There’s a great post this week on the site Wisconsin Life on the joys of bicycling. Spring is the best time to ride; the air is fresh and everything is bursting with life. Plus after being cooped up indoors all winter, we...
Read MoreSusie Weber of Menasha is not your ordinary mother to be. An avid cyclist, she decided that she would bike to her doctors appointments and delivery during the pregnancy. On on the morning of October 7, she and her husband Paul...
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is once again a presenting sponsor for the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The tour, a pro-am cycling series will route through 11 communities in Wisconsin on June 16-26, 2011. “Tour...
Read MoreThe late summer weather of September is a great time to get out and enjoy the many bike paths and trails in the State. Plus with the coming cooler weather and the changing colors of the trees, you will have a chance to...
Read MoreSouthern Wisconsin is a haven for two things: bicycle trails and cheese. Lori Rackl, travel editor for the Chicago Sun-Times found out how much fun riding a bicycle and eating cheese can be as she toured the rolling hillsides of...
Read MoreThe final day of a bicycle tour is always full of mixed emotions. Part of you is glad that the physical challenge is just about over and you’re ready to sleep in a real bed; but deep inside you know that you’ll miss...
Read MoreThe thing I enjoy most about bicycle touring is that it forces you off the beaten path. You can’t ride a bike down the Interstate, so you are naturally forced to slow down, explore, and take the backroads to get from point...
Read MoreThe one rule to always follow on a bicycle tour is to never use anything new or untested on your trip. You will invariably run into a problem. I broke that rule on Wednesday and paid the price. As I was getting ready to leave...
Read MoreTuesday’s ride started out from the Riverview Middle School in Plymouth. Plymouth is a sleepy little German community about 15 miles due west of Sheboygan. The town welcomed the bikers with open arms and even put on a...
Read MoreBy the second full day of the tour, you start to get into the routine of things. The alarm goes off at 5:00am, you get up, stumble to the bathroom and brush your teeth and clean up. Next up is getting dressed and packing up your...
Read MoreIt takes a lot of hard work and volunteers to make a bicycle tour happen. The group at BikeWisconsin has built a successful model of attracting volunteers to help out with many of the tasks that make the tour a success. Since...
Read MoreI rolled into Columbus High School Saturday afternoon for the start of the SAGBRAW ride. This year’s ride, in its 33rd year, starts at Columbus and loops over to Lake Michigan, over to Appleton and back down to Columbus....
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