Features

36 Blessing of the Bikes
John Harris
Each spring, New Yorkers head to The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine for an all-inclusive ceremony that includes the anointing of bicycles and the blessing of urban cycling.

42 A Woman’s Place is in the Bike Shop
Leyna Krow
Not only are women comfortable entering a bike shop, many of them are dedicated employees and talented mechanics. Sometimes they even own the place!

48 Almanzo 100
Aaron Thomas Smith
It’s been said that riding on gravel is like learning to ride a bike all over again. Over and over. Every year, scores of racers in rural Minnesota gather for another 100 mile lesson.