Bike Carson

Blinky Man took over streets of the city on Saturday evening. The annual costume nighttime bike ride took to the streets at 7:30 p.m. and after stopping at a number of bars and pubs throughout Carson City, concluded around midnight. Riders dressed themselves in neon colors, tutus and crazy hats. They also also adorned their bikes in lights to illuminate their nighttime ride.

The Bike Carson-Tahoe bike shop is hosting an Ibis Bicycles demo day today, Thursday, July 11th, from 5 to 8PM. Meet at the shop at 4:30 to carpool up to Ash Canyon, or meet at the water towers (follow the Ash Canyon backcountry access road up the hill) at 5:00.

If you’re new to tubeless bicycle tires, you may not be aware that they need periodic maintenance. Although a tire may continue to hold air indefinitely, flat protection can diminish after just a few months as the sealant drys up. In addition to adding fresh sealant, it’s best to remove the old sealant for best performance. The old sealant can pool and stick to a specific location in the tire, or form into strange rubber crystals. If not removed, the dried sealant adds excess rotating mass to the tire, and can throw the wheel out of balance.

About a year ago, a few of us participated in the making of a promotional video for Carson City. Our segment was to promote our city’s recreational trails, so Ash Canyon was selected for the location. For about an hour, we all pedaled up and down the dirt road, and back and forth on the trails. Nearly two seconds of the footage made it to the final cut.

Muscle Powered and BikeCarson.com would like to thank our 2012 Carson City Bike to Work Week sponsors for their support! Generous donations by our sponsors helped us put on successful events, gave incentives to the challengers, and helped Muscle Powered raise money for future projects in Carson City.

Flume Trail Mountain Bikes officially opened for business on May 12th this year. The light winter snowfall has nearly melted off the lower trails, giving access to Marlette Lake and the Flume Trail. A few of us rode the Flume on Saturday, May 12th to go check it out.

It’s great to see the bicycle miles and trips rack up from our Corporate Challengers! If you haven’t been keeping track, go check out the daily totals posted on the Muscle Powered blog. We’re going to have a big party at the Firkin and Fox on Friday night the 18th to celebrate everyone’s hard work this week. In addition to announcing the winners of the Corporate Challenge, we’re going to have live music from Notch 8, and a raffle with prizes you don’t want to miss out on.

Bike Carson'sJeff Moser and friends take an awesome journey on some of the most desirable off-road routes that connect Carson City to Virginia City. Click here to read about it. Moser's perspective into the two-wheel world around Carson City, Northern Nevada and the Sierra is bookmark-worthy +10.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/06/30/biking_the_sierra

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/06/30/biking_the_sierra

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/06/30/biking_the_sierra

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/06/30/biking_the_sierra

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/05/17/bike_to_work_week Photo by Flickr user Jeff Moser / BikeCarson.com

by Scott Schrantz

by Scott Schrantz