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  1. Riding the Wave with the Wave Delineator It started with a straightforward yet challenging question: Could we design a product that makes bike lanes feel fun and enjoyable? Then came the inevitable follow-up: Does it matter? The answer to both it turns out, is an emphatic yes. In collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and Gensler Architects, we set out to design a temporary lane delineator that makes pop-up or demonstration bike lanes feel fun and inspiring. A common complaint from bicycle planners and advo...
  2. Starting a Collegiate Bike Team from Scratch By: Mark Janas Starting a collegiate bike team, let alone the first HBCU cycling team, was no easy task. A few of us involved had done some racing at various levels, and even had some prior coaching experience, but none of us had actually started a collegiate team from scratch. Truthfully, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. Or, maybe more accurately, we just decided that we would keep moving forward and navigate the obstacles as they came. We learned quickly that funding, equippi...
  3. Saris Unveils Exciting Updates to Platform Hitch Racks With more than 40 years in the bike industry, and as the company that introduced the first strap-on trunk rack in 1976, the Wisconsin-based bicycle rack manufacturer, Saris, knows that innovation waits for no one. Today they announced noteworthy improvements to their best-selling family of hitch racks, the Freedom and SuperClamp. Saris is long known for their emphasis on design. The Madison-based company stayed true to this philosophy, as each of the four racks in the Freedom family recei...
  4. Post-Pregnancy Fitness: On The Road Back to the Start Line By: Lindsay Goldman, professional cyclist for Hagens Berman | Supermint It’s been 4 weeks and 5 days since the C-section and I just finished my 20th ride. When the surgery was scheduled, I accepted that it would be at least four weeks before I was back on the bike. I’d hoped for sooner but was mostly just afraid that it might be longer. Then 10 days postpartum, I started pedaling. It felt good; it’s not like I was ignoring screaming warning signs or blood pouring out. Now I’ve worked up to ...
  5. Introducing the Saris Edge Platform Hitch Bike Rack | Secure Bike Transport Looking for the best hitch bike rack for your adventures? Cycling enthusiasts, adventure seekers, and eBike riders—get ready to elevate your transport game! Saris is proud to introduce the Saris Edge 2-Bike Hitch Rack, designed for those who demand durability, ease of use, and total bike security. Whether you're heading out for a weekend ride, exploring the backroads in your RV, or simply transporting your bikes across town, the Edge is built to make the journey smoother than ever. Bui...
  6. Eating for Recovery by Matt Dixon, Elite Coach and Owner of Purplepatch Fitness ‘I have yet to meet a training endurance athlete who fuels enough to support their training and health needs’. This was a quote I found myself saying the other day and is an appropriate start for a discussion on fueling around workouts. Nutrition and fueling for training is one of the most confusing components of endurance performance, with not only plenty of conflicting and poor information on the subject, but also plenty of data f...
  7. Pre Race Warm Up for a Triathlon by Matt Dixon, Elite Coach and Owner of Purplepatch Fitness When I attend races I am always amazed at the lack of thought and effort that athletes put into a proper warm up before the race. Even many of the elite athletes seem to greatly under-prepare for the rigors of competition, limiting any warm up to a gentle jog and a few arm circles, before launching into a high intensity effort. It seems that as the distance of the event goes up, the length of warm up generally decreases, which is ce...
  8. RAGBRAI Bound: A Brand Advocate Prepares to Ride Across Iowa What once began as a casual bike ride across the state of Iowa in 1973 is now one of the most well known (and most replicated) multi-day state-themed rides in the USA. We’re talking of course about RAGBRAI (aka: the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). This famous annual ride draws bicyclists from all over the states, as well as the world. From note-worthy food (Pie! Porkchops! Beer!) to the communities that come out to support and celebrate the riders, it’s a bucket-list adventur...
  9. Saris Partners with Urban Arrow and Bosch eBike Systems to Bring Electric Cargo Bikes to the Public Sector Saris, a Midwest manufacturer of cycling infrastructure, announced their partnership with Urban Arrow, the Dutch pioneer in electric cargo (eCargo) bike design, and Bosch eBike Systems, the global leader in eBike battery and motor design, to build and distribute best-in-class commercial eCargo bikes to North America’s public sector. “Cities are at the center of a growing societal awareness of the long-term costs of our fossil fuel dependence and resulting carbon emissions on the planet and t...
  10. Presenting the 2016 National Poster Contest Winner We're excited to announce that Caleb of Somerville, Massachusetts, is the 2015 National Poster Contest Winner! Over 1,500 voters from around the country helped select Caleb as the winner of the 5th annual National 5th Grade Poster Contest. His poster was selected out of a pool of nine state-winning posters that expressed what the students love about bicycling, using the hashtag #LongForTheRide. Caleb will be flown to Washington D.C. for the 2016 National Bike Summit to be recognized f...
  11. How 3 Trek-Segafredo Pros Put Smart Trainers to Work During the Off-Season When you think about the sport of professional cycling, what comes to mind? For some it is iconic stage races such as Le Tour. For others it may be riders lined up at the start, braving the elements of the day, ready to tackle cobbles or hors catégorie climbs. No matter the image, chances are they have something in common: they’re all outdoors.As the official bike trainer of Trek-Segafredo, we know these pros spend more time on their trainers than what’s broadcast at event warm-ups. Just like...
  12. How to Make the Most of Indoor Training By: Lindsay Goldman, professional cyclist for Hagens Berman | Supermint. Despite having logged an insane number of hours riding indoors throughout my cycling career – probably around 1200 hours or FIFTY WHOLE DAYS – I still wouldn’t consider myself an expert on indoor training. It’s hard enough getting motivated to keep pedaling, so I outsource all the science and planning to my wonderful coach, Susan Hefler of Hefler Performance Coaching. Susan has been my coach since 2014 and brought me f...
  13. Nobody Promised It Would Be Fun By: Lindsay Goldman, professional cyclist for Hagens Berman | Supermint. “I cannot WAIT to get on the trainer today!” Have you ever said that? No? Really? Me neither. Few people ever have. That’s because the trainer isn’t fun. There is no wind in your hair. There is no scenery. Nobody half-wheels you into charging up a hill. You never feel the exhilaration of cresting a climb. I’m not going to start this article by pretending I love being on the trainer for hours on end. One time I had a...
  14. Riding my Bike from the Biggest Hole in Arizona, to the Biggest Hump Some adventures require a little something extra. Whether that's an audacious goal, great friends, a stellar crew or a coach ensuring you, you're capable of great things - it's the combination of all the little things, that make the grandest of adventures possible. This was certainly the case for me a couple weeks ago. The iconic double crossing of The Grand Canyon - The Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R) – i...
  15. Green Bay Welcomes 16 Public Bike Repair Stations Green Bay, Wisconsin, recently celebrated the installation of new bicycle service stations across the city and surrounding area. The project was spearheaded by Leadership Green Bay, a professional enrichment program made up of local business leaders as part of the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. A station sponsored by Saris, installed along the Fox River Trailhead in Green Bay. A repair station at the Neville public museum along the banks of the Fox River. Leadership Green Bay ...
  16. How to Build a Strong Foundation for the Season Ahead By Matt Dixon, coach and founder of purplepatch FitnessAs a purplepatch athlete, education is a driver behind all training prescription. You can get a feel for the "Meetings with Matt", which all purplepatch athletes have the opportunity to attend multiple times weekly. In this edition, Matt and his assistant, Paul Buick, discuss pre-season triathlon training and many of the topics outlined below: As we emerge from the holiday season, many bikes have been collecting...