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

Bike Month Is Here!

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: [...]

Bicycle Repair Clinics

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 [...]

Bike to Work Week is Coming

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 [...]

Carson City BMX Open House

Jeff Moser | March 24, 2008

The BMX season is near.
Carson City BMX will be having an Open House on the weekend of April 5th and 6th, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. There is no racing on these days, but the track will be open for bikes. This will be a great time to bring the kids (boys and [...]

NAHMBS

6dogs | February 11, 2008

Amy and I traveled to Portland, OR. this past weekend to visit with Bill, Amy’s father. Fortunately the timing of this trip was perfect, for it coincided with the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. The show was too overwhelming to absorb in one day, but that’s all we had. After returning home and reading better [...]

Northern Nevada Law Enforcement/Cyclist Meeting

Jeff Moser | February 10, 2008

Back on January 24th, we reported on the Law Enforcement/Cyclists meeting that was to be held on February 5th. The meeting was quite a success and very informative, both for law enforcement and the cycling community. You can read about this meeting over on the Muscle Powered Blog HERE.

Bike to Work Week Meeting

Jeff Moser | February 9, 2008

Some of you may have read my post on the Muscle Powered blog about Bike to Work Week. We will be getting together sometime in the coming week to start discussing this event. Right now it looks like Wednesday the 13th, sometime after work (time and location TBA). If you’re interested [...]

Muscle Powered Annual Meeting - Reminder

Jeff Moser | January 11, 2008

Today’s commute took me through Hades. I stopped at the Lava Pools near the River Phlegethon, and was surprised to see that Muscle Powered has a rack there!

But seriously…
I just wanted to remind people of the Muscle Powered meeting to be held this Sunday at 9:00 AM. Details are HERE. There will be [...]

C.C.C. Interview with Anne MacQuarie

6dogs | January 8, 2008

I thought I would try something new here at Cycling Carson City. I’m going to conduct interviews with various citizens around Carson City that I hope will be of interest to you. From land managers and city officials to bicycle commuters and trail riders. Luckily for me my first interviewee said yes.

Anna, Anne, Chas, Charlie

I [...]

Muscle Powered Annual Meeting

Jeff Moser | January 8, 2008

A message from the President of Muscle Powered, Anne Macquarie…
You’re invited to Muscle Powered’s Annual Meeting this Sunday, January 13. The meeting will be held from 9 am to noon in the Wungnema House (the historic stone house by the Saliman St. entrance to Mills Park) and will be a business meeting combined with [...]