Good things grow from bad things. Take the virus for example. One of the downsides is it closed public restrooms, which cyclists know are a source of relief on long, and sometimes short rides. The ... read more

first_564241 last_564241 😁👍🏽

😁👍🏽

I started riding in summer as an activity to spend time with my 14 year old son everyday through his summer vacation.

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I have been known to host "walking meetings" with my team members as we go over important business items for follow up. I never thought I'd be hosting 1-1 meetings with my staff via bike, but that ... read more

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first_572512 last_572512 I would like to feature this story on my handle - pls advice if this is ok - thank you

I would like to feature this story on my handle - pls advice if this is ok - thank you

first_572512 last_572512 My Instagram handle is AnyoneCanCycle and platform to inspire others

My Instagram handle is AnyoneCanCycle and platform to inspire others

first_564193 last_564193 Nice! Are you hiring?

Nice! Are you hiring?

first_420546 last_420546 @Laura Melamed - check out our HR page @Jai Arumugam - absolutely ok! Please spread the word.

@Laura Melamed - check out our HR page @Jai Arumugam - absolutely ok! Please spread the word.

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So coronavirus lockdown was happening i also suffer with rheumatoid arthritis, and my consultants always quoting motion is lotion, so my husband shown me an adult electric trike, I was apprehensive... read more

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Every Wednesday since April 2020 a group of friends rides in Watsonville to check on our housebound (due to age, immunocompromised, non-vaccinated...) friends. It's a fun ride and it brings a litt... read more

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With the gyms being shut and having to social distance. I decided to make use of my mountain bike that had been kept in a shed since I brought it on the nhs cycle scheme.

After a few week... read more

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first_164293 last_164293 Well done Anna, its great to hear stories like this! I hope your experience inspires and gives confidence to others to go a... read more

Well done Anna, its great to hear stories like this! I hope your experience inspires and gives confidence to others to go and do the same.

My first, and still functional, but only slightly used, email address is: [address removed] ....you may email me, if you like.
I teach Physical Education and it all stands for.....
Physica... read more

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Biking during CoVid-19 has been interesting. It started out with everything empty. Few or no cars and no one outside. Then after a few months seeing an uptick in construction which seemed to pop up... read more

I first met my friend Chris about 40 years ago. For the last 20 of these years we have shared the occasional bike ride, typically between 10 and 20 miles.

Lockdown 1 threw a spanner in th... read more

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When lockdown was announced in March 2020 my first thought was how am I going to exercise with gyms being closed? And so I dusted off my bike in the garage and started to explore the local area. Mo... read more

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first_580844 last_580844 You should be very proud, well done you .

You should be very proud, well done you .

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I moved to Imperial Beach from the Imperial Valley in 1993. (From the desert to the beach). One of the first things I did when I arrived here is I bought a beach cruiser and I rode all around San D... read more

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This will be the 2nd year that Cascade is not doing STP - and I really wanted to challenge myself to do it on my oldest bike (1980 Univega).
So I set up a Fundraising Challenge to not only do ... read more

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first_292920 last_292920 fundraising link is facebook dot com /donate/955740231848821 - Thanks for all help!

fundraising link is facebook dot com /donate/955740231848821 - Thanks for all help!

Biking is a life saver. The pandemic has been extremely hard for me. I am an introvert and being secluded indoors without physical socializing has been a challenge.

I made a deal with mys... read more

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first_474703 last_474703 I am SO SORRY to hear about your first bike! I hadn't even thought about this happening, better stay locking mine on my rac... read more

I am SO SORRY to hear about your first bike! I hadn't even thought about this happening, better stay locking mine on my rack, even when I am driving. Congratulations on your peace of mind, I understand that feeling COMPLETELY!

first_551741 last_551741 Awesome!!!!

Awesome!!!!

So far 657 miles
Brings lots of smiles
Never mind the weather
As long as bike and I are together
On every outing picking up litter
The wind and temperature bitter
Going rou... read more

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since the COVID pandemic "started". Like most people, I picked up cycling (again) during this time as a way to exercise since workout and fitness centers ... read more

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So good to be able to ride in good weather again. Hope that others have (re-) discovered cycling over the past year.

I hadn’t ridden a bike in years. Then, when COVID hit, I needed to get out of the house. I’ve been borrowing a friends bike for a year, and it’s been great! I love getting out and exploring San Die... read more

first_475869 last_475869 #bikeSoutheasternSD

#bikeSoutheasternSD

I started biking regularly during the past 14 months to get out of the house. I begin to feel so much better and I wasn’t feeling bad before 😂. Then bike riding became important for my health. Now ... read more

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We went to Morriso Pond to ride with the grandchildren and one fell and got a muddy foot. She was mad the rest of the excursion. We tried everything to console her. We were given a memory never to ... read more

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first_543220 last_543220 #BikeSoutheasternSD

#BikeSoutheasternSD

I have been riding for years, but like many others, started riding more during the Covid-19 shutdowns. In the early days, when there was no traffic at all, I started going farther than usual. I mad... read more

Fed up with watching Netflix and a rescent move from Sheffield to Stoke I decided to do a nice ride along a canal I found. Being a massive fan of the great pottery throw down on channel 4 I had no... read more

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Almost a year now after the shutdown, and hopefully heading for a vaccination driven return to more normal times, I can think of one good thing the virus did.... read more

In September 2020, I had my longest multiple-day trips from DC to Pittsburg. This trip was an excuse to divert my attention from coronavirus. One more reason was my son who always encouraged me for... read more

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I took a short ride yesterday when it was 37 degrees and sunny! I rode to pickup dinner at a local restaurant. I never dreamed I would hop on my bike and go in this kind of weather! It felt so g... read more

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When Atlanta went into lockdown March 23, 2020 traffic disappeared from city streets instantly. People went outside and walked around their neighborhoods w/o fear of speeding vehicles. It was great... read more

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first_506964 last_506964 That's one thing I truly miss about the early part of the Covid pandemic. So little motorized traffic and a lot more peopl... read more

That's one thing I truly miss about the early part of the Covid pandemic. So little motorized traffic and a lot more people on bikes!

