Bike Carson Tumblelog :.6dogs | May 6, 2008
Giant Tran Send
Flat tire, broken chain, a rim so out of alignment it rubs the brake pad. As those of you who have been cycling for a while know, it’s not if it will happen, it’s when.
All bicycle commuters should know a few basic repair skills to get their bicycle home (or to [...]
Jeff Moser | May 4, 2008
I took Friday off to enjoy an extended bike ride with Kristy, the perfect way to celebrate my birthday. It turned out that Jeff and Amy P also had the day off work, so we all went up and rode the Ash Canyon trails. As much as I enjoy the hour lunch rides [...]
6dogs | 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: [...]
6dogs | 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 [...]
6dogs | 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 [...]
Jeff Moser | April 24, 2008
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. [...]
6dogs | April 21, 2008
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 [...]
Jeff Moser | April 20, 2008
At January’s Muscle Powered meeting, Jeff P and I took on Carson City’s Bike to Work Week as one of our main projects for the year. After months of discussions, research, and meetings, we are pleased to announce that we finally HAVE AN EVENT PLANNED!
Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, there will be [...]
6dogs | April 16, 2008
Welcome to Cycling Tips.
Bike-To-Work Month is fast approaching. To help prepare for B.T.W.M. I thought I would start a blog filler series to help us celebrate Bike Month. Please feel free to add your comments and ideas for future Cycling Tips. Tips don’t have to be road bike or mountain bike specific, [...]
Jeff Moser | April 9, 2008
I have nothing remarkable to say today, so let’s watch a short film…
