Everyday Cyclist
Everyday Cyclist: Bike Races We’d Like To See
Just over a month ago, representatives from the USA Cycling organization flew into Spokane to evaluate our fair city as a potential site for the ...
John Speare
February 1, 2009
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Everyday Cyclist: Combat The Cold With Clothes
RIDING YOUR BIKE in the winter can be a lot of fun. Like any other winter activity, fun starts turning to misery and suffering quickly ...
John Speare
January 1, 2009
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Everyday Cyclist: Bike Commuter Gift
UNTIL I STARTED COMMUTING by bike, I was a recreational mountain biker. When I decided to commute to work about 7 years ago, I was ...
John Speare
December 1, 2008
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Everyday Cyclist: Rookie Cyclocross Racer Tells All
As a cyclist, late autumn is traditionally a transition time. The short sleeves of summer are long packed away and endless calibration between under-dressing and ...
John Speare
November 1, 2008
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Everyday Cyclist: Off-Road Trail Paradise
I recently got a new road bike that can take pretty fat tires. After writing about the joys of “underbiking” a couple months ago, my ...
John Speare
October 1, 2008
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Everyday Cyclist: 5 Great Country Road Rides
ONE OF THE BEST PARTS about cycling in Spokane is how close we are to real rural riding. The city of Spokane is surrounded by ...
John Speare
September 1, 2008
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Everyday Cycling: The Joy of Underbiking
5 years ago, Grant Petersen, owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works in Walnut Creek, California, wrote a short piece called “The Underbike.” The essay described how ...
John Speare
August 1, 2008
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Everyday cyclist: Bike Touring 101
JULY IS A GREAT TIME OF YEAR to take a bike tour. In this month’s column, I’ll explain some basics about how to prepare and ...
John Speare
July 1, 2008
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Everyday cyclist: Take A Lane For Safety
MOST OF MY FRIENDS and family members that do not ride bikes for practical purposes cite safety as the main reason. Many of these folks ...
John Speare
April 1, 2008
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