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Inside Knowledge • THIS ISSUE'S RIDERS & CONTRIBUTORS SHARE A FAVORITE TIP
WHAT WE’RE RIDING • OUR IDIOSYNCRATIC BUT EXPERTENDORSEMENT OF AWESOME BIKE STUFF
THE SELECTION • PEDAL - PROVEN ADVICE & PERSONAL PICKS FROM EDITOR BILL STRICKLAND
DOES GRAVEL REQUIRE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FITNESS?
HOW TO MASTER SHIFTING
THE ONLY NUMBER THAT MATTERS WHEN BUYING A NEW BIKE
YOU NEED TO DO THIS KIND OF RIDE
AMERICA’S BEST BIKE CITIES • From building bike lanes to boosting bike share to installing bike-specific traffic signals and simply creating more fun places and ways to ride, here’s our ranking of the 50 cities that are doing the most to make urban riding awesome.
THREE RESIDENTS WEIGH IN ON WHY SEATTLE IS THE BEST
WHY BIKE SHARE 2.0 IS BETTER FOR SEATTLE CYCLISTS
3 TOTALLY AWESOME BIKE COMPANIES IN SEATTLE
PREPARE FOR YOUR CYCLING DESTINATION BY INCREASING YOUR VO2 & ENDURANCE
THE E-BIKE IS THE ULTIMATE URBAN EXPERIENCE
EVERY BIKE TOWN STARTS WITH A BIKE LANE • HOW A 7-MILE BIKE PATH SPARKED MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION IN THE CITY OF MEMPHIS
How to Lobby for Bikes in Your Town • Kyle Wagenschutz became Memphis’s bike coordinator. He shares tips for making your area more bike-friendly.
The Wheelie • REVOLUTION THAT’S TAKING BACK THE STREETS
BEST BIKES TO Wheelie • THE 29-INCH BMX IS THE KING OF ANY RIDEOUT. THE BIG WHEELS AND A RELATIVELY SMALL FRAME MAKE IT EASIER TO GET THE FRONT WHEEL UP.
HOW SILICON VALLEY HACKED # DAWN - PATROL • Scott Crosby and a pack of ambitious tech geeks reprogrammed a bleak slog into one of the country’s coolest bike commutes.
PLOT A MONSTER COMMUTE ROUTE
LEARN THE CODE
WHAT YOU NEED ON A LONG COMMUTE
2018 GEAR OF THE YEAR
BIKES
FUJI JARI 1.5
TREK MADONE SLR 9 DISC
YETI SB150 X01 EAGLE RACE
SPECIALIZED DIVERGE COMP E5
SANTA CRUZ BLUR CC XX1 RESERVE
VINTAGE ELECTRIC CAFÉ
VAN DESSEL FULL TILT BOOGIE
SPOT ACME
SCOTT CONTESSA GENIUS 720
HOW TO BE A RIDER • ACCORDING TO DONALREY NIEVA, 37, PHOTOGRAPHER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK