the thing that blew my mind about Philly is the access to MTBing INSIDE city limits. not many cities have that access. beautiful article and photoessay by PGH native (and all around good guy) Brett Rothmeyer. (and yes, that lush green, rocky descent is inside Philly city limits)

September has not been a bad month for riding bikes • a few trail days on @pivotcycles Trailcat SL • a few off-road days on the @cinelli_official King Zydeco 2 • i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again; fall is the best time for bikes #pamtb #ridemidatlantic

i gave the King Zydeco 2 a good test. a 25mi spin around the Canaan Loop in Davis, WV. starts with chunky ATV 2 track and turns into smooth, fast gravel. the Zydeco 2 was up for it all. capable and predictable on the chunk, fast and reactive on the pedaly bits. increasingly stoked on this bike!

i gave the King Zydeco 2 a good test. a 25mi spin around the Canaan Loop in Davis, WV. starts with chunky ATV 2 track and turns into smooth, fast gravel. the Zydeco 2 was up for it all. capable and predictable on the chunk, fast and reactive on the pedaly bits. increasingly stoked on this bike!

Philly Naked Bike Ride is Saturday August 23 and i'm going to be out of town :( head out "bare-as-you-dare". location and time announced Friday afternoon sometime. philadelphianakedbikeride.wordpress.com

FOR SALE! $1800 obo All City Nature Boy Disc 58cm SRAM Apex 11spd Mechanical Disc cyclocross is right around the corner, killer deal for a lightly used cyclocross bike that has killer tire clearance for some pretty beefy tires. #cyclocross #crossiscoming #pacx

PA CYCLOCROSS! because i am on my bullshit and the morning sunlight is coming a bit later than it should, i compiled a list of CYCLOCROSS races ~100mi of Philly! also listed, because i am on my bullshit, are SINGLESPEED race times! #PACX #NJCX #ridemidatlantic PDF - bit.ly/46RPC6A

Bike Industry Bike: James Bracey’s Pivot Mach 4SL Continuing our series of Bike Checks, here’s Tailfin’s Head of PR and his Pivot Mach 4SL. This is James Bracey and his lighter-than-your-gravel-bike Pivot Mach 4SL. Who are you then? James Bracey: "My job title is long and varied but essentially I…

are you on Strava? do you enjoy exploring sick vistas? join our club. share you activities, photos, stories, and more! we'll probably do some SICK giveaways too. as this thing gets up and running.

Facebook is not good, but it has become *essential* for a lot of people, which is a huge issue. If you're in a small town, Facebook is often the only source of news about town government or local events. This makes it hard to ditch Facebook in the same way that people ditched Twitter.

PA CYCLOCROSS! because i am on my bullshit and the morning sunlight is coming a bit later than it should, i compiled a list of CYCLOCROSS races ~100mi of Philly! also listed, because i am on my bullshit, are SINGLESPEED race times! #PACX #NJCX #ridemidatlantic PDF - bit.ly/46RPC6A

let's hear it for a clean and tidy bar/stem combo 😍 continuously impressed with this Cinelli King Zydeco 2

I got popped by this today. If you ride DT Swiss wheels, check to see if yours are in the recall.

monday afternoons are for day-dreaming about riding bikes up big mountains for views of those #sickvistas

mixed surface morning! familiarizing myself with the Cinelli King Zydeco 2 gravel bike again today. pretty thrilled with the capabilities of this bike. like the flow of single track, doesn't mind some chunky chunk, and pedals/climbs great! #phillyisgreatforcycling

mixed surface morning! familiarizing myself with the Cinelli King Zydeco 2 gravel bike again today. pretty thrilled with the capabilities of this bike. like the flow of single track, doesn't mind some chunky chunk, and pedals/climbs great! #phillyisgreatforcycling

quick rip on a new demo! more to come but initially pretty stoked on this Cinelli King Zydeco 2

since it's been awhile, here's quick reintroduction: my name is Spencer and i run an independent sales and marketing agency based out of Philadelphia, PA. we are stoked to work with Pivot Cycles, Cinelli USA, Troy Lee Designs, Olympic Supple, and more. bike shops are better than buying online!

always, and we mean ALWAYS, bring a bike when you go down the shore. there's no better and quicker way to explore the area. pictured is Cinelli's Nemo TIG steel road bike. #steelisreal #downtheshore

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good morning #bikesky - let's say we designed a kit. would any of y'all be interested in a shirt/short combo? just a shirt?

BIKE BASH WV! 3 days of bikes, rides, camping, music, and friends at Bike Bear Lake Trail Center in Bruceton Mills, WV. July 18-20 pre-registration is strongly encouraged as the event typically sells out. head to link in bio to learn more and give @bikebigbearwv a follow over on IG! #bikebashwv

stuff for sale! stuff for sale! Pivot Cycles Mach 4 SL Pro X0 Transmission: personal demo, light use, well maintained! INTENSE/951 Gravel Frame: heavy use, lots of life left. fits up to 50s or 2.1s All City Nature Boy Disc Complete: basically brand new. hit us up if interested!

demo bikes. eat pizza.

yesterday i got to spend a bit of time on the #pivotcycles new eMTB, the Shuttle SL⚡AM: a crossover from their lightweight Shuttle SL and their popular all mountain Shuttle AM.

killer time down in VA last week. thanks to Bike Lane Gate City and Outpost for having us! we’re back at it again this weekend in MD and DE. stoked to hang with Plum Grove & Garrison's Cyclery! link to registration in the bio, comment or DM questions! #pivotcycles #ridemidatlantic

killer time down in VA last week. thanks to Bike Lane Gate City and Outpost for having us! we’re back at it again this weekend in MD and DE. stoked to hang with Plum Grove & Garrison's Cyclery! link to registration in the bio, comment or DM questions! #pivotcycles #ridemidatlantic

