Events Down and Dirty at the Kensington Derby The Kensington Derby is a hallmark Philadelphia event, drawing thousands of spectators to experience art, music, community, and, most centrally, bikes.
Teams Growing the Sport With Independence Youth Cycling Independence Youth Cycling promotes interscholastic racing in state and local series through its SoMont and PhillyWiss Youth Mountain Bike Teams, but its mission extends to increasing diversity, encouraging environmental stewardship, and trail advocacy. In this story, we celebrate the women of IYC.
Events Broken Bell CX and the Schist Show at PAPERtrail Bike Cafe Broken Bell Cyclocross returned to PAPERtrail Bike Cafe in Wissahickon Valley Park last fall as part of a weekend-long event, the Schist Show, powerfully signaling the strength of Philadelphia's cycling community.
News Directing the Bicycle Coalition with Sarah Clark Stuart and Chris Gale After eight years leading the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Sarah Clark Stuart recently handed the reigns to Chris Gale to serve as the organization's new Executive Director. Get to know them, how they bike, and their views on advocacy in today's story.
Riders Checkpointing with Chris at Snake and Dagger Alleycat Check off your manifest by reading today's story about Chris and her experience riding bikes in Philadelphia. She gives us the scoop while checkpointing at Snake and Dagger Alleycat, a fundraiser for North American Cycle Courier Championship.
Rides Grueling Race, Party Pace: unPAved with Philly Bike Expo unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley has become one of the year's most anticipated gravel events. The Philly Bike Expo Squad took on the route again this year and shows why this event should be on everyone's calendar.
Rides Dancing with Delirium at Cape May Dyno On the annual Cape May Dyno, cyclists depart the Liberty Bell at 7pm and follow the glow of their dynamo lights through the night to dip their toes in the Atlantic Ocean before sunrise.
Rides 28th Annual Peter Odell Memorial Ride to NYC Since 1995, the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia has hosted a fully supported ride to New York City. Their route offered plenty of fun surprises and it's always fun to ride into another city, but the highlight for me was being able to share this experience with my family.
Routes The Pennypack - Wissahickon Connection Brendan's latest route connects two of Philly's most important watershed parks. This story is foremost about the region's Circuit Trails, but ultimately becomes a meditation on the city's industrial and railroad heritage while reflecting on its enduring transportation systems.
News Rock N' Ride brings bikes n' beats to Ardmore's streets Ardmore Rock N' Ride is quickly becoming a summer classic, featuring all day criterium races and a multi-stage concert. In this story, racers from each event share their thoughts about the event on the Philly Main Line.
News Citywide Alleycat III Alleycat races are the ultimate urban cycling challenge. Aside from a mass of brakeless fixies, the third edition of Philadelphia's Citywide featured hot sauce shots, rap performances, and scary(ish) dragons.
News Agile Rascal Theatre Brings New Meaning to 'Performance Cycling' Combining the disciplines and pushing the limits of cycling and art, Agile Rascal Theatre will host a staged reading on bikes of their latest production, 'Ghost Ride or the play that blows away,' next Sunday, August 27.
Teams Philly Bike Expo Summer Camp hosted by Nittany Mountain Works The Philly Bike Expo Squad visited Central Pennsylvania last weekend where Nittany Mountain Works showed off the epic riding that waits in the ridges and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains.
News Building more than just jumps at Philly Pumptrack Volunteers of all ages put shovels and tires to dirt at Philly Pumptrack, where a BMX party is set to unfold this weekend.
Teams Philly Devo Develops the New Wave Philly Devo's development team has helped scores of cyclists access the wide world of bike racing and their presence in Women's and Open categories is invaluable.
Riders Melissa Rides Towards the Pan-Mass Challenge Melissa Sullivan's upcoming ride in the Pan-Mass Challenge aims to raise $6,000 for cancer research and care in memory of her Uncle Tom.
Rides Fun Racing and Fundraising at Belmont Plateau Summer MTB races have been held at the Belmont Trails since 1989. Last week, Parks on Tap set up on the plateau with proceeds benefitting the trails.
Wednesday Night Rides Goes Gravel The latest edition of Wednesday Night Rides slid off the city's streets and wound its way into the Wissahickon.
News A New Era of Advocacy: Part 2 Philly Bike Action! is a group of everyday cyclists organizing for safer streets for all. Their first demonstration was July 9th.
News A New Era of Advocacy Philly Bike Action! is a group of everyday cyclists organizing for safer streets for all. Their first demonstration is this week.
Siddeeq Shabazz Honor Ride This weekend, dozens of riders came together to show support for a friend who was recently injured in a senseless act of violence.
Preview: The Engine Inside Meet the riders featured in The Engine Inside. The film was produced by Anthill Films and is screening in Philadelphia on Thursday, June 29.
News Riders of Rohan - Humberto's Farewell The Riders of Rohan embark on a mixed-terrain ride that feels more like Middle Earth than Philadelphia.
Routes Mount Moriah and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge The nature of the city is encapsulated in Mount Moriah and John Heinz.
