges that a flying squirrel might avoid.
Helmets advanced from simple brain bonnets to the wrap-around tops of Vader-like full-body armor.
By Greg Johnston | March 6, 2008
Convergence Zone
Cycling enthusiasts of all ages are welcome at the Seattle International Bicycle Expo, which this year takes place at the Terminal 30 Cruise Facility.
By Neal Schindler | March 5, 2008
When most people refer to great "downhill" and thousands of vertical feet at Whistler, B.C., images of snow-swept slopes, skiing and snowboarding come to mind. But come springtime, downhill has an entirely different meaning here — especially to hardcore mountain bikers.
By Lori Hinton | July 14, 2005
There are few things I have an easier time talking myself out of than riding my road bike outside this time of year. Obstacles abound. The rain. The cold. The wind. The cold, windy rain, too.
By Mike McQuaide | February 24, 2005
FALL CITY -- You ride at night almost as much with your mind as with your body.
Your vision is a tunnel, cast by your headlamp. Logs, rocks, twists and turns in the trail come up quickly; you think fast or tumble. Unless it's steep, you tell by feel whether you're riding uphill or down.
When you stop, all you can hear is the quiet of the night.
It's dreamy or mesmerizing in a physical way.
By Greg Johnston | December 2, 2004
