Cycle Archives | REI Co-op Journal

Biking and Mining In Arizona’s Borderlands

Jess Daddio//March 24, 2020

The border town of Patagonia, Arizona, exists at the intersection of two worlds: resource extraction and outdoor recreation. One Arizona couple is walking the fine line between, bringing a new 100-mile gravel race to the borderlands. Read More...

How to Cycle Indoors

Kelly Bastone//March 23, 2020

What you need to know, whether you simply want to get started or are looking to elevate your game. Read More...

Best Bike Rides in San Francisco

Trevor Husted//March 12, 2020

From ocean-side cruises to tough hill climbs to urban singletrack, these are some of our favorite bike rides in the City by the Bay. Read More...

Winter Is The Perfect Training Season for Mountain Biking

Tony Gill//February 11, 2020

Spring is just around the corner. Mastering these 4 mountain bike skills will make sure you start the season strong. Read More...

Two people mountain biking along a trail in Colorado.

Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley Receives Gold-Level Recognition for Mountain Biking

Sarah Grothjan//January 31, 2020

International Mountain Bicycling Association designates Colorado’s first Gold-Level Ride Center. Read More...

Two mountain bikers ride a trail in Athens, Ohio

Pioneering a New Way to Pay for Trail Building in Rural America

Jess Daddio//January 29, 2020

Athens, Ohio, has ambitious plans to build 88 miles of singletrack in three years. To make it happen, they’re eyeing a new funding model that could make it easier to bring recreation to rural America. Read More...

A person stands on a rock overlooking Lake Tahoe near a mountain bike trail

How to Get Trails Built In Three “Easy” Steps

Julie Brown//January 1, 2020

Lake Tahoe is experiencing a golden age of trail building with the biggest project of all on the horizon. But it wasn’t always this way. Here’s the story of how a group of people in Tahoe rose up to the task of making big ideas become reality. Read More...