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Replacement Parts for Kidarooz Trailers
Via BikeKidShop.com Email: I have a Kidarooz and need another axle mount adapter. My bikes have quick release hubs and the piece I am looking for slips between the axle and chain stay. There is a square metal bar to which the trailer attaches do you sell this part and if so how do I…
Two-Wheeled Trailer Recommendation for Bike Touring
Via BikeTrailerShop.com Email: We ride a tandem for touring and are looking for a two wheel trailer. We did the TransAm towing a BOB but could never learn to stand with the loaded trailer. We tow our grandchildren in a Burley D’lite and standing is no problem. The choice in two wheel touring trailers seems…
E-Bikes Land on Mars… Hill
Remember learning about that guy a century ago who thought there were canals on Mars, built by an intelligent alien civilization? That was Percival Lowell. And remember all those crybabies who took it so hard when Pluto was demoted down from being a real planet to being a mere “dwarf planet?” Those crybabies were the…
Una vida en dos ruedas
Una vida en dos ruedas
Josh's Oversize Package Moving on a Wike Cargo Trailer
Sometimes, it’s just as easy to move a large package short distances on a bike cargo trailer as it is trying to stuff them in the back of a car. It looks like Josh here would agree by the looks of this photo contribution.
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…
Pop-Up Cycling Infrastructure
Pop-Up Cycling Infrastructure
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…
CycloFemme: The Biggest Bike Month Event You Didn't Know About
Sarai Snyder is the founder of Girl Bike Love, a platform for educating and empowering women in cycling. As a lifelong cyclist, she enjoys every aspect of riding bikes including road, mountain, cyclocross and riding for transportation. Sarai can often be found riding and advocating on the streets and dirt in and around her home…
The Best Bike Pumps for Getting Pumped
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…
Memorial Day in The CAR (Centric Autocar Republic)
Memorial Day is when patriotic Americans are asked to “pay tribute to the U.S. men and women who died during military service by observing a minute of silence at 3:00 PM, local time.” We get the whole day off (well, many of us do) to prepare for that one minute. I think I blew it….
Learning to Use Bike Sharing Systems
Learning to Use Bike Sharing Systems
The Eclectic Ensemble's Solar-Powered, Sound-System Bike Trailer
This photo submission shows what I would consider an inspired use of a bike cargo trailers. For explaining, I’ll let the Eclectic Ensemble take it away. The trailers are for Music Of The Sun, a mobile, solar- and bicycle-powered outdoor improvisational ambient music series directed toward Minneapolis park and trail system users. Twice a month…
The Low-Skill Backup Plan
When I started my experiment in car-free living back in 2004, I was living the orbit of a big city — Washington DC. So it I was already in the habit of using a taxi from time to time. But the option of taking a taxi rarely is in the mental toolkit of many people…
Jumbo Slice on a Micro Bike: CarryMe by Pacific Cycles
Rod started cycling in college and found a job at a local bike shop assembling and repairing bikes. He and his wife went to work in the test labs and offices of Cannondale before heading off to try to ride their bikes around the world. After 18 months on the road, they ran out of…
Reading from an Xtracycle
Reading from an Xtracycle
Sidewalk Salmoning: It's The Law
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…
Dillon's Bike Moving Bike Trailer
There are many ways to build custom DIY bike trailer solutions to suit your needs. I’ll let Dillon explain his solution: I have been building many different types of bike trailers trying to find one that will hold up to what i need. With my bike shop I have to be able to tow a…
Walk Home and Declare Victory
Yesterday I went on a six- or seven-mile ride with my stepdaughter. The destination was a local health club with an indoor pool. Before jumping into the pool, I ran two miles on a treadmill. I watched the first 20 minutes of a Harry Potter film. (Do the math. Yes, that’s how fast I run…
Reclaiming San Francisco's Streets
Reclaiming San Francisco’s Streets
It's Bike to Work Day… or Not
It’s Bike to Work Day! What else is there to say? If you work a day shift, by now you have either biked to work today or you didn’t. But wait. This is the end of National Bike to Week, as decreed by the League of American Bicyclists. Perhaps it’s not Bike to Work Week…
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…