We’re returning to our bicycle repair and maintenance classes here in Ashland, and we’d like to go bigger and better! We’d love your input before we build them.
Whether you’re brand new to bikes, want to learn basic maintenance, or are interested in more advanced repair skills, we want to know what kinds of classes would be most useful for our community.
By completing our short feedback survey before June 20th, you can be entered to win a $20 Visa gift card as a thank-you for helping us plan future classes.
We’d especially love to hear:
Your feedback will help us create classes that are practical, welcoming, and useful for riders across the Chequamegon Bay area.
Thank you for supporting local cycling and local business!
— Alex, Karl, and Eric
This week is National Bike to Work Week, and I’ll admit… up until today, it’s felt a little cold for leisurely biking. I used to think it was silly that Wisconsin had its own Wisconsin Bike Week. Why not celebrate all biking during the same month, during the same week, during the same day? Well, spring in Northern Wisconsin has finally made its point at me enough years in a row. I concede. Let’s celebrate biking in June.
While May is National Bike Month, Wisconsin Bike Fed celebrates Wisconsin Bike Week on May 31st-June 7th. And there are some great bike events underway that week, including the Epic Bike Fest in Cable and the new Brule River State Forest MTB Trail Ribbon Cutting on June 6th. This is a great launch to all the other great biking events going on in June (see “Other Tidbits” below).
Our Monday night group rides brought May Bike Month in with an oomph. Our first ride had 17 on the casual ride and 7 on the tempo ride, while our second ride had 19 join the casual ride! What a strong start to a so far cold season.
It’s always heartening to see the increase in bikes out and about as spring finds its way to the Northland. We’ve seen strong sales in helmets, and it’s good to know folks are taking care of their brains. But I hope people will prioritize some other safety too — on road safety. Being visible and following road laws (such as biking with traffic, indicating turns, and stopping at stop signs) goes a long way towards sharing the road. Because if we expect cars to share with us, we also have to do our part. We can’t control the cars, but we can control how to we ride and how we dress.
Biking is an important, healthy, life-changing, and community-enhancing activity. But it also comes with its risks. While we can’t control the actions of cars and others on the road, we can control ourselves.
Our responsibility as cyclists, first and foremost, is to exhibit bike safety.
If we expect cars to treat us safely and follow the rules, we also have to do so. That means:
Want to learn more? Wisconsin Bike Fed has some great resources on safe cycling and road laws — for adults and for children.
The man, the myth, the Monte.
We want to take a minute to celebrate the life of a legend.
Tim Doyle bought Bay City Cycles with Carl Beck in 1987 and soon after became business partners with current owner Karl Faber. Tim was a friend. A mentor. A Monte. He was the mix of mischief, reflection, thought, and motivation that we all wish to see in the world. Bay City Cycles would not have been the same without Tim. Northland College would not have been the same. The Chequamegon Area and the Queeb community would not be the same. He touched our lives. Karl is proud to have called him a friend and fellow trouble maker.
Rest in peace, friend.
Spring is sprung in Northern Wisconsin, and now is the time that everybody is shoveling the slop from their driveways, digging through the garage, and dusting off those bicycles. What do you need to do to get your bike ready for that first slow roll?
It’s normal for bike tires to lose pressure over time. Unlike your car tires, bike tires have relatively little volume. The oxygen atoms in that air are under pressure and will very slowly escape through the valve or through the rubber compound. The smaller volume your tire is, the more you’ll notice little bits escaping.
It’s a good idea to check your tire pressure before every ride, but you especially need to top it off after many months dormant.
If your tires go flat after just a day or two (or less), you probably have a small puncture in the inner tube or your tubeless sealant is dried out. It’s time for a patch, a new tube, or a sealant refresh.
Brakes are essential safety items on your bike. If you go, then you need to stop. Brakes are easy to overlook, but small problems can lead to catastrophic consequences either for safety or for repairs.
Make sure your brakes are ready to go at the start of the season so you are too.
Your chain is essential for making your bike propel forward. It’s also one of the pieces which wears just as much as your tires, and failure to maintain or replace your chain can lead to expensive replacements of other parts like derailleurs, cassettes, and chainrings. Keeping on top of chain maintenance is always worth it in the long run.
When all else fails – or if you’re just inclined to not do the check yourself – bring your bike into your local bike shop! Most shops like ours have tune up packages which cover the full run of checks, adjustments, and care that your bike needs to get ready for spring.
False spring has sprung, and with it our community’s renewed vigor for cycling. We are returning to our usual summer hours.
Summer hours:
Now is the time to bring in those pre-spring tune-ups. We recommend a tune up every 50 riding hours or once per year — whichever comes first.
Not sure when you last got your bike serviced? Contact us.
CAMBA’s Women’s Weekend MTB Clinic North is one of our favorite events of the year — and this year we’re giving away an entry! Enter for a chance to win.
Entry opens January 21st and closes February 15th at midnight.
Who Can Enter:
How to Enter:
How We’ll Pick Our Winner:
Friday, May 15, 2026 4:00 PM – Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:00 PM
Mt. Ashwabay Chalet, 32525 Ski Hill Road, Bayfield, WI 54814
The CAMBA Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic North will be a weekend of learning, growing confidence, having fun, and experiencing the beauty of the CAMBA, Mt. Ashwabay trail cluster! Set in the idyllic Chequamegon Bay area of Northern Wisconsin, instruction for the clinic will be provided by regional certified coaches who have experience in teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders looking to gain confidence on their bikes and improve their skills on the trails. Open to those identifying as women mountain bikers and over the age of sixteen, all skill levels are welcome.
Full weekend information available here: https://www.cambatrails.org/events/womensweekendnorth
We are moving to winter hours for the rest of 2025! Our new hours will be:
Tuesday 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday 9am – 4pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
December – March
$125 membership per bike
One tune-up service per month.
Ideal for winter commuters! You have a nice bike and you’d like to keep it that way. But winter riding can be rough on a bike: salt, slush, mud, and wet can take a toll. Keep your bike in good shape with a Winter Maintenance Membership.
How does it work?
Because you have nice bikes and you want to keep them that way. All winter long.