Our own World Cyclocross Masters Champion Kari Studley will be leading a free all-girls trail ride this Saturday at St. Edwards Park in Kenmore. Whether you are an experienced racer or have done just one, everyone has questions about racing. Learn racing tips and ask any burning bike racing questions. Don’t miss this opportunity! Sign [...]

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On April 26 and 27, 2013, the PT Club at MGH Institute of Health Professions is teaming up with BikePT™ to bring to the Boston area a unique perspective on bicycle-related injuries, treatment, and bicycling biomechanics. BikePT teaches the complementary relationship between musculoskeletal knowledge with bike equipment and its importance in injury reduction. During this [...]

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For 45th year in a row, Seattle’s Lake Washington Boulevard plays host to Bicycle Sundays, starting May 5, 2013. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on select Sundays this summer, the stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach Park to Seward Park entrance will be closed to cars and open exclusively to bicyclists, [...]

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Visit us at Seattle Bike Expo

BikePT will be at Seattle Bike Expo on Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10, 2013. Come by the Corpore Sano/BikePT Booth #504 and say hi.

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Would you ride this course?

After getting comfortable riding a bike, nearly every kid starts jumping their bike off small bumps and big ramps. Some people make a career out of flying on the bike. This daredevil ride by Urban Downhill Champion Marcelo Gutierrez will put the fear (or adrenalin) in your bones. It’s truly inspiring (and scary)! Check out [...]

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Cleat alignment and observations – the importance of regularly checking cycling cleats

Improper cleat alignment is a common source of discomfort, chronic knee pain, and injury. It is important to regularly check your cycling cleats for position and wear. Sometimes cleats inadvertently move, which can cause problems. Other times, riders let their cleats wear too far down before changing them, causing more issues. By regularly checking cleats, [...]

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Setting cycling goals in the off-season

What are you doing this off-season? The off-season is roughly a 1-2 month period that occurs at the end of a person’s competitive season. It’s an important time to rest, recover, and do something different than what you just did for the last 8-10 months. The off-season is an important time to refresh your mind [...]

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Winter in Seattle is weird. It’s like Kansas weird, but not as extreme. The weather is all over the board, relatively warm in the low 50′s one day, then 37 degrees F the next, or dry as a bone one minute and dumping sheets the next and for eight hours straight, eating up all of [...]

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Rules of the Road – Cycling in Japan

The aim of this article is to present and discuss some potential difficulties and oddities about cycling in Japan and offer solutions, or at least advisories, regarding those issues. As an article primarily devoted to the illustration of the differences between American and Japanese roads, it is not my intention to present said roads in [...]

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Bicycle Alliance making a difference

Bicycle Alliance of Washington helps make Washington roads more convenient, safe, and accessible for bicyclists. Executive Director, Barb Chamberlain, was recently interviewed on Comcast Newsmakers. Barb highlights Washington State’s #1 bike-friendly ranking in the country as well as reporting on Bicycle Alliance of Washington’s accomplishments in improving legislation for bicycling and making the roads safer [...]

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