Brynn Barton was killed while cycling southbound with a group of friends on 700 east near Liberty Park when she was struck by a car that fled the scene. This tragic event has the entire cycling community in Utah striving to find answers, the driver of the car, and to raise awareness of cyclist safety…
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Icebreaker Cadence Bike Shorts review
As a mountain biker, I am morally opposed to rockin’ the skin tight bike shorts. Call me old fashioned (or old fashioned sensed) because I still prefer to wear baggy cargo shorts while cruising mountain singletrack, just like when I was a kid. So when Icebreaker sent out the ultra-tight Cadence bike shorts for testing,…
Get on two wheels this May for National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, and Utah is getting in on the action with dozens of events to get people on two wheels. Practically every day this May, there will be something going on in our state to educate about bikes, celebrate bikes, and ride bikes. As we all know, Utah is an awesome place to…
Ride bikes and drink beer at 2nd annual Tour de Brewtah
The Tour de Brewtah returns! The 2nd annual Tour de Brewtah happens on May 7th, and this year, the ride that combines cycling with microbrews will be even more of an adventure. Remember those “choose your own adventure” books from your childhood? Well the search for beer-on-a-bike will be just like that as event organizers…
Suunto T3d and Dual Comfort Belt heart rate monitor review
I’ve never been a runner. I’ve also never been one to keep track of my heart rate, calories burned, miles traveled or elevation gained. I’m an outdoorsman who focuses on the experience, not the workout. But after signing up for the Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay, I suddenly needed to train. For real. Fortunately, the Suunto…
Tour of Utah elevated to Park City for 2011
The seventh annual Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah cycling race will start in Park City this year after being elevated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to one of the top three professional stage races for road cycling. The free six-day event will be held August 9-14th and will feature a prologue and five…
Epic Brewing hosts Beers for Bikes
Epic Brewing Company knows how to make beer. They also recognize that bikes, like beer, make people happy. In fact, the guys at Epic are bicycle lovers who encourage cycling and bike commuting in our city. Must be the reason why they’re hosting a beer tasting party as a fundraiser for the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective. The event is…
May is Bike Month in Utah
In case you didn’t know, May is officially “Bike Month” in the state of Utah. That means that almost every day, there is something going on in the state that has to do with what everyone loved to do at some point in their lives… ride bikes. Although we’re almost halfway through the month of…
Experience the Tour of Utah with The Ultimate Challenge
The Tour of Utah, dubbed “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” will snake through the Wasatch Mountains on August 17-22. Over 130 cyclists will ride a prologue and five stages on grueling roadways, and all you can do is stand there and watch… unless you’re a masochist and want to feel the pain of elite cyclists. If that’s the…