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Fat biking will titillate fans of the bicycle. What I associate with fat biking: snow floating, smiling despite cold teeth, envious snowmobilers, national forest, winter quiet, mountain shenanigans. We hit Wanoga Sno-Park with two Fatback bikes while I was in Bend researching an … Continue reading →

I realized what makes the project of creating and promoting Cycling Sojourner worth it to me. You, the readers. At Bike Craft this December, many people came up to my table to tell me that they had already purchased Cycling Sojourner. One … Continue reading →

Imagine me, a woman wearing bike cleats (elf bells dangling on toe tips) and green and red lycra, tap dancing wildly for you with flailing, sonorous foot stamping. Not to mention my jazz hands that occasionally juggle dreidels. That’s me … Continue reading →

As a distant second cousin to Cycling Sojourner, the newly released book Everyday Bicycling: How to ride a bike for transportation (whatever your lifestyle) by Elly Blue isn’t about journeying by bike into the wild blue yonder; rather it’s a pragmatic guide to … Continue reading →

I dig Ward Griffiths. She’s a rad cycle tourist. And she’s kind of a hero. Rarely do people like Ward get acknowledged amid the hubbub of spotlight scrambles, Twitterfests, and PR jazz hands. And these under-radar folks probably like it … Continue reading →

My mother would pitch a conniption fit if she was forced to plan her vacation like Joe and I planned our bike tour…and not just because cycling dominated our agenda. She role-modeled a trip planning methodology that involved neat, labeled … Continue reading →

Hey y’all! I wanted to pass along this post I’m a Cheater: How I Became Seduced by Beer from the website of my latest project, Hop in the Saddle: A Guide to Portland’s Craft Beer Scene, by Bike. Awesome, right? Please … Continue reading →

“He’ll have to stop to take care of his mangina,” Dan commented about a cyclist in the next hotel room who he jokingly perceived as a very likely DNF (Did Not Finish) candidate. My natural inclination was to hurl whatever … Continue reading →

My very close friend and avid paddler, Mary Beth (MB) Wyne, took a bike tour after years of harassment and cajoling from me. Here is her first-time experience. MB, I can’t wait to go touring with you! Long before I … Continue reading →

I can’t help it. The thought being unable to escape the confines of child-proofed conversation topics, ranging from diaper rash to the latest car seat accessory, is terrifying. Also alarming is the idea of trading in the helium-heart feeling of … Continue reading →