• Victor Valley Velo now a group on Garmin Connect

    The Victor Valley Bicycle Club — AKA Victor Valley Velo, AKA V3 — now has a presence on Garmin Connect as a group.

  • Tour de Irwin

    Here’s your opportunity to ride Fort Irwin without having to enlist.

  • Proposed HDC bike path

    Had a great conversation this afternoon with Dan Conaty, who works as the Principal Environmental Planner at Parsons. Conaty also mentioned that he had had a good conversation with John Teegarden, president of VV Bike Club, yesterday.

  • James Quigg: The dangerous life of a High Desert cyclist

    Two things really matter in my life: God and my family. Just beyond that, it’s photos and cycling. Really I can live without just about anything else.

  • Bicyclists unite to bring awareness to drivers

    After a popular High Desert bicyclist was killed during a recent morning ride, a group of bike riders are hoping that this year’s “Bike Ride for Bike Lanes” ride will bring more awareness to drivers who share the road with them.

  • Apple Valley bicyclist hit by pickup

    An Apple Valley bicyclist was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a pickup truck that ran a stop sign, California Highway Patrol officials said Tuesday.

  • V3 Time Trial #2

    Here are the results from Tuesday night’s time trial on Central Road.

  • 2013 Ride for Bike Lanes

    Mark your calendars: The 2013 Ride for Bike Lanes is coming May 6th, 6:00 PM.

  • Tour de Irwin

    The Tour de Irwin is coming up (Saturday, May 18th). This is an actual race (as opposed to a ride).

  • Hesperia BMX revival

    Hesperia mayor hopes people will ‘come to ride and decide to stay’ with return of BMX Park

  • Hesperia BMX revival

    HESPERIA — After 10 years without one, Hesperia finally has a bicycle motocross park again.

  • Bike patrols coming to lake communities, Adelanto

    ADELANTO — The Silver Lakes and Spring Valley Lake associations donated about $7,500 to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victor Valley Station to buy a trailer to field a bike unit in the local lake communities and Adelanto.

  • Time trial results

    Here are the results from Tuesday night’s time trial on Deep Creek Road.

  • Apple Valley Town Council meeting

    I made a presentation to the Apple Valley Town Council last night (Tuesday, March 26th) about adding rumble strips to bike lanes.

  • V3 Time Trial series

    The Victor Valley Velo bicycle club will be hosting a year-long time trial series in order to promote a low-key, healthy competition for high desert cyclists.

  • My (cycling) New Year’s resolution

    After pondering how many flats I typically get while cycling around the High Desert, I realized what my New Year’s Cycling Resolution should be.

  • Bike lane safety

    I was fortunate to have dinner with Tim Brummer over the weekend. Brummer is the brain behind Lightning Cycle Dynamics in Lompoc. He’s been designing, building, and racing record-setting bikes for decades, giving him more cycling experience than anyone else I can think of off the top of my head.

  • Animal control in Apple Valley and beyond

    The number of loose dogs on Quarry Road has been way down for several months, but apparently this is still dependent on the luck of the draw, rather than on any conscientiousness on the part of the resident of the house just west of Dale Evans Parkway. In fact, even when the owners are in the yard, they exercise little control over dogs that chase cyclists, and the dogs themselves don’t act as if they have training of any sort.

  • Repaving complete on Dale Evans Parkway, Joshua Road

    Repaving is complete on Dale Evans Parkway between Johnson Road and the I-15, as well as on Joshua Road between CA 18 and Standing Rock Road.

  • Bicyclist killed in Apple Valley

    A bicyclist was struck and killed Friday morning as he rode along a busy road in Apple Valley, according to San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials.