Folding Bicycle Blog

Hitchhiking on a bike

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Oct 19th 2021

I hitchhiked several times on my cross country bike trips. I got rides to bike shops for tech work, one guy got me out of a major tornado storm, and to pass around prison towns ...which don't allow cy … read more

Cycling on the highway

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Oct 19th 2021

Most states don't allow cycling on interstates, but unpopulated states such as South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana don't have many choices. There are only a few roads that go across the state and … read more

Cycling across the County

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Oct 19th 2021

I biked across the country twice. My first trip started outside NYC. We rode up along the Hudson, then across the Erie canal to Niagara Falls. We assumed these bodies of water would have flatter roads … read more

Calves not developing via cycling

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Oct 19th 2021

Growing up I always had skinny calves.... really skinny. Then I started cycling in my young 20's. My legs got huge... really huge. My friends told me my calves would grow due to cycling, so I waited f … read more