The time is upon us, here is a link with info on the event, get crazy in the race, or if you are not up to it, get crazier at the after party…. there is a cool video as well, see you there!

I have wanted to try riding an electric bike for some time now. I have had the chance to ride one for a block or so, but not much more than that. Electric Bikes are appealing for a number of reasons; they could get some people biking who normally wouldn’t commute by bike due to [...]

Varsity Bike & Transit will host a very special Bike Meets Art event with local artist Adam Turman on Friday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-7:30pm. Turman is doing a special, limited-edition “Pedal Less Oil” poster for the event. The event will include a meet-and-greet with Turman from 5:30-6:30 pm and he will showcase his other bicycle-inspired [...]

A while back I had an incident while riding my bicycle and I’ve decided to tell the story of the incident in hopes that some mild entertainment might be squeezed from it. The experience began as many before have, with me strolling lazily towards my dual-wheeled, man-powered mode of transport at that pace just faster [...]

Some days biking and dealing with bikes are more interesting than others. Yesterday was one such day.  Riding to work through Loring Park I spotted a woman riding a brighter bike than mine, which is an accomplishment (good or bad, you decide).  She was riding a watermellon bike mostly flourescent green with pink wheels and [...]

Some days biking and dealing with bikes are more interesting than others. Yesterday was one such day.  Riding to work through Loring Park I spotted a woman riding a brighter bike than mine, which is an accomplishment (good or bad, you decide).  She was riding a watermellon bike mostly flourescent green with pink wheels and [...]

After being in Dinkytown for 13 years, Varsity Bike has moved down the street three doors.   As with all change there has been the expected changes, as well as the unintended ones.  During our time in business we have always had bikes on the sidewalk, a public tool block (which is 12 basic bike tools [...]

Tonight, July 8th, kicks off the Bike Film Festival, 4 days packed with fun events! Tonight, Wednesday, will be Bike Trivia starting at 7PM at the 501 Club followed by 9PM musical performances by Knife World, Gay Witch Abortion, and No Age, all of which is FREE. Tomorrow, the 9th will be located at the awesome Riverview [...]