Cycling West and Cycling Utah Magazine’s Early Spring 2026 Issue is now available as a free download (10 MB download). Pick up a copy at your favorite Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Northern California bike shop or other location. Or join to get a copy of our next issue delivered to your actual mailbox!

Contents
- Me? A Mountain Bike Coach? — page 3
- You Ride Anyway — page 5
- Bartlett Wash Slickrock: Before and After — page 6
- The Athlete’s Kitchen: What Makes Athletes Healthy? — page 7
- Safe Streets for All Grants Fund Bike Projects in the West — page 7
- The Climb — page 8
- An Interview with American Cycling Legend Norm Alvis — page 10
- A Solo Bike Tour Around Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula — page 12
- Climbing Sonoma County — page 14
- What’s Up with Glendale’s Bike Lanes? — page 15
- Ryan Muncy’s Award Winning Littleton Crit Photo — page 15
- The Legendary and Dearly Missed Time Trials of Autumn — page 19
- Bike Thieves Don’t Like Climbing Hills — page 22
- NPS Opens More Trails to MTBs in Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area — page 22
- Trivia Answers (Questions on Page 19) — page 22
- Roule – The Bicycle Art of Mohssin Amghar (right –>) — page 22-23
- More Biking Doesn’t Necessarily Mean More Injuries — page 22
- Study: Steel Bicycle Frames Hold Up Better than Aluminium or Titanium — page 22
- Thriving Communities Transportation Kit Elevates Cycling — page 22


Regarding the p. 8 article “The Climb” about the climb in New Mexico, it is worth noting (in case the article were to inspire anyone to follow) that the upper part of the Sandia Crest Byway is closed all of 2026 and 2027 for Forest Service projects, per [https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/sandia-crest-area-to-be-closed-for-nearly-2-years/].