These are some of my favorite cycling links. You'll
find instructional articles, traffic safety tips, maintenance how-to articles,
advocacy issues, touring info, and just about anything you can think of that
relates to riding a bike. If you are interested in a cross
country ride or just a portion of the country, check out America
By Bicycle’s link. They are one of the top touring companies in the
country. Also, check out the daily journals listed at the bottom of this
page. Hope to see you on the road sometime.
 | Roark Bicycles Check out this web site if you are interested in building a custom Ti bike. They do quality work and have many satisfied customers...I should know, I have 2. |
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 One
of the best bicycle museums I've ever seen and they have a cool
website. The museum is located in Orchard Park, NY and we try to stop
in on our cross country rides. The riders always list it as one of the
highlights of the tour. The owners, Carl and Clary Burgwardt, have
done an excellent job of collecting historic bicycles and offer a wonderful
guided tour of the facility. If you ever get the chance to stop by, it
is well worth the time if you have any interest in
cycling. Click the image for the website. |
| Ken Kifer's Bike Pages - Interesting opinions on a myriad of subjects. You can find just about anything here...news, humor, instruction, and links galore! (He's from Alabama too :-) ED NOTE: In the late summer of 2003, Ken was tragically struck and killed by a drunk driver while on a ride in a rural area near his home in Alabama. The cycling community has lost an expert cyclist, an advocate, and a friend. We will miss his wit and professional insight into our cherished sport. For now, his site remains for all to see and to gain from his efforts to bring the joys of cycling to the entire world. Rest in peace dear friend. |
| A John Forester Web Site -John is the Zen Master of cycling. He is a staunch cycling advocate, a transportation engineer, and author of "Effective Cycling." He has served as an expert witness in many litigations concerning cycling and transportation planning efforts. |
| Wayne Pein's Road Vogue -Bicycling safety booklet on the web. Includes diagrams of traffic situations. A must for any cyclist. |
| Bicycling Life -Useful cycling information. A must read for students of effective cycling and cycling advocates. |
| Road Bike Rider - Ed Pavelka and Fred Matheny, two cycling icons, have a great site for cyclists of all levels. If you need a lesson on "how to" on just about any subject, you can probably find it here. They also provide a free weekly on-line newsletter chocked full of valuable information from training secrets to classified ads. If you sign up for the free newsletter, they'll send you a free e-book...29 Pro Riding Secrets. A must see site! |
| United Bicycle Institute - Bicycle mechanics education. Located in the foothills of the Siskiyou and Cascade Mountains in southern Oregon, this professional school offers classes in bicycle repair, frame building, and mechanic certification. I attended in March of 2003 and found it to be well worth the time and effort to attend. These guys are pros, check them out if you are interested in working in the bicycle industry, wish to open a bike shop, or just want to learn more about bike mechanics so you can keep your own steed in pristine working order. |
| Cycling Links - Great reference website for just about anything athletic...including cycling. |
| Mike's Mega Bicycle Links page - Rated by Bicycling Magazine as a top "links" site. |
| Cycling Reviews -- This site does in-depth cycling product reviews. All reviews have quality photos and and shows full installation and testing if appropriate...also post the latest cycling news and press releases. |
| Bicycle Safe by Michael Bluejay -- This page shows you real ways you can get hit and real ways to avoid them. This is a far cry from normal bike safety guides, which usually tell you little more than to wear your helmet and to follow the law. |
| Montgomery (AL) Bicycle Club |
| Cahaba Cycle Quality Birmingham Bike Shop (Site also has riding routes around B'ham) |
| GC Cycling My team affiliation...Birmingham Racing Club |
| The League of American Bicyclists |
| National Senior Games Association |
| The Auburn Fliers Auburn University Cycling Team |
| Birmingham (AL) Bicycle Club |
| The Gainesville, FL Cycling Club |
| Spring City Cycling Club (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| The Red Dirt Pedalers (Stillwater OK) - I'm an honorary member and write for their newsletter on occasion. Great folks and they ride anytime...even when it's 20 degrees outside. Yes, they use their water bottles as weapons in that weather. :-) |
