Archive of posts with category 'Bicycle Tips'
2020, the year that took away bicycle events, gravel
rides, get togethers. The year that took away interactions
with coworkers, friends, family. The year that took away
jobs.
My grand vision of building the Bicycle Tips brand/website
in 2020 were apparently dashed with Covid. That hasn’t
stopped the riding, though there has been less than
planned, and no...
So Dirty Kanza had their "virtual gravel camp" this
weekend. Going into this, I figured it would be leading up
to something. Some change, I assumed a cancellation for
2020...
Not sure we’ll get this posted before the end of 2019, but
we’ve at least started writing it before then! So a quick
review of all things ‘19, look for...
If you’re reading this, you might be interested in trying
to get a spot in the Dirty Kanza for 2020. If so, you’ve
come to the right place to get...
For the 2019 Dirty Kanza (halt pint) I had some concerns
about how I was going to handle hydration for the event
(be sure to read our 2019 Ride Review)....
So this site is called BicycleTips.com for a reason,
because at one point in time we planned to post
tips… Well, guess what, that's back.
Wow, what a weekend. The 2019 running of the Dirty Kanza
has come and gone, and all I can think about is doing it
again, not next year, but next...
In prep for my riding of the Dirty Kanza 100 coming up in
June, I’ve been trying to get some miles in and looking
for some gravel that is “nearby”...
It has been a while since I’ve blogged here on BicycleTips
and it is time to get started again! Less than 2 months
remain until I ride the 100-mile distance...
We've been back in Missouri for just over 5 years now, and
in that time I've taken my mountain bike out to Howell
Island Conservation area three times. Howell Island...
In case you missed the news, the bike path connecting the
Monarch Levy trail, and the Katy Trail opened up last week
(week of June 10th, 2016).
There are many obvious health benefits to riding your
bicycle, and by riding your bicycle year-round, you can
work to keep your body in shape for the prime riding in...
Last night Garmin was nice enough to send out an email to
all Edge 500 users (assuming they sent it to anyone who
has registered their device with Garmin.com). The...
Today Garmin has released two new, very cool, products.
The Garmin Edge 510 and Garmin Edge 810. You can find out
more information about them with some of the
information...
It has been far too long since I've blogged here on
BicycleTips.com, hopefully I can pick up the pace here
pretty soon. Natalie and I are just over 48 hours...
I can't believe I forgot about this, but fortunately I was
able to get ride in for Day 1 of 30 Days of Biking 2012.
https://30daysofbiking.com/ What? 30 days of...
I am heading to Colorado next week for work, a week of
onsite DotNetNuke Training in the state that is my former,
if short lived, home. I booked my flights...
One of the things that I’ve been trying to do while riding
is figure out how to record my rides, for a couple of
reasons. 1) To create cool creative...
As I get more and more into cycling I am looking for more
and more things to get my cycling. I live in Half Moon
Bay, and while my wife...
I set my alarm this morning for 6am, with plans to get in
a 45 minute ride before I took a shower and came in to
work. I went to...
The weekend before Thanksgiving I decided to strap one of
my new GoPro HD Hero2 cameras on to my bicycle helmet and
take it with me for a ride. I...
So I finally got around to trying out the IMapMyRide
application on my Android phone today, along with my
Garmin ForeRunner 305 which I always use when I ride.
Overall,...
So this website has been up for a few weeks now, and after
looking at the Traffic here on the site, we’re getting
incoming search links for the term Bicycle...
So as a new bike rider I am highly concerned about being
safe while I ride. I also don’t like the idea of carrying
my wallet with me while I...
So today is the Fourth of July, and what is everyone going
to be doing tonight? Going to watch Fireworks of course.
The wife and I are as well, though...