Everyday Cyclist
Virtual Riding & Other Pandemic Cycling Spectacles
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more people started cycling, purchased bikes, and participated in virtual rides and races.
Tales from Bike Town
Everyday Cyclist columnist Justin Short explains what it might take for Spokane to become a wholehearted bike town that is safe, convenient, and easily navigable for bikers of all ages and ability levels.
Kmart Bike Shaped Object
Everyday Cyclist Column: Justin Short reflects on his first bike and the beginning of his lifelong obsession with bikes and bike-riding.
Pedaling Public Land
My wife, Lynn, and I moved to Spokane in 2012. Having emptied the moving truck the previous night, I went on a morning constitutional on …
For the Love of Biking and Wind in the Face
More people starting biking during the pandemic and enjoying the correlating physical, mental, and emotional benefits.
Bikepacking Odyssey Across Washington State
Justin M. Short, the new Everyday Cyclist columnist, shares about his Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Race experience in May 2019.
Bike Friends
By Justin M. Short As I write this, I’m waiting for a visit from one of my best friends who I met riding a tricycle in a …
Miles of Opportunity: Gravel Riding in West-central Idaho
Andrew Mentzer, Executive Director of the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council (WCMEDC) and local adventure cyclist Dave Beck pedal south and then west out …
The Perfect Month: Spokane’s Bike Everywhere in May
If you haven’t even squeezed those skinny, dusty tires yet this spring, your excuses will soon expire. May is Bike Everywhere Month in Spokane, and …
Over the Ice and Through the Snow: Winter Bike Commuting
Inland Northwesterners overwhelmingly adore winter sports. We daydream about hulking piles of the powder many flatlanders dread. When the first flakes fall, we assault mountains …