Jeff Moser | July 2, 2010
Here’s a look at some of the Bicycle News stories happening locally and around the country: Ca roule Montreal Anne Macquarie recently wrote on the Muscle Powered blog about her trip to the bicycle friendly city of Montreal. Read the full story on the Muscle Powered Blog. Ca roule Montreal – in French that means [...]
Category: Advocacy, News, beer, events, stories, urban cycling |
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Tags: bicycle news, Carson City, nevada
Jeff Moser | June 30, 2010
Our extended winter left a lot of snow in the Sierras, and mountain bikers have been waiting week after week for the snow to melt enough to ride the trails in the high country. Although many sections of the Tahoe Rim Trail are still under some snow, the Flume Trail is finally open! On the [...]
Category: Rides, Trails, stories |
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Tags: Carson City, flume trail, franktown creek, kings canyon, lake tahoe, marlette lake, nevada, red house, spooner lake, tunnel creek, washoe valley
Jeff Moser | June 25, 2010
So why do I get so excited about the flowers up in Ash Canyon? If you’ve been around the area for a while, you’ll certainly remember the Waterfall Fire of 2004. Here’s a photo of what it looked like after the fire, and why you should never take the beautiful scenery and diversity for granted! [...]
Category: flora and fauna |
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Tags: Argemone munita, Ash Canyon, Calochortus, flowers, Mariposa Lily, nevada, Palmer's Penstemon, Penstemon palmeri, Prickly Poppy
Jeff Moser | June 17, 2010
Here’s a random collection of videos for your viewing pleasure! Amazing stunt riding…on a carbon road bike Just when you think you’ve seen it all…stunt riding on a carbon road bike! Show this to your roadie friends that say they can’t join you on the ride because they don’t have a mountain bike. // DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”8828″,playerInstanceID:”0A49490D-27DB-8F26-F969-CB32D156F8F8″,domain:”krnv.web.entriq.net”}); [...]
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Tags: big balls, bike, bike wash, cycling, NDOT, nevada, reno, stunt riding on a road bike, tickets, videos
Jeff Moser | June 15, 2010
This week’s Flower of the Week is the flowering shrub, Tobacco Brush. No need to go searching for this one, as it is abundant and is growing along almost every trail up in Ash Canyon. You can’t miss the large flower clusters either. Not only are they pretty to look at, but the aroma is [...]
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Tags: Ash Canyon, Ceanothus velutinus, nevada, tobacco brush
Jeff Moser | May 27, 2010
Here’s a flower you’ll want to check out when riding or hiking the trails in Ash Canyon. It’s easy to miss, since the flowers hang towards the ground, and the rest of the plant is somewhat unremarkable. Brown’s or Wild Peony can be found growing all along the lower trails right now, but I’ve seen [...]
Category: Trails |
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Tags: Ash Canyon, brown's peony, Carson City, eastern sierra, nevada, Paeonia brownii, wild peony
Jeff Moser | May 11, 2010
In the first article of my Bike Month commuting series, I gave you Ten Reasons to Commute by Bike. Now that you’re ready to give bicycle commuting a shot, you’re going to need to choose a bike for the task. Thankfully for the shorter distances of urban commuting, just about any bike will work. If [...]
Category: Advocacy, Cruiser, bike month, bike to work week, car free, commute, events, urban cycling |
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Tags: bike month, bike to work week, Carson City, choosing a commuter bicycle, commute by bike, cycling, nevada