Via BikeBagShop.com Email: I am a road rider who mixes a daily commute with 70 mile cafe racer runs, the occasional crit and some cyclo touring. A friend and I recently built up a Lynskey Sportive one for each of us. The plan is that this will be our touring / traveling bike. Next year…
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Ross's Pollution-Reducing Pyramid Ride
Tomorrow is Halloween and there will be plenty of little ghosts and goblins out hunting for candy. Others will hole away indoors watching spooktastic movies about monsters and mad scientists and their wild inventions. Which brings us to Ross’s invention: the Purviance Pyramid — shown strapped to his Xtracycle bike trailer, deck, and racks. Here’s…
Blizzards and Meth Labs and Bears. Oh my!
Shanna Ladd is a bike commuter in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Valley (a.k.a. “The Mat-Su”), north of Anchorage. She’s getting ready to bike commute through her second winter. Her summer/fall commute looks like this: Shanna commented on my post about marketing cycling to women, and told me that what she needed was a fatbike, with or without…
Jordan & Papa Trail-A-Bike to School
Dave and granddaughter Jordan cruise to and from school by Adams Trail-A-Bike. “Shes the only kindergartener that gets picked up with the bike limo.” Lucky Jordan, and love the helmet! Enjoy those nice crisp autumn days while they last before the kiddos start complaining about the cold winter ahead — and complain and complain and…
Bob's Adams Trail-A-Bike Re-Purpose & "Tidy Cat" Panniers
The polls are officially closed — Our “most creative trailer build” award is going out early this week! Bob’s trailer knocks the concept of “re-purposing” out of the park: I bought a used Adams Trail-A-Bike off Craigslist for $50. Cut off the handlebars. Removed the drive train. Replaced the wheel with a stronger BMX wheel….
'The Society to Deter Cycling is talking safety again – with extra blood' (Friday Roundup)
For those of you who don’t follow us on Twitter, or like us on Facebook, Google Plus, etc.: Are you working or something? This is a roundup of some of the things we saw fit to share with our less productive readers over the last seven days:
Nuno's Muddy BOB-Aided Adventure: Round Two
Nuno has been busy touring his home country of Portugal by bike. Last time he checked in he was busy BOB-ing the local National Park, wine in tow. Nuno’s most recent adventure took him and his trusty BOB from Entroncamento to Castelo de Bode – an approximate 20 mi. (30 km) ride. “The weather was…
'A lifetime of being active can begin on the way to school' (Friday Roundup)
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Fall Inventory Reduction Sale – Bike Bags & Child Accessories
This is our newsletter for the month.If you’d like to get this delivered to you inbox, subscribe here. We can’t tell you the prices unless you ask It’s not a gimmick. We really can’t advertise our inventory reduction prices. It would make the manufacturers unhappy (and we don’t like to make them unhappy).Here’s what you…
Cher is 'Sic of these IDIOTS' (Friday Roundup)
For those of you who don’t follow us on Twitter, or like us on Facebook, Google Plus, etc.: Are you working or something? This is a roundup of some of the things we saw fit to share with our less productive readers over the last seven days: Cher the Road This one requires a little…
Not Just Another Interbike Photo Dump
It’s been a week — a week! — since Josh Lipton and I got home from the annual North-American bike trade show known as Interbike with a wheelbarrow full of business cards, hundreds of photographs, and a bit of swag too. Think of this as not just another Interbike photo dump, but a foreshadowing of…
Nat's Kid-Powered Bike Train
Celebrate the first days of autumn by going for a nice long bike ride with your children — all of them. Nat attached a child trailer to his daughter’s trailer-cycle which is attached to his own bike. The result: Bike Train! Not to be confused with our recently reported Aussie Road Train bike and trailer….
Nuno Bikes and BOB's Through Portuguese National Park
Nuno accounts: I like to travel on the unknown trails in the mountains, in complete autonomy, in the company of one or two friends, overcome obstacles and meet the locals. I may live in a very small country, but one that’s big on natural beauty and full of idyllic locations. Peneda-Gerês National Park, Nuno’s chosen…
Mighty Mom on a Bike
Mighty Mom on a Bike
(Not So) Rare Xtracycle & Burley Sighting in Flagstaff
It’s a beautiful day here in Flagstaff (with only the very slightest color enhancement). So take a tip from this family cyclist, get out your Xtracycles, child seats, and Burley trailers, and force those children of yours to enjoy the beautiful days of summer with you while they last. Officially you have four days left….
'If car shopping were like bike shopping' (Friday Roundup)
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'I'd settle for just changing the kid.' (Friday Roundup)
The Friday roundup. For awhile, I tried to do them. It seemed like it would be easy, but it was actually as much work as writing an original post. It’s Friday, damn it. I don’t want to work hard. But I’m going to try something new, and maybe it’ll turn into a regular thing here….
Last Day to Pledge on the Wandertec Tuba
Last Day to Pledge on the Wandertec Tuba
Rudy's Tour de Water 2012 Bike Tour
“Water and sanitation are the building blocks of human life and dignity. Without them, people will forever struggle to move forward with their lives,” so states Blue Planet Ride‘s website – part of the Blue Planet Network. This guest post, brought to you by Samuel Hagler of Ride For Good, details one of Blue Planet’s…
Kickstarter Projects for Bike Commuters
Kickstarter is a Web site that allows creative people to raise money to realize their ideas, whether it’s a movie, an art exhibit, a video game, or a cycling accessory. People running Kickstarter projects contact me all the time. Sometimes I ignore them. Sometimes I write about them. Sometimes I ignore them for awhile, and…
Doug's Wandertec "Bongo" Bakery Build
More and more businesses are hitting the streets with more eco-conscious delivery-by-bike services. Doug utilized our very own Wandertec Bongo cargo trailer as a platform for Oakland’s Fat Bottom Bakery cupcake transportation cart. Doug remarks, “You have a great trailer design there. It was very easy to work with and very light. A really sensible…
End-of-Summer Chariot Sale! Chariot Company Profile
2012 model Chariot Carriers and all accessories and kits are now 20% off through September 3rd at Bike Kid Shop. 2011 model Chariot Carriers are also still currently 25 – 35% off. Feel more comfortable buying from a company that you know and trust? Get to know them a little better: Every Chariot Carrier is…
The International Color Conspiracy and the IZIP E3 Path Electric Bike
Look: I don’t expect you to believe that the Freemasons control gravity, that Facebook is a CIA program, or even that General Motors killed all the streetcars in America. But there is a real conspiracy I learned about years ago when I got involved in e-commerce, product development, and the shadowy world of the nonprofit…
Bill's Ortlieb-Revelate-Extrawheel Extravaganza!
Extrawheel trailers are on sale!! at Bike Trailer Shop thru September 4th. Showcasing the Extrawheel Voyager‘s tremendous cargo carrying capabilities is Bill’s custom built ready-to-tour bike. The setup includes a Revelate Designs Tangle frame pack, the rack mounted and ever-popular Ortlieb Back Roller Classics in black and yellow (black and yellow black and yellow, everything…