#4 Topeka Bicycle Hot spots

Topeka is a beautiful city and its the capital of Kansas. It has many bicyclist clubs and bicyclist enthusiasts. It is a great place to use your bicycle and enjoy a nice ride.  There are many locations that I experience bicycling at and I want to share my point view with you.

The first place I think it is the best of all places to ride your bicycle at is Lake Shawnee Park. Lake Shawnee located on the south eastern side of Topeka and has an amazing view. The park, which is around the lake is a breath taking. You can ride your bicycle around the lake and get a better view all around it for every mile you go. The trails are perfect for all kinds of bicycles whither your bike is a road or a mountain bike it will guaranty comfort ride all the way. I have been several time there in the day and the dusk and watch the sunset while riding my bicycle and it was amazing.

The second place I recommend you visit is Gage park. Gage park is smaller than Lake Shawnee park but has an advantage over it. It is located in the center of the city which dose not require you driving a longer distance to reach. You can have a smiler experience and more relaxing while riding your bicycle in it's trails.

With that all said, lets not forget the best places to visit for your bicycle care. There are two bicycle shops I recommend you to visit for all your bicycling needs. They are both locally owned and are professional in their work.

Jerry's Bike Shop is one of the best bike shops I ever visited in Topeka. The owner and his son have been in the bicycle business for thirty years and their shop located in the center of the city. They are always welcoming and sharing advices.

The other bike shop is Capp's Bike Shop which is also a great bike shop with many accessories for your bicycle. They are also kind and great with their customers.

After all, there are many places that worth visiting for your bicycle and its up to you to decide which one you like the most. Keep in mind fun and adventure are the most important parts of your bicycling journey and have a nice bicycling. 

#3 Bicycling Safety Tips

In everything, safety plays an important role in our life. Before driving your car, you fasten your seat belt. Before eating a fruit, you wash it. Bicycling safety is mandatory too. From wearing a helmet to checking your bicycle, all of these are important to insure a safe ride.

The first thing that you will need to know about bicycling safety is the helmet. Many bicyclist are not wearing helmet these days and some do. In my opinion, the bicycle can go over twenty miles per hour, wearing a helmet can be really important in that situation. If your bicycle has a problem with the breaks or the wheels, the helmet can protect your head from any collision with a pole or even the ground. In some cases though, wearing a helmet can be optional as long as you don't exceed eight miles per hour. Because at the speed you can stop your bicycle safely with no problems. 

Checking and inspecting your bicycle is vital. You can't use your bicycle without knowing its condition. There several steps you can do to make sure your bicycle is safe to operate. Wheels can be lose from continues driving and they need to be tightened. Tires also needs to be checked for sever worn and they need to be inflated to the prober air pressure. The recommended air pressure can be found labeled on the bicycle tire. Make sure your don't use your bicycle with low tire pressure. 

Breaks are important. You cannot reduce your speed or stop without them. Make sure they are balanced and in good condition. Test your breaks regular and make sure they are placed on the right position. 

Chains and axes are very important because they are your power transmission that move your bicycle. Make sure that they have an adequate lube on them to prevent corrosion. A well lubed chains and axes will provide you a smooth paddling and a quiet ride. Always add the right amount of lube and avoid adding to much. You don't want have excess lube splashing on your feet while paddling.

Last point I think its important is bicycling in the dark. Installing light reflector in the front and the back of your bicycle is essential and mandatory.

Always make yourself visible while riding your bike to cars and pedestrians as well. In addition to light reflector, flash light can be very useful in the dark and make an excellent visibility in the dark. They don't cost that much and they give a peace of mind while riding your bike at night.

 In conclusion, bicycle safety is not a laughing matter. It is your responsibility as a responsible bicyclist to maintain your bike. Your safety and the other around you start from you. 

#2 Bicycles Islands

Once upon a time, there was a bicycle that wanted to visit many islands. Islands that were filled with many trails, trees and green grass all the way. But it's owner and didn't know about these islands so it stayed home sad and never left it again. 

Unfortunately, this story is happening with some bicycles owners who don't use their bicycle and eventually lose their interest in that hobby. They either don't know where to go with their bicycles or they just don't care about that at all. There are many places you can enjoy riding your bicycle in such as parks.

Parks are recreational places where made for us to enjoy our time and escape the stress of the city. They are our islands as well as our bicycles. Since we where kids we grow up swinging and sliding in park playgrounds running around with our friends or making forts in its sandboxes. Now, we have grown up and so our hobbies. Playing different sports and having picnics with our friends are just one of many things we can do at parks, but riding our bicycles there has a different experience. Not only you will have a better environment to breath and relax but also to explore its trails with your bicycle as pioneer. Just imagine yourself riding your bicycle as if it was a horse and explore the uncharted trails of every park you visit. Rest under one its trees to drink water and have a little snack and then carry on your journey. Discover many creatures that are living the park and see how they live there.  These are just little thing you can do while you ride your bicycle in its paths.

Parks are available in every city and they have perfect trails. You can go to the nearest park to your home with out caring your bike on a rack behind your car or you can have a nice rack for couple of bucks and go to a lake park which is much better for sight seeing and smooth riding along the lake.  Before the sunset is the perfect time for that where you can see the sunsetting around the lake from different angles while riding your bicycle around it.

In the end, you are the one who will decide on which island you can explore with your bike. You’re after all the owner of that bicycle and it will be sad to waste the opportunity to enjoy using your bicycle there. Your bicycle will appreciate that. 

#1 Why people still use their bicycles?

Why people still use their bicycles? You may ask yourself this question when you look around in the street or the park. Is it because you have experienced bicycling before when you were younger and didn't find it interesting anymore or you just find it useless or an accessory?

 I have experienced bicycling before when I was young and ride my bicycle to many places in town. I didn't thought that I will leave my bicycle after getting my license and drive my first car. I didn't need my bicycle back then because I got a better transportation. Little by little I have forgotten about my bicycle forever. That was one of the reasons why I avoided bicycling for a long time. I felt that if bought a bicycle, I wont use it that much and I will leave it to collect dust.  Most people think the same thing about bicycling. Some of them are right but that is not entirely true.

I have started thinking about bicycling again and ask myself that question. Why people still bicycling? In my case I found that I left bicycling because I only used my bicycle for transpiration not for fun.  Sure the car will take you to many places and wont made you tired but when you think about your bicycle as hobby, your prospective will change.

Several months ago I have decided to return to bicycling and did a research about it. I have finally found the answer for my question and started a whole new experience with bicycling. Bicycling became a hobby to me and I realize that even if I have a car, I still going to enjoy bicycling more often. Thats why I chose to write about bicycling. I want to share my own experience with you and clear the doubts about it.  I also want to show you that its not useless or unnecessary to have a bicycle. It is a great hobby and sport and you will not regret owning one.