Bike Carson

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

Bike Month 2010 Announcement

Jeff Moser | March 9, 2010

Spring is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to start thinking about Bike Month in May! Carson City will be observing Bike to Work Week May 17th – 21st, which places the event a bit later in the month than last year. The plan is to spread out the events throughout [...]

Chris Akrigg

Jeff Moser | March 5, 2010

I’ve been getting some decent riding in this week, but just haven’t had much time to write. So you know what that means. It’s time to watch some videos!

Chris Akrigg THE MAURICE.0 from chris akrigg on Vimeo.
Here are a couple videos I think you’ll enjoy, from a kid named Chris Akrigg. [...]

2010 Northern Nevada / Tahoe Regional Bicycle Summit

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 [...]

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 [...]