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Summer Bike Storage

This is definitely not what you want to come back to next semester – a sad, dilapidated, rusted, and half-stolen bike. This isn’t ride-able!! To prevent this from happening to your precious bike, you should put it in Summer Bike Storage! It will be kept in the basement of Kaufman, where it will be secure and out of the elements. If you are going abroad next semester or next year, you can even store your bike while you’re gone, so that you don’t have to Continue reading →

Simply Moving Carlisle

Want to go outside? Outside is a great place for biking, along with hiking, canoeing, camping, games, and more! If you want to learn more about the local outdoor areas, such as trails, camping areas, etc, check out the Simply Moving Guide, made by the Partnership for Better Health. It’s a pretty expansive database for the local outdoor places to go! In it, you’ll find various places listed, along with the activities that can be done, trail information (length, difficulty, terrain, etc), along with the location Continue reading →

Handlebar Hours – Spring 2014!!

Hello bikers!! Handlebar hours for the Spring 2014 semester have been announced! We will be open Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 6pm! Whether kept inside or outside, the long winter was probably hard on your bike. Snow, salt, and a lack of riding can cause bikes to rust, wear, and become stiff. The tires will probably have lost a good bit of air, and there might be a layer of grime to be wiped away to make your bike look absolutely pristine. Even if Continue reading →

Winter Bike Storage and Green Bike Pick-Up

I know that you love your bike; bikes are pretty awesome! And I’m guessing that if your bike is in Winter Bike Storage, or if you are borrowing a Green Bike, that you’ve missed it sorely these past couple months. But don’t fret! You and your bike will be reunited and able to ride off into the sunset very soon!! Pick-up dates for both Winter Bike Storage and Green Bikes will be as follows: February 25th and 26th from 1-4pm March 24th to 28th from Continue reading →

Dickinson Cycling Apparel is Here!!!

Do you have the urge to show your Dickinson pride wherever you ride? Do you feel a longing to adorn yourself with Dickinson Red Devils? Do you believe the claims that wearing red makes people better at sports? Do you need to own YET ANOTHER biking kit? Or do you need to purchase your first? If you said yes to any of these, then I have exciting news for you! Biking @ Dickinson, along with the Dickinson Bookstore, are accepting orders for Dickinson College biking Continue reading →

A New Kind of Riding

On Wednesday, I decided to try something new: spinning class. Yes, even though I am a cyclist with a love of road riding, I’ve never tried a spin class before. So what did I think of spinning class? It was… different. First of all, I’m very used to the geometry of my own bike, so trying to adjust the spinning bike to be perfect was a bit of a challenge. I found a place where I was comfortable, but it was different than what I’m Continue reading →