Braking News - Bike Arkansas

• New Little Rock Gathering Spot

  by Katie Hassell on May 24, 2021 at 8:02 pm

  Little Rock has enough bike shops as far as Frank Webber is concerned. In May, he plans to open Shift Modern Cyclery at 1101 W. Markham St., and though it will sell a few bikes and service all bikes, it will be a new animal for Little Rock — a place for cyclists to hang out downtown near the Arkansas River Trail.

• Anti-trans Legislation Roils Fayetteville Cyclocross Preparation

  by Katie Hassell on May 24, 2021 at 7:59 pm

  Brook Watts, the race promoter for the much anticipated Union Cycliste Internationale Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville, has stepped away from the event.

• River Mountain MTB Trails Coming Soon

  by Katie Hassell on May 24, 2021 at 7:51 pm

  Little Rock’s first professionally built urban mountain bike park is nearing completion. Mid-June is the target for Rock Solid Trail Contracting to finish work on approximately 11 miles of new trails in River Mountain Park, above the Little Maumelle River Boat Launch and the Little Rock side of the Two Rivers Park Bridge. The project is a joint effort between the city of Little Rock and the Arkansas Parks & Recreation Foundation.

• Fayetteville lands World Cup

  by Katie Hassell on March 30, 2021 at 8:55 pm

  Already slated to host the 2022 Union Cycliste Internationale Cyclocross World Championships, Fayetteville was recently selected by the UCI to host a cyclocross World Cup. The third annual FayetteCross and first-time World Cup event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Centennial Park on Millsap Mountain, which is also where the World Championships will be held in 2022.

• Trail updates

  by Katie Hassell on March 30, 2021 at 8:51 pm

  A new system of mountain bike trails at Devil’s Den State Park is headed to a likely spring opening. It will mark the fourth Monument Trail, a series of multiuse trails specifically designed for mountain bikes.

• Fayetteville designated ‘Bike City’

  by Katie Hassell on March 30, 2021 at 8:49 pm

  Fayetteville was recently designated a Bike City by Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for cycling. It’s the first city in the United States to receive the label, joining 14 cities or communities, including Copenhagen and Paris. The UCI bestows the designation on communities that host major UCI events and have invested in cycling infrastructure and development.