Exploration: the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. Oxford Dictionary I enjoy reading books about the early polar explorers, the Voyageurs, modern…
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The tiny Wisconsin Northwoods town of Cable, population 825, is punching above its weight class again with a new concrete pump track at the local bike park. If you Google “concrete…
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Mother Nature gave a break to the 230 racers who signed up for the Seeley Lions Pre Fat mountain bike race today. The temperatures were in the 70s, the sky was…
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I am excited to announce that this year in addition to the regular crew from Fyxation, the Tour de Chequamegon will have ride support from Wheel & Sprocket and US Bicycling…
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I pull gently on the Hayes Disc Brakes to slow my Schlick Northpaw as I pull up next to an idling four-wheeler along Masterson Fire Lane. “Any of your guys get…
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A well-known Wisconsin cyclist, former employee at the Telemark Lodge, and one of the founders of the Chequamegon MTB Festival, Phil Van Valkenberg, will get a trail named after him in…
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The guided Tour de Chequamegon run by Wheel & Sprocket was designed to be an introduction to bikepacking, and each year some riders have questions about what to pack. If you…
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Wow, people are racing again with mass starts and no masks! Thinking about the last year feels like one of those foggy morning memories of a disturbing dream the night before.…
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This post originally appeared on Bikepacking.com. The last time I pedaled the Colorado Trail in Durango, I did it on a lugged steel Waterford with Nitto mustache bars. I think that…
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This story originally appeared in the July 2014 issue of Wisconsin Bike Fed magazine. I may never go to Colorado again. After a whirlwind weekend tour of Wisconsin’s North Coast along…