whats the top cycling community in the usa?
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It depends on what type of town you want to live in. Portland is consistently at the top of the list for large cities. In terms of smaller towns (100,000 people) Boulder, Colorado and Chico, California are both excellent.\n\nHere is the Bicycling Magazine top list for 2006:\n\n--  Best Cycling City (population 1 million or more):\n           1. San Diego, CA;\n           2. Chicago, IL\n           3. New York, NY\n           Honorable mention: Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ\n\n   --  Best Cycling City (population 500,000 to 1 million):\n           1. Portland, OR\n           2. Denver, CO\n           3. Seattle, WA\n           Honorable mention: San Francisco, CA; Austin, TX\n\n   --  Best Cycling City (population 200,000 to 500,000):\n          1. Madison, WI\n          2. Tucson, AZ\n          3. Albuquerque, NM\n          Honorable mention: Minneapolis, MN; Anchorage, AK\n\n   --  Best Cycling City (population 75,000 to 200,000)\n          1. Boulder, CO\n          2. Eugene, OR\n          3. Ann Arbor, MI\n          Honorable mention: Chattanooga, TN; Cambridge, MA\n\n   --  Best Small Town for Cycling: Davis, CA (population 60,308)
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http://www.swaintech.com/fastbike.html\n\nFastest motorcycle period\nhttp://www.cycleforums.com/forums/showthread/t-117267.html
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Go to a bike store.  I like Schwinn Cruisers personally.
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freeride bikes, try Kona or Giant ! they have really good choice and they are cheap ! Cheers
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It depends on your ability level and the type of terrain you're looking for.  Sunday River in Maine has a wide variety, Killington is huge with lots of parks and a 230 ft superpipe, and loads of bump runs. Jay Peak near the Canadian border is Pow loaded and for the more advanced folks. Stowe is an all time favorite-one beginner hill and another for intermediates/advanced. Killington is the closest to where I live and no matter what the conditions, there are always some good riding because of their incredible snowmaking.
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i dont know but you can go to MTBreview.com and look up trails in the area or you can try pinkbike.com and look for places there.
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I moved from California to Washington DC 6 months ago and yes, I'd be out biking more if the DC Metro was as friendly to bikes as California is. \n\nCalifornia has good bike lanes on most of our roads and the drivers are much more used to bicycles being part of traffic than they are here in DC.  I find that many drivers  here are baffled when they encounter me in the road, trying to take a lane in order to cross an intersection or make a left turn. \n\nThe bike paths in both states are not exclusively used by cyclists, however, the bike paths here are much more crowded with people out for a walk or jog and visibility is short, so it's harder to ride on them.  I get mad every time I think of how many times I've come around a blind curve and found some fool parents with strollers standing in the middle of the path, blocking traffic, chattering and nattering with their friends or playing with their kids in the middle of the path none the less!  \n\nThe best course of action is to have distinct bike lanes on the roads.  Many of us use bikes for both recreation and transportation and would appreciate the ability to do our shopping and other errands without having to worry about being run over by a car. We also use them to get to more rural areas where the scenery and lack of traffic makes for great cycling.  With the exception of bike paths that move cyclists off busy streets in urban areas, the addition of bike lanes would serve us much better than more bike paths.
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bicycling. Especially mountain biking. It is fun, challenging and a great workout.
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http://mycycle.com\nhttp://mymonthlycycles.com
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Great bike. Kona is a premiere bike manufacturer and hails from the great North Shore of the PNW so they know what they are doing. I've heard that they are, ironically, releasing an air version (air instead of coil suspension both front and rear) called the CoilAir. You can't go wrong w/ Kona if you are interested in Freeride bikes.
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It depends on what type of racing you want to do.  In bike racing, some of the different types of racing are:\n1) road (road races, time trials, criteriums)  Triathlon could also be in here.\n2) mtb (cross country, downhill, slalom and four cross\n3) cyclocross\n4) bmx\n5) track (fixed gear, you can't coast!)\n\nIf you can be more specific, I am happy to help.  What type of racing?  You looking for brands?  What's your budget and experience?  \n\nIf you are in the market, your best option is to go into your LOCAL bike shop and find an experienced and knowledgable sales person.  This way, you can test different types/brands of bikes, and then they can help you with all service needs, like customizing the fit, and doing tune-ups in the future.
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Join Wednesday Nite Riders. They have weekly rides from a bike shop in Santa Monica. Meet every Wed at 8pm. Cynergy Cycle cnr Santa Monica & 26th. in Santa Monica.\n\nGreat bunch of people and they take trips together.
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Wintonbury Hills in Bloomfield is a fantastic course and the green fees are unbelievable for the quality of the course.\n\nhttp://www.wintonburyhillsgolf.com
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it all depends if you are a seasoned cyclist ? if you are not, i would recommend you to go to your LBS and get the bike guys over there to help you choose a bike within budget, you don't need to go high end as you are a beginner and you dont need those really high end frames as you would not be able to tell the difference. \n\nif you are a seasoned cyclist, i believe you would have gone to Ebay and look for some really good used bikes, and your budget would have gone twice the amount. anyway LBS is the best bet as they are able to tell you when people around the area have group rides and you are able to join in. Kick back and Enjoy the new bike you purchased. Cheers
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Here are my favorite mountain bike trails in the Bay Area:\n\n-Upper Stevens Creek which hooks up to the Montbello Preserve in the Cupertino/Saratoga Foothills\n-St. Joseph's Hill in Los Gatos\n-Fort Ord / Laguana Seca near Montery\n-Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz\n-Nisene Marks in Santa Cruz\n-Fremont Older in Cupertino/Saratoga
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Read "It's Not About The Bike" by Lance Armstrong who won Tour de France multiple times.  It is truly amazing what one can do with cycling.
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I like the website \nhttp://www.hudsonriver.com/mtbiking.htm\nhttp://www.westchestertowns.com/htm/lnk/Link0213.html\n\nYou might also be interested in the westchester cycle club, I am not familar with it but here is it website.\n\nhttp://www.westchestercycleclub.org/