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Monthly Archive for April, 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: […]

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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 […]

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A Reno to Rim Trail reality?

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 […]

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Cycling Tips # 3 & 4

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.

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Weekend Wrap Up

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 […]

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Earthquake Preparedness Kit

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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.

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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 […]

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Bike Smith Video of Ash Canyon

Here is the YouTube Video from Ash canyon.

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From the Muscle Powered Blog…
Bicycle Commuting Series - Chapter 1
What to Wear for Your Bicycle Commute
In preparation for Carson City’s Bike to Work Week, I’d like to begin a series on Bicycle Commuting. The target audience for this series will the beginning bicycle commuter, riding round trip distances of 1 - 12 miles. […]

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Trail Update

Our first hike of the proposed KC-AC trail with Alex and Keith from Walk Carson
Last night Jeff Moser and I attended the Open Space Advisory Committee meeting at the Carson City Community Center. There was a long agenda, but Juan Guzman was thoughtful enough to move the citizens’ participation portion of the agenda […]

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