Des Moines (Global Adventures): The 38th edition of the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Ride Across Iowa (Ragbrai) is coming July 25 through 31, 2010. Ragbrai was started in 1973 by columnists Donald Kaul and John Karras who thought it would be fun to ride their bikes across the state of Iowa.  They invited people [...]

Park City (Global Adventures): 75 miles of single track for a total of 14,080 feet of climbing will be on tap at the first “Park City Point 2 Point Endurance Bike Race.” The endurance race starts on Saturday, September 05, at 7.00 AM. Park City has over 300 miles of fast and incredibly diverse trails, [...]

Montreal (Global Adventures): The Bixi bicycle-sharing system will be implemented in Boston and London/England, according to Gérald Tremblay, Montreal’s mayor. From the beginning, Montreal officials had big ambitions for the new system that now goes beyond the borders of that Canadian city. However, it is not clear at this point if the initial roll-out in [...]

Denmark (Global Adventures): If you are a fanatic cyclist and you have some money to spare, you may want to consider Aurumania.  The Danish company currently sells the most expensive bicycles available. Every visible surface on the hand built track bike is plated with 24-carat gold. If that’s not enough, the “statement on wheels” also [...]