Ride of Silence: History, Meaning, and How Cyclists Can Participate Respectfully
The Ride of Silence honors cyclists killed or injured on public roads. Learn the event’s purpose, tone, safety expectations, and respectful participation tips.
Interviews
Bikepacking Routes: Expert Inspiration and How to Plan Your Own Ride
Use expert bikepacking route ideas as inspiration, then plan your own ride around distance, terrain, water, weather, load, and backup options.
Free Food Family: Bicycle Travel, Resourcefulness, and Simple Living
Read Icebike’s Free Food Family archive story with refreshed context for bicycle travel, low-cost living, resourcefulness, and family adventure.
Kris Holm: Mountain Unicycling Profile
Read Icebike’s Kris Holm mountain unicycling profile with refreshed context for skill progression, off-road riding, balance, and cycling culture.
Sam Polcer and the Style of Everyday Cycling
Read Icebike’s Sam Polcer archive profile with refreshed context for cycling photography, everyday riders, city bikes, and bike culture.
Shirine Bikes Around the World for $5 Per Day
Read Icebike’s Shirine bicycle travel archive with refreshed context for low-budget touring, route planning, risk, repairs, and travel expectations.
Family Bike Tour from Alaska to Argentina
Read Icebike’s archive story about a family bike tour from Alaska to Argentina, with modern planning notes for family touring and long-distance bike travel.
Real Winter Biking: How to Cycle in Really Cold Weather
Learn how real winter biking works in deep cold, including clothing, tires, pacing, visibility, bike care, and when to shorten the ride.
Leitra Velomobile History with Carl Georg Rasmussen
Read Icebike’s Leitra velomobile history archive with refreshed context for human-powered transport, weather protection, design, and utility cycling.
Gary Sansom and the BMXmuseum Bike Collection
Read Icebike’s archive profile of Gary Sansom and BMXmuseum, refreshed with context for BMX collecting, cycling history, and preservation.
Tilmann Waldthaler: A Life Built Around Bicycle Travel
Read Icebike’s Tilmann Waldthaler profile with refreshed context for long-distance touring, simple travel, route judgment, and life by bike.
Rosalind Readhead and the Case for Car-Free City Streets
Read Icebike’s Rosalind Readhead archive profile with refreshed context for cycling advocacy, car-free streets, walking, transit, and safer city design.
How To Bike 4239 Km From Belgium To Turkey In 10 Days
The Transcontinental is one of the most extreme races in the world. 4000+ km (2485+ miles) from Geraardsbergen, Flanders in Belgium to Istanbul in Turkey. The whole race is unsupported, so there are no team cars and no fresh bikes if your bike breaks down. You are on your own and have to fix all
6 x World Champion Rebecca Rusch Is The Queen Of Pain
Rebecca Rusch is a legend in mountain biking. 6 x world champion, 4 x Leadville 100 champion and a lot of other incredible achievements. In this interview she explains a lot about her background, how she train and how she keeps winning. How did you get into mountain biking? I got into cycling because I
Streetfilms – This Is How You Feel After 700+ Cycling Films
Clarence Eckerson runs Streetfilms. Through Streetfilms, he has made more than 700 films about cycling and sustainable transportation. 700+ films that has been played more than 10 million times in total! In this interview Clarence talks about how Streetfilms started out, how he is making the films, his favorite films and what he think about
How Bobs Bikes For Needy Kids Are Giving Away Free Bicycles
Robert Crane runs Bobs bikes for needy kids. When I first heard about Robert, I was really touched because Robert’s life’s mission is to provide free bikes to needy children – and although he gets most of the bikes donated, he is also financing a lot of the expenses out of his own pocket. If
Steven Abraham And The One Year Time Trial
Steven Abraham is biking 75,000+ miles this year (more than 120,000 km). If he manage to ride those 200+ miles/day, he is going to beat a world record that haven’t been beaten for more than 75 years and set a new UMCA Highest Annual Mileage Record! Here on Icebike.org we have talked with several randonneurs
Dave Sherry is Britain’s most hated cyclist
Dave Sherry is being called ‘Britain’s most hated cyclist’ and ‘the most hated man on two wheels’. He is being called these things because he films drivers breaking road laws on his daily commute. Video from his three helmet cameras have secured convictions for 70 drivers so far – and more are sure to come
The Camper Bike – the Bike You Can Almost Live In
Looking in a newspaper one day, I saw a picture of a bike with a house on – sort of a bike-autocamper. I had never seen anything like that before, so after a bit of research I found out that the bike was a project made by the artist Keven Cyr. Very interesting, so I