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FEB 2016
Vol.43 No.1
$6.95
COLORADO IS
CALLING
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CYCLE
ADIRONDACKS
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LONG LIVE
COLOMBIA
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A publication of
ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION
Ready to Ride
TOURS & EVENTS ISSUE
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by Bicycle
on September 24
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ANNIVERSARY
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Make Bicycling Memories
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bike on September 24, 2016. Bring your friends and family and join the
celebration of the National Park Service's Centennial, Adventure Cycling's 40th,
and National Public Lands Day on this free entrance day in some parks. Visit our
website for resources, ambassadors in your area, and to register your ride!
#Bikeyourpark #findyourpark
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CELEBRATING
YEARS
Letter
from the
Editor
THE START OF SOMETHING BIG
Volume 43 kicks off 40 years of Adventure Cycling
be a big year for Adventure Cycling as we celebrate our 40th
anniversary. You’ll be seeing plenty of 40th-related content this
year with some amazing stories from our past and present and a
look into the bright future.
On that topic, just days before you receive this (we hope!),
we’ll have sent our biggest-ever print project off to the presses
— a coffee-table book celebrating 40 years of the TransAmerica
Bicycle Trail as the backbone of long-distance bicycle touring in
North America. Created by Co-Founder Greg Siple and 40-year staffer Mac McCoy,
it represents a massive undertaking by those two and many others, and we’re
extremely excited to share the finished product in a few months.
In
Adventure Cyclist,
we’re kicking off the year with a big announcement of our
own as we welcome new technical editor Nick Legan to the magazine. Nick’s an
incredible addition and brings experience that includes stints as a professional
mechanic, bike shop owner, technical editor at
VeloNews,
and Tour Divide racer.
He’s got big shoes to fill — we’ve been privileged to print tech insight from giants
like John Schubert and Sheldon Brown — but we know he’s up to the task. Nick
will be writing Cyclesense columns in the magazine (page 44) and online, directing
technical coverage, and playing a huge role in April's Cyclists’ Travel Guide.
Last but certainly not least, you may have seen the launch of a new online story
platform for
Adventure Cyclist
back in early January. If you haven’t, head over to
adventurecycling.org/features
to see what we think is a magazine-worthy online
reading experience and another channel to share incredible stories of bicycle
travel. We hope to be publishing these features regularly, and that you’ll mark them
as essential reading above and beyond the pages of the magazine.
Welcome to Volume 43.
Alex Strickland
Editor-in-Chief,
Adventure Cyclist
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
➺
You’re holding the first issue of 2016, which promises to
CONTRIBUTORS
GAGE POORE might
be the most-read
(he's certainly the
most-bylined) writer
in
Adventure Cyclist
as the man behind the
"Open Road Gallery"
each issue. Gage sits
down with Co-Founder Greg Siple once a
month to tell the stories of some of our most
memorable visitors. This, of course, when
he's not interacting with members in real life
as Adventure Cycling's Membership Database
Assistant. The result is a timeless collection
of vignettes showcasing the characters out
on the road — and the reason many readers
start at the back of each issue.
Nobody's ever
accused BERNE
BROUDY of being a
couch potato. After
riding Cycle Adirondacks
(page 20) last fall, she
left for mountain biking
adventures in Canada,
Nevada, and Colorado, before hopping a flight
to Chile for more riding and hiking. Then it
was briefly home to Vermont before jetting to
Nepal. "Now I am back in Vermont processing
pics and catching up on writing!" See more of
her work at
authenticoutdoors.com.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Michael Deme
mdeme@adventurecycling.org
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alex Strickland
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
LEAD DESIGNER
Cassie Nelson
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Willie Weir Patrick O’Grady
Dan D’Ambrosio Jan Heine
June Siple Josh Tack
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Nick Legan
COPY EDITOR
Phyllis Picklesimer
COPY COORDINATOR
Dan Meyer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Rick Bruner 509.493.4930
advertising@adventurecycling.org
FEBRUARY 2016
Volume 43 Number 1
ART DIRECTOR
Greg Siple
gsiple@adventurecycling.org
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contents
FEBRUARY 2016
is America’s only magazine
dedicated to bicycle travel.
It is published nine times
each year by the Adventure
Cycling Association, a
nonprofit service organization
for recreational bicyclists.
Individual membership costs
$40 yearly to U.S. addresses
and includes a subscription to
Adventure Cyclist
and discounts
on Adventure Cycling maps.
For more information about
Adventure Cycling Association
and
Adventure Cyclist
magazine,
visit
adventurecycling.org
or
call 800.755.2453.
VOLUME 43
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NUMBER 1
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SUBMISSIONS INFORMATION:
Adventure Cyclist
accepts
stories, articles, and
photographs for publication
from various sources. We
publish stories about bicycle
travel and other recreational
cycling subjects but do not
cover competitive cycling. If you
are interested in submitting a
story or article to
Adventure
Cyclist,
please visit us online at
adventurecycling.org/submit
for further information and
guidelines.
features
COLORADO IS CALLING
10
FERRY US ALONG
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mountains on Ride the
Rockies.
by Kristen Legan
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Rediscovering the
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A week in Washington's
San Juan Islands.
by Alex Strickland
CURRENT ISSUE NOTES:
“We begin each volume of
Adventure
Cyclist
with an issue focused on
supported tours and event rides from
around the globe. You’ll find plenty
of that here, but we could’ve just
as easily called this the Mountain
Issue. From the Rocky Mountains of
Colorado to Colombia's Cordillera de
los Andes, with a sprinkling of San
Juan Island hills and Adirondack
rollers, it seems our contributors
had climbing on the brain. Here's to
hard-earned descents and tailwinds
in 2016."
– Cassie Nelson
Lead Designer,
Adventure Cyclist
CYCLE ADIRONDACKS
20
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The Wildlife
Conservation Fund’s
inaugural bike tour
surprises and delights.
by Berne Broudy
A REASON TO RIDE
54
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New York’s Empire
State Ride offers stunning
scenery and a chance to
help the fight against
cancer.
by Dan D’Ambrosio
36
10
LIV
LONG LIVE COLOMBIA
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RIDE TO
CFO
56
committed to
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Giant
safe for cyclists? Think
again.
by Simon Willis
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Think Colombia's not
women’s cycling.
by Berne Broudy
OUR COVER:
Dwarfed by cliffs, the road through
the Lauterbrunnen Valley in
Switzerland offers the best of both
worlds: an easy ride and towering
Alps.
Photo by Stephanie Ridenour
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ADVENTURE CYCLIST
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This Month Online
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For more
Adventure Cyclist-related
content, be sure to visit our website at
adventurecycling.org/adventure-cyclist.
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NEW ONLINE FEATURE STORIES
After many months of tinkering,
Adventure Cyclist
launched a pair of
online feature stories in January. The
magazine-style experience looks great
on screens from mobile to tablet to
desktop. Visit
adventurecycling.org/
features
and let us know what you
think.
DEPARTMENTS
08
Waypoints
18
Event Ride Table
42
The Final Mile
58
Donor Profile
60
Marketplace/Classifieds
66
Companions Wanted
67
Open Road Gallery
NINER RLT
STEEL
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LETTERS
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LETTER
from the
Editor
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LETTER
from the
Director
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LETTERS
from our
Readers
COLUMNS
44
Cyclesense
Nick Legan
45
Fine Tuned
Josh Tack
46
Road Test
Patrick O'Grady
Elephant National
Forest Explorer
50
Road Test
Nick Legan
Niner RLT Steel
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