How to shift gears on our rental bikes
Quite often people who rent bikes on our tours have questions on how to shift gears properly.
We’ve found that there are multiple ways of describing how best to shift gears and we thought we’d come up with a video that adds pictures to the words in the hope that you’ll be shifting gears like a champion in no time at all.
10 Adventures joins us on tour and writes about what its like to experience the rockies at the right pace by bike.
We came across an amazing Calgary born website called 10Adventures earlier this year and found it to be an amazing source of information for great outdoor activities and locations around the world and right here in the Canadian Rockies in our own beautiful backyard. Read on to read one of their contributors stories about riding between Jasper and Banff by bike with us.
New E-bikes in stock for 2019 tours.
We’ve been experimenting with various e-bikes over the past few years but this year (2018) we updated our small fleet of e-bikes with a couple of super reliable and comfy Scott e-sub Tour Electric assist bikes.
Some sweet video and photos from our first tour of the 2018 season.
Check out this blog for some great video and photos from our first tour of the 2018 season
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 6
Read on for Part 6 of our peaks of the parkway articles. Hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features that you’ll ride past along the Icefields Parkway.
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 5
Read on for Part 5 of our peaks of the parkway articles. Hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features that you’ll ride past along the Icefields Parkway.
42 North American Tours you don’t want to miss this year.
Check out Flight Network’s list of 42 North American Tours that you don’t want to miss this year.
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 4
Read on for Part 4 of our peaks of the parkway articles. Hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features that you’ll ride past along the Icefields Parkway.
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 3
Read on for Part 3 of our peaks of the parkway articles. Hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features that you’ll ride past along the Icefields Parkway.
The Icefields Parkway: Road Bike Tour from Jasper to Banff – Diary of a guest – Day 4.
By Tammie Burak
I had the pleasure of joining Ben Johnson for a Mountain Madness road bike tour from the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park to Banff townsite in Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway the second weekend of June. This scenic tour of the Canadian Rockies offers the best of wildlife viewing, glaciers, waterfalls, great food and a chance to make new friends. Read on to hear about my experience on tour. Day 4 of 4.
The Icefields Parkway: Road Bike Tour from Jasper to Banff – Diary of a guest – Day 3
By Tammie Burak
I had the pleasure of joining Ben Johnson for a Mountain Madness road bike tour from the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park to Banff townsite in Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway the second weekend of June. This scenic tour of the Canadian Rockies offers the best of wildlife viewing, glaciers, waterfalls, great food and a chance to make new friends. Read on to hear about my experience on tour. Day 3 of 4.
The Icefields Parkway: Road Bike Tour from Jasper to Banff – Diary of a guest – Day 2.
By Tammie Burak
I had the pleasure of joining Ben Johnson for a Mountain Madness road bike tour from the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park to Banff townsite in Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway the second weekend of June. This scenic tour of the Canadian Rockies offers the best of wildlife viewing, glaciers, waterfalls, great food and a chance to make new friends. Read on to hear about my experience on tour. Day 2 of 4.
The Icefields Parkway: Road Bike Tour from Jasper to Banff – Diary of a guest – Day 1.
By Tammie Burak
I had the pleasure of joining Ben Johnson for a Mountain Madness road bike tour from the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park to Banff townsite in Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway the second weekend of June. This scenic tour of the Canadian Rockies offers the best of wildlife viewing, glaciers, waterfalls, great food and a chance to make new friends. Read on to hear about my experience on the tour. Day 1 of 4.
An interview with The Crossing Resort
During our Jasper to Banff cycling tour we are fortunate to stay at some unique properties along the Icefields Parkway.
The Crossing Resort located 150km from Jasper is where we stay on the 2nd night of the tour.
Read on to find out more about this wonderful hotel during a great interview with one of the 3 brothers that own and run the hotel, Mike Fikowski, a cool video and some photos showing the lodges spectacular surroundings.
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 2
Read on for Part 2 of our peaks of the parkway articles. Hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features that you’ll ride past along the Icefields Parkway.
Peaks of the Parkway – Part 1
It may be hard to imagine now, but the Columbia Icefield and surrounding peaks have only become accessible within the last century.
Back in 1898 the area was remote and difficult to reach. There were no roads and no railroads. Fur trade routes and First Nations trails were to the north and to the south. The icefield was in no-man’s land.
Since that time, the area has opened to adventurers and explorers and most peaks now have names.
Read on to hear the stories behind the naming of some of the most significant peaks and geographical features along the Icefields Parkway.
About Mountain Madness Tours
Hi there, Thanks for visiting our website and finding your way to Ben’s Blog.
I’m your Host, owner and operator of Mountain Madness Tours.
Read on to find out more about us, how and why we created Mountain Madness Tours.
3 reason’s why you might consider an E-Bike (Electric Pedal Assist Bike) for your next cycling tour.
Although the majority of our tour customers prefer to ride between Jasper and Banff on a regular road bike we realize that the distance between Jasper and Banff and the elevation changes can be daunting to some. There’s definately a bit if a stigma out there in the cycling community regarding E-Bikes but we thought we’d share a few reasons why think that for some people it’s the most awesome thing ever!