Biking

Santa Monica Mountains

Park and Ride

Here’s a primer on the best existing bike-friendly trails in the national park system.

The peloton

Best New Biking Trip

Leave it to Butterfield and Robinson and bike manufacturer Cervélo to raise the bar for outfitted trips tied to races.

Urban traffic

Commute This Way

There’s a downside to the increase in big-city bike traffic. Newbie riders, unaware of the rules, put others at risk. Our man offers a few pointers for the uninitiated.

Derailleur

35. Tune Your Derailleur

Next time your shifting goes, follow these steps from cycling guru Lennard Zinn, a former U.S. National Team rider and the author of several books on bicycle maintenance.

Night race

14. Survive an All-Night Race

Pro mountain biker Nat Ross' tried and true methods for making those long, hard rides as painless as possible.

Peloton

28. Ride in a Peloton

Former elite road and velodrome cyclist and now coach for hire David Brinton has taught thousands of newbies and pros how to pedal in a pack. So before you roll with a club, master his list of...

Mountain Biking

You’re into biking, kayaking and skiing. It’s time to raise your game with a life-changing adventure makeover. Check out these amazing destinations.

Biking Aspen

Road Biking

You’re into biking, kayaking and skiing. It’s time to raise your game with a life-changing adventure makeover. Check out these amazing destinations.

Bombing Barrington Tops

Ride

This 288-square-mile park, 163 miles north of Sydney, is one of the protected enclaves that make up the World Heritage–listed Gondwana Rainforest, a living fossil of ferns, conifers, and primitive...

Lock It Right

Everything you need to know about locking up your bike

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