Tour de Lights 2018
It was a mild, but rainy night that awaited the tricked out bikes and riders for this year’s Tour de Lights. Sponsored by I Bike Knx, this is the twelfth year for the event that has...
Cycling
Inside of Knoxville on the Road: Denver (Transportation and Retail)
It must be confounding to some people who notice me on big trips to the city. The camera is professional, they might notice, but clearly the photographer isn’t. Most confusing is probably the subjects of photographs...
Men’s and Women’s USA Cycling Pro Criterium 2018 Photos and Results
You’ll have to pardon me if I linger over this past weekend’s cycling events. The weekend was jam-packed, with Gay Street closed on Friday evening for the first national championship US Pro Cycling Criterium for men...
USA Cycling National Championships Hit Town Tomorrow
It’s the second year of a three-year run for Knoxville hosting the USA Cycling Pro Road, Time Trial and Criterium National Championships. It’s quite an honor for the city to be selected and the USA Cycling...
Echelon Bicycles Makes a Home in the Hottest Cycling Spot in the City
This one slipped by me. I didn’t notice that Echelon Bicycles had opened a second location at 704 Sevier Avenue until the recent south Knoxville Open Streets event. It underscores the power of an event that...
Want to Take a Walk With Me? (Or Do Lots of Other Fun Things at Bike, Boat, Brew and Bark?)
The third annual Bike, Boat, Brew and Bark, sponsored by Visit Knoxville, will be held this Saturday on the north waterfront and areas all around. As before, there are a number of moving parts and something for...
Pace Bike Share Debuts in Knoxville!
February seemed like a strange time to launch an outdoor activity, but that’s exactly what happened when Zagster representatives came to town last week to make it only the second city in the U.S. (Tallahassee was...
Knoxville’s Tour de Lights 2017
Long-term readers know Tour de Lights is one of my favorite annual events. It combines creativity, holiday festivity and cycling and it’s like no other event during the year. I’d love to see some of the...
Knoxville’s Bike Share Program Expands, Improves Before It Starts
By S. Heather Duncan Inside of Knoxville contributor With the expansion of the Urban Wilderness and the addition of a “black diamond” downhill course and new BMX track in South Knoxville, biking has become part of...
Cycling, Buses, Cars, Walking and More: Recent Articles
I realize I’ve fallen behind on sharing articles I find on the topics we cover. I realize this because I’ve got several dozen bookmarked and not used for articles. I accumulate them and look for connecting...