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Filmed by Bike is Back!

Contributor: Alden Roth, Filmed by Bike Ride on over, grab some popcorn, and get ready to watch the world’s best bike films! After a short hiatus, Filmed by Bike is coming back to Portland, OR, for its 22nd Annual Film Festival this May. This festival will screen more than 30 bike-focused short films across a […]

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The 2025 Warmshowers Bike Giveaway is here!

Ride into Sustainability with the Warmshowers Annual Bike Giveaway! As we celebrate Earth Day, Warmshowers is excited to kick off our 2025 Annual Bike Giveaway, championing sustainable travel solutions and reducing carbon footprints worldwide. Did you know that transportation accounts for 50% of global tourism emissions? Cycling offers a vital climate solution, promoting eco-friendly exploration

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Alexander Millacaris Rozas, Warmshowers Global Ambassador

Get to know Alexander Millacaris Rozas of Chile, one of our 2025 Global Ambassadors. A little bit about Alexander in his own words (English translation)… 1) Do you have any project or social enterprise related to bicycles or the cycling world? Hello! Yes, both! We manage a small hostel called Michihouse Backpackers, known as the

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Cycle Tourism Show: Inspiration for Your Next Holiday

Contributor: Pinar Pinzuti, Cycling Brainwasher When I began cycling nearly 20 years ago (oh, time flies), the bicycle quickly became more than a simple vehicle for me — it turned into a bridge connecting me and my partner Paolo. While he was passionate about rugby and photography, and I was drawn to yoga and writing,

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The Unicycle Story

Contributor: Dylan J. Cole I had just arrived in Rochester, New York, and my Warmshowers hosts and I were sitting around a home-cooked meal, swapping stories from the Erie Canal Trail. One host shared a story that I found most memorable: One day, close to downtown, she had been unicycling along the canal while juggling

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Hosting Solar Cyclists

Contributor: Jeff Balch Twenty minutes of comfortable pedaling on Monday, Aug. 27, brought me four miles from south Evanston to Wilmette, where I met Megan Routbort and Thomas Polo – a pair of adventurers who, at that point, had pedaled roughly 750 times farther than I did that day. They were easy to spot near

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