Posts by Stephanie
History of the Century Bike Ride
Century bike rides (100 miles) are very popular among recreational bike riders. History of the Century Bike Ride may explain why!
Read MoreOne Conversation, One Plane Ticket: Jeff Havermann’s Path to BRAG Ambassador
Some career changes come from years of careful planning. Jeff Havermann’s came from a carnival game he hadn’t thought about since the mid-1970s. During 2025 Spring Tune-Up, Franklin was welcoming riders and mentioned that the town of Madison was fundraising to beautify its town square by selling tickets for a game called “Rooster Roulette.” Franklin…
Read MoreFall Is Calling: Your Guide to Cycling Georgia’s Best Season
There’s a morning in October — you’ll know it when it arrives — when you clip in, roll out, and realize the air has finally turned. The soup of a Georgia summer has burned off. The light comes in low and gold. The first fallen leaves crunch under your tires, and somewhere ahead a ridge…
Read MoreWhy Island Hopping in Croatia by Bike and Boat Is the Trip Riders Keep Coming Back For
Island Hopping in Croatia by Bike and Boat There’s a particular kind of morning that only exists on a Croatian bike and boat tour. You step out of your cabin, coffee in hand, and the boat is already tied up in a stone harbor that hasn’t changed much in five hundred years. Someone is unloading…
Read MoreThe 21 Best Bike Trails in Georgia
From the flat, rails-to-trails glide of the Silver Comet to the technical singletrack of the north Georgia mountains, the Peach State packs an astonishing amount of variety into two wheels. That’s why you can pedal past Civil-rights landmarks in the heart of Atlanta, roll along a converted railroad named for a racehorse in the west…
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons to Pedal Georgia’s Shores This Winter
There’s a stretch of Georgia most people only ever see in summer; sunburned, swatting gnats, fighting for a parking spot at the beach. They never meet the coast the way BRAG cyclists do. That’s because we know the truth. The Georgia coast saves its best self for winter! The heat lifts. The gnats go underground.…
Read MoreThe Wisdom of 40 Summers: Kevin Fitzgerald’s Sage Guide to BRAG
Ask most BRAG veterans about their most memorable ride, and you’ll get a good story. Ask Kevin Fitzgerald, and you might get a scene from Georgia Public Television. In 1990, framebuilder Jim Bradford needed someone to pilot his tandem for a day, so he handed the reins to Kevin—and Jim’s 8-year-old son, Blake, took the…
Read MoreWinter Bike Tours on the Florida/Georgia Coast
The Ultimate Guide for Active Adults Winter on the Florida and Georgia Coasts offers the perfect escape from harsh northern climates, and what better way to explore the Golden Isles than on two wheels? Winter bike tours in Florida and Georgia provide an ideal combination of comfortable weather, stunning scenery, and gentle exercise that’s perfect…
Read MoreIs BRAG like RAGBRAI?
BRAG cyclists safely travel along quiet Georgia backroads to cross the state in 2015.
Read MoreThe Big Red Tent at RAGBRAI
The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) took the BRAG Bus, 10 cyclists from Georgia, and our iconic Big Red tent to Iowa at the end of July for our annual pilgrimage to the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (or RAGBRAI). RAGBRAI is an annual bike ride that takes tens of thousands cyclists across…
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