Bike Carson

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

Big Nose Bikes ‘n’ Beer

Jeff Moser | September 30, 2009

Big Nose Bikes ‘n’ Beer
More bike stuff going on this weekend! The Big Nose Bikes ‘n’ Beer benefit on October 3rd!
Cool artwork by Ron Nash!

Lone Mountain Trail

Jeff Moser | September 29, 2009

Not a destination trail due to its short length, the Lone Mountain Trail is still fun to ride as a connector trail when riding between two destinations. The trail follows the ridgeline of Lone Mountain, and parallels Roop Street between Northridge Drive and Winnie Lane.

Northridge Trailhead
The Northridge Drive trailhead is at the high point [...]

3 Stretches to Prevent Lower Back Pain

Jeff Moser | September 28, 2009

3 Stretches to prevent Lower Back Pain
Carson City’s Luke Wold of Wold Fitness shares three stretches to prevent lower back pain from cycling.
P.S. I already teased Luke that he wouldn’t have as much lower back pain if he didn’t ride a 1990 Trek Singletrack!  Those old machines are brutal…

Bike Events this Weekend

Jeff Moser | September 25, 2009

Rest up on Saturday, because there’s a lot going on this Sunday! Whether you’re into slow urban cruising around the streets of Reno and Sparks, or mountain biking the High Sierra, you’ll find plenty to do this weekend.

Gonads-n-Strife Poker Run 2009
Reno’s famous cruiser ride is back again, the Gonads-n-Strife Fall Poker Run. From the [...]

On a Bike

Jeff Moser | September 23, 2009

New Belgium Brewing spoofs On a Boat with On a Bike
Bike Carson rider Jesse recently tipped me off to a video entitled “I’m on a Boat”, a spoof on the rap video genre (I’ll let you go find the video yourself, since it’s full of R rated language…). New Belgium came up with a [...]

Road Surface Improvements on Carson’s West Side

Jeff Moser | September 23, 2009

Road bikers rejoice! The city has been doing road surface improvements in Carson City’s northwest quadrant. Cracks have been sealed, and the streets have been resurfaced on many of the main cycling routes. One road that stands out in particular is Combs Canyon Road, since it is part of the HWY 395 [...]

Carson City Bike Racks on Google Maps

Jeff Moser | September 21, 2009

Bike Rack at Home Depot
Back in March, Muscle Powered’s Dan Allison created the Carson City Bicycle Rack Database. Dan has taken it a step further, and the bike rack database is now available as a Google Map. Clicking on a rack location brings up a picture of the rack, the address, and a [...]