Our sales of the Extrawheel Advert have been picking up pace as it is discovered as an easy to use bike trailer for advertising. David sent in this photo of his setup for advertising on his ride to the beach in Southern California. “I ride frequently to the beach from my house so why not…
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The Best Pannier for Bike Commuting
Via BikeBagShop.com Email: Recently purchased a Focus Maleta Disc (2011) bike. I have not taken delivery just yet, but was looking for advice on best panniers for commuting. I need to carry my lunch bag, and occasionally a change of clothes, and would also like to keep my lock and tools in the bags as…
Una vida en dos ruedas
Una vida en dos ruedas
Summer of Revelate Love
This is our newsletter for the month. If you’d like to get this delivered to you inbox, subscribe here. Summer of Revelate Love They guys in the shop are smitten by our new bags from Revelate Designs.It’s embarrassing.But customers seem to agree. These bags sell fast.These bags are designed in Alaska — as if front…
Cruising and Schmoozing with the Mayor Elect
This morning I suddenly found myself chatting up the mayor-elect of my city. Jerry Nabours showed up for the commuter ride that kicks off our local Bike to Work Week in Flagstaff, Arizona. I knew it was Jerry Nabours because strapped to the frame of his Huffy single-speed cruiser he had a one of his…
Bike Month is Over. Carry on.
I have two advocacy success stories from Bike Month. May I share? They were both last weekend, which was Memorial Day Weekend here in America. “…a cycling enthusiast” On Sunday, my friend Chuck suggested that we bike to see our mutual friend Matt perform at Bookman’s, a local used bookstore and coffee shop. (Not all…
Reading from an Xtracycle
Reading from an Xtracycle
David's Rolling Chariot
With our amazing deals on 2011 and 2012 Chariots going on through May 28th, I thought I would highlight this customer photo of David out enjoying his Chariot CX2. Not only our the Chariots great for cycling with your kids, they are great multi-use carriers for strolling, jogging, hiking, cross-country skiing and in this case…
The Day Before Bike to Work Day
National Bike to Work Week: Day Four. And I didn’t commute by bike on days one through three. What!? You say. Tell us it isn’t true, Glorious Leader! Please stop calling me “Glorious Leader.” It’s embarrassing. But this is why I didn’t bike to work for three days: That majestic animal is Howard Bishop. I…
Choosing the Right Wrench
BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…
Kids on Bikes Flashmob
Kids on Bikes Flashmob
Retrofitting Trail-a-bike hitch connections
Via BikeKidShop.com Email: I have what would be best described as a knock-off trail-a-bike with a cheap hitch that I am wanting to know if there is a hitch I can use as a replacement. The bike is a Alley Cat Shadow 2 by Advent. I will try to get a pic up soon of…
Cass Gilbert's Extrawheel Roundup
Our pal and world bike wanderer and writer Cass Gilbert borrowed an Extrawheel Voyager from us for a bit. If anyone knows touring gear, it is Cass. Check his great photography and writing about his adventures and favorite gear at his blog While Out Riding. So without further ado here is Cass… Extrawheel Voyager A…
Bicycle Muse
Bicycle Muse
The Many Reasons We Ride: It's not just National Bike Month
Hey! It’s National Bike Month, when we “celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride.” It’s also been a year since Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by US Navy Seals. If not for his messiah complex, bin Laden would have been just another, high-rolling, porn-watching, hypocritical son of…
May is Bike Month: It's easy once it's easy
“Wanna have a beer?” At 7:44 PM, on Friday night, when it looked as though I would spend the evening excavating my garage, that text message popped into my phone from my friend Chuck Cheesman. Later that same minute, I replied that I indeed would like to have a beer. And during that minute before…
Greg's Xtracycle Dog Rig
Greg, sent in this clever setup for using his Xtracycle to commute with this his dog. A good use of the WideLoaders. The customer innovation never stops! Keep on sending in those photos…
I Feel Your Rage
Somebody yelled at me from a car this week. I’m pretty sure he was yelling at me. It happened so quickly. I was heading down a hill, preparing for a left turn. I checked the traffic behind me with my rear-view mirror. I moved out of the bike lane, into the main lane, and toward…
John Denver, Death Metal, and a Jam-Pac Premium Handlebar Bag
Keith is a Flagstaff resident, an all-time, all-weather, all-conference/all-state bicycle commuter. If you want to get him a present he would love a Park Tool TM-1 spoke tension meter. He writes a filthy, NSFA (Not Safe For Anything) blog at www.spacedriftin.blogspot.com. He aspires to own a pair of Bar-Mitts one day. Before trying out this…
Disaster Response Bikes
Bike Portland recently had an interesting article on cargo bikes for disaster response. The notion of using cargo bikes – and bikes in general – for disaster response is a great example of a bike service. I did a series of posts a while back on different Emergency & Patrol Services by Bike, which included…
Marital Aids (Part 2)
Previously, I wrote about my attempts to do more by bike so that my wife wouldn’t always pick up my slack using our car. She’s no lard-ass chronic cager. (She would like you to know that.) It’s just that “Save the world with bikes” is just one of the things on our to-do list every…
The Snoozer Sporty Pet Bicycle Basket: Cute Little Dog Not Included
Karen Voyer-Caravona is an admitted bicycle dilettante in Flagstaff, Arizona, who blogs about her adventures on two wheels, vélo envy, her husband’s cooking, and cross country skiing at www.sheridesabike.com. Visit her Website for her endless opinions on the most stylish shoes for pedaling, critiques of bike parking, and the best bike date dining destinations. I…
2012 Bicycle Film Festival
2012 Bicycle Film Festival
Thomas' BOB Modified for his Scooter – Against Our Advice
Even though we don’t recommend, support or condone the use of BOB trailers, or any other bike cargo trailers, on any motorized vehicles other than electric bicycles that are regulated the same as standard bicycles, I have to say that this setup sure does look sweet. Given the number of questions that we’ve gotten about…