With the Arizona Ironman in town this past weekend, multisport mania was in full swing across the Valley over the last few months. Triathletes with their aero spaceship-like rigs moved from group to individual training to prepare for their 112-mile run up and down the Beeline Highway.Make no mistake, these…
The walls of central and downtown Phoenix have been springing to life over the past few years thanks to local artists looking to define this community through public art. Anyone who follows Jackalope Ranch semi-regularly has picked up on these works via Mural City, our ongoing look at public murals…
All too often the hardest decisions of the work day come down how to spend the lunch hour. The same old sandwich or burger joint or is it a sushi kind of day? Salad? burrito? Break the trend by using the lunch hour for an easy, enjoyable spin while fall and…
For the majority of the mid-twentieth century, the City of Scottsdale was bisected by floods that channeled along the Indian Bend wash. What were called the 99-year floods became almost annual occurrences throughout the 1970s.But the landscape changed when Scottsdale residents and the Army Corps of Engineers put their heads…
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If your bike gear is piling up to an unmanageable level, and you need to unload the old before brining on the new, take note. The 3rd Annual Sunday Cycles Bike and Gear Swap may be the cure for your woes. This Sunday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday…
With most of the focus of the local cycling world placed on long distance events like the Tour de Scottsdale, Ironman Arizona and the Tour of the White Mountains, many of the Valley’s casual pedal pushers are left looking for a group ride for them.The City of Tempe is here…
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong came, saw, and conquered the Four Peaks Brewery Urban Dirt Triathlon in Tempe on Sunday. He blew the competition out of the Town Lake water by more than four minutes.Armstrong announced his participation in the race on his Twitter feed a few days ago, but other…
Back in April, Cycle presented the mysterious appearance of green and orange arrows along common and popular bike routes throughout Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe. The greater bike community was not aware of who put these arrows out there, and what the specific, complete route was. Until now.After extensive investigation, the…
As part of the upcoming Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing is hoping to tempt a progressive-thinking soul to trade in their “polluting car” for a brand new, built to the nines custom commuter bike, and agree to be filmed for one year to document the adjustment.The trade will be…
Eric Iwersen’s not your typical cyclist.Most of us plan a route of established roads, paths and trails and go where we have been designated to ride (for the most part) by planners and engineers working for the cities, county and state. Iwersen gets to enjoy rides from a different perspective…
The Tempe Bicycle Action Group, a.k.a. TBAG, is taking their monthly Third Friday Ride to the rails with a Light Rail Ride to CenPho this Friday. The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. from Tempe Beach Park.The ride will migrate over to the light rail station at Third Street and…
The Tour de Scottsdale, the Valley’s signature fall road racing event, is now less than one month away, which means it’s time to make up for any time spent slacking this summer.The anchor event of the Scottsdale Cycling Festival is a tough course largely known for running downhill along a…
Last week, Joe Berman, a local bike rider and owner of Sunday Cycles in North Phoenix, took to Facebook with some advice for local gear heads: “News flash … We live in the desert, it gets hot, summer sucks. Ride your bike and get over it.” Berman says he could deal with…
In honor of cycling phreak Danny MacAskill’s newest viral display of two-wheeled insanity, Cycle hunted down the Internet’s most jaw-dropping clips.These aren’t just videos of exotic locations and nice riding. These are serious exhibitions of bike skills that only a select few fearless nut jobs would even think of attempting…
So, another year is halfway down the chute and that old bike you’ve been steering around town on has just about had it. Well, like the auto industry, bike companies start rolling out their new lines over the next few months and there are deals galore to be found in…
Even once the summer’s oppressive heat begins to subside, there is no escaping the sun in the desert.The Valley just doesn’t have those majestic tree-lined avenues that create a canopy of shade. More often than not, there are just a few streaks of saguaro shadows to break up sun exposure.So, what’s…
There is nothing like telling the story of your latest epic ride, and Arizona is home to several that call to cyclists around the world to partake in uniquely challenging and enjoyable routes (set against a stunning landscape.)One such ride is a mere two hours north of Phoenix among the…
As we begin to stare down summer’s dog days and the Valley’s scorched earth refuses to cool regardless of the monsoon’s best efforts, the need to find alternative cycling outlets becomes imperative. So why not take your riding indoors? We’ve never been fond of indoor training as the lack of…
This year’s Tour de France, cycling’s biggest race, is in its final week. After sixteen stages of (often less than inspiring) racing, every pedal pusher across the Valley should be itching to get out and see how they measure up.Regardless if you are a rookie to an organized ride or…
The Tour is underway and for some who are not cycling addicts, the romance of sitting in front of the TV for three to four hours (or all freaking day) watching cyclists cut across France is beginning to wane. We’re here to put some zip back into your Tour de…
The first weekend of July not only marks the time when Wal-Mart and Old Navy sell out of American flag shirts to mark our nation’s independence. It’s also when two British men (and their American mascot named Bobke) take a US network hostage to show the French countryside nonstop for…
