Conservation Spotlight: AMC Newsletter (May 2013)

  Editor’s note: The following is quoted from the May 2013 edition of Get Out, Speak Up, the monthly conservation e-newsletter from the Appalachian Mountain Club. Keeps Open Space Funds Flowing in New Jersey With funds from a 2009 bond measure now fully allocated, New Jersey’s Green Acres, Blue Acres, Farmland... Read More ››

FREE cycling jersey with purchase of any Platypus Tokul hydration pack!

Our friends at Platypus have a spectacular (if not somewhat complicated) offer to compliment their equally spectacular hydration packs just in time for the summer mountain biking season. The sweet looking cycling jersey above can be yours FREE, when you purchase a Platypus Tokul hydration pack at any Eastern... Read More ››

The 2013 Outdoor Demo Tour is Underway!

First off let me say Greetings! I’m super excited to have the opportunity to be a part of this year’s Eastern Mountain Sports Outdoor Demo Tour. Only Eastern Mountain Sports is awesome enough to pay me to take a two month road trip where I get to meet amazing... Read More ››

ALS TDI Tri-State Trek Rider Profile: Andy Rubenstein

Here at the ALS Therapy Development Institute, one of our largest annual fundraisers is the ALS TDI Tri-State Trek, a 270-mile bicycle ride from Newton, Massachusetts to Greenwich, Connecticut happening this year from July 19-21. Last year, Eastern Mountain Sports gave me the opportunity to write about my personal connection... Read More ››

National Trails Day® — Snow White, Woodstock, Valley Forge, and More

What do Snow White, Woodstock, and Valley Forge have in common?  The 2013 National Trails Day® celebration, of course! American Hiking Society’s 21st annual celebration of National Trails Day® will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013.  National Trails Day® is devoted to appreciating America’s trails and the hard-working individuals... Read More ››

Sigma Bike Computer Features | How technology makes riding even more fun

  I was inspired to purchase my Sigma bike computer – the BC 1009 last year after an exhilarating downhill run when my riding partner shouted out something like: “48 miles per hour, baby, YEAAAAAAAH.” Having that information at your handlebars fascinated me and after 975 miles, I can safely... Read More ››

If you can’t bike to work, bike AT work!

May 13-17 is National Bike To Work Week. While everyone loves the idea of cutting gas consumption and cycling more, for the vast majority of Americans the reality of biking to work simply isn’t possible. Some commutes are prohibitively long, others travel over highways where bicycles are not permitted.... Read More ››

The Climbers… They are Converging…

I am so excited. Today, I will embark on a road trip with three of my other EMS associates to New Hampshire, where, for the next three days, we and 77 others will be immersed in all things rock climbing. It’s 2013 Climb Convergence baby, and it’s here in... Read More ››

Bicycle Friendly States Ranking Announced!

Editor’s note: This content is shared from, and copyrighted by, the League of American Bicyclists. See the original content on their blog at http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2013/05/bicycle-friendly-states-ranking-announced.  Bicycle Friendly States Ranking Announced! We’re celebrating the first day of National Bike Month with our new Bicycle Friendly States ranking. For the sixth year in a row,... Read More ››

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