bicycles

When gyms closed, Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe owner Henry Sam saw a “bike boom.” People around the country were dusting off their bicycles and bringing them in for repairs as they prepared to ride again. But as demand continues to rise, the mental and physical stress of running a small business during a pandemic has started taking a toll on...

Henry Sam, owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe, admits the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic was not at all ideal for his business. “When I took over Kayuh, I was 20 at the time,” Sam said. “To be completely honest, I wasn’t super sure what I was doing. So when the pandemic hit in March 2020, just a few months into my ownership,...

Nothing could have prepared Henry Sam for the pandemic hitting only a few months after becoming the owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe.

BMX racer Alise Willoughby recounts the physical toll the sport has taken on her body and all the broken bones and scars she’s accumulated on her way to Tokyo.

Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters seeking to avoid mass transit, and families going stir crazy during the coronavirus pandemic are fueling a boom in bicycle sales

San Mateo County Libraries are starting a new pilot program that will allow people to rent bicycles from the Belmont branch. The Book-A-Bike program, which launched Monday, will allow people 18 years and older with a valid library card to check out one of a fleet of four bikes, which must be returned the same day. The idea came from…