Cycling Web Links
This is a list of biking-related web sites to visit on rainy days, the middle of the night, at work, or any other time that you can't be out on your bike.
New Links!
Cyclist Alerts site which gives updates on trail repairs.
The City of Durham has begun repairs and resurfacing on the American Tobacco
Trail, the Riddle Road Spur Trail, and a portion of the North/South Trail.
Sections of these trails will be closed as this work progresses.
Over the next few weeks, the City's contractor will repair asphalt and
resurface the American Tobacco Trail and the Riddle Road Spur Trail. The
contractor will also place stone on the shoulders of the trail. During the
duration of this project, the contractor will need to close up to two
sections of the trail at a time and plans to use two crews in order to
expedite the work. A section is considered to be a portion of trail between
two access points, such as the section between Otis and Enterprise Streets.
Restriping and replacement of mile markers will follow as soon as the
resurfacing portion of the project is complete.
The Peleton Project- is devoted to creating a safer environment on the road by promoting positive attitudes between cyclists and motorists. The Peloton Projects works to reduce the hostility that exists between motorists and cyclists by:
- Collaborating with local law enforcement agencies.
- Developing education programs for motorists and cyclists.
- Encouraging cyclists to ride safely, predictably, and responsibly on the road.
Home Remedies for Saddle Sores by Gale Bernhardt for Active.com
Sole Searching: What's Causing Your Foot Numbness?
by Jason Suppan, DPM, VeloNews
ABikeStore.com - this is a store site- look under bike resources for club links in different states (only a few states listed so far)
Raleigh Ped/Bike Advisory Committee including Raleigh Bike Map http://www.livingstreets.com/raleighpedbikecommission/
Bicyling on the Outer Banks detailed info by Outer Banks Business Bureau, breaks out
different areas of the coast
OBX CYCLING - Information on local rides "for the serious Outer Banks Cyclist"
Bicycling Guide on North Carolina's Outer Banks- by the Wheels of Dare Cycling Club and the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce
NC Adventure Races
combinations, teams including mountain biking, trail running, canoeing and more!
Racing Groups in the Triangle
The Tricyclists competitive road racing team, male & female, of all levels of ability, committed to developing bike racers
Cycling in Italy, Veneto region - webpage by April Pedersen Santinon. Detailed info on cycling terms, routes
Heat Index Chart-handy graph of temperature and humidity and when this can be hazardous for exercising
Chapel Hill now has Women on Wheels riding group. Contact Randi
Foraker for info mailto: randi_epi@y
More Bikefest photos! http://www.bicycleinn.com/08_08_09Bikefest.htm
Tarwheels now has a Twitter as well as a FaceBook link:Twitter: http://twitter.com/tarwheels
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tarwheels
Bikefest photos available for puchase -Photos by a professional photographer of individual riders can be viewed on 'Bike Tour Photos' Web site here.
MS 150 Training Rides- here's the summer calendar, rides daily! http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/NCT/fundraising-events/bike-ms/training/index.aspx
Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance-
*Monthly Meeting: Monday, Sept. 14th 6:30pm-8:00pm* (CABA meetings are held monthly at the Plaza Midwood Public Library from 6:30-8:00 pm. You don’t have to be a CABA member to attend.)
This month will feature guest speaker Mr. Robert Cook. Mr. Cook is the
transportation planner for City of Charlotte and will speak about how Federal stimulus funds for bike and road projects are selected for our area as well as the role of MUMPO and citizen input in this process.
Biking and train travel: info compiled by club members
Map My Ride create routes, share & rate routes!
RoadBikeJourney--Designed to make the best routes easy to find, all of our bike routes have detailed information (often including pictures) and an interactive map with the route drawn right out on it.
Cycle North Carolina -- your official on-line source of information for Cycle North Carolina!
RAAM -- Race Across AMerica.
Raleigh, NC weather forecast -- check what the weather prognosticators are predicting for this weekend!
Cyber Cyclery -- find a wide variety of biking related information, resources and services.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Cycling -- information on routes, books, gear, ... (a little bit of everything, as the name might suggest)..
IceBike: Home of the Winter Cyclist and other crazy people--Bikes on Ice? You're Kidding, Right?
Triangle Road Cycling Safety -a site for road cycling safety here in the Triangle
Type 1 Rider an organization dedicated to diabetic cyclists
Doug Meade's Biking Information-- Links to clubs, events in NC, SC, Ga...
Southeastern Cycling on-line -- Trish Albert's site devoted to bicycling in the Southeast.
