About Cycle Baron
Roads, rides and rigs, written for people who have put in the miles.
Cycle Baron covers cars, motorcycles, RVs, road trips and outdoor adventure for readers who own, ride, drive and daydream about machines and the places they go. We started out writing about bikes. We still do, but the garage has gotten bigger.
What we cover
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- Road trips & scenic drives. Real, named roads and routes, the stops that make them, and how to plan the timing.
- Motorcycles. Specific models and classes, buying and owning, gear and riding culture. Never unsafe riding advice.
- Cars, trucks & classics. Year, make and model wherever we can, with the ownership questions that matter: value, reliability, upkeep.
- Garage life & RVs. Workshops, storage and tools, plus motorhomes, campers and the money side of owning toys.
- Cycling. Our original archive on mountain bikes, e-bikes and riding gear stays right here.
How we got here
Cycle Baron began as a blog about bikes, with an emphasis on electric mountain bikes. It is published from the North Shore, just north of Vancouver, BC, one of the world’s most popular mountain biking destinations, with hundreds of trails from beginner to expert.
Our publisher moved there in 2015, found out fast that North Shore climbs are long, steep and full of roots and rocks, and tried a friend’s electric mountain bike from a local rental and retail shop. A Specialized Levo was ordered that night, and the trails have been home ever since.
The same itch for getting out there now covers four wheels, two wheels and RVs: the vehicles, the roads, the garages and the trips.
Who is behind it
Jon Dykstra, publisher
Jon runs Cycle Baron and a small group of independent websites. He holds a law degree (LLB) and an MBA, lives on the North Shore and rides a Specialized Levo e-MTB.
Christine Beswick, cycling contributor
A lifelong writer who has written online for more than a decade, Christine contributed to our cycling archive. She loves the freedom of riding, and her favorite days involve a backpack, a bike and her son.
How we work
Specific over generic
We name the model, the year, the road and the town wherever we can, so you can go look for yourself.
Safety first
We will never publish reckless riding or driving advice. Check local laws, conditions and your owner’s manual before you act on anything you read.
Tell us when we are wrong
Spotted a mistake or have a correction? Contact us and we will fix it.
Latest from Cycle Baron
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Cars18 Ways Used Vehicle Buyers Ignore Red Flags Exactly Like People Ignore Red Flags in RelationshipsReal riders’ answers, not one reviewer’s taste
Most bike and motorcycle writing is one reviewer’s opinion, or the same talking points every other site repeats. Cycle Baron gives you something better: what real riders actually ride, love and remember, from the bikes they grew up on to how they really feel about e-bikes.
Those answers come from our readers. While you read you can heart a photo, answer a one-question poll or pick between two machines; every choice is collected anonymously and added to everyone else’s, and the totals come back to you in our stories.
Questions our readers are settling
Your childhood bike?Hot or Not
Two bikes or motorcycles side by side. Pick one, and see which machines riders really prefer.
Lived it?
On our nostalgia posts, from minibikes to mopeds: Lived it, Remember it or Before my time.
Why?
After a ❤️ or 👎, one optional tap on the reason: “Looks fun to ride,” “Brings back memories.”
Collected anonymously: no names, no email addresses, no IP addresses, no accounts, and results are only ever published as totals across many riders. The details are on our Data Collection page and in our Privacy Policy.