Get Ready to Hit the Road
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay (KCIBR) registration for the 2026 race is now officially open.
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Cycling Utah
Bicycle touring in the sunny desert has its perks. Always hot and dry, you forget where the rain jacket is in the chaos of your panniers…
The Race Is On!
It is almost June and for Yukoners it means the skis are in the garden shed, the parka is at the dry cleaners, and the bicycle is ready…
How To Bike Tour
People have been travelling long distances on bicycles since the invention of the two-wheeled vehicle. A British man named John Foster…
Southwest Saskatchewan Not What You Think
This summer, I went cycle touring for three weeks in southwest Saskatchewan. I was lured by “Saskatchewan is flat.”
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The Yukon by Mountain Bike
Over 700 kilometres of trails, and growing every year. For most residents, it’s a short drive or bike to the mountain biking trails.
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Biking With Your Spouse
Mountain biking, like relationships require work. From the first date to the wedding day, you’re constantly learning how to be with someone.
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Mountain biking, a solo sport (but way more fun with friends!)
Learning to mountain bike solo can be daunting. Having a chance to ride with others and learn the ropes can build skills and confidence.
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She Shreds
Michelle Friesen is part of the next wave of amazing Yukon women aiming to make mountain biking accessible and inclusive. And she’s clearly happy to be leading the way.
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay reimagined
After taking a year off, the cycling event will be back for 2021, but things will be looking a lot different.
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Krank It Up
This month, Mt. McIntyre will host the new summer mountain bike festival, organized by the Contagious Mountain Bike Club (CMBC). Klondike Krankfest replaces CMBC’s previous
Global Fat-bike Day & Fat biking around the world
Global Fat Bike Day celebrates the winter cycling sport. But what exactly is it? Jonah Clark explains this winter cycling experience.
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Down, down, Yukon downhill at Mount Sima
The Yukon sun is warm, not a cloud in the sky. Avid mountain bikers unload their bikes and prepare themselves for Mount Sima downhill riding.
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Attempting world-class status with mediocre skills
World-class mountain biking trails on Montana Mountain are internationally famous. Riders flock to Carcross to try their hand at riding them.
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Get Lost! Navigating Whitehorse trails
Where do you go when mountain biking, and do it safely around Whitehorse?
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Bicycle fun under the midnight sun
Contagious Mountain Biking Club (CMBC) 24 Hour of Light bike race. It is the only 24-hour race in North America where no lights are allowed,
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Learning how to ride and not die
It can be intimidating starting a new sport, especially one that is generally about riding downhill, on unpaved mountains, with perilous things like rocks and trees that don’t seem to move out of your way.
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Seniors on speed
Turns out there are plenty of folks in the Yukon. “road cyclists” who participate in the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay (KCIBR),
Third Time’s the Charm
Twice answered the call to cycle the Dempster Highway. She hasn’t succeeded quite yet, she’s ready to give the 740 km journey another go.
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Catch the Infection
Kid Vicious, Starbuck’s Revenge, Goat. No, not my favorite B-movies, but mountain bike trails christened by those who build and ride them. All of these
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The 2016 Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay: A Photo Retrospect
The relay creates memories worth cherishing. Piles of cyclist race through the Haines Pass, many in costumes. Many without training or practice or cycling experience.
