bicycle habitat

Best NYC Area Bike Shops & Online Stores

New York is known to have plenty of options for just about anything – bagels, coffee, pizza, and bike shops are no different. With so many options available to us, it can be hard to choose which one to roll … Read More

California: Sierra’s to the Bay Area

The light emanated through my tent that morning casting a shadow of the branches from the tree that was above camp. We had breakfast at the park table and back on the saddle. The idea was tossed around the night … Read MoreRead More

Nevada Video

While editing for the Nevada post I managed to pull a quick video together. Check it out!

Riding the Great Plains of Kansas

Miles and miles of open road, pedaling through the wind daily that can sometimes work with or against you, multiple variations of weather, feed farms with their unpleasant smell and eighteen wheelers throwing gravel at your shins from the road … Read MoreRead More

East to West – Thrills and Spills

An early start before 8am, I was shooting for 7 but the plan was to take it easy and clear my route that was just less than 40 miles. Once I reached the end I checked my maps and plugged … Read MoreRead More

Celebrating Permaculture & Bike Month in NYC

It’s May here in New York City and that’s bike month for enthusiast to ride their bikes as a means to promote alternative ways for transportation. I was thrilled to attend The New York Permaculture Meetup among many others to … Read MoreRead More

Manual Pedal YouTube Channel

So I decided to make a YouTube channel for Manual Pedal for many reasons. One of which is to share my experiences during my tour across the United States. And the rest, well it’s pretty simple. To build a  … Read More

May 16th Itinerary

I printed this map, traced my route and placed it on my desk; which these days seats my cutting board, Garmin GPS, route notes with scribbled down text next to a few coffee cup stains by my keyboard. I know … Read MoreRead More