Jeff Moser | February 10, 2010
The worst of the winter is behind us, and we are now moving into spring conditions. The trails will be muddy, and there may be snow drifts or fallen branches blocking the trails. Should you ride through the mud and tear up the trail? Doesn’t it look easier to ride around the [...]
Category: Advocacy, Trails |
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Tags: muddy conditions, singletrack, spring, Trails
Jeff Moser | February 7, 2010
On February 3rd, 2010, Muscle Powered and Bike Carson attended the 2010 Northern Nevada / Tahoe Regional Bicycle Summit in Reno, hosted by the University of Nevada Reno Cycling Team and the Tour de Nez Outreach. Over 40 cycling groups met in the UNR Student Union to give a brief presentation of who they were and [...]
Category: Advocacy, News, Trails, events, racing, urban cycling |
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Tags: Advocacy, bicycling, bike, cycling, nevada
Jeff Moser | January 24, 2010
Have you heard about the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet? I hadn’t tried it yet, but it sounded fantastic. I drive my car to Taco Bell, order special items from the Drive-Thru, and I lose weight. I don’t even have to walk to the counter to order my food. I simply eat [...]
Category: Advocacy, bike carson, commute, fitness, urban cycling |
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Tags: bike carson, cycling for health, ride-on diet, taco bell drive-thru diet
Jeff Moser | January 15, 2010
ROOP STREET
In the Fall of 2009, Carson City cyclists went to the Regional Transportation Committee, and asked for bike lanes to be included in the widening project of Roop Street. And the RTC listened. Well now the time has come to begin the project! Unfortunately, things are going to get worse before [...]
Category: Advocacy, News, commute, urban cycling |
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Tags: bicycle transportation, bike lanes, Carson City, freeway bike path, roop street
Jeff Moser | January 14, 2010
Muscle Powered, Citizens for a Walkable and Bikeable Carson City, has embarked on a project to make Carson City, NV a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC). A BFC is a designation awarded by the League of American Bicyclists to communities that have proven to posses safe accommodations for cycling, and that encourage people to bike [...]
Category: Advocacy, News, commute, urban cycling |
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Tags: bicycle friendly community, Carson City, league of american bicyclists, nevada
Jeff Moser | December 14, 2009
Once the quintessential accessory to a cyclist’s wardrobe, the millions of yellow LiveStrong wristbands are soon due to become the next platform shoe or bell-bottomed pant. Actor/Comedian Ben Stiller has unleashed what is almost certainly to become the next big thing in cycling fashion. Let’s watch…
www.stillerstrong.org
So how does Lance feel about this new [...]
Category: Advocacy, video |
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Tags: ben stiller, lance armstrong, livestrong, stillerstrong, video
Jeff Moser | December 11, 2009
Come join us for an End of the Year Celebration! Bike Carson and Muscle Powered will be gathering at Doppelgangers on Wednesday, December 16th, to celebrate a very successful year!
Join us for Pizza and Beer at Doppelgangers!
The Muscle Powered Board of Directors will meet from 6:30 to 7:30, reviewing our many accomplishments for the [...]
Category: Advocacy, News, beer, bike carson, events |
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Tags: bike carson, end of year celebration, party