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A 24-Hour Mountain Bike Relay … for Everyone
24 hour bike relays used to be en mode around North America, 15, 16 years ago. That’s when the first one was in Whitehorse, 16
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Hot Ticket to Ride
France has the Tour de France. Italy has the Giro d’Italia. And here in the Yukon, we have the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay. The
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Gearing up for Bike to Work Week
A new trend in hairstyles is likely to emerge in workplaces across the country during the first week of June: helmet hair. From May 30th
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Two Yukon Kids in Utah
What happened to the kids from the class of 2009? Where are they all now, six years later? They must have finished their studies or
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Carcross: Hiking, biking and … Kiteboarding
Carcross has always been known for hiking. Lately, with Montana Mountain right next door, it has become a favoured destination for biking, too. Now, word
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Downsizing Before the Big Ride
The more I bike the more I realize I need to carry less and less. Each training trip makes me optimize. That two-person tent becomes
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Bike maintenance is Easy as ‘ABC Quick Check’
“ABC Quick Check.” It is a phrase that easily rolls off the tongue of Peter Czerny. “ABC Quick Check.” Before starting a season of riding
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Biking Whitehorse to Haines Junction
Welcome to the first of four articles on beginner bike touring around the Yukon. I’ll share a rundown of trips and some tips, as well
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Why They Bike
We hear them before we see them; they squeak up behind us on the snowy trail or sidewalk. A muffled “on your left” as they
Mysterious Bicycle
You may have heard about the bicycles stolen from Cadence Cycle in July. But did you hear about the one that mysteriously appeared? Around July
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Shifting Gears
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay is about to check-off its 22nd year, and organizers are making sure the race adapts to changing times. Mike
Big Ride for a Big Cause
One might think that winning six Olympic medals in two sports speaks for itself. Not for Clara Hughes, who believes there’s still so much more
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Cycle of Seasons
It’s that time of year again — when the sun gets warmer, the days get brighter, and the schedules get busier. It becomes apparent who’s
Biking is for winter, too
Biking in extreme weather is hard on any bike. Whether you have decided to you use your bike all four seasons, or you have purchased
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Cycling to Inspire
British Columbia teen Saskia Vaisey writes in her blog, “A human connection is the most powerful way to affect people.” She is one of four
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Yukon’s Big Bike Race
Ok, so we share it with Alaska, but it starts in the Yukon. And I hope you’ve already submitted your registration for this year’s June
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‘Fat-Tire Fever’ Is a Winter Illness
“When, oh when, can we ride again?” Fat tire bikes make unrideable surfaces – unrideable without hike-a-bike & colourful language– rideable
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No Tunes for Cyclists
BIt will have to be chirping birds, ripping muscles, cheering teammates and perhaps even grazing grizzly bears that make up the soundtrack for competitors in
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Juneau and the Chain-Throwing Hills
Plastic bags cover my feet to keep out the rain and the spray from my tires. My chain slips off the sprocket, again, unable to
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An extraordinary way of living with the ‘ordinary’
This isn’t about an extraordinary family—not even about an extraordinary child (because all children are extraordinary). Rather, it’s about living with an “ordinary” disease in
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It’s About the Hail !?!
Fall is an absolutely stellar time to go mountain biking in the Yukon. It was a Sunday slated for chores when my guy gives me
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He’s a Real Everywhere Man
Dean Eyre sits on a stool in the middle of his newly purchased bike shop on Wood Street. A man as passionate as Eyre deserves
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More and More Fun on Whitehorse Trails
It is amazing what is popping up on Whitehorse trails these days. This week’s Sunday ride leader was my friend, Rick. As well as being
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Is it wrong to want a hill-less mountain bike ride?
As much as I like road biking, in Whitehorse there are two things that are almost impossible to avoid: wind and (sigh) hills. It can
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Three Legs Inspire 4×2
This is just what hundreds of cyclists will be doing next week, as the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay celebrates its 19th birthday. Teams ranging
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“I Miss Riding in Traffic”
So what’s Dean Eyre doing here? He’s taking the job of finding the right bikes for people really seriously – and having fun doing it.
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Relaying the Relay
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay turns 20 this year. For all of those years, Ron McFadyen has worked dedicatedly in the background, radio in
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Fat Tracks
Have you ever driven past someone on a bike at -35 in a blizzard and thought they were crazy? You’re probably not alone. Let’s face
Biking the Lakes
The Yukon summer is event-driven. Because of this, once they step off the pedals after finishing their leg of the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay
Defying Gravity
For anyone who likes to play on two wheels on the local bike trails, Mount Sima is the place to be the weekend of July