Cycle and Style

By Tara R. McKee “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley The New Year is about to begin and you’ve made some resolutions for the year. In 2010 you are planning on getting in better shape, perhaps you’ll take on a triathlon, or several of them, or [...]

It’s that time of year for holiday baking and why not make something special to share with family, friends, neighbors and your local bike shop employees who can use some December cheer? These cookies are especially delicious–I promise!

By Jessie Anne Keller Need a gift idea for the cyclists in your life? Check out these ideas and head down to your local bike shop. A thoughtful little gift can make cycling more fun in the year to come! Other ideas: a small multi-tool, a tire repair kit, some tire levers, an inner tube, [...]

Buying your first new bicycle doesn’t have to be expensive.  Specialized has a great little “hardtail” mountain bike priced at an entry-level price named “Myka.” The 2010 Myka has 21-gears, and a lightweight aluminum frame (and a lifetime warranty on the frame). If you are a road cyclist, put those skinny tires away for the winter [...]

By Tara R. McKee Today is the last day of the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The world is watching and waiting for our world leaders to do the right thing for a more sustainable future and praying for them not to get bogged down in a stalemate. Can we have prosperity with green [...]

Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given–when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.” ~ [...]