biking

In the spring of 2014, Charles Schindler gave up his dental practice to pursue his true passion: teaching mountain-biking.

The geographic features revealed on the Indiana trails highlighted in this issue were surprising—from the prehistoric bog by the dunes to a sandstone canyon—making hiking and biking them all the more entertaining.

Founded in 1957, the 580-member Indianapolis Hiking Club organizes more than 2,000 hikes annually around the state and beyond (including a 2015 weeklong trip to the Rio Grande).

From Zionsville’s Starkey Park to Fort Ben, hike and bike your way around town.

An NPR story asked, “What makes a bike pump worth $450?” The answer: upgrades that Indy’s racing industry makes possible.

Twenty-five stations corral 250 sturdy bikes, each outfitted with a lock, a basket, and a map.

Buy a 24-hour pass for $8 with a credit card at any station kiosk. Take a bike.

Victory Field, consistently rated atop the heap of the nation’s minor-league baseball stadiums, has multiple seating packages and a range of ballpark foods to devour. Plus, beer.

“Indy changed my life in every way,” says this cancer survivor who rides the coolest wheels (make that wheel) in town.

It’s not just a bike. It’s part of your look.

An owl bike bell, deal-of-the-week Penguin shorts for guys, and a maxi dress perfect for the Month of May.

The Hoosierist would love to serve up a racy origin story for Kokomo’s Silk Stocking District, but the facts won’t cooperate.

As the owner of Indie Bike and National Moto+Cycle in SoBro, Matty Bennett always has plenty of work to keep his hands dirty. This winter, he kept track of a typical day.

For the man who’s one with his bike.

Dig out a dandy outfit and don’t miss this side of British biking culture.