Bike Carson

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

Bike Carson Ride-On Diet

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 [...]

Carson City Bicycle Transportation News

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 [...]

Carson City – A Bicycle Friendly Community?

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 [...]

Kona Dew FS Review

Jeff Moser | January 10, 2010

The demand for the types of bicycles we need has shifted. More and more people are using bicycles for everyday tasks, and not just for weekend recreation. Due to the high cost of automobile ownership and increasing traffic congestion, we’ve begun to rediscover that the car is not always the best way to [...]

Tips for Bicycle Commuting in Snow and Ice

Jeff Moser | December 16, 2009

Back in May during Bike to Work Week, our message was for anyone and everyone to get out and ride their bikes. And they did! The weather was mild, and the days were long. It was the perfect weather for being outside. But now we’re in December, and Northern Nevada has [...]

Stewart Street Extension

Jeff Moser | December 9, 2009

by Dan Allison – originally published on MusclePowered.org
The Stewart Street Extension opened in early November (Nevada Appeal article), connecting William Street (Highway 50 East) with Roop St. This project is part of an effort to provide options for getting north-south in Carson City so that Carson Street can be narrowed. The new street segment is [...]

Roop Street Bike Lane Update

Jeff Moser | November 5, 2009

Bike Lanes were the first item on the agenda last night at the Regional Transportation Commission meeting, and Engineering firm Manhard Consulting, LTD was there to make their redesign presentation.  The room was once again packed last night, but they weren’t familiar faces.  Three of us from Muscle Powered attended, eager to hear the verdict.

As [...]