On September 8 and 9, 2021, I put my bike on two Amtrak buses and one Amtrak train to get to the OBC Bike Party in Las Vegas NV. On September 13, 2021, I put my bike onto one Amtrak bus, one Amtrak... read more

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If there is some silver lining to the pandemic, is that it pushed me into cycling. I do not have a car, but I do not feel limited.

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During lock down to maintain shift separation I had to do night shift. On my ride home over a week I encountered two possum and was confronted by a rat that decided he had more rights to the path I... read more

On this last weekend of August 2021 I did a solo ride from Dayton Ohio to Columbus to visit my grandson. It was a total of 96 miles over two days. I camped in London Ohio in a hammock at the prim... read more

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I tend to do charity things for Diabetes UK and Dementia UK as my mother had dementia and I have type 1 diabetes, so when I saw the "Cycle 100 Miles in June" challenge for Dementia UK, I dusted off... read more

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With my hubby going along the Pari River Bank. The bushes made me feel uncomfortable while pedalling. The unseen path made me worried will be trapped into any hidden hole or drain. But it's fun an... read more

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Frequently, while driving through the west and Midwest my family would pass cyclists going and coming across the mountains and the plains. I always wanted to take a shot at Colorado and ... read more

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first_552986 last_552986 Grew up in Salina. That headwind is brutal we would use kites while on bikes. Well done!

Grew up in Salina. That headwind is brutal we would use kites while on bikes. Well done!

first_576920 last_576920 Wow, that is incredible.

Wow, that is incredible.

I've been commuting to work by bike for a little over 3 years, which has changed my perceptions of cycling from a sport, to a necessity. I've been a rider since I could balance on two wheels, and I... read more

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As the British summer seems to have vanished temporarily I wanted to share my ride from two weeks ago when the sun was shining!

First time I'd ever cycled 100km after starting cycling last... read more

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Afgelopen maandag ging ik weer aan de slag na 2 weken meivakantie. Ik had veel afspraken en veel werk dat nog lag te wachten, dus ik zat de hele dag achter mijn beeldscherm, zonder veel onderbrekin... read more

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Last summer we took out first family bike trip. Up the east coast of Lake Michigan. Ten days total with a couple of zero days. Camped the entire way and even took the dog. Our 10 year old was a mo... read more

It has been a honeymoon with the cars off the road but now people are going back into the office which means more and more cars on the road and everybody in a rush to get nowhere.

I am ... read more

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first_547867 last_547867 If your riding off road and trails. MTBproject is a great interactive site/app. Google maps also has a cycling setting in c... read more

If your riding off road and trails. MTBproject is a great interactive site/app. Google maps also has a cycling setting in case you didn’t already know.

first_67299 last_67299 Here are welcoming routes you may enjoy at TravelingAtTheSpeedOfBike.com/routes

Here are welcoming routes you may enjoy at TravelingAtTheSpeedOfBike.com/routes

first_576703 last_576703 Where do you like to ride, I'll ride with you.

Where do you like to ride, I'll ride with you.

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Because we #lovetoride

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first_516272 last_516272 this looks like the netherlands!!

this looks like the netherlands!!

I never set out to become a bike advocate. It was not in my plan, or even realm of thought when I decided to see if I could do a triathlon and got my first road bike (first bike ever in decades, ac... read more

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This year was my first scavenger hunt and I love that I did it with my swole sisters. Getting together to ride Southeastern San Diego was a great adventure. #bikeSoutheasternsd

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Been lucky to work from home during the pandemic, but really look foreword to being able to #RideFree after a day of sitting at my desk

A quick historic reference before I get “rolling” in this story. I was given a stent Jan 1st, 2016. I was just 6 miles into a century ride when my arteries closed up & I blacked out. Tipped ove... read more

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first_309195 last_309195 #bikeSoutheasternSD

#bikeSoutheasternSD

De laatste tijd heb ik weinig gefietst, meer gewandeld. Vandaag de fiets gepakt en wat was het weer fijn. Een groter bereik dan wandelen en beter zicht op de omgeving dan met de auto. Het was weer ... read more

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In order to avoid the madding crowds and to give my family respite from my increasing grumpiness I have set myself the goal of exploring the Canal Network of the West Midlands. Birmingham, Solihull... read more

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first_447195 last_447195 At least a few weeks ago the towpath was impassable south of Market Drayton/north of Cheswardine due to a mudslide.

At least a few weeks ago the towpath was impassable south of Market Drayton/north of Cheswardine due to a mudslide.

first_497074 last_497074 There are plans to improve the canal network round Solihull and for Commonwealth Games [address removed]

There are plans to improve the canal network round Solihull and for Commonwealth Games [address removed]

When most people complained and moaned that they had to stay home during the pandemic, I took it as an opportunity to get to know my neighborhood. With less cars to contend with I felt comfortable... read more

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first_576703 last_576703 Congratulations

Congratulations

The Pandemic era makes it more important than ever to stay active and healthy. I try and ride through my neighborhood 4-5 times a week. It supplements my running is relaxing and works a variety of ... read more

There is nothing like feeling healthy. On a mission!!

Due to the latest Level 2 alert for ChCh and working from home for the next 3 days, I decided to take my daughter to school by bike this morning.
She is still small enough (just..) to fit on th... read more