Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or just starting out, these five essential tips will help you boost your cycling endurance and prepare you for more epic rides! If you want to cycle further and faster, join Hank as he gives you training strategies, fuelling advice and overall tips to help you unlock your endurance potential! The post 5 Tips for Building Endurance | Getting Ready for Epic Rides appeared first on Bicycle Accident Attorney - Thomas Forsyth ..read more

From SingleTracks.com A new trail segment will link the towns of Truckee and Nevada City and is set to allow e-bike access along the entire route. By Travis Reill The relationship between e-bikes and the Tahoe National Forest (TNF) can best be described as “on again, off again.” Singletracks first reported on the allowance of eMTBs on non-motorized TNF trails in the summer of 2019. E-bike access was granted on 32 trails in five different trail networks. While the TNF officially gave the “okay” for this new group of trail users to access trails, they made it very clear that they were not chang ..read more

From CleanTechnica.com Plastic. It’s literally everywhere on our planet, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. And in case you missed the memo, “plastic recycling is not technically or economically viable at scale,” and is “virtually hopeless.” However, perhaps by using recycled plastics on a small scale, such as for these bicycles by mtrl.bike, this material can play more of a part in the circular economy of the future. What began in 2014 as just an idea by Johannes Alderse Baas to make a bicycle from recycled plastic has since been developed into a prototype that will be put into sm ..read more

It was all kicking off at Amstel Gold yesterday, with Matthieu Van Der Poel NOT winning a race, and Lorena Wiebes also NOT winning a race… Fortunately Dan is back to round up all the latest news and views from the world of bike racing, including Brabantse Pijl, the French Cup and Giro Da Bruzzo. The post Pro Riders Should NEVER Make This Mistake appeared first on Bicycle Accident Attorney - Thomas Forsyth ..read more

From CyclingNews.com By Will Jones Our pick of the very best cycling socks to keep your toes happy through the hotter months Socks, for some reason, are important to cyclists. Yes, some claim to offer tangible wattage gains, but for most of us, choosing the best cycling socks is purely an aesthetic decision. In the winter when you’ll be after some of the best winter cycling socks, performance differences are more noticeable, but for summer use you can basically pick whatever you fancy and they’ll perform well enough. While the performance differences between cycling socks are relatively minor ..read more

From MomentumMag.com Written by: Ron Johnson Paris is rapidly evolving into a city of transportation cyclists, official measurements reveal. A groundbreaking survey conducted by academics from L’Institut Paris Région, Europe’s largest urban planning and environmental agency, provides fascinating insights into the changing landscape of urban mobility in the French capital. Published on April 4, the institute’s transportation report underscores the transformative impact of cycling on Parisians’ travel patterns, particularly during peak periods. Thanks to the extensive development of cycleways ..read more

Many of us cyclists hate steep climbs! But you can learn to enjoy, and perhaps even master every mountain, pass, or brutal short climb you tackle with these top tips for pacing, technique and mindset. The post How To Ride Steep Climbs appeared first on Bicycle Accident Attorney - Thomas Forsyth ..read more

From SF.Streestblog.org By Roger Rudick San Francisco just put the finishing touches on its first sidewalk-level bike lane. It runs north-bound only on Third Street in Mission Rock between Toni Stone Xing and the Bay Trail where it meets the Lefty O’Doul Bridge. “The sidewalk-level cycle track is the first of its kind in San Francisco and designed in a collaborative effort with San Francisco Public Works. It replaces what was initially proposed by the Mission Rock Development to be a painted bike lane between the passenger loading zone and the travel lanes on Third Street,” explained SFMTA’s M ..read more

From LAist.com By Caitlin Hernández It’s hard to imagine, but before Los Angeles went completely car-centric there was another travel obsession: Bicycles. The craze took off in the 1890s, and the boom was so big that cities around the nation formed bicycle clubs, including ones in L.A. County. There were about 30,000 cyclists between L.A. and Pasadena, and the latter boasted its own track for riders to race on. Bikes were great for short treks, but long-distance travel remained challenging. Traversing around the hills from Pasadena to L.A. was a bit of a time-consuming feat and the roads ..read more

What does it take to keep up with a pro on the toughest cobbled sections of the famous Paris-Roubaix course? We sent Conor and Hank to find out! And we didn’t just find any pro, they’re taking on Belgian Lawrence Naesen – who has been a World Tour pro for over 6 years with the likes of AG2R and the now named Lotto DSTNY, and practically grew up on the cobbles… The post Can We Hold A Pro’s Wheel On The Toughest Cobbles? appeared first on Bicycle Accident Attorney - Thomas Forsyth ..read more