| East Alabama Cycling Club - A new club in the Auburn/Opelika area. |
| Twin Cities Bicycling Club - Traveling to Minneapolis or St Paul? Here's a club to develop, conduct, and promote safe and friendly bicycle rides in that area. |
TOURS/RIDE INFORMATION PAGES
| America By Bicycle - Cross-Country Tours...the company I've ridden with since 1997. Complete info on all 4 of their cross country routes and shorter theme rides. |
| BAMA - Bike Across Magnificent Alabama! Info on the cross state ride. Check out resources page. |
| Florida Touring Info -Just what it says. |
| Southern Cyclist - listings on rides from Texas to Georgia |
| Cycling Sideways - A touring resource for cyclists visiting Wales and the Welsh borders of England |
| Laid Back Tours of New Orleans - On your next New Orleans vacation, experience the REAL New Orleans, join a small group New Orleans cycling tour or Louisiana kayak swamp tour. |
| Majorca Spain Training Camp - You can just wish you had more strength or you can do something about it. Why not give your 2003-cycling season a jumpstart with a spring cycling camp? |
| Black Bear Tours - Ever want to tackle the toughest riding in the US? And some of the most beautiful? These guys tour the Natchez Trace, The Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Skyline Drive. They provide a schedule to fit almost anyone's availability. |
| CYCLEVENTS -- operates a variety of bicycle tours worldwide that are geared towards cycling enthusiasts. Our trips offer longer, more challenging routes with a set your own pace philosophy to allow riders to crank or relax. Both hotel and camping based trips are offered in Asia, the South Pacific, the Rocky Mountain west, Europe and Hawaii. |
| Adrian's Edinburgh City Cycle Tour - Take one of Adrian's Edinburgh Tours by bicycle for an entertaining and informative guide to Edinburgh. See everything the city centre has, by bike - Monuments, Squares, Castle, Palace and much more. The cycling is energetic but non-strenuous - no fitness is required! Tours cycle the city in 3 hours with stops every few minutes for Adrian to provide commentary. |
| Impressions from Bicycle Travels - A pictorial of bicycle self-contained touring worldwide by Paul Feurissen and Grace Johnson. Inspiring to say the least. Beautiful photography of some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet. |
| New England Bicycle Tours - Explore the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, the Massachusetts North Shore, and southern Quebec by bicycle! Our scenic rides take you along quiet, beautiful back roads to the many natural and cultural attractions of New England. |
| Western Spirit Bike Tours - Mt bike Cycling Vacations : Saddle up and ride off into the sunset with Western Spirit Cycling Vacations. A huge variety of trips are available for any level rider. Dissolve into Idaho's backcountry hot springs, retrace Lewis & Clark's journey through the Bitterroot Mountains or test your technical skills on the Kokopelli Trail. |
Bicycling-related E-zines
| Tandem Magazine |
| Velo News |
Bicycling and Other Friends
| Marion's 2002 Fast Journal Another perspective from a little "Pocket Rocket" |
| Fitness Rush - Fitness Rush is a new and used exercise equipment and home exercise equipment buyer and reseller located in Atlanta, GA that serves commercial and corporate gyms, institutions, and residential clients. Walter the owner rode with us on a fast ride in '98. |
| RAK Random Acts of Kindness - By Tom Tsao. A list of brotherly love acts compiled by the author to offset the negative news we see every day. May give you a bit more confidence in mankind. Feel good reading. |
Related Sites
| Graphics I got some of my bike graphics and animated gifs from this site. They have lots of cool stuff. |
| Travelin hobo Cheryl Kline's cycling site...lot's of neat links for info on bike touring. She's an accomplished touring cyclist and has collected zillions of interesting and informative links...including mine |
| BIKE
Central Your premier online resource for cycling products - We
select and gather the finest cycling-related products from the finest online
stores over the Internet. Our
purpose is to provide to you only the best of the cycling products
world. |
Local Links - Traveling in the Montgomery area? Here's some links that will help you find things.
| WSFA - Local News station with links to weather, news, things to see in the Montgomery area. |
| Chamber
of Commerce - What to do in Montgomery...here's a good start. |
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