Bike Carson

Bicycle News, Culture, and Lifestyle in Carson City, Nevada

Iron Mountain Trail

Jeff Potter | January 31, 2008

I drove out to Stagecoach today to check on the Iron Mountain Trail. I built this trail about seven years ago when we lived at Iron Mountain and I haven’t been back since we moved into Carson two years ago. Not many people know about the trail, so I thought it would be overgrown and [...]

Happy Birthday Jeff P

Jeff Moser | January 31, 2008

Birthday Boy Yesterday was Jeff P’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Jeff. Thanks for all the trails, laughs, and help with the blog! Cheers…  

January Coming to a Close

Jeff Moser | January 30, 2008

My least favorite month to ride is January, and I’m thankful that the month is almost over. Riding in these conditions can be depressing, but yesterday I seemed to be ok with it. It was cold and windy, but the sun was out. The wind had sculpted the landscape into a wintery art show, so [...]

NEWS

Jeff Moser | January 28, 2008

Lunch Rides We continue to get a daily dose of snow here in Carson City. Every day it snows, and every day it melts. Just a constant cycle of snow, slush, and ice. I had hopes of road biking through January while the trails are under snow, but unfortunately I’ve gotten very little time in [...]

Schwinn Suburban

Jeff Potter | January 28, 2008

A friend recently asked me if I would take a look at her father’s bike, which was now in her possession, and make it rideable. Like most bike geeks out there I am occasionally approached by my non-bike-geek friends and asked if I can take a look at their bike. I’m always happy to work [...]

Law Enforcement Agencies Biased Against Bicyclists?

Jeff Moser | January 24, 2008

Anne Macquarie of Muscle Powered sent me this to post: After several unfortunate incidents, Reno cyclists think law enforcement agencies are biased against bicyclists. Terry McAfree of the Nevada Bicycle Coalition and Procrastinating Pedalers, and others, have arranged a meeting with local law enforcement agencies to talk about what we can do about it. The [...]

Nevada Trail Maps.com

Jeff Moser | January 23, 2008

My friend Bob sent me the following press release… News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2008 Nevada trails Web site launched Grant funding helps Great Basin Institute create new site CARSON CITY, Nev. – A gateway to Nevada’s trails has just been created. A new Web site sure to appeal to Nevada residents and [...]