Santa Cruz paves the road to safer cycling
Cycling By Karen Kefauver, Spin City When I heard about Santa Cruz’s new bike boxes, I was pleasantly surprised. We’ve had bicycle storage lockers for years. I didn’t know we needed more, but I was all for it. Turns out I wasn’t in the know at all! I discovered that...
Celebrating 200 years of the bicycle
Cycling By Karen Kefauver, Spin City The road to inventing the bicycle was a bumpy one for Karl Drais, the German aristocrat who launched the “running machine” in 1817. His wooden, two-wheeled contraption without pedals evolved into the modern bicycle. This year marks...
Aptos High junior Heim, teammates ready for grind of mountain bike state championships
Cycling By Karen Kefauver, Spin City You won’t hear Lili Heim bragging about sweeping the NorCal High School Cycling League’s five-race mountain bike series this year. In fact, the soft-spoken Aptos High junior needs a nudge to talk about her cross country success. Heim first...
Life cycle: Sea Otter mountain bike racer balances family, sport
Cycling By Karen Kefauver, Spin City If I rode my bike as often as I took naps, I’d be in great shape. In fact, I’d probably be headed to the Olympics. But when I hit the sack instead of the trails, it’s harder for me to get back in the saddle. Of course, when I’m flying...