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Adventure Cyclist Features

OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE
The following stories we've selected for you. Just click on the title and the article will pop up. You can also search for articles in our Library Archive, another special benefit for our members.

Enjoy the online version of our magazine, and watch for your print copy to arrive in the mail!

MAY 2008

Sweet Passes: A Gluttonous Tour Through the Swiss and Italian High-Country Feature
By Gregg Bleakney. Two riders plow through the highest passes of the Alps and exquisite European desserts.

Cycling to Shangri La: A Ride Through China's Yunnan Province Feature
By Bill Weir. A self-contained tour through a mystical Chinese mountainscape.

Cannondale: As Creation Stories Go, It's a Good One Industry Profile
By Dan D'Ambrosio. Learn about the birth, rise to fame, downfall and resurrection of one of America's most innovative bike manufacturers.

Peaceful PedalingThe Final Mile
By Jeanine Barone. Israel is a new cycling hotspot. Barone rides the Tour of the Dead Sea and then hops on her mountain bike to heads into the Negev.

Liftoff Travels With Willie
By Willie Weir. Leaving home for a bike tour is hard. The gravitational pull of responsibility might not even let some riders get off the ground.

The Volae Expedition ES Cyclesense Road Test
By John Schubert. Check out the design of this well-thought-out recumbent.

APRIL 2008

Pedaling De Soto Through Dixie Feature
By Dennis Coello. Traveling the route of the (in)famous explorer and conquistador by bicycle.

Buying a touring bike in 2008 Feature
By John Schubert. Whatever your price range, there's a touring bike for you.

North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2008 Feature
By Diane B. Lees. An opportunity to see what's new in custom built bicycles, accessories, components, and more.

Singletrack in the Chugach Feature
By Cindy Ross. A family adventure in the backcountry of Alaska.

Fluid Facts Cyclists' Kitchen
By Nancy Clark. How much is enough for thirsty cyclists?

Portland's Agony Cyclesense
By John Schubert. Portland's Agony, two cyclist's died as a result of poorly designed traffic-control devices.

Portland's Pleasure Cyclesense
By Roger Geller. A response to John Schubert.

MARCH 2008

What to Look for in a Guided Tour Feature
By Jerry Soverinsky. A longtime tour operator explains the promise (and perils) of commercial trips.

Bicycling with La Famiglia Feature
By Stephanie Ager Kirz. With unshakable visions of the mafia, one rider falls in love with the Mediterranean isle.

Holland's Windy Flats Feature
By Dan D'Ambrosio. The Netherlands has more to offer cyclists than cows, canals, and clogs.

The Maah Daah Hey is all Grown Up Feature
By Chuck Haney. Singletrack adventure awaits in western North Dakota.

Twenty Years of Shifting Gears Feature
By Colleen Friesen. Seeking escape from the daily grind, a group of women turn to the bicycle.

FEBRUARY 2008

Riders of the Corn Feature
By Tim Cigelski. Thousands ride the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.

City Kids Tackle a "Big Ride" Feature
By Susan Weaver. Helen S. Faison Arts Academy students join the RTC Greenway Sojourn.

Riding with the Wind in Donegal, Ireland Feature
By Cara Coolbaugh. It may be less traveled, but this northwestern county is a bike-touring paradise.

A Bicycle Built for Three Final Mile
By Christina Uss. A mother-to-be considers how to keep the pedals spinning.

Sheldon Brown 1944-2008 Cyclesense
By John Schubert. The story behind the man.

The Coronaiton The Metal Cowboy
By Joe Kurmaskie. How to make every bike tour feel like that first ride...