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In 1897, Margaret Valentine Le Long bicycled alone from Chicago to San Francisco, where she vanished from history, leaving no known records of the rest of her life. Her timeless adventure deserves to be known.
Bikecentennial's beginnings in a small Mexican village
Walter Johnson was an assistant leader during Bikecentennial. Walter is in his mid-eighties, still rides, and is considered an icon to some of his riding friends because he rode across the country.
Some dreams are too big to stay true.
When a young cyclist goes missing, his editor goes searching.
What do a blacksmith, a journalist, and a hatter have to do with the invention of the bicycle?
We all ride for ice cream.
With the passing of one of the greatest bike travelers the world has ever seen, we’re republishing Willie Weir’s column about Dervla Murphy.
The historic ride of the Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division.
Fresh off a cross-country ride, the author takes the romance of bike touring down a few notches.