Cycle and Style

    
Carve Designs put their Southern California touch in the design of the clothes. Their line is perfect for your summer sojourn at the lake or seaside: sun-kissed, soft to the touch clothes, which are well made and will stand up to hard play. Carve Designs’ dresses softly drape and can be dressed up for dinner [...]

There is a sense of seasonal freedom in wearing a skirt as you bike down the street feeling a warm breeze on your bare legs.  I especially love the fluffed-out skirts that I have in my wardrobe which are loose and flowy and swish softly as I walk. With that type of skirt I can [...]

Rocky Mountain High
Summer is a great time to visit the mountain towns of the west where you’ll find cooler temperatures, beautiful wildflowers and lots of mountain bike trails, and often, great road biking routes as well. Aspen, Park City, Sun Valley, Lake Tahoe, and Jackson Hole are all popular vacation towns with lots to do [...]

By Sasha Aslanian
I’ve had a few days to savor the sore muscles I earned on the ride. I wanted to do a wrap-up of sights and sounds of the Seattle to Portland Ride (STP), and leave future rookie riders with some advice. (See how Sasha’s ride went on Day One and Day Two.)
Sounds: The clicking [...]

After many years of pushing my body, I have learned to listen to what it needs and try to treat it better. I remember after one hard work-out about 10 years ago when I came home quite dehydrated and while drinking a glass of water I passed out—bam!—right on the floor. I since learned that [...]

   
By Sasha  Aslanian
Tent City
Pulling up the stakes this morning in our tent city. Felt like college when we rolled in last night: beer garden, pizza, dorm showers. Found a great old pool hall in town with a special carbo-loaded menu for STP riders.  
The nice part about such a long-standing ride (STP began in1979) is they’ve really [...]