Korey Pelton's Cycling Blog

A few months ago, a couple of friends of mine, Dan and Darren, expressed their yearning for a mountain bike ride, so being the avid cyclist that I am (or try to be), I agreed to come along.  I’ve never been very good at mountain biking for several reasons: I weigh 200 lbs, so I [...]

My good friend and cycling buddy, Travis, really, really cares about his cycling experience and he is serious about it.  He only buys excellent quality equipment with rave reviews.  His touring bicycle is equipped with a Tubus rear rack ($90) and a pair of Ortlieb panniers ($150).  That equipment is probably going to last him [...]

I recently received an invitation from the Bannock Transportation Planning Organization to attend an open house to discuss needs and strategies to address problems with our streets and highways, how these problems effect cyclists and pedestrians, and problems with our transit system.  I won’t be able to attend the open house due to prior commitments, [...]

Portneuf Valley Bike To Work Month is during the month of May!  Wooo!  Time to get into shape, save some money, and breath some cleaner air!  Let’s do it! I have written this article to give a few tips to those of you who are brand new to commuting around town by bicycle.  At first, [...]

A few weeks ago, Pocatello, Idaho experienced a fairly heavy snowfall of about 6 inches or so.  This was followed by temperatures ranging from -10 F to 15 F for several days after.  None of the snow melted for an entire week, which made all the roads turn into snowy chocolate mousse (see this icebike.org [...]

Ok, I’ve never competed in cyclo-cross, but I love watching cyclo-cross, so that counts for something!  And yesterday I did some off-road hill-climbing, maneuvering tricky descents, and riding through mud and snow -laden trails on my touring bike.  Ok, I never had to dismount and carry my bike, but I think this ride was adequately [...]

The above map shows my intended route for my Saturday afternoon ride.  However, I went too far up Michaud Creek Road and ended up performing a hike-a-bike over a very craggy, rock-strewn, god forsaken mountain top trail, then trail riding down City Creek trail (runs parallel to Trail Creek Road about a mile or so [...]

Want a body like mine?  Yes you do (ok, maybe)!  What’s my secret?  Eating a sensible diet (most of the time), eating junk food occasionally, drinking loads of beer, and cycling to work everyday!  :-)  Just look at that sculpted arm from years of lifting heavy mugs of beer!  Just look at that not-too-big beer [...]

Do you want to be a hardcore bicycle commuter?  Do you want the ability to cycle to work in comfort no matter what the weather is like outside?  This can be quite a tough challenge to meet, but with the right equipment and clothing, it can be done, and all for under $100 bucks (assuming [...]

My cycling buddy, tlp, and I were planning to do a ride which hadn’t turned out so well for us two years earlier (see tlp’s blog about it here).  But this year, we were in better shape and had more cycling experience, so we felt ready for riding from Pocatello to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, [...]