Ignore those bruises. Just an Alaska mountain-biking trip gone bad.
The Summit Creek Trail that looked good on a map turned out to be too steep and too root-crammed to ride.
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Cycling fatalities are up, and the average age of victims is 45
Over the years, biking for fitness and as part of the daily commute has dramatically changed the average age of those killed while cycling.
New Mat-Su park offers lots of scenery along Knik Arm
Settlers Bay Coastal Park is a 295-acre tract being purchased by Great Land Trust for $1.4 million — if the final $40,000 can be raised.
Alaska’s premier bicycle road race suffers as off-road bikes grow in popularity
Fireweed 400 gets rolling Friday, but with the growing popularity of mountain biking and fat-tire cycling, it may have trouble attracting the 700 competitors that have raced in prior years.
Banzai bikers can cruise downhill at Alyeska
Outdoors digest: Red salmon bag limit up to 10 at Karluk River on Kodiak; bird watchers gather at Westchester Lagoon and Potter Marsh.
How to squeeze in outdoor time during an out-of-Alaska business trip
With many hotels now offering free or rental bikes, and rental shops plentiful in many cities, pedaling outdoors is easier. Where to go? Check these resources.
How to squeeze in outdoor time during an out-of-Alaska business trip
With many hotels now offering free or rental bikes, and rental shops plentiful in many cities, pedaling outdoors is easier. Where to go? Check these resources.
Alaska kids give triathlons a try
Youth participation in events combining swimming, running and biking showing steady growth among kids as young as 7.
When cyclists collide with bears
Maulings are rare, and the chances of being injured or killed by a bear while riding a bike are slim. But biking increases your odds of injury in the unlikely event you encounter a bear at close range.
Another 6 to 8 miles of Hillside singletrack bike trails to be built this summer
New intermediate and advance routes near the Spencer Loop trail will cost up to $160,000, which the Anchorage-based Singletrack Advocates plans to raise.
Alaska's spring snow no match for fat-bikes, but can kids keep up?
The entire trip along Eklutna Lake lasted only two hours, but we felt like we’d been riding much longer, a common reaction among newbies.
When Arctic winds blow: From Nome to Kivalina on fat-tire bikes
With the help of the locals, our long fat-tire bike journey was a success -- despite the ground blizzards.
When Arctic winds blow: From Nome to Kivalina on fat-tire bikes
With the help of the locals, our long fat-tire bike journey was a success -- despite the ground blizzards.
After 31 miles of tough pedaling, a fierce finishing sprint settles Little Su 50
Total of six races for fat-tire bikers, skiers and runners were contested on a snowy course through Alaska's Susitna Valley.
After 31 miles of tough pedaling, a fierce finishing sprint settles Little Su 50
Total of six races for fat-tire bikers, skiers and runners were contested on a snowy course through Alaska's Susitna Valley.
Susitna 100 delivers major winter challenge for cyclists, skiers, runners
About 100 racers are expected to take on the 100-mile race through Alaska's Susitna Valley.
Forget dehydration and sunburn. In Alaska, bikers worry about frostbite and burned bronchial tubes.
Winter biking in Fairbanks means pogies, wool Army pants, mukluks, beaver-skin mittens and moose encounters. Sissies stay home.
Forget dehydration and sunburn. In Alaska, bikers worry about frostbite and burned bronchial tubes.
Winter biking in Fairbanks means pogies, wool Army pants, mukluks, beaver-skin mittens and moose encounters. Sissies stay home.