Bicycling

St. Jacob Strawberry Festival and Berry Bicycle Ride This Saturday

Pedal on down to St. Jacob, Illinois on Sunday, May 19 for the 28th annual St. Jacob Strawberry Festival and Berry Bicycle Ride. The Berry Bicycle Ride will kick off the event at 7:30 a.m. at St. Jacob Township park. There are four trail routes for riders with different skill levels (super short, ... More >>

Cycling: Missouri Ranked Poorly in Bicycle Friendly States Report, Lowest Score Ever

As cycling advocates in St. Louis push to revive the Penrose Park velodrome, a new report says that Missouri on the whole is not a great place for cyclists -- in large part because the state lacks key bike-friendly policies and funding opportunities. Missouri's score as 30th in the nation is the s ... More >>

Biking in the Dark

Bart Korman Pushes Cycling Ban Bill, Says Residents Are Fed Up With Bikes On Highways

Last month, cycling advocates across Missouri began spreading the word about a possible "bicycle ban" bill that Republican lawmakers would be promoting this legislative session -- in hopes of squashing it before it was even introduced. Despite the preemptive push-back, Representative Bart Korman, ... More >>

Missouri V. United Nations: Lyle Rowland's Bill Against International Green Plan Advances

Here in Missouri, Republican lawmakers like to propose legislation that stops government officials outside of the state -- like the president -- from imposing their ways here. The latest effort in this category comes from Republican Representative Lyle Rowland, who has a bill that looks beyond the U ... More >>

Bicycle Ban Bill: Will Missouri Lawmakers Prohibit Cycling on Some State Roads?

A legislative proposal to ban bicycles on certain state roads throughout Missouri hasn't been introduced yet, but cycling advocates across the state are hoping to spread the word and build opposition to the proposal before it's even debated at the Capitol. The legislation -- a draft version of wh ... More >>

The 9 Best Bike Shops in St. Louis

The weather right now screams for bike rides: Gone is the face-melting heat, gone is that freak cold snap from last weekend. So, stash your car keys in the junk drawer, lace up your shoes, and get to one of St. Louis' nine best bike shops listed below (in no particular order). And for more great ... More >>

Conservative Bloggers Shocked By "Naked Kid" Wearing Clothes at Naked Bike Ride

A post on Glenn Beck's website The Blaze expressed righteous outrage that kids were forced to ride naked through the streets at this weekend's 2012 St. Louis Naked Bike Ride by their hippie parents. "'DISGUSTING'," The Blaze headline shrieks. "PARTICIPANTS IN 'WORLD NAKED BIKE RACE' SEEMINGLY BRING ... More >>

Flesh Peddlers: Energy Renude

You've Gotta Fight for Your Right to Ollie

Ride on the West Side

Bike and Binge Eat at Tour D'Onut 2012

Gut Check firmly believes in exercising more rather than eating less. Luckily, the organizers of Tour D'Onut aren't willing to give up their favorite foods either -- especially not the sweet, delicious deep-fried ones. For its second outing, Tour D'Onut 2012 takes St. Louis city's independent doughn ... More >>

D'eclair Your Love for Donuts

Buses, Bikes and Boots

For the Love of Cycling: New Website Sponsors Checkpoint Race This Friday

Matt Hartman wants to bring together the various local biking communities with his web forum and events calendar.​Matt Hartman can see the flowers. It's one of the changes he's noticed ever since epilepsy took away his ability to drive a car five years ago, forcing him into a biking lifestyl ... More >>

Gut Check Indulges in Baked Goods from the Tour D'Onut

Amanda WoytusTour D'Onut bikers line up in front of John Donut before moseying to the second shop. ​At 9 a.m. Saturday, the inside of Soulard's John Donut was packed with about 30 people dressed in their athletic finest, enjoying breakfast around the bright yellow tables. They're participants ... More >>

Go Greener With Recycled Bikes

"I say, good sir, have you any penny farthings in stock?"​Riding a bike is good for your health and good for the environment. And now, it can be even better for your bottom line.Randy Bond, a bike commuter and mostly self-taught gearhead, has opened up a shop in the Grove where he's got refurbishe ... More >>

