Most cycling media is built for people who already wear lycra. This isn't that. The Heartland Cyclist is for the rider who got back on the bike at 35, who commutes to the Tiger Lilly on Saturdays, who drives to Hocking Hills with a road bike in the trunk and a gravel bike on the rack.
We cover the routes nobody else writes about — northwest Ohio's flat, fast, farm-road grids; the limestone trails out of Mohican; the Mill Race rail trail; the Maumee Valley path system. We test the gear that actually fits someone who isn't 6'2 and 165 pounds. We write about coffee stops, headwinds, and the kind of breath that makes a Saturday morning feel like church.
We exist for one reason: to get more people riding bikes in this part of the country, and to fund Making Miles Matter — the nonprofit that runs the Hancock Horizontal Hundred and reinvests every dollar into Findlay-area outdoor access.
What we cover
- Ride It
- Wear It
- Drink It
- Know It
- Be It
- Do It