10 Best Bicycling Blogs List 2011 from Outside Magazine - What's Missing?

Karen Kefauver's Outdoor Blogging Office (One Warm Afternoon)

"The Top 10 Biking Blogs — The best sites for expert race commentary, gear reviews, and bike porn," compiled by Aaron Gulley and published November 28, 2011, has made me wonder:

What are your picks for the best blogs for cyclists? (And unlike this list, please DO include ones like Velo News, Pink Bike, etc.)

* In my previous blog post, I summarized Outside Magazine's Top 10 Adventure Blog Websites.

Despite Gulley's disclaimer: "Before you get your chamois in a knot over all the killer pages I neglected and start sending hate mail about how out of touch I am, let me say this: These picks are personal, somewhat arbitrary, and based on the frequency I visit the blogs and the regularity that I ride away with something useful" there are plenty of heated comments. 

In the 30+ comments generated on this post, many were dismayed that these 2 blogs were not on the list: Drunk Cyclist and All Hail the Black Market. As for me, I am partial to Richard Masoner's Cyclicious.

Typing and biking go together, just not at the same time. 

"There are tons of great sites out there that provide detailed, ongoing bike news and coverage (e.g. CyclingNews, Velo News, PinkBike, etc.)," said Gulley. "These aren't them. What I look for in a blog is analysis and opinion beyond the headlines and quirky bits that make me scratch my head or laugh out loud. These sites do that, so go check them out."

10. Rapha Blog
9. Bike Snob NYC (Tie)
9. Boulder Report (Tie)
8. Vital MTB
7. The Inner Ring
6. BikeHacks
5. Fat Cyclist
4. Bangable Dudes in Pro Cycling
3. Rouleur Magazine Blog
2. Adventure Journal
1. Red Kite Prayer

Outside Magazine's List of 70 Best Adventure and Outside Sports Blogs

I salue these fellow bloggers who were selected "The Best Of" by Outside Magazine writers and editors. Ten blogs were selected from these 7 categories: adventure, environment, gear, biking, climbing, fitness and running. Out of these 7, my favorites are adventure and biking, so please find below one handy list of advnture blogs that I have restructured for faster reading! My next post will be on the bicycling blogs.

Credit for the content goes to: OUTSIDE ONLINE, Nov. 30, 2011
THE 70 BEST ADVENTURE AND OUTDOOR SPORTS BLOGS

10. Wend

Good for: Media reviews and adventure news from local papers

Written by: Wend staff and ambassadors

http://www.wendmag.com/blog/

9. Grind TV

Good for: Viral videos.

Written by: Pete Thomas, Tom Morin, and crew.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/

8. Gadling

Good for: News of the weird.

Written by: Chris Owen on ocean travel, Jessica Festa on international travel, Laurel Miller on food and drink, and a handful of guest contributors.

http://www.gadling.com/

7. Cold Splinters

Good for: Quirky outdoor facts

Written by: Edward Abbey-quoting, vintage-picture-finding journalist Jeffrey Thrope

http://www.coldsplinters.com/

6. Never Stop Exploring

Good for: Jaw-dropping videos and photos from the ends of the earth

Written by: Photographer and climber Jimmy Chin, expedition leader Conrad Anker, skier Ingrid Backstrom, and, well, you get the idea

http://www.neverstopexploring.com/

5. The Adventure Blog

Good for: Expedition updates

Written by: Austin, Texas-based blogger Kraig Becker, owner of the twitter handle @KungFuJedi

http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/

4. The Dirtbag Diaries

Good for: Easy listening

Written by: Do-it-all multimedia guru Fitz Cahall, cofounder of the web video series Tracing the Edge and The Season

http://dirtbagdiaries.com/

3. National Geographic Adventure

Good for: A daily adventure fix

Written by: Veteran adventure travel editor Mary Anne Potts, Steve Casimiro on gear, Aparna Ragagopal-Durbin on outdoor skills, and a handful of other contributors

http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/?source=NavAdvBlog

2. The Goat

Good for: Multiple daily adventure quick hits

Written by: Veteran gear and adventure blogger Rocky Thompson, with news hits from Adventure Journal

http://thegoat.backcountry.com/

1. Adventure Journal

Good for: All things adventure

Written by: Steve Casimiro, former editor of Powder and Bike, and Michael Frank, a former editor at Esquire and Bicycling.

http://www.adventure-journal.com/