Bike Carson

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

Bike Month Is Here!

Jeff Potter | April 30, 2008

Photo by J-Mo
Bike Month is Here! And boy do we have a wide variety of activities going on around town.
Starting today May 1, and each Thursday in May, Bike Habitat is conducting bicycle repair clinics. Call to make reservation.
Friday, May 9: Bike Habitat will host a Commuters Forum in the evening.
Saturday, May 10: [...]

Bicycle Repair Clinics

Jeff Potter | April 29, 2008

Felt MP – One Sweet Ride
Each Thursday in May, Denis Coyne, owner of the Bike Habitat in south Carson, will host a free bicycle repair clinic. Each clinic will address a different subject, with some subjects overlapping to the clinic held in the following week.
The first bicycle repair clinic has the honor of kicking-off [...]

A Reno to Rim Trail reality?

lesterfitz | April 29, 2008

A Reno to Rim Trail reality?
Kevin MacMillan
Nevada Appeal News Service
April 29, 2008, 4:01 AM
The avid hiking and cycling population in Incline Village, Crystal Bay and the entire Northern Nevada community has for years wondered if a Reno to Tahoe hiking trail was feasible.
Around this time next year, those citizens may get a positive answer.
A tentative [...]

Cycling Tips # 3 & 4

Jeff Potter | April 28, 2008

Cycling Tip # 3
When descending through an area that has been recently grazed by sheep…. keep your mouth closed.

West-side fire prevention crew inspect “Sick” stunt before attempting.

Cycling Tip #4
Clean off your water bottle mouthpiece before taking a drink.

Weekend Wrap Up

Jeff Moser | April 28, 2008

If you’ve never taken the time to hike the Creek Trail, you’re missing out. The scenery goes by real quick when you’re riding it, and it’s hard to look away from the trail right in front of you. The family and I spent about an hour on the upper section this weekend, and [...]

Earthquake Preparedness Kit

Jeff Moser | April 26, 2008

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Earthquake Preparedness Kit, originally uploaded by Bike Carson.

Local seismologists have recommended being prepared for the big one. I should be able go a few days on this.

What You Can Do to Help Build And Maintain Trails.

Jeff Potter | April 24, 2008

Future Trail?
I receive a lot of offers of help from trail users who would like to lend a hand in trail construction. It amazes me that so many people want to help. When working on the Flume Trail or the Tahoe Rim Trail, we get a lot of thanks and very few offers of [...]