Bike Carson

New Belgium’s Tour de Fat is coming to Truckee this Saturday, July 26th.
As usual, the event will be held at the Truckee River Regional Park
Register 9am, Bike Parade 10am, Revivalation 11am - 4pm
If you’ve never been, the Tour de Fat is a must see. Especially if you’re a fan of New Belgium’s many fine […]

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A few of us plan to ride down to the downtown Farmers Market Saturday morning at 11:00 AM. The Farmers Market will take place at the corner of Third and Curry Streets…near the Firkin and Fox (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more say no more…).

Swiss Chard
So show up on your bike, buy […]

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Anyone going to the Movie at the Library tonight? I’m going to try and make it…
Movie Night
“A Glimpse of Heaven and a Taste of Hell”
Award winning documentary
2007 Tahoe Rim Endurance Run
Thursday, June 12th, 6:30 p.m.
Library Auditorium
Free and open to the public
“This 2007 film was directed by Tyler Bourns and captures the race event which […]

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The Flume Trail
It appears that The Flume Trail is open! According to The Flume Trail WEBSITE, “We are opening Saturday May 31, 2008 for bike rentals and Flume Trail shuttle.” The Rental Fleet looks pretty nice this year too! Who wants to go?

Kristy on the Flume Trail
Movie Night
“A Glimpse of Heaven and […]

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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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Bike to Work Day is tomorrow, and it’s a day packed full of events; free bus service for bicycle commuters, bicycle commuter stations, and Bike Month raffle.

Carson City Stylin’
Starting at 6:30 a.m.
JAC-Jump Around Carson
You may have seen the Jump Around Carson (JAC) buses making their rounds in Carson City. Lately I’ve noticed […]

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We had another successful Bicycle Maintenance Clinic last Thursday at the Bike Habitat.
Denis demonstrated several emergency repair scenarios that may occur when out riding your bicycle and what to do to fix the problem.

One more example of why Jeff M. should be the only person allowed to take photos
This Thursday’s clinic may be the most […]

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Continuing the Bike to Work Week celebration on Wednesday, May 14th, is the West Side Social Ride. This Muscle Powered sponsored event will begin at 6:00 PM at the Brewery Arts Center (corner of Minnesota and King Streets). Come join us for a 4 mile slow ride along the quiet streets of Carson […]

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There have been so many bike events lately that it’s hard to keep track. I’m getting pretty worn out, but I don’t want to miss out on any of the fun! I just had an ibuprofen/glucosamine/multi-vitamin cocktail, and I’ll get some good sleep tonight. This should keep me going for the rest […]

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