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How to Lube a Bike Chain-Best Practices
Your Bike Chain is the key to your drivetrain. It is what transfers energy from your engine, (legs, pedals, crank arm, front chain ring ) to the back wheel, where the rubber meets the road. That transfer of power can be hindered and weakened by a worn, or even a dirty and neglected chain. In ... Read more
Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time trial Series #5 photos Are UP!!
Last week was the 5th installment of the Karen Hornbostle Memorial Time Trial Series. As usual, COBRAS were hosting our photo contributor, Ryan Muncy, who once again caught some amazing images. Conditions and temps were perfect and so were the results. The photos are up and available on his website at: https://ryanmuncyphotography.smugmug.com/2024-Karen-Hornbostel-Memorial-Time-Trial-Series-5 Recent Posts Let’s ... Read more
Should you ride the Triple Bypass?
The post Should you ride the Triple Bypass? appeared first on Bicycle Colorado. I love to ride bikes and have for almost 30 years now. Name the type of bike—cruiser, mountain, road, gravel—and I’ve likely ridden it over the past month, if not week, to get around town and to keep my aging body moving. ... Read more
Stay Safe With These Six Assertive Bike Riding Techniques
Sooner or later, just about every cyclist has a terrifying near miss with a motor vehicle (or gets hit). There are only so many things we can do to keep ourselves safe. Wearing bright clothing, using flashing lights, avoiding dangerous roads, etc. Most cyclists know these strategies already. But there are certain riding techniques ... Read more
Images of the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series #4
Photos are up from Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series #4 p/b COBRAS held this past Wednesday. Ryan Muncy continues to capture images of this weekly series and they just keep getting better. Check them out on Ryan Muncy’s Site on https://ryanmuncyphotography.smugmug.com Recent Posts Let’s do this Check out upcoming events cycling event Calendar
That’s It for Kona Bikes? Kona Mysteriously Leaves Sea Otter Expo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBmXw23tvQ Is this the end of the line for Kona Bikes? Earlier this week, CEO of Kent Outdoors, the company that bought Kona from its founders in 2022, called the Kona employees in Monterey this week and told them to break down the display and not have a presence at the expo. We have a ... Read more
Boulder Co. discussing safety upgrades along popular bicycling highway
North Foothills Bikeway Feasibility Study looking at a separate bikeway to improve safety along U.S. Route 36. BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — An 11-mile stretch of U.S. 36 between the City of Boulder and the Town of Lyons offers cyclists some of the best views in the foothills. Despite the rolling hills and scenic vistas, even ... Read more
Another Wednesday, Another Great Round of Time Trial Pics at the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series #3
Another Week has come and gone, and we are already coming up on Week #4 of the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series. Once again, Ryan Muncy captured some amazing shots of last weeks installment of this event and shared them with us. Check out all of the images of this event and of the ... Read more
Cyclists and Colorado Department of Transportation push for replacing bridges and safety changes along Interstate 25 in Denver
by: /Gabriela Vidal, CBS Colorado An overdue upgrade of two of downtown Denver’s bridges could also bring some safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists. “I think the most important thing is we don’t have a lot of east west bike routes that go over I-25 in north Denver on the west side, so it’s important ... Read more
Ryan Muncy’s Images of the Boulder Roubaix
In the Paris Roubaix, the challenge is the brutal cobbles, and the beating it puts on both the cycles and the cyclists. This year, in the Boulder Roubaix, the challenge was the wind. With estimates of wind throughout the day that battered the riders from 25 up to 45 mph, it gave a pounding to ... Read more
