Being a bicycle lover, I sometimes nerd out on all things related to bicycle history. My bookshelf at home has an impressive bicycle section containing hundreds of photographs and articles detailing old-fashioned bikes. When cruising through one of my heavy coffee table bicycle books last weekend, I found a beautiful picture of a penny-farthing. Like any modern-day bicycle…
As we dive into the cold weather or winter, many beginning cyclists may wonder how to keep up their love of riding during the rain, sleet, and snow. Seeing as I’m currently in San Diego, I no longer cycle in fluctuating weather. However, I lived for many years in the Pacific Northwest where damp and…
If you’re a beginning cyclist, you’ll soon discover that knowing how to change a flat is an essential skill to master. It’s a well known fact that flat tires occur at the most inopportune moments. Therefore, understanding how to fix a bicycle flat quickly will ultimately save you a great deal of time and stress. Read the…
When I first heard the term “bike computer,” I imaged a large monitor fixed atop the handlebars of a bicycle. I thought how silly that sounded and dismissed the idea of ever purchasing one for myself. Last month, however, I was perusing bicycling.com and came across an article titled 8 Awesome Cycling Computers That Aren’t Garmins…
Hello to everyone in the wonderful world of cycling! If you live in a place where the leaves are changing colors, I hope you’re enjoying the fall foliage on your rides. Today is the autumn equinox meaning that we’ll be seeing less and less sunlight in the coming months. I hope you’ve all been getting…
When I first began cycling, I would have laughed aloud if someone were to tell me that I’d be doing yoga to improve my ride times. However, a few years into riding, a fellow cyclist explained exactly how beneficial yoga is for improved flexibility and strength. This rider, whom I trusted and respected completely due…
Last week, I was talking with a young friend who was interested in purchasing his first bicycle. He knew he wanted to grow his passion and become more invested in his newfound hobby of cycling, but he didn’t quite know where to start. As I talked to him and began explaining where to begin, I realized…
Greetings, fellow cyclists, and welcome to another round of “Ask Bart Haynes!” For those of you new to the blog, this series involves the asking of a cycling question and then the answer given my experience. It’s always fun for me to shed light on the wonderings of beginning riders. Today, a question comes from…
Hello, fellow cyclists! I hope that all of you have been keeping active as summer turns into fall. As I said in my last post titled “Most Expensive Bikes in 2017,” I hope you’re continuing to put as many miles on your bike as you were at the beginning of the summer. Today, I’m beginning…
Seeing as it’s been a while since I’ve shared a “history of” here on barthaynes.com, I thought I’d share today a bit of the bizarre with 11 Guinness World Records with bicycles. As we all know, the Guinness Book of World Records has a tendency to get a bit wacky and outlandish. The records pertaining to…
