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Trail Kings
The future for the Tanner Trails looks bright. Wood and Ingersoll aren’t about to slow down with upkeep and expansion of the trails. They are constantly thinking up more efficient ways to maintain the trails year-round and coming up with crazy inventive ways to keep riding the trails even when they are covered in snow. … read more
The Chain Reaction
When it comes to the freak bike/mutant bike/franken bike genre, tall bikes are king. A freak bike is any bicycle that isn’t a normal bicycle and was built for fun. … read more
Pedal Pusher Film Festival
The Second Annual Pedal Pusher Film Festival of Salt Lake City will be held on May 10 at The Depot at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate cycling and how it impacts our lives. The festival and fundraiser benefits the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (SLCBC) and is modeled closely after the internationally renowned Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), which will be providing the screening material. … read more
Bike Guy
Johnny Barlow owns Salt Lake City’s most exciting up-and-coming bicycle shop. The location is prime and his hours are typical for someone who’d rather have Mondays cease to exist. Operating as “The Bike Guy,” on 1555 South 900 East, Johnny Barlow runs his shop out of his home’s garage and backyard. … read more
The Skid Stops Here: Tyler Bloomquist and the BFC
Recently, in an article in Cycling Utah, Mayoral Elect Ralph Becker was quoted saying, “Salt Lake City should become an urban cycling Mecca.” Like Becker, Tyler Bloomquist, 26, also believes in the Salt Lake City cycling community and has been sparking the cycling fires of others in downtown SLC for over a year now. … read more
This Is The Place For
Here’s the truth: I don’t ride a BMX bike and I don’t intend to unless it’s to the corner store for beer or candy. I do, however, occasionally ride a skateboard and I truly believe it is one of the hardest things to do on the planet (next to riding a BMX bike). … read more
Critical Mass: Put the Fun Between Your Legs
On the last Friday of every month, cyclists all over the world take to the streets in a loosely organized celebration/protest known as Critical Mass. Safety in numbers and promoting the idea that bikes are legitimate traffic are the two key statements Critical Mass makes. … read more
The Layton Massacre BMX Jam
Billed as a Utah Cobras’ Super Cement Jam, it was the premiere BMX event thus far this year. (OK; the only one in Utah.) There was an amateur and pro-class, with a Hot Mom Contest between heats. The entire contest was run in a jam format with five riders per heat. The Top 10 in each class went to the finals. … read more