Bike Carson

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

NEWS

Jeff Moser | February 12, 2008

Trail Conditions
This is a picture from the top of the Kings Canyon road climb. As you can see, the southern exposures have melted, but anything that does not get direct sun still has quite a bit of snow on it. There is hope for a taste of singletrack in the near future if [...]

January Wrap-Up and NEWS

Jeff Moser | February 4, 2008

Back when I made my personal commitment to commute by bike throughout the winter, getting through January was my biggest fear. Early nightfall, wind, snow, ice, below freezing temperatures…January has it all. Looking back though, it wasn’t all that bad! There were a few times when the conditions were miserable, but I [...]

NEWS

Jeff Moser | January 28, 2008

Lunch Rides
We continue to get a daily dose of snow here in Carson City. Every day it snows, and every day it melts. Just a constant cycle of snow, slush, and ice. I had hopes of road biking through January while the trails are under snow, but unfortunately I’ve gotten very little time in [...]

Law Enforcement Agencies Biased Against Bicyclists?

Jeff Moser | January 24, 2008

Anne Macquarie of Muscle Powered sent me this to post:
After several unfortunate incidents, Reno cyclists think law enforcement agencies are biased against bicyclists. Terry McAfree of the Nevada Bicycle Coalition and Procrastinating Pedalers, and others, have arranged a meeting with local law enforcement agencies to talk about what we can do about it. [...]

Saturday Night Links

Jeff Moser | January 19, 2008

Three prominent cycling minds discuss how to get more people on bicycles.

Tim Grahl interviews Tim Parr (Swobo), Brad Quartuccio (Urban Velo), and Tim Jackson (Masi Bikes) over on Commute by Bike. Watch the video HERE.

Suffer from cold hands during winter cycling?

My friend Keith let me borrow his Pogies, also known as Bullwinkles or [...]

News

Jeff Moser | January 10, 2008

Something to Read (that I Wrote):

Read about my morning Road Rage incident over at Commute by Bike.
Read about a great deal on Pogies over at Blue Collar MTB.

News

Jeff Moser | January 4, 2008

Further Reading
I’ve begun posting over on the Crooked Cog Network, and you can view my first posts over here at Commute by Bike and Blue Collar Mountain Biking.
Local Stuff
Scott Schrantz from Around Carson has launched two new websites, the Western Nevada Historic Photo Collection, and Carsonpedia. The story behind these two new blogs can [...]

Contributions Wanted!

Jeff Moser | December 20, 2007

Part of the original intent of this blog was to share what’s going on throughout the Carson City cycling community. So far, it’s been mostly about what I’ve been doing.
I’d like to remind the Carson City readers that I’d love to have you contribute! Some ideas:

Your cycling stories and news.
Cycling Pictures - [...]

New Bike Shop Review

Jeff Moser | October 17, 2007

Marcus has added a review of Bike Habitat over on the Local Bike Shops page. Check it out HERE.

Carson City Bicycle Rodeo

Jeff Moser | October 14, 2007

There was a bicycle rodeo held in Carson City this weekend to help kids learn cycling survival skills. Read the full story over at the Nevada Appeal HERE.