by editor | Jul 18, 2019 | Bike
Did you know we have a velodrome here in St. Louis? One of fewer than 30 in the country, Penrose Park on the city’s north side contains our very own “cycle-racing track with steeply banked curves.” Tucked in where North Kingshighway Boulevard hits I-70, the track is a...
by editor | Jul 12, 2019 | Bike, Features
It began, as one might have guessed, with breakfast. Eighteen bicyclists gathered around two dining tables in the private upstairs room at Pastaria in downtown Clayton, Missouri, fueling up on a continental buffet: eggs, toast, bagels, yogurt, fresh fruit, granola,...
by editor | Jun 6, 2019 | Bike
Some might call Carl Meiners from Toddville, Iowa, a turncoat. The veteran bicycle tourist and longtime RAGBRAI participant has been on three of the four previous Big BAM (Bicycle Across Missouri) rides and is signed up again for this year’s fifth annual event from...
by editor | Jun 3, 2019 | Bike, Features, Fitness, Run
Imagine riding your bicycle on a greenway from a North St. Louis neighborhood, passing apple orchards and a playground as you pedal past the Grand Center Arts District and Tower Grove to the Gelateria Del Leone on South Grand for a gelato. Sound good? At lunchtime,...
by editor | May 14, 2019 | Bike, Features
A backpacking trip in the mountains had been on my bucket list for several years. So, when I was asked if I wanted to join a group of women from St. Louis for a five-day excursion in southwestern Colorado, I was eager to hear more. The trip would start in the former...
by editor | May 14, 2019 | Bike, News
Organizers of the Moonlight Ramble bike ride are excited to announce that the race will return to downtown St. Louis this summer on Saturday, August 17, for its 55th edition. The Moonlight Ramble is the longest running nighttime bike ride in the U.S. and a great...
