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2020 Schwinn Collegiate

Schwinn 125th Anniversary and 2020 Collegiate

How come riding cruiser bikes are so much fun? You know the bikes with the big, wide, upright handlebars and the big seat, combined with the somewhat soft bouncy, thudding feel of steel frames. Maybe it’s the type of riding that makes it fun. I’m...

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Cycling in Italy: “The Sweet Life” … on a Bike

  Cycling in Italy…where do I begin?   A few weeks ago, I was riding my bicycle and eating my way through the rolling hills of Tuscany with 9 cycling buddies, two bi-lingual tour guides and my dear cousin PierAngelo!   My cousin operates a boutique cycling...

A Cycling Community on the Rise

Indianapolis Episode Recap: Indianapolis, Ind. has quite a few reasons to be proud of its bicycling culture and the rate at which it has evolved as a bike friendly city. Currently holding a bronze status as a bicycle friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists, the...

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Local Bike Shops of Research Triangle , N.C …( part 2 of 2 )

Lunch at Al’s Burgers was next up… Yes, I had a big ‘ol nasty chili chesseburger called “The Bobo”…. with AMAZING sweet-potato fries…! Nothing like loading up the gut to drive / walk around, browsing businesses. Traveling between shops builds up quite an appetitie for...

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Why I love the Giro d’Italia…

The 97th edition of the Giro d’Italia starts today in Belfast with 198 cyclists participating in the opening team time trial in the Northern Irish capital. This year’s race will comprise 21 stages and cover over 3,200 kilometers.  Most folks know the race was first...

Nine13Sports…LIVE at School 91..!

Tom Hanley, Executive Director of Nine13Sports, has had his share of success as former elite track cyclist. Due to a significant life-changing experience that ended his cycling career, he chose to focus his energy, passion and heart into creating a Not-For-Profit aimed at introducing children...

Local Bike Shops of Research Triangle , N.C …( part 1 of 2 )

On a recent trip to the North / Central area of North Carolina I decided to checkout the local bike shop scene.   Also know as “The Triangle”,   The area is comprised mainly of the three cities of Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill….and houses NC State, Duke University and the...

Winter Motivation

The following is a post written by guest contributor Bob Brooks, owner of Brooks Integrative Training Winter’s wrath has been particularly cruel this season, what with snow every week and frigid temperatures more akin to the Arctic. In fact, Indiana recently set the new all...

Ready, Set… Bike Captiva & Sanibel Islands..!

Well….here I am writing my very 1st blogpost. My name is Anthony Barr and I am the Mobile Cyclist…..! Along with my short film business My Cycling Story,  this blog post will discuss various aspects of bicycling culture.  I will also be including a mix of...