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Our Wandertec BONGO Trailer Fleet
We set up these 3 Wandertec BONGO Bike Cargo Trailers to be used by a local crew to pick up garbage on an earth day event. We have joined in for the Earth Day trash pick-up with bike trailer fun the past 2 years but had a bit too much to deal with over the…
Video : Experience with Google Maps
A short video on how well my Google Maps “Bike There” experience has been.
Will's BOB Trailer Rolling by Yockanookany
Will, our customer at BikeTrailerShop.com, sent in this picture of his BOB Yak Trailer on a tour through the Natchez Trace in Central Mississippi. Will picked up the Greenfield Kickstand, Wandertec Cargo Net and upgraded his tire to the Schwalbe Big Apple.
Bob's DIY Bike Trailer Solutions
Bob had been setting up bike cargo trailers for himself and using them for many years. In Bob’s words: “The canvas trailer was my first build. In its 16 years it has countless miles on it. My German shepherd spent many a happy mile there. This trailer is now onto its 3rd owner. The blue…
Open Forum: Internally Geared Hubs
Every time I flip through a new commuter magazine or bike catalog there are more bikes with internally geared hubs. This is a very exciting movement forward for commuter’esque bikes, but I must ask the question Are Internally Geared Hubs Worth It? 5 years ago I built up my first Rohloff hub equipped bike for…
Varnishing The BONGO Bike Trailer LoadBeds
Here is a batch of load beds that Casey is varnishing for the Wandertec BONGO Bike Cargo Trailer. We are using the office at our new location while it is being built out as a warm, dust-free environment. As we are not too well setup for this part of the process, we are talking to…
Mountain Bike Pete at the top of Elden
Yesterday went riding with Pete Prebus of MountainBikeRiding.com to the top of Mt. Elden. The road was wet with run off in places but clear of snow all the way to the top at around 9300 ft.
DIY Bike Trailer In NYC
I snapped this photo of this dude floating along through NYC with his home-made bike cargo trailer. I think he’s got his painting tools in there. Check out our guide to DIY bike trailers at BikeTrailerBlog.com.
Old Time Tandem/New Time Tandem
I thought I’d do a Virginia Slims style comparison of the old tandem on display at the Tombstone Courthouse museum and our shiny new Thorn Tandem with S&S Couplers and Rohloff hub. You’ve come a long way baby!
Carrying Your Stuff: Bicycle Bags and Racks
How to efficiently and comfortably transport workday necessities is an essential question for bicycle commuting converts. Many options exist for getting your cargo to the office, and it is important to consider your distance, your load and your style when selecting your type of bag and bicycle attachments. For the commuter that can avoid transporting…
Bontrager Tire Guarantee
In a perfect world, buying things would be like test driving a car. You can put your salesman in the backseat and test the hell out of the product. Life isn’t like buying a car, thank god, but we can’t always test out things where we need to. Take bikes. You have to rely on…
Nashbar Garment Bag Pannier Review
A wonderful reader, Phil, shot us an email last week about a garment bag review he did. Thank you for the okay to post it on Commute By Bike! Nashbar Garment Bag Pannier I bought this garment bag pannier in October of 2008 when I decided that I wanted to commute by bike to work…
New Webstore Platformed Launched!
I’m not quite sure why, but somehow this image represents the 2 year struggle of getting our multi-site webstore off the ground. Today was finally the big day of launching the re visioned BikeTrailerShop.com and our brand new site BikeKidShop.com. We’d love to hear if you have any thoughts or suggestions. We’re not quite partying…
Thoughts of a Podcast
With the talk of iPad, iPhone, iPod and my new Droid, it seems that mobile life is getting even more, well, mobile. Often I am able to talk or interview leading commuters, brand managers or public officials in regards to commuting or bike utility. I feel that sometimes the passion or thoughts are lost in…
Bike Messenger Bag Merry-Go-Round
Digging through my 2009 Interbike photos, I uncovered this pic from the Timbuk2 booth. They set up a really cool contraption for displaying their messenger bags. The guy in the back of the photo is turning the cranks on the machine to make all of the bike bags slowly rotate. We don’t currently offer Timbuk2,…
Our Very Own CampfireCycling.com Birthday Twins!
I’ve been spending all day organizing photos and realize we have alot of entertaining and somewhat interesting photos floating around our database. I’ve decided I’m going to attempt to post up one photo a day in here. I’ve made decisions like this before on blogging regiments that have fallen through so don’t hold me to…
New Belgium Urban Assault Ride
The New Belgium Urban Assault Rides resemble Alley Cats that messengers put on, but maybe with more law abiding participants. You go between check points and do various task or obstacles across your city. In a nutshell, teams of 2 have to ride to various checkpoints around town. They can pick any route they like…
Spring BOB Trailer Sale
Roll into spring with a new BOB Trailer! Get a BOB Yak Trailer for $259 or a BOB Ibex Trailer for $323. Sale runs thru April 26th. Check out these BOB Trailer related posts at the Bike Trailer Blog for some BOB Trailer inspiration: Alan’s Grocery Getter Making A BOB Train The Sprung Chicken Ride…
Spring BOB Trailer Sale + Job Opportunities
Bike Trailer Shop has launched the Spring BOB Trailer sale. Save 10% on BOB Trailers thru April 26th! This is a great chance to get a great deal on a BOB Yak for $259 or a BOB Ibex for $319. On another note, we have just announced 3 available position at the Campfire Cycling. Have…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Carrying Things
Our group build is wrapping up. We’ve had the project on hold during the snow, cold and winter. After many discussions about bicycle type, exact frame set, the type of shifting, component type and to have fenders installed, we’ve determined the Long Haul Trucker with a stock build is the bike we are going with.
We're Hiring! Internet Marketing, PHP Programmer & Inventory Manager/Shipper
We’re gearing up for the busy season ahead and looking to fill 3 new positions in our growing company. Our Employment Page has a full description of the positions. Please let us know if you are interested in any of the following positions: Internet Marketing/Bike Blogging, PHP Programming/Graphic Design and Inventory Manager/Shipper. www.CampfireCycling.com is very…