At first glance, you can tell that the Swift is no ordinary folding bike. The bike has higher end components than other folding bikes. I has a SRAM 5.0 8 speed Grift Shifter and a SRAM 4.0 Rear Derailleur. First thing I noticed was how smooth the shifting is, no click-clack, click-clack just a click…
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Xootr Swift
I wanted to leave the truck behind and to go to the bank that happens to be inside a Super Market. I didn’t know if the market had any bike racks (most stores around LA don’t) I decided to take the Xootr Swift for a ride. Sure enough, the Market didn’t have a rack, I…
Fat in Fullerton
So there I was eating at the local Italian Ristorante, Angelo and Vinci’s here in Fullerton Ca. finishing up my pasta with grilled veggies and a slice of pizza and ofcourse my diet coke. As I sat back and enjoyed my meal, I felt something squishy above my waist and below my rib cage. No…
L.A. Without a Car Los Angeles CA
Though this film has nothing to do with bicycling. I found it rather interesting how this fella is able to get around meet clients and have more money in his pocket….all this by the use of his skateboard in a place that requires you to own a car….Los Angeles. Check out the short film!
Bicycle Properganda
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Woodstock Goes Home
First Impressions – Woodstock Model 505 John LaPierre – 12-20-2005 (click picture for album) I must be living right. A great opportunity has landed at my door – the Woodstock 505, back from California, back to his home state! I want to share with you, the greatness of cycling. More fun can not be…
Woodstock Goes Home
First Impressions – Woodstock Model 505 John LaPierre – 12-20-2005 (click picture for album) About Me: jj (BigFatGeek) 250 lbs. 5’9″ Disclaimer: As a product reviewer for Commute By Bike, I am providing my unbiased opinion of any products provided to us by any company. I do not possess any type of relationship with the products company…
Brrr….its cold!
To Pete Saunders, it makes perfect sense – despite what his wife thinks. Saunders, a 36-year-old project manager at Ameriprise Financial, bikes 28 miles a day between his home in suburban Eagan and his office in downtown Minneapolis. A few days of subzero windchills in early December didn’t slow him down at all. “Once the…
Bicycle Rider Killed At Colton Railroad Crossing
Courtesy of MSNBC Authorities said the victim was waiting for a northbound train to pass at the Eighth Street crossing at Laurel Street. The rider crossed behind the northbound train when he was struck by a southbound train, police said. The crossing has six sets of railroad tracks. Neighbors said they often see children near…
Commuter of the Month
Confessions of an Ice Biker Hi, my name is Jill, and Im just one of a growing number of bike-a-holics. It started so simply. I was a happy-go-lucky kid with a single-speed Huffy, yellow, sporting a brown banana seat and a little white basket. When the state gave me a license to drive, I abandoned…
Up In Alaska
You might think she’s crazy, I think she’s crazy like an arctic fox. Jill, a talented rider/writer, in Alaska needs help in getting an entry fee for the Sustina 100. Here’s some quotes from her site: I still have that other aforementioned problem of paying the entry fee. I’m not a nonprofit and I can’t offer…
Rider in Training
On Sunday I busted out the Trailer Bike and trailer then loaded up my 4 year old daughter and my neighbor’s kids and wala! Instant trailer train!
Moe's Best Deals
Just recently our beloved Moe has launched a new site that allows anyone to get coupon codes, sales sites, links to basically the best deals out there. You’ll find things from gaming to cycling related links for discounted products. Make sure you check it out!
One Less Sleigh
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was cycling, not even a mouse. The Sugoi Wool Socks hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Trick soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of freestyling danced in their heads. And Mama in…
Happy Friday x 2
F i n a l l y i t’ s F r i d a y !!! I hope you all had a great week and are planning some R&R riding this weekend. I’ll add in to the Friday night follies with a video I like – a classic but a good one. Check out Monty…
TGIF!
Happy Friday! Here’s a funny video to get you started for your weekend.
Fend Off the Sugar Plump Fairy
With all the holiday eats and treats that have been bombarding us and the cold weather of winter, its hard not to say no to a few pieces of Cousin Mary’s fudge brownies and candied yams. What about Eggnog? Oh man….only once a year do I get to taste the beverage from heaven…..and when I…
KHS Latte
When you think of Latte you think coffee…But KHS had something else in mind…. Just yesterday one of America’s favorite bike companies, KHS Bicycles, dropped of the new foldable Latte at my front door. No they didn’t ship it out through UPS or FedEx, they actually came by and dropped it off. I met a cool…
Fezzari Wiki Peak Review
I just finished testing the Fezzari Wiki Peak. Check out the full review!
Shake it with Biker Fox!
Do the Biker Fox Dance!
GT Bicycles Back in Stores
Courtesy of Dirt Rag. GT as a brand has gone through several changes of ownership and high profile bankruptcies over the years. After making a big push for distribution through “big box” stores, Pacific Cycles, who owns the GT, Scwhinn and Mongoose brands, has decided to go back and court the independent bike dealers….
Holiday Eating Tips
Holiday Eating Tips 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit.In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately.Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly.Like fine single-malt scotch, it’s rare. In fact, it’s even rarer…
Icicle on a Bicycle
In HUGE contrast to my weekend 78° ride, the temp at the start of this mornings commute was 32°. I know that’s toasty compared to what some of my Alaskan and Antarctic friends ride in, but it’s cold enough for me. I was actually OK on the ride today. I wore ‘parachute-pants’ with a cotton-poly liner, knee-high…