Nightclubbing: HandleBar, A Bike-Friendly Watering Hole Opening in the Grove

​ The idea came to her at 3 in the morning on a Wednesday. "I had a mindgasm," said Tatyana Telnikova. Formerly of Cabin Inn at the City Museum, she's now the proud, proud new owner of HandleBar, a bike-friendly, sustainable and -- most importantly -- local bar in the old Bar 5/Church Key spo ... More >>

Colorado Gets Race That Was Tour of Missouri; Lance Armstrong Backs "Quiznos Pro Challenge"

tourofmissouri.comBikers ride in last year's Tour of Missouri.​If you haven't heard yet, Colorado next year will host an international cycling event in August featuring the world's top riders. That's the same month that Missouri once held its own elite road race before it was canceled this year du ... More >>

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, June 18-20, 2010

Darth Vader Pez Dispenser: "Impressive."​Have fun this weekend, but don't go broke. Here are our ten suggestions for weekend entertainment that will cost you $10 or less. Eighteenth-annual National PEZ Convention at the Marriott St. Louis West (Saturday) If you remember our 2007 feature story ... More >>

2010 World Naked Bike Ride in St. Louis Set for June 19

Photo: Egan O'KeefeCo, right and Pittman, at the start of last year's ride. See more St. Louis World Naked Bike Ride photos.​You don't have to worry about what to wear to the World Naked Bike Ride through St. Louis this summer, which has been moved up from its usual August date to June 19.Co-coord ... More >>

Shift Gears

St. Louis Named Bike Friendly City

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26129297@N02/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Bikers on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge​How's that for progressive! This week the League of American Bicyclists named their Bicycle Friendly Communities for 2009. St. Louis was one of 15 cities new to the rankings and was singled out in the ... More >>

Cycle Through

Ass for Clunkers

Blinded by the Light: Blind Pilot follows up its Decemberists tour dates with a headlining show of its own

Public Service Announcement: Donut Trail Ride This Sunday

Last year Riverfront Times crowned BABES (Belleville Area Biking and Eating Society) St. Louis' Best Bike Club, giving a special shout-out to the annual Donut Trail Ride. Which brings us to this week's public service announcement: The 2009 26-mile doughnut ride rolls this coming Sunday morning. Wiki ... More >>

Road Hard

Shifting Gears

The bikers come out at night

Over the Weekend: World Naked Bike Ride, Lollapalooza, Jargon, City Style Lingerie Fashion Show, DJ Skribble

Video: St. Louis' First Naked Bike Ride

Hate Cycling Shorts?

Don't wear 'em

Video: Saint Louis Bike Tours: Maplewood

Night Rider

Two-wheelin' at twilight

Bridging the Gap

The Chain of Rocks rolls on

Hungry for More?

This evening ride should sate you

Bike to Work Week: A Dirty Business at Times in the STL

Let's Go Ride a Bike

Law and Anarchy

St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa and his officers may stand trial for violating the civil rights of “anarchists” in 2003.

Life Cycles

St. Louis-area bicyclists are still bitter over the sentence given to the man who accidentally killed Michael Katz.

The Ditty Bops

8 p.m. Friday, July 28. Mad Art Gallery (2727 South 12th Street).

Single-Track Mind

Wind in Your Hair

Miles and miles of bike trails for your riding pleasure

The Lunar Cycle

The Moonlight Ramble is back, and this time it's bringing bagels

Best Place to Jog

Forest Park

Keepin' It Wheel

Hop aboard your Schwinn and join the 39th annual Moonlight Ramble

Best Bike Shop

Big Shark Bicycle Company

Dirt Demons

Big Shark Bicycle Company wheels out a big welcome for some of the nation's best mountain-bikers

Water Hazard

Fear of terrorism has the cost of a new bike trail shifting into high gear

Best Sunflowers

Corner of Lewis and O'Fallon, St. Louis Riverfront