Biking Tips

Biking Tips

Karen Miltner captured this peaceful moment while bike riding the dirt roads near her home in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Sep
11

Lessons learned from the road less pavedĀ 

Like a lot of sports, cycling has found many creative niches, from road racing, track cycling, mountain biking to snow biking, BMX and cyclocross,…

Jackie demonstrates using a bike helmet mirror, which helps her monitor the traffic behind her.
Aug
17

Mirror, mirror on the bike (or helmet, or sunglasses, or arm)

When it comes to bicycle touring safety accessories, helmets seem to get all the attention. We require all our guests and guides to wear them when…

woman wearing a bike helmet
Mar
14

How to adjust your bike helmet and why we want you to bring your own on tour

We are often asked why we require women to bring their own bike helmets on tour with them and don't provide them ourselves.  The reason we do…

WomanTours Southern Tier Cross-Country Bike Tour 2018 group
Mar
08

Southern Tier Cross Country 2018 - blogs

Twenty women left San Diego this morning as they begin their ride across the USA via the Southern Tier bicycle route.  So far, two women are…

R Community Bikes founder Dan Lill in their Rochester warehouse
Apr
04

Sharing bikes with those in need

We are so lucky in Rochester to have a place like R Community Bikes.  First and foremost, it gives area residents in need a free refurbished…

Jenny Shank, Sydnay Bowersox and Chris Fadness on the road in California during a bike tour
Mar
13

Blogging their way across the USA

Two of the women who are riding across the USA on our Southern Tier Cross Country bike tour are blogging their way across the country so we can all…