Tales of Urban and Backroads Bike Adventures

1) Hit or a Myth? From Hollywood and Vine  to the Hollywood Sign 2) Honey Run Road Redux An Epiphany on the way to Paradise 3) Runyon Canyon Ramble Looking for Dirt Above Los Angeles 4) Cahuenga Peak Bike 'n Hike Mountain climbing in L.A. 5) Fargo Street The Steepest Hill 6) L.A. Bike Marthon 7) Fool on the Hill Exploring the Neighborhoods of Los Angeles 8) The Wildflower Double Century The Longest Weekend 9) The Tour de Frog AKA the Sierra Century 10) Climb to Kaiser An Epic Ultra Marathon Bike Ride 11) If I Can Ride it There... Exploring Manhattan

Visit My Cycling Blog

You bring the opcorn, I'll bring the stories and photos.

Chico Velo Bike Club

Chico, California - Home to Chico State, as well as the most bike friendly town in the U.S., and the inimitable Wildflower Century

Specialized

I own four Specialized bikes - road, mountain, fixie and a mountain bike tandem. While I can't vouch for other bikes, I can unequivically state I enjoy riding mine, and the limited times I've had to contact customer support have been positive experiences.

Rapha

Rapha is a maker of fine cycling apparel and more; the Rapha website includes an awesome series of stories and photographs about epic bike riding. 
The above link leads to the directory of stories, photos, philosophy, and products.

Cycling in the Mountains 

Luddo Oh has put together an impressive website, with photographs of his epic travels.

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