Zuster Cycling will be holding the Inland Northwest Cyclocross’ final race of the season at Walters’ Fruit Ranch in Mead on November 12. Cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing that combines mountain and road biking. It involves a serious of obstacles, which may include muddy sections, river crossings, steep sections, and man-made obstacles such […]
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Spokane has no shortage of cycling events. It’s great to have diverse options, but with so many to choose from, how can Spokane support them all? Well, it requires more than attendance. What goes on behind the scenes to make that road race, mountain bike race, cyclocross race, organized ride, not-quite-so-organized ride, or community event
The 3rd annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Saturday, July 8 at Camp Sekani Park on the Spokane River has grown into one of the biggest and most fun events of its kind in the region. The outdoor-recreation oriented festival with live music, a beer garden, and over 50 exhibitor booths, is one of the biggest
Look no further than Spokane streets, bike shops and riding clubs for evidence of the massive gender imbalance across the nation in bicycling. Why don’t more women ride? Well, it’s complicated. Yet, it’s everyone’s problem. When fewer women bike, public health, the bike industry, infrastructure and all cyclists’ safety suffer. The most oft-referenced study on
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SATURDAY, JULY 13 & SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019! SAT: 9 A.M. – 10 P.M., SUN: 9 A.M. – 3 P.M. Try stand up paddleboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, geo-caching, SUP yoga, slacklining, disc golf, and the latest bikes, kayaks and paddleboards, and other boats at the 5th annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival! General admission
As a bike aficionado, I’m not exactly hard to convince that I need another bike. Apparently owning a bike for every type of cycling in all kinds of conditions is an affliction that many bike lovers suffer (although perhaps the spouses of said cycling addicts do the suffering). I feel rather great joy whenever I
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When Michal and Young Bennett decided to open a mobile coffee shop in Coeur d’Alene, they searched worldwide for a rig that could haul themselves and their stuff — and transform into a storefront wherever they went. Naturally, they bought a tricycle. You can find the husband-and-wife duo serving piping hot pour-over coffee from their
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Erik Solberg, a tall, thin 30-year-old newspaper archivist who sometimes sports a curly rattail and speaks fluent Feminist, rides a silver fixed-gear bike with a handkerchief tied to the handlebars. To him, the hipster-on-a-bike stereotype he embodies is not a joke – it’s proof that bicycling is at the forefront of cultural change. Biking for
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At the 2nd annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Saturday, July 9 at Camp Sekani Park on the Spokane River you can try stand up paddleboarding, rock climbing, kayaking, slacklining, geo-caching, SUP yoga, disc golf, and other outdoor activities all while hanging out in a fun, festive atmosphere that includes 40 outdoor recreation-related exhibitors, live music,
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No sooner do I lean my bike against the fence than Matt Larsen glances down and says, “Your tires are on backwards.” Sure enough, when I mounted my tires, I overlooked the arrow pointing out the intended rotational direction. Leave it to a wheel builder to spot that right away. We joked about how all
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