Tour de France pro rider at home in Santa Cruz
[metaslider id=”117808″]By Karen Kefauver, Spin City Santa Cruz is widely known as “Surf City,” but the name “Spin City” is equally apt...
Even hard-headed people should wear helmets while biking
By Karen Kefauver, Spin City I’m all riled up! No, I’m not huffing and puffing up a steep hill on my mountain bike, nor am I thinking about the...
Veteran racer and newbie rider team up for cyclocross season
By Karen Kefauver, Spin City Elise Ehrheart didn’t see her bike crash coming. She went down fast and hard last Saturday at the Central Coast...
Cyclist Survives, thrives as backpacker
[metaslider id=”117823″] By Karen Kefauver, Spin City For weeks I had worried about my upcoming backpacking trip. Last time I hoisted a...
Polo Ground jumps may be just the beginning for bikers
Owen Marks will travel to Whistler later this month to compete in an invite-only dirt jumping event, part of an international series. There, the...
Trading my bike for a backpack, temporarily
By Karen Kefauver, Spin City Usually, if I’m hiking a trail, it’s because one of my fat tires went flat. Not this time. I’m ready to try something...
Santa Cruz cyclists pedal for climate change
By Karen Kefauver, Spin City A pesky hip injury wasn’t going to get in the way of Greg McPheeters’ upcoming bike tour. In fact, it motivated him to...
Wilder Ranch State Park hosts first mountain bike race in decades
By Karen Kefauver, Spin City It’s time to dig your 23-year-old mountain bike out of the garage and prepare to race it 22 miles. A race...