A specialty retailer of high-end electric bicycles and select American and European brands, Mad Dogs & Englishmen grand-opens on March 31 in the heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea, across from Tiffany's.

Be sure to visit this family-owned cycling boutique on your next trip to the spectacular Carmel coast.

Mad Dogs & Englishmen
SW Corner of Ocean Ave & Mission St
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93923
(831) 250-7687
​www.maddogscarmel.com

Please vote for Colorado High School League to be the 2018 1st Quarter recipient of Lucky's Market Bags for Change donation program.

Your vote will help support Colorado High School Cycling League serves which students in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico in providing students with exceptional mountain biking opportunities with the goal of building strong minds, bodies, and character one pedal stroke at a time.

See the original article at The Washington Post

​1. Mandating helmet use is the best way to keep riders safe.

2. Cyclists break more traffic laws than drivers do.

3. If more people rode bikes, there’d be noticeably less traffic and pollution.

4. Bicycling is mostly for the wealthy.

5. Bike-sharing programs make roads less safe.

​Wish for Wheels gives the gift of a brand new bicycle and helmet to low-income, K-2nd grade students. For most, this is their very first time even riding a bike.

​Wish for Wheels' mission is accomplished thanks to the generous partnerships formed with local businesses and corporations to host customized team building experiences. Wish for Wheels partners build the bicycles and have the honor of leading the give directly.

We wish Scott and his team the best of health and success following the closing of Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop in Denver on September 27. Thank you and good luck!

This Sunday's 2015 Beti Bike Bash has been moved to Phillip S. Miller State Park in Castle Rock, Colorado, due to significant flooding at the original venue in Lakewood.

In addition to hosting the Beti Bike Bash course (6 miles per lap), Phillip S. Miller State Park offers a host of features making it a great all-around day destination:

1. Bike Trail
2. Biking allowed
3. Dogs allowed with leash
4. Easy Trail
5. Field Lights
6. Miller Activity Complex- (MAC)
7. Native Surface Trail
8. Parking Capacity- 280
9. Synthetic Turf Field
10. Trail Access
11. Zip Lines

There's still time to pre-register to save the $10 on-site fee!

The 6th annual BetiBikeBash is now less than a month away!

Check out course info below, and register at betibikebash.com.

Our home state of Colorado came in 7th in the 2015 ranking of Bicycle Friendly States published by The League of American Bicyclists.

The bikeability of every state is graded on each of the following five categories concerned with the safety, accessibility, and sustainability of bicycling:

1. Legislation & Enforcement
   
2. Policies & Programs
   
3. Infrastructure & Funding
   
4. Education & Encouragement
   
5. Evaluation & Planning

See CNN's story on this landmark annual report for more about what makes a state bicycle-friendly like Colorado.

(Photo: Leisurely Pedaling, bike tours for the relaxed explorer. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado).