Stories from Bicycles and Icicles
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Big Fat Fun & A Stolen Bike Alert
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Feb 5, 2012
During a good summer, I rack up a lot of miles driving down to the Kenai Peninsula for great trail rides. But in winter, I rarely leave Anchorage unless I'm on a jet leaving the state. There'll be rides, an… Full Story »
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Pedals for the people
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jan 29, 2012
Capital Bikeshare's 1,100 bikes are nerdy, heavy as hell, stiff as slate and equipped with only a three-speed internal gear. A lot.After years of reading about bikeshare programs, I spent last week in Washington, D.C., where I finally got to… Full Story »
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Baggin' it
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jan 27, 2012
This is one of the most detested consumer products anywhere. You can stuff a couple of these puppies inside a bike jersey to block cold wind, or wear them over your socks to keep your toes from freezing. Cold temperatures… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Cannondale Factory Racing
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Passion, or status symbol?
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jan 15, 2012
I've gotta tell ya, it's been feeling lately like fat bikes have jumped the shark. They're selling like crazy, but there are only so many hardcore winter riders. I have to wonder if a big-tire bike hasn't become just a… Full Story »
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Up an island creek without a pedal
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Jan 8, 2012
For Christmas, I received an S hard case for transporting my coupled Surly Trucker Deluxe. Because it's easy to dodge the airlines' unconscionably high fees for flying with a bike, as Adam pointed out, you can take a bike on… Full Story »
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Blowin' in the wind
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Dec 19, 2011
Sam chucks wood under the watchful eye of Queen Beeduring a ride across Blue Dot last Saturday.Alaska has gone a little crazy this winter. And not just that Sarah-Palin-loony kind of crazy. More like Lindsay-Lohan-on-a-bender insane. She covers herself with… Full Story »
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Dollars down the drain
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Dec 14, 2011
Alaska snow removal: Plow. Bury. Repeat. About a dozen years ago, morning commuters in Fairbanks noticed a crew of workers clearing a parking lot with snowblowers. That afternoon, they saw the same workers blowing the same snow to the other side of the… Full Story »
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- Cannondale Factory Racing
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Attitude adjustment
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Dec 4, 2011
Alaskans have a saying: There is no bad weather, only bad gear. There's a lot of truth in that.But a bad attitude can be worse than sketchy weather. Knowing that the forecast looked grim and our sweet winter trails were… Full Story »
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- Cannondale Factory Racing
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Sunday services
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Nov 21, 2011
Fabulous Fingersicles at -25 in TalkeetnaTo everyone who got up offa that thing last week and started riding the Hillside singletrack, nice job. After a stressful week, I need to attend Sunday services at the Church of Bike, and holy… Full Story »
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- Time
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Forked Up
Bicycles and Icicles &bull Nov 11, 2011
Middle Fork Trail: Riding it is now a crime. An open letter to Chugach State Park administrators: For the past few winters, I have obtained a special-use permit for winter bicycling in the park, and I have complied with all… Full Story »
