Bike Tahoe Blog & News

Think of your drivetrain is the heart of your bike. Without it working optimally, climbs get harder & sprints begin to lag. As we get deeper into summer, trails gets […]

How to Select the Best Personal Bike Pack Choosing the best personal bike pack can be an important decision. A personal bike pack is a valuable accessory to help keep […]

Things to Consider When Choosing the Best Bike Shoe for Your Riding Type Choosing the best bike shoe is as important as Choosing the Best Bike Pedal  because together they […]

Cleaning Your Bike’s Drivetrain Cleaning your bike’s drivetrain optimizes its performance and longevity. Your bike’s drivetrain transmits your pedaling power to the rear wheel to move you forward. It consists […]

Choosing the Best Hydration System Choosing the best hydration system is an important decision supporting your riding performance, enjoyment and safety. Water is essential for your body’s functioning and especially […]

Choosing the Best Bike Pedals Bike pedals play a significant role in bicycling, and choosing the best bike pedals is a decision that can support your riding style, power and […]

Bicycling is a diverse activity enjoyed by a global community for over 200 years. People riding bicycles can enjoy speed and endurance competitions, travel across country, challenge themselves with obstacles […]

There are few communities that have as many readily accessible mountain biking trails as South Lake Tahoe. The South Lake Tahoe mountain biking mecca is a community located in the […]

Bike Tahoe’s founder Ty Polastri was recently featured in an online article from “In the Know Local.” Ty shares some local insight and knowledge into life in Lake Tahoe, places […]

We are living during an unprecedented time when the global pandemic Covid 19 is causing us to adopt new public health best practices. By this time, I’m confident that we […]

Dear Bike Buddies, I’m thinking about you, and feeling a need to reach out, say hello, and check in with how you are doing? Personally, I’m feeling my instinctive desire […]

Bicycling as a Rite of Passage Here in Tahoe and maybe in your community too, bicycling as a rite of passage has been and continues to be for many a […]

Lake Tahoe’s Top 10 Bike Rides offer something for everyone. The following top 10 bike rides include cruising on bike paths with the family, getting introduced to mountain biking on […]

To summarize bicycle industry trends in 2018, I recently attended Interbike Market Week in Reno, NV, (September 18-20), the largest annual U.S. bicycle industry tradeshow for retailers and suppliers to […]

An informative blog by the Carson Valley Visitors Authority highlighting road cycling Carson Valley with a tips guide for dining, lodges, bike shops, and more: Carson Valley is an ideal […]

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 […]

Lake Tahoe Wildflowers: 5 Most Popular Lake Tahoe wildflowers are many and easy to find – they are everywhere. You can find them in vacant lots in the neighborhoods, while […]

Road Safe: Road Biking Safety Tips 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 […]

Carson Valley Visitors Authority shared a great article featuring top mountain bike rides in the Carson Valley: Carson Valley sits on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, a bona […]

7 Tips to 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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Annual Cycling Events Make Lake 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 […]

Safety Tips to Ride Your Bike Safely Riding your bike safely is key to lifelong enjoyment and benefits that bicycling affords us. The warming temperatures of spring and summer encourages […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Collaborative Community. South Tahoe bicycling has a ride option for everyone and it is growing. Whether you are a longtime bicyclist or have never ridden a bicycle before, the […]

The Benefits of Indoor Cycling Indoor cycling can be an ideal option to keep you pedaling for fitness, fun and a positive attitude during winter weather conditions or anytime. Indoor […]

Biking and Skiing share common attributes. For well over 125 years, biking has been a cross-training activity for skiers, and ski instructors are often heard telling their students that “skiing […]

Winter Bicycling Keeps us Riding Yearlong. Does the current talk about El Nino bringing epic snowfall to the Sierras this winter and its excitement about riding it mean the end […]

Bicycling in the fall is Trans-formative. The benefits of fall bicycling in Tahoe are many and not to be missed. Typically starting in September, and often going through November, fall’s vibe and […]

The South Tahoe Bijou Bike Park is well underway. The BMX track itself is complete with additional features and amenities still coming like the competitive starting gate and bleachers for […]

All too frequently bike rides are described by difficulty — describing a trail as either being easy, intermediate, advance or expert. Bike Tahoe believes these difficulty categories are really an […]

At long last there is a resource to help bicyclists discover and ride the hundreds of miles of bikeways in the Lake Tahoe area that few people know about. With […]

LAKE TAHOE, CA / NV – A newly released bicycle ride guide is now available to assist bicyclists of all ages and abilities for the Lake Tahoe region. The online […]