Good times were to be had at the close of Flagstaff’s bike-to-work week. The Green Room hosted the event that included gold sprints and a bicycle fashion show in which I had the chance to ride the events mc onto the stage on the back of my Xtracycle Radish (while pulling a Wandertec BONGO bike…
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Learning to Ride: Balance Bikes
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.Charles Spurgeon Most of us Utility-Cyclists remember learning to ride. And to this day, most of us who ride with a purpose, whatever it may be, can still recall that initial sense of freedom and the trill that our first rides evoked. In fact, it just might be that…
Getting the New Shop up to Operating Speed
Well its official, we are all moved in to the new Campfire Cycling location on 120 E. Phoenix, in good ol’ Flagstaff, AZ. It was quite an endeavor to move an entire business in one weekend, but with some long hours we pulled it off. Its been quite a change to have moved from the…
A Brewery a Bro and a BONGO
We our proud to announce the U.S. cinematic debut of the Wandertec Bongo, there was a previous European cinematic debut at Deavid Hembrow’s blog. Marty Benson and friends decided to make a pedal powered pilgrimage to Stone Brewery in Southern California. They decided to document their journey with a indie style film. Marty said that…
Frakenbike in NYC
After attending a wedding in NJ last weekend, my fiance and I got to spend a day in NYC. We chose to just do some urban hiking, meandering our way from mid-town down to lower Manhattan. It has been encouraging to see the growing presence of bikes in the city over the past years. There…
New Campfire Cycling Logo
We’ve been working with our friend, graphic designer Gary Thompson, to come up with a logo for the Campfire Cycling. This is the result of a few good brainstorming sessions and we are glad to have an official logo representing the Campfire Cycling as the center point for our growing network of niche bike shops,…
Are Electric Bikes Part of Our Future
Today’s E-Bike Wednesday Guest Article is brought to you by Elise Giddings. Elise is co-owner of Cycle 9 bike shop in Carrboro, NC, which specializes in electric assist, cargo bikes, commuting and city bikes. http://www.cycle9.com Elise will be featured in one of our upcoming Commute By Bike Podcast, look forward to the series starting next…
Wrap Up of Flagstaff's Bike-To-Work Week
With our big move over the previous weekend, we were a bit preoccupied to have been an active supporter of this year’s Bike-To-Work week here in Flagstaff. That being said, we certainly participated. Being in our new downtown location, we are now in a much better location for everyone to be able to easily ride…
The Big Move
It’s been a whirlwind over the last two weeks and the dust is just starting to clear enough for me to settle down and report on what we’ve been up to. The mountain we were up against was moving our office, inventory and shop from our crammed in shop (1000 square feet) in East Flagstaff…
Running Errands by Bike
Bike to Work Week is upon us, which means that from Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21 it is a great time to leave the car at home and head out each day by bicycle! And since there is a good chance you will find yourself out and about throughout the week on your…
Diamond Plated Beauty
George sent us some pictures and a brief story about his recently created DIY trailer. George has been living car free since June 2009 and commutes to work on his bike. The majority of his daily 18 mile round trip commute is on bike trails but he wanted a bike cargo trailer to do grocery…
Burley Sale Extravaganza
The Bike Trailer Shop and The Bike Kid Shop are running their annual Burley Trailer sale. Now through May 31 all Burley trailers are 10%, off including 5% off all Burley accessory items. Now is your chance to get your hands on one of the bike trailers that have defined child bicycle trailers. Burley has…
Commuting with Children
Commute By Bike isn’t only about commuting to and from your work place. It is anytime you chose your bicycle over a car, or other form of transportation, to get from point A to point B.. You could be commuting for many different reasons.. The library, groceries and school are three top reasons that are…
Balance Bikes And Cellos in Central Park
We’ve been working on expanding our lineup at BikeKidShop.com into balance bikes, and I recalled this shot that I got on my iPhone last fall in Central Park.
BikeKidShop.com Likes Biking Moms
I have worked for the Campfire Cycling for almost 2 years now. Bringing biking accessories and expertise to the web with our online stores Bike Trailer Shop, Bike Bag Shop, and our newest addition, Bike Kid Shop, I love being a part of something I believe in: an active, knowledgeable biking community. I signed on…
Chariot Sale Kick Off
The Bike Kid Shop is having its annual spring Chariot Carriers sale. So for all of you who have been waiting for a sale to get your hands on one of those sleek style’n trailers, now’s your chance. The sale running through May 11 includes 10% off all Chariot child bike trailers like the popular…
Hand Built with a side of Toughness
Pete sent us some pictures of a bike cargo trailer he made for hauling gear, some where in the Western U.S. he tells us. This doesn’t look like the yuppie trailers roll’n around suburbia America. This is a working mans trailer. Pete constructed this ox from old road signs, bolts and wood, with 20″ Northern…
Introduction : Burley Travoy
Back in March we introduced the Burley Travoy, a new urban trailer from Burley. There is now one in house for review from Burley for a few weeks. Below is a sneak peak of the bike trailer in my kitchen. We will have a full video clip and photos of how the Burley Travoy works…
General Bicycle Transportation
UtilityCycling.org is nearly one year old. Our first post in June of 2009 was dedicated to defining utility cycling and identifying all of the categories and subcategories within it. At that time, one of our main goals for the site, was to serve as a reference for other utility cyclists, so we have slowly been…
Bicycle Design Blog
It isn’t a secret that I am a big fan of what James is doing over at BicycleDesign.net. He pulls the coolest fringe concepts and bikes out of the industry that most people forget about or ignore. In the past month they have talked about a few very interesting bikes and concepts, instead of rewriting…
New Campfire Cycling Location's Layout
In anticipation of our upcoming move, I’ve been planning the layout of our new location. This is the pretty color coded CAD drawing of the layout of our new location. The right side is the workshop where the Wandertec BONGO bike cargo trailer and other Wandertec products will be designed and manufactured. The top left…