Posts by Mark Deering
VIDEO: City Built Brewing Company-One of Our Favorite Breweries
City Built Brewing is one of the best places to grab a drink and food in downtown Grand Rapids. They’ve become our hub for hangouts after our Thursday night city rides and are the newest sponsor of our cycling team! We were beyond excited to get a backstage pass to one of our favorite breweries…
Read MoreBest Bike Shops of West Michigan-Freewheeler Bike Shop
We had the pleasure of taking a tour of Freewheeler Bike Shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a cycling team owner, I wanted to work with the best in town when it came to selection, customer service, and support and Freewheeler has all of that! They are known for their vast inventory and creativeness of…
Read MoreRegistration Open: Why You Should Race Yankee Springs Time Trial
Time to start filling out your race schedule for the year! Yankee Springs Time Trial hosted at the Yankee Spring Recreation Area is one of our favorite races to start the racing season! This race uses the Deep Lake Trail which is about 11 miles long, technical, and fast! Race day this year is April…
Read MoreWin Tickets to the Grand Rapids RV Show!
We have an opportunity for you to win tickets to the RV show this weekend! Does anyone else get RV and camper fever this time of the year?! We love traveling and camping, so this show is one of our favorites to attend every year! We love going down and seeing all the new stuff…
Read MoreMichigan 2024 Mountain Bike and Gravel Race Calendar Launch
Michigan is home to a busy gravel and mountain bike race scene! As we start to fill up our calendars with races, rides, trips, etc., we wanted to help put all the dates and websites in one place for you! We made it so you can see when it is, click on their website and see…
Read MoreBest Christmas Gifts for the Mountain Biker!
Stumped on Christmas gift ideas for that mountain biker in your life? While the obvious choice is a bike, we know that can get expensive. So what else do you get? Well, I polled some of my mountain biking friends in our Adventures with RE/MAX | Social group on Facebook to see what ideas they…
Read MoreBest West Michigan Fat Bike Trails!
It’s an interesting time of year when we sit between putting the mountain bike away and waiting for snow so we can start fat bike season! Snow seems to be out of the picture for the moment, but that can’t stop us from thinking about our favorite fat biking spots while doing the snow dance!…
Read MoreGlobal Fat Biking Day Michigan Rides 2023
It’s that time of year when we trade out our mountain bikes for Fat Bikes and put the gravel bike on the trainer. Every year for Global Fat Bike Day, bikers all over the world gather for group rides to celebrate. If you’re looking to join a ride, here are some great ones happening all…
Read MoreWhy You Should Hike The North Country Trail
The North Country Trail (NCT) is one of the top destination trails in the United States. Similar in prestige to the Appalachian or Continental Divide, the North Country Trail is one of those bucket list hikes. It is the longest continuous hiking trail in the United States spanning 4,800 miles and covers 8 states from…
Read MoreVIDEO: Paris-Brest-Paris Record Holder-Nick DeHaan
In the world of long-distance cycling, few events hold as much prestige and historical significance as the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) randonneur. This epic endurance challenge, which takes riders on a 1,200-kilometer journey from Paris to Brest and back, has been a fixture in the cycling world for over a century. In this blog, we’ll explore the…
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