Of all the local mountain bike trails, I think Hazeltine is my favorite (although I admit, more often than not, my favorite is whichever trail I am riding at the moment). The area off Austin Road in Amherst has terrific variety, from double-track to single track to where-did-the-trail-go track, loads of fun natural obstacles, and [...]

Skin tight spandex shorts may look silly on cyclists (or sexy, depending), but they serve an important function.
 
In addition to the comfort of internal padding, tight shorts ensure that you won’t get snagged on your seat at a critical moment, such as heading down a steep, rocky descent, which can stop you from shifting your weight [...]

Last Chance to Register for NEMBA’s Trail Building & Advocacy School
 
The deadline to mail in your registration is over, however, we are extending the “phone-in” deadline until tomorrow, May 5th.  Call 800-576-3622 to register.
 
This weekend trail building and advocacy weekend will offer instruction on designing and caring for multi-use trails and topics taught by experts from [...]

There are still an awful lot of extra obstacles on an awful lot of trails as a result of last winter’s ice storm, and various groups will be getting together to do something about it.
This coming Sunday morning, a group from the Wilton Lyndeborough Winter Wanders snowmobile club will be working on the rail trail through [...]

Milford Conservation Commission Coordinator Rita Carroll writes: 

 
 
Trail Expo  - Sunday May 17 at Hampshire Hills - free admission 
 
The Milford Conservation Commission is sponsoring its second Trail Expo on Sunday, May 17 from  12:00 noon to 5pm at the Hampshire Hills Sports and Fitness Center, Emerson Rd., Milford, NH.  We are expecting this event to [...]

Before we get to this bulletin from the NH Department of Safety, let me add a few words of my own to all you cell-phone gabbing, sandwich-eating, hair-combing, child-scolding, line-crossing, light-running, no-signal-using, driving-with-intent-to-murder (plural expletive): Please pay attention to the road and others using it while you are driving, before you kill someone like me.
Thank you.
And now, [...]

Better late than never, NEMBA has emailed round some good winter riding tips. I got out for my first winter ride of the season last weekend, and found good conditions in the Arched Bridge area in Dunstable.
My own recommendations: Follow the snowmobiles. Anywhere they go, they pack down the snow and mountain bikers can follow, but [...]

I would have mistaken these bugs for seeds, if I noticed them at all. My dear and observant friend Lisa spotted them during a leisurely ride along the Mason-Greenville rail trail last weekend.
 
 
 
 

 
She waved a hand gently in the air, as if brushing off invisible cobwebs, and coaxed one of the tiny critters to light [...]

The Vector Comp wheels that came with my road bike (a 2000 model Klein) served me well, so far as I can tell. They rolled round and stayed true for several years, without professional help.
Time conquers all, alas, and my wheels were no exception. The rear hub flange cracked last weekend, apparently due to [...]

The weekend of Sept. 20 and 21 is so full of fun things to do, I get giddy just thinking about it. Check it out:
The Seacoast Century is the easiest (because it’s flat) most fun (because riding amongst a few thousand other cyclists is a rush) 100-mile tri-state bicycle rides you could ever do.
 
The Can/Am Slalom [...]