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Shimano Alfine Internally Geared 11 Speed
On the Surly Long Haul Trucker message boards, a fellow brought up that the internally geared Alfine group from Shimano is coming out with an 11-speed version. From the fellow, Vik’s, blog : Shimano has shaken up their internal geared hub lineup with a new 11 speed Alfine hub. I’m super stoked to see the…
Q&A : Bike Lights
A reader wrote in asking questions about lights, read his question and then my personal answer.. From there, I turn the table to you all, what do you think he could do to avoid cars pulling out? Q: I wanted to get your input on lights/ being seen. Most of my morning commute is in…
We are Live on Versus.com
Commute By Bike, and Bike Shop Girl is now syndicated at Versus.com to help lead the cycling community with commuting tips, stories and how to.. Much like we do on Commute By Bike already but to a bigger community!. I will be writing for Versus on commuter needs as well as showing highlights from events such as…
Update from League of American Bicyclist
If you aren’t signed up for the League of American Bicyclist email list, you should sign up now.. Incase you don’t, here are some things that peaked my interest from the latest newsletter The State of the Union speech has been given, the budget has been introduced, and now Congress and our state legislatures are…
Basic Ways to Stay Dry this Winter & Spring
The snow is melting outside which will leave me for a wet commute to work into the morning.. Here are the basic ways I keep dry during the rainy season. Fenders – Full coverage fenders are best but even a race style fender that clips on and off quickly will keep the mud off your…
Top Commuter Bike Resources and Reviews
Bike commuting is all over the news and maybe your work place has signed on for the commuter tax benefits.. We want to help you get on that bike and out using this amazing piece of transportation.. The more cyclist that are out on the road, the more we will be taken seriously and moving…
Video Podcast : Update on Vega 200 & Perfect Commuter Bike
In this podcast I go over how the Light & Motion Vega 200 review is going. In the second clip I show you how the Long Haul Trucker from our Perfect Commuter Bike Build is sitting. Let me know any questions, comments or opinions. I’m still trying to work out these podcast in order to…
Bike touring the Gila Mountians Part III, Bike Set Up
Welcome back to the amazing journey two friends had in Western New Mexico and how that journey provides a great platform for discussing the important points of preparing for and enjoying a bike tour. Last time in part II John and I climbed up the Mogollon, a gnarly 5000 ft climb up Bursum Road to…
2010 Salsa Cycles Vaya Touring Bike
Salsa Cycles is one of those bicycle companies that branches out and tries to do things a bit different. They are a company that rides, and rides and rides. Proven with Gnat and Meiser‘s personal blogs of wonderful stories and photography. Their staff includes finishers of the most extreme long distance bicycle races, sponsors of…
Video Podcast: Keen Coronado Cruiser Review
A very brief video of benefits and initial thoughts of the Keen Coronado Cruiser on review. A full overview will be in the next week for both Bike Shop Girl and Commute By Bike. This product was given to me at no charge for reviewing. I was not paid or bribed to give this review…
Best Ride of Janurary
This January has been a tough one to get out on good rides, I mean it is January after all. Yes those of us that are lucky enough to live in Flagstaff Arizona are spoiled, in the summer we get to ride some of the best alpine single track in the world and in the…
Ride for Haiti
Talk about cycling for a cause! In light of the recent earthquake on January 12 in Haiti, young Charlie Simpson, a 7-year old boy from the UK, was inspired to organize a charity bike ride, with help from his parents, in benefit of UNICEF’s work in Haiti. Originally hoping to raise 500, Charlie’s efforts have…
Peter's Familiy Bike Touring Train
We’ve all heard it from our friends who have children, now that they have a family things aren’t the same and they just don’t have the time anymore to ride bikes or go camping. There’s soccer practice to go to, ballet lessons, etc. Well we received a few pictures from Peter, and from the looks…
Off Hour Commuting for You and Me
Sometime around 2004-2006 my daily commuted was from my parents home in Annapolis, MD to work in Adams Morgan of Washington, DC, where I worked at the service manager of City Bikes. The commute normally included driving my car to the end stop of the metro line near College Park, MD. Parking my car and…
Severe Winter Weather Advisory
Our guest writer today is Doug Rozelman. He is a co-worker of mine and an avid cyclist. Slo wly he is trying to learn to use his bike for daily task, and to live the cycling lifestyle. Read his first post Why I Go By Bike for good background on his commuting. As irony would…
Why CampfireCycling.com Thrives in the Small City of Flagstaff, AZ
Most people do not think of Flagstaff, Arizona as being a cycling mecca, but Campfire Cycling’s hometown is full of cycling enthusiasm! Flagstaff has a tendency to “fly under the radar” when it comes to it’s cycling scene, but there is a lot going on in and around this city of around 60,000 people. This…
Bike Commuter Goals for 2010
1. Learn how to properly lock your bike A requirement in major cities, but often an after thought in small towns or commuters that take their bicycle into buildings. Practice locking your bike frame and both wheels. Having a good lock in your arsenal helps, even if you don’t carry it with you daily. 2….
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Quick Update
Currently the Long Haul is sitting as pictured above. I installed the Schwalbe tires by chance, not thinking they would fit, but they did. The tires I think have taken the bike a completely different path than originally I thought it would go. The bikes looks have changed. Yesterday, I worked on installing the Velo…
A Utility Cycling Trailer Interview
One of the main purposes of Utility Cycling.org is to celebrate the many ways in which a bicycle can be used to accomplish a wide range of tasks. In fact, the potential for utility cycling is so vast, in our Year in Review, it became apparent that we really haven’t even yet begun to scrape…
Alan's Grocery Getter
Here at the Bike Trailer Blog we like to encourage our readers and customers, like Alan here, to send us emails and pictures about their own bike trailer stories. Whether they are custom bike trailer projects, how they use their gear that they have purchased from us or just fun stories about trips, cool ideas…