Usenet rec.bicycles.* faq -- frequently-asked bicycle questions.
Bike Helmet Safety- everything you need to know on helmets
The Warm Showers List -- a list of Internet cyclists who have offered their hospitality towards touring cyclists.
WWW Bike Lanes -- another very extensive link site.
Yahoo Cycling resources -- an extensive set of links on all aspects of cycling.
Bike Touring
Biking in Boone, NC and on the Blue Ridge Parkway- hotel which is interested in cyclists (the Holiday Inn Express of Boone)
BikeToursDirect which represents bike tour companies in 32 European
countries. http://www.biketoursdirect.com//?navigation=21
Guide to Bicycle Commuting- some useful links with a lot of information on commuting
by bicycle
Vermont Bicycling Tours
www.pyreneanpursuits.co.uk/Pyrenean Pursuits: B&B with cycling (and more) in The French Pyrenees in the south west of France http://www.pyreneanpursuits.co.uk/
Italian Cycling Center
Other Area Cycling Clubs and Racing Groups
NC Bike Club (NCBC) -- a road club located in Raleigh. Their page includes a comprehensive listing of century and longer rides in NC and surrounding areas.
NCBC Randonneurs -- if you like really, really, really long rides check this group out!
NCFats -- a local (Research Triangle) mountain bike club. If you've ridden at Lake Crabtree County Park, you've seen some of their fine work.
Triangle MTB -- the area's newest mountian biking organization "helping mountain bikers all over the Triangle to connect and communicate so that, together, we can build more places for mountain biking." Also has the status (closed or open) of several mountain biking trails
The Tricyclists of Chapel Hill, NC
The Tri-Cyclists Bicycle Racing Club is a competitive road-racing team composed of male and female cyclists of all levels of ability. We are committed to developing bike racers and to promoting cycling as a healthy, safe and fun way to get fit and stay fit. Most of our members live in Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Cape Fear Cyclists, Wilmington, NC -- This club is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and serves the surrounding areas of New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender counties, and beyond. 2009 standing ride and Events page
2009 TEAM TYPE 1 in Tour of California. Team Type 1 is spreading the message to athletes with diabetes. Velo news article http://www.velonews.com/
Freewheelers of Spartanburg -- organizers of the Assault on Mt. Mitchell.
Piedmont Flyers Bicycle Club -- based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Wheels of Dare -- the bicycle club of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
River City Cycling Club -- serving the vicinity of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance -- the Charlotte area bicycle coalition is an advocacy group working to promote safe bicycling for recreation and transportation in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
List of bike clubs in NC -- An extensive list of cycling clubs in North Carolina
Cycling Clubs outside of Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh Area
Cycling Advocacy
Raleigh Ped/Bike Advisory Committee including Raleigh Bike Map http://www.livingstreets.com/raleighpedbikecommission/
League of American Bicyclists -- the nation's largest road advocacy and touring organization.
NC Coalition for Bicycle Driving -- a grass-roots organization promoting lawful, vehicular-style bicycle driving, as the safest and most effective way to travel by bicycle.
Triangle Road Cycling Safety -a site for road cycling safety here in the Triangle
Project Univeral Access -- devoted to transportation policy and design issues affecting the civil rights of pedestrians and bicyclists.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center -- a clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility
Bicycle Plan -- for Town of Cary, North Carolina. A piece of Cary's Comprehensive Transportation Plan
North Carolina Department of Transportation -- Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation.
Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy -- a state-chartered non-profit organization. Its purpose is to work with local and state government officials to preserve local abandoned railroad corridors for future transportation and other interim uses such as recreational trails.
TTA bikes-on-busses -- Find out how to use the Triangle Transit Authority's bus bicycle racks.
East Coast Greenway -- this Maine-to-Florida route will pass directly through the Triangle.
Chapel Hill bicycle/pedestrian advisory board- Timothy Auble is on the board and willing to respond to questions, inquiries. Contact him at: tauble@nc.rr.com
Adventure Cycling -- where adventure hits the road and bicycle touring is king.
International Mountain Biking Association -- mountain bike advocacy, trail maintenance, and more.
WOMBATS on the Web -- the web home of the Women's Mountain Bike and Tea Society. A resource for women of all ages and abilities who "love mud too much," founded and inspired by the legendary Jacquie Phelan.
Bicycle Mobile Hams of America -- a friendly and helpful group of bike-riding amateur radio operators.
