Bike Tahoe Blog & News

10 Popular Lake Tahoe Bike-accessible Campgrounds One of the great assets distinguishing vacationing in the Tahoe region are 10 popular Lake Tahoe bike-accessible campgrounds. These campgrounds are located on some of Tahoe’s best bike paths — providing connectivity to communities, [...]

5 Popular Lake Tahoe Wildflowers Lake Tahoe wildflowers are many and easy to find – they are everywhere. You can find them in vacant lots in the neighborhoods, while riding your bike or hiking on the trails, in the meadows or high above the alpine summits. Here are five popular Lake Tahoe [...]

Road Safe Sadly, bicyclist fatalities are increasing across the country and Lake Tahoe is no exception. As bicycling’s popularity and use increases, so too fatalities. The recent deaths in the Lake Tahoe region has prompt the necessity to review and share the laws and best practices for [...]

Know Before You Go Mountain Biking Mountain biking in the Lake Tahoe region, and other high alpine areas, provide excellent opportunities for adventure and connection with nature. But you must know before you go to help ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience. Below are 7 bike tips to [...]

Getting ready for bike season is always exciting and an important step in helping promote many months of safe and enjoyable riding. If your bike has been in storage during the winter, or not used in a while, it is always a good idea to follow these 12 basic inspection tips for getting ready for [...]

Useful electric bike types and riding guidelines. Electric powered vehicles are a top-of-mind topic today among industries, governmental agencies and consumers; and electric bicycles or e-bikes are no exception. It is useful to know before you go riding on an e-bike about their various types, [...]

Annual Events Make Tahoe a Cycling Destination Each year, major road cycling events attract thousands of bicyclists to the Lake Tahoe area. They come from across the United States and internationally to enjoy Lake Tahoe’s natural beauty, fresh air, and cycling challenges that may include [...]

Safety Tips to Ride By Riding your bike safely is key to lifelong enjoyment and benefits that bicycling affords us. The warming temperatures of spring and summer encourages many of us and our visitors to ride our bikes more frequently to work, go shopping or ride to the many recreational [...]

2016 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony This October, I attended the 2016 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honor friends, and new friends, being recognized for the contribution they have made for advancing mountain biking development and promotion. The following [...]

On September 12, 2016 Tahoe Weekly did a feature piece on Bike Tahoe’s Ty Polastri. Here’s an excerpt from the article: From age 8, Ty Polastri began a lifelong connection to the bicycle. He rode one to school as a child and, eventually, to work as an adult. He has had passion for [...]