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A Contraflow Bike Lane in Washington D.C
DC will soon have its first protected bicycle lane. DDOT is ready to begin construction on a protected, contraflow lane for bicyclists to ride south on 15th Street NW between U Street and Massachusetts Avenue. By placing the lane adjacent to the sidewalk, buffered from high-speed traffic by parked cars, this will create a more…
A Quick Nod to Our Sponsors : Zigo
Commute By Bike is run mainly on coffee, early morning rides and a need to get more people on bikes. Thankfully through the years I have been lucky with my commuting experiences as well as developing strong relationships with strong manufactures, shops or distributors that make up the bicycle industry. I wanted to quickly nod…
A Group Build of Building Your Perfect Commuter Bike
Over the next couple weeks you the readers and I will be walking each other through the process of building up a commuter bicycle. This isn’t only going to be a how to, but also going to go through the questions you need to ask yourself as you are building or picking out a bike…
Civia Loring I-Motion Review : Introduction
This past week I took delivery of a couple large boxes from Civia Cycles. Inside was a very well packaged Civia Loring, a rear rack and pretty cool fenders. This Loring is in for review but is still waiting for its very large front basket so for now there are photos and your basic details…
Interbike's Role in Utility Cycling
Interbike is the largest bicycle trade show in North America. Therefore, Interbike should be a cross section of the entire bicycle industry in North America. One could argue, that this has certainly been the case for many years, as Interbike has largely been a cross section of the high-end bicycle industry; high-end meaning race-worthy bikes,…
Dottie and Her Mystery Flat
Last week Let’s Go Ride a Bike talked about a mystery flat that happend on Mr. Dottie’s bike. The cut in the tire is pretty intense and almost across the whole tire and tube. The cheap tires that came on Mr. Dottie’s Jamis, on the other hand, have had several flats in their lifetime. The…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. Bike Centric notifies us that the Bicycle Film Festival is…
Bicycle Exhaust that Plants Flowers
The Bloom device is meant to be a subversive and inspirational tool for our concrete jungles. Similar to the tuft of a dandelion as the wind carries the seedling, we propose a way of dispersing seedlings with bubbles and bicycling. Seeds are co-mingled with a bubble mixture and upon pedaling to your destination , you…
Light & Motion Vega 120 & 200 Light Review : Intro
There are more “commuter lights” coming to the market. Two of these that hit last year are are the Light & Motion Vega lights. These two different lights come with two different lumen powers, and different battery charge times. Details from Light & Motion Vega 120 Lumens : 120 Run Time : 2 hours Charge…
Open Forum : Electric Bicycles for Commuting
In the past weeks I’ve talked about the new Trek Ride+ lineup, that are electric assist. As I’ve received many emails and comments about electric bikes I wanted to hear your input. Do electric bikes kill the thought of cycling for you? Do you think more folks would get started bicycle commuting if they knew…
Riding Our Thorn Tandem through the Yellow
We’ve just launched a couple of nice fall specials at the Bike Trailer Shop. Xtracycle has authorized us to sell Xtracycles FreeRadical Kits for $399. This a great opportunity to get an incredible deal on an Xtracycle through November 2nd. And we also just put up an offer for a Free Wandertec SAX – BOB…
Google & Bicycling
The bicycle blogosphere has been abuzz the last few weeks with news from Google. Two major announcements have been made by the company that pertain to bicycling in the United States. The first announcement – made on Google’s Lat Long blog – is a major step forward for cycling enthusiasts. The announcement was cleverly hidden…
El Duke Degreaser Review : Intro
El Duke is a soy based degreaser that has a pleasant smell and easy to handle for the skin. For the past 5 years I’ve used two different degreasers to clean up my commuter bikes. Oranj Peelz from Pedro’s and diluted Simple Green. As a commuter my bikes get pretty gummed up, frames have the…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. Outside Magazine has an article on Bike Commuting 101. Bike…
Honda is Taking Action for Bicycle Safety
Of all companies to invest in safety of people on bicycles, Honda is leading the charge. Tokyo, Oct 15, 2009 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to begin Japan-wide sales starting February 2010, of the Honda Bicycle Simulator developed for the purpose of traffic safety education. By safely experiencing the…
Custom S&S Coupler BOB Trailer + BOB Trailer Specials
Sycip S&S Coupler BOB Trailer One of our readers recently sent us some photos of his custom BOB Trailer that was modified by Jeremy Sycip of SyCip bikes. The modification came about when our reader went on a tour to Costa Rica. He had packed his BOB into a duffel bag for the flight, but…
A Brake Light for Your Bicycle : The Spooklight
A wireless brake light for your bike, is it possible. With technology from various industries touching the cycling world now it is exciting to see what new inventions will come about. The Spooklight made by 50cycles is a waterproof brake light for your bicycle. The light is wireless, allowing freedom for the remote on your…
Planet Bike Blaze 2W : Quick Review
One our new sponsors, Planet Bike, had a pretty incredible new product hit the cycling market in the past week. Planet Bike has a new light called the Blaze 2W. The Blaze 1W has been somewhat of an industry standard for affordable LED or go to product in bike shops. If you want a reliable,…