State Games of NC -- promoting physical fitness and health, drug-free competition, academic excellence and sportsmanship to North Carolinians of all ages and skill levels.
Randonneurs USA -- a volunteer, not-for-profit organization whose primary goals are to promote randonneuring in the USA and to serve the USA's randonneuring community.
Ultra Marathon Cycling Association -- supports long-distance cycling: centuries, double centuries, brevets, and long-distance tours.
Trail Guides
Greensboro Mountain Biking Guide -- guide to the mountain biking trails in Greensboro, NC.
Milestone Press -- covers mountain bike destinations in 5 states across the Southeast, including weather, and trail conditions.
Uwharrie Lakes Region Trail Guide -- a book that covers both hiking and biking trails.
Virginia Creeper Trail Guide -- stretches 35 miles from Abingdon, VA to the NC State Line near Whitetop Mtn.
Online Cycling Magazines
DirtWorld.com -- Online mountian bike guide.
GearHead Table of Contents
Really Fun and or Challenging Rides We Just Can't Resist Listing
Cycle North Carolina
Santa Rosa Cycling Club Terrible Two
Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic...200 miles
July 12 - 13, 2008
Tarwheel Tall Tales and topics of interest
Tales of daring and intrigue from previous rides and from other adventures and interests related to bikes experienced by Tarwheels members. We hope you enjoy reading them and that they give you ideas for planning new adventures.
Tale Archive (older stories)
Clipart Collection -- a selection of our Tarwheels Coghauler and Web Page artwork.
Area Bike Shops, Maintenance and Repair Information
Some shops offer a 10% discount to members on clothing and accessories (please ask for the discount before sale is rung up)
The Cycle Surgeon -new shop specializing in bike fitting, repairs and classes (Matt Lodder, formerly at The Spin Cycle until it closed)
Bike Maintenance Classes-Bicycle Chain University is a four-part class offered to our customers for the purpose of instructing them on the proper care and maintenance of their bicycles.
Bike repair manual by ex-chief Technical Editor for “the world’s largest cycling publication,” Bicycling Magazine. http://www.jimlangley.net
Store 1: Store 2
The Clean Machine The Bicycle Chain, Chapel Hill
104 W. Main St. 210 W. Franklin St.
Carrboro, NC 27510 Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919)967-5104 Fax (919)932-3333 (919)929-0213 Fax (919)929-1998
www.thecleanmachine.com www.thebicyclechain.com
sales@thecleanmachine.com chapelhillsales@thebicyclechain.com
Store 3: Store 4:
The Bicycle Chain, Durham The Bicycle Chain, Raleigh
639 Broad St. 9000 Glenwood Ave.
Durham, NC 27705 Raleigh, NC 27617
(919)286-2453 Fax (919)286-4554 (919)782-1000 Fax (919)782-4272
www.thebicyclechain.com www.thebicyclechain.com
durhamsales@thebicyclechain.com raleighsales@thebicyclechain.com
Store 5:
The Bicycle Chain, Apex
1791 West Williams St .
Apex , NC 27523
919-362-4900
www.thebicyclechain.com
apexsales@thebicyclechain.com
All Star Bike Shops Inc.
3542 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 833-5070
- The Bicycle Station
"The only shop that comes to you"
Phone: (919) 929-9525 or 682-8845
1211 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 833-4588
5476 Apex Peakway Olive Chapel Village, Apex , NC 27502
Phone: (919) 387-0033
1237 NW Maynard Rd., Cary, NC 27513
Phone: (919) 461-0066, 888-461-0066
Eastern26 Bikes
Eastern Bikes
517 A West Cabarrus Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 772-1907
424 W Peace St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1134
Phone: (919) 755-6202
Ridgewood Shopping Center, 3546 Wade Ave., Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 755-6202
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2002 Grisdale Lane, Cary, NC 27513
Phone: (919) 466.0101, 1-888-343-6313
PO Box 840
166 Court Square
Yanceyville, NC 27379
Phone: (919) 828-8999
- Performance Bicycle
Eastgate Shopping Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Phone: (919) 933-1491
- REI (Cary)
255 Crossroads Blvd. Cary, NC 27511
Certified Technician: Garland Poole
Phone: (919) 233-8444
www.rei.com
- REI (Durham)
6911 Fayetteville Rd. Suite 109 Durham, NC 27713
Master Technician: Curtis Dobbins
Phone: (919) 806-3442
www.rei.com
Shops in Other Areas
Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Shop
201 Pecan Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
www.vacreepertrailbikeshop.com
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