Chris tackling Unbound XL on a beautifully kitted out Vault 🤩 get it @cmehlman34.bsky.social !

been cookin’ up something pretty cool over the past few weeks and stoked to get work next week! we’re slingin a road, gravel, and urban line next week! check back for more then but here’s a little teaser now 🚴‍♀️❤️ #ridemidatlantic

hey y'all - i am bumping this again and hoping to find it a new home. will deliver to most of the mid-atlantic (or Ohio next week). details in the quote post. will entertain very reasonable offers.

sometimes wrong bike is the right bike in the moment. • found time last week between rainstorms near the Blue Ridge Parkway to get out for a spin. didn’t have a road bike but did have my Mach 4 SL 🤌🤌🤌 • #pivotcycles #blueridgeparkway #mtbontheroad #ridemidatlantic

there are many kinds of bikes with may different functions. we love them all but we especially love the ones that get us out of the car. • enter @reidbikes KADe Cargo - a swiss army knife of an e-cargo bike. #ridebikes #havefun #pma #nojerks #onelesscar

DAY 30 DAYS OF BIKING! got out for a slightly longer than planned lunch MTB ride at Belmont. as always it's great to have mtb trails that i can ride to from home. rode next to the Surekill Express and went under a sweet tunnel. bikes rule. #30daysofbiking

Day 29: had to see a few shops down in Delaware, so i took the opportunity to hit White Clay and the surrounding trails. fast, flowing, mostly nontechnical single track. it's also super convenient when traveling N/S on i95 as it's just a few miles from the interstate. #30daysofbiking #bikesky

Ever picnic is special. It's like, the trees start making shade and that means it's time to hide from the sun. #30daysofbiking #bikesky #bohemianfc #thinlizzy #bullitt @firewoodfieldsvcs.bsky.social

Day 28: just a shorty to make sure i see out #30daysofbiking. rode up past the art museum, down Ben Franklin, then over to Race St. to see the TWO WHOLE BLOCKS of parking protected bike lane. #bikesky #phillycycling

Cacapon Resort State Park is in the WV panhandle, 2-4 hours from most major Mid Atlantic cities, and has some of the raddest trails. rock, flow, climb, descent - our good buddy Zach @ Appalachian dirt has been hard at work out there over the past few years. check out Middle Fork Trail!

The weather broke so it was time to get the godforsaken lawnmower out 😑 which meant i had to make my biennal fossil fuel run. Stole my partner's Yuba & a pic by the neighbor's Acty. #30daysofbiking #bikesky #yuba #hondaacty #cargomama @firewoodfieldsvcs.bsky.social

Day 27: quick ride out MLK before a day out and about, starting with Liverpool potentially winning the Premier League and heading out for a street fest in S Philly. MLK Drive open to bike and foot traffic only is one of the best things ever. i can't get enough of it! #30daysofbiking #bikesky

One other cargo dad at the #ColumbusCrew game had 4 kids in a Bunch box steerer w party lights jamming tunes. Love to see it - and the corral was mostly full despite sub 50°s temps. Cargo caretakers unite! #30daysofbiking #bikesky #crew96 #bullitt #bunch @firewoodfieldsvcs.bsky.social

Day 26: short city stomp and came across this family riding in the bike lane, just before the rain started. friendly reminder - give bikes in bike lanes room - humans are very breakable, kids more so. you’ll get where you’re going, i promise. #30daysofbiking #bikesky

Day 25: i can't say i'm into machine built flow trail. just ain't for me, which is why i rarely hit Trex. i did some digging on TFs and there's an exterior loop i thought could be fun, it wasn't. bikes allowed, but not made for bikes at all. anyway, BETTER'N'NOTHING 😀 #30daysofbiking #bikesky

Day 24: anxiety is funny innit? had hoped to hit the Belmont Thursday MTB ride/race tonight but my anxiety got the better of me. so i spun the park instead and rode the nerves out. no photos today, just vibes. #30daysofbiking #bikesky

Day 23: a few really sunny days and everything is a lot more green along Kelly Dr! #30daysofcycling #bikesky

Day 22: 27 or 34/35 climbs recon. only had an hour for lunch so i did the first few climbs from CC; Georges Hill, Greenland Dr, & Falls Rd. the easiest of the 27 (or 34/35) but the closest. a chippy way to start the ride. #30daysofbiking #bikesky #phillycycling

BUMP! i know someone out there in the Mid Atlantic is looking for this ripper bike!

Rainy and blowy otw to drop off so we went to check out how the river was faring. It has chilled out considerably! #30daysofbiking #bikesky #cargobike #olentangy #nobadweatherjustbadgear @firewoodfieldsvcs.bsky.social

Day 21: quick 30 minute loop around Center City/South Philly. really just wanted to completely relax today but convinced #30daysofbiking will solve all my problems! no photos but here’s the gps flyover! #bikesky

Re: the two flood pics I posted last week. Waters receded leaving some slippy silt that'll be pretty sketchy if it gets wet. No chance in hell the city would drive street sweepers through there tho 🙄 #30daysofbiking #bikesky #steelisreal #waterfordprecisioncycles @firewoodfieldsvcs.bsky.social

Day FOURRRRRRRRR TWENNNNNTYYY: got up and got down to Baltimore to ride with some dudes from a shop i work with. up and down and through Patapsco River Valley. felt like dogshit but hey a bike ride is a bike ride! #30daysofbiking #bikesky