I call myself The Weekend Bicyclist because, well, I have spent the last 40 years juggling family, work and riding and I could only ride on weekends. Clearly, I could only allot a small amount of time to riding, which I found possible only on weekends. Now, retired, I have made bicycling into a full-time hobby.
Bicycling in today’s world has so many more options than the one speed on which I learned to ride. Recumbent bikes, electric bikes, recumbent trikes, mountain bikes, spin bikes, and cargo bikes are more recent additions.
People bicycle for different reasons, such as:

Commuting to and from work
Taking care of Errands
Weekend leisure cyclist
Bicycle adventure/travel
Mountain/trail riding

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The Weekend Bicyclist

Top Reasons You’ll Love Your Electric Bike Posted 1-9-19

Learn all about Cycling competition

One of the most common questions we get asked by cycling newbies is, ‘How do you win the Amgen Tour of California?’ To help answer this, we’ve put together a Cycling 101 article to help educate new cycling fans and provide a refresher for longtime fans about points, jerseys and competition. Just click below to read about the in’s and out’s of the Amgen Tour of California competition.

The Amgen Team

Derailleur Gearing Explained Posted 9-2-18

Q: “I bought a new bike came equipped with two big sprockets in the front (chainrings), and nine gears (cogs or sprockets) in the back. Okay, so what does that mean to me?”

“How to identify and shift derailleur gears” is a common and important question for new cyclists, so I decided to write a post about it.