Posted in Trails on May 30th, 2008
On Wednesday night I joined Jeff P and Oli for a little trail maintenance. After an exhausting ride into the wind to the top of the creek trail, I found the other two up on the hillside already working. I had an apprehensive feeling when I saw Jeff P messing with large boulders […]
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Posted in Trails, bmx on May 27th, 2008
We visited Marcus’s Pump Track On Memorial Day, and I’m here to say that the track is evolving nicely! You can now ride the track either direction and keep pretty good momentum. You can go around the track several times without even pedaling! The only thing that’ll stop you is exhaustion. It’s a great […]
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Posted in Lunch Rides, Trails on May 26th, 2008
Last week we were having temperatures in the 90’s. The kind of weather that tricks you into putting your warm clothes away for the year. It’s been a different story this weekend though, with a storm system lingering over the area. It almost feels like coastal weather, with gray skies and […]
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Posted in Trails, bike carson on May 23rd, 2008
And now, a Public Service Announcement from Bike Carson…
My friend (we’ll call him “Mike”) sent me the following email today.
Thank you to who is doing all the work on Upper Baldy (the Baldy Green to Creek Trail Connector); it looks and rides great!! But if anyone knows who found and moved a shovel that […]
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Posted in rider photos on May 22nd, 2008
This old 70’s era Schwinn tandem recently left Mike Garcia’s collection, and ended up in the hands of Jason and Tasha. Here they are mounted up and about to leave the great and all important Banana Bread Parley. Still waiting for the ride report…
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Posted in News, bike carson on May 21st, 2008
Last week Kristy and I had the opportunity to visit Veltec, a distributor of some of the finest names in the cycling business. You could safely say that Veltec is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum from WalMart. Veltec relocated from Monterey, California to Carson City in late 2006, and distributes […]
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There is one more Bicycle Maintenance Clinic left to attend. This week’s topic; what to wear when commuting by bike.
These very informative clinics provide necessary instruction to the experienced and novice cyclist, and have contributed greatly to the success of Bike Month in Carson City.
Thanks Dennis!
Bike Habitat
921 Topsy Ln #238
267-5053
Clinic begins at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Posted in Rides, events on May 19th, 2008
The Bike Habitat celebrated their 1 year anniversary by hosting the Tour of Carson. This 26 mile moderately paced ride took us counter clockwise around the outskirts of the city. I haven’t done many road rides this year, so it was exhilarating to ride around in a group at such a brisk […]
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The official Bike to Work Week celebration has come to a close. We’ve had non stop fun since Wednesday, and now it’s time to rest for a few days! Here’s a look back at the activities since the last report.
Wednesday Night Social Ride
Wednesday night’s social ride was a big success, with around 50 […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2008
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Post Ride Refreshments, originally uploaded by Bike Carson.
Don’t forget today’s Tour of Carson starting at 9:00 AM from the Bike Habitat. The route will be around 26 miles if I remember correctly. There […]
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