Ready for an ebike upgrade? Your old ebike is worth $500 towards a new one at Piccadilly Cycles ​

We are now offering generous trade-in incentives of $500 and up for older electric bikes, functioning or not. Our goal is to support the community even further by making it easier than ever to keep riding an electric bike for the next ten years and beyond.

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Bike Packing 101

So what is bikepacking anyway?

Unlike traditional loaded bike touring, where riders generally stick to paved roads, use large panniers, and carry lots of gear, bikepacking emphasizes lightweight gear, packed securely on the bike in a way that doesn’t impact the bike’s ability to handle well or be be taken offroad. Bikepacking puts a greater focus on the riding experience, rather than camp comforts. Your reward for paring down your gear to the minimum is expanded horizons and access to lightly traveled, out-of-the-way roads and trails.

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Ebike Batteries & The Environment

There’s been a lot of talk about eBike battery recycling lately. We’re happy to hear that the industry is taking a proactive stance on this important environmental issue, and encourage all eBike owners to let their local bike shop properly recycle eBike batteries when necessary.

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The Piccadilly Family: Linda Peterson Adams

Name a committee in Ashland, Oregon and Linda has probably been on it. The Transportation Committee, Ashland Climate Collaborative, Ashland Citizens for Transit, Climate and Energy Action Plan - the list goes on. Her primary objective is to make roads more hospitable for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and rollers alike.

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How to Ride Indoors

For so many of us, riding a bike - any bike - is a lifeline to physical, mental, and emotional health. Unless…it’s too dark, too cold, too rainy, too hot or, in the case of the West Coast in late summer, too smoky. Yet there is an easy way to laugh in the face of even the worst weather: riding indoors.

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How to Beat the Heat

It’s that time of year when the smoke and heat really start to get to us. We’ve found that with a little creativity, a dash of activism and some good, fun exercise you can come out the other side with your sanity intact. Here are some ideas to help you get through this challenging time of the year.

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How to buy a Bike

One of the most joyful surprises of 2020 (a year with no shortage of surprises) has been the widespread, enthusiastic embrace of bicycling. Whether because of the natural physical distancing of the sport, or the need to just feel the wind in one’s hair after weeks and months of constrained daily life, this past year have seen a true cycling renaissance. Talk to anyone who has been getting in some miles and they’ll share the sense of freedom, exhilaration, and well-being that comes from getting out on a bike.

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All Together Now: How to have the perfect group ride

Riding a bike is a social activity. There’s nothing like the knowledge that your buddies are gathering for an early ride to inspire you to get out of bed and saddle up; it always feels better sharing the joy of a good ride than just going out alone. But what if you and your best friends aren’t quite evenly matched? Sometimes we need a little help keeping those group rides together.

Enter the BMC Alpen challenge Amp Sport Three, the electric road bike.

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The Piccadilly Family: Casey McEnroe

At the ripe old age of twelve Casey is an old soul. When you sit down to have a conversation with him he is not only poised and kind but present.

When asked if he has any advice for fellow riders his thoughtful sensibility shines, “Be patient. You will get better. You will get faster. You will get more comfortable.” Wise words for a person who’s peers are often thought of as expecting immediate satisfaction.

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The Piccadilly Family: David Beaudoin

David moved to town in 1977. His Ashland resume boasts a long career as a physical therapist and the raising of two kids here, making him in my eyes a bona fide local. As a PT, I trust him when he says that biking is the perfect complement to injury healing and, of course, exercising. “There is nothing like it. As a PT I know that if you can make exercise fun it is much more likely to get done.” And David believes biking does just that.

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