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Did You Know That Best Buy Carries E-Bikes?
Does any readers have a local Best Buy that carries Light Electric Vehicles (LEV)? If so, please contact me. The entry into the category by Best Buy last year was heralded as perhaps a move that would reverse 115 years of consumer indifference. The consumer electronics powerhouse opened a light electric vehicle (LEV) department at…
E-Bikes on ABC's Good Morning America
This article is part of our on going “E-Bike Wednesday“ series. Every Wednesday we will be touching on something in the electric bike industry in hopes to clear up any e-bike questions or concerns you have. In honor of National Bike to Work Day the well received, Good Morning America, had a special on electric…
E-Bike 101
A guest article by James Thomas of BicycleDesign. If you visit cycling websites on a regular basis, you have probably noticed at least a few references to electric bikes lately. New e-bike designs have been popping up in greater numbers at the various bike tradeshows, and electric bikes from companies like Lexus and Volkswagen have…
New Category : E-Bikes
You’ll be seeing a new category added to Commute by Bike, “E-Bikes.” We have talked about e-bikes several times in the past and it is always a hot topic for comments. This sector of the cycling industry has been growing weekly with new bikes. Now, large mainstream media outlets have been featuring the benefits for…
Alaska to Argentina – October/November Bikepacking News
While most folks are sharing their Spotify Most Played from the past 12 months, we’re sharing our last news roundup of 2023 with a collection of intriguing, entertaining, and maybe inspiring news from the past couple of months. Read (and watch) on for a mini adventure race in Athens, Greece, a book chronicling the life…
Liquid Gold – June/July ’23 Bikepacking News
We’re back for a Summer roundup of bikepacking news, and as always, we’re excited to share with you a collection of stories and other tidbits that caught our attention. June and July are full of endurance racing in the Northern Hemisphere, and with the Tour Divide being the big draw, we decided to cast a…
Alexandera Houchin Shares Her Story, One Drop at a Time – June/July’22 Bikepacking News
One Drop at a Time by Alexandera Houchin published by FreeHubMag – June 14th With the bikepacking season in full swing, there are a plethora of great stories and events to highlight. But what stood out most was this powerful written story and accompanying video by Alexandera Houchin. Alexandera has been quietly building a substantial…
RAR Atlanta’s Bikepacking Gear Library – Feb/Mar’22 Bikepacking News
A Bikepacking Gear Library for RAR Atlanta Our top story for February and March is Radical Adventure Rider’s Atlanta chapter launch of their bikepacking gear library. With the goal of making bikepacking gear more accessible, RAR Atlanta set to work on gathering gear, developing a library system and finding and setting up a space. The…
Introducing our New Shop Manager
As you might imagine, launching and growing Campfire Cycling over the last two years has not been an calm, relaxing affair. Riding the waves of these times and circumstances has provided a steady supply of challenges to untangle. This spring the challenges really reached a crescendo. It was time to find a new location all…
The Journey from Beginner to Advanced Bicycle Camping
Welcome to Bicycle Camping! There are so many inherently good things about bicycle camping – from fostering a healthy lifestyle, to practicing sustainable transportation, to experiencing new landscapes and cultures. I’m inspired to inspire you to consider getting out there for some bicycle camping adventures. I’ve laid out the incremental steps one might take on…
Building a Better Bike Share
What happens when you finally arrive? For decades I’ve been trying to get more people onto bikes in my adopted hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. I’ve tried appealing to their motivation; reminding them that they say that want to ride more. I’ve tried to create more opportunities for folks to bike by working with my local…
Whimsical Pedicabs and Oppressed Delivery Guys – Oct.2017 Utility Cycling Roundup
A dazzling display of pedicabs, bedazzled the Philadelphia streets in an amazing display by Cai Guo_Qianq. Deriq Carr tells the story of how he launched Los Angelos Pedicab Company. Austin pedicab riders make their big paydays when the big events come to town. And an entrepreneurial teen is discovering opportunity in pedaling people at the…
Balance and Bellas – Oct.2017 Family Cycling Roundup
In this edition of our Family Cycling roundup, the focus is on teaching kids to ride bikes. Its something I’m quite interested in learning about more as I’m working on teaching my daughter to ride a bicycle and giving her a bicycle for her 6th birthday tomorrow. But before you should think about getting your…
Beers and Rafts, Sept.2017 Bikepacking Roundup
Its always a good time to go Bikepacking somewhere… Here are are some very recent epic trips to inspire you. Croatia and the Adriatic Crest Route by Nicholas Carman on September 16, 2017 The Breaking Trail by Logan Watts on September 26, 2017 THE BIG GUIDE TO BIKEPACKING & TOURING IN EAST AFRICA by Logan Watts on August…
Balance Bikes are Not for Every Kid, Including My Daughter
I confess, as the owner of a business designed to empower transportation focused cyclists, I have barely spent any time attempting to teach my daughter to ride a bicycle, and she is almost six. Her birthday is next month. So I’ve resolved to get her a nice bike and make things right. When my daughter…
From Getting Started to Breaking the Law – The Sept.2017 Commute by Bike Roundup
For this first edition of the Commute by Bike News Roundup, I’ll be presenting the life of the bike commuter chronologically. That takes us back to when our two-wheeled adventures began … The Birth of the Bicycle by Alex Q Arbuckle on August 29, 2015 So we have bicycles, now what are we supposed to…
Custom Cargo and Delivering Hops – A Utility Cycling Roundup
This is the kickoff off roundup post that I’m experimenting with. The plan is that each week I’ll gather interesting stories from the last month or so within one of the 5 cycling niches we cover, Commute by Bike, Family Cycling, Bikepacking, Road Touring or Utility Cycling. I’ll be keeping notes of interesting stories that…
The Bikes of Future Past: Bicycles in the Cold War and Beyond
But is there a future for the bicycle in warfare? In a word, yes. When the fuel tank is empty, and the gas station has been bombed, then the bicycle is a mighty fine choice.
There will always be a need for lightweight, reliable, stealthy, low-cost transportation.
The search for the perfect touring bike
It has taken me thirteen previous posts before I got round to writing this one. So far I’ve mainly described some of the rides I’ve been lucky enough to take through the wilds of Patagonia, the smoking volcanoes of the Atacama Desert or the bear country of the Great Divide. The bike itself has been…
The Swiss Army Bicycle Did All That, and More
Bicycles are almost as Swiss as Swiss Army knives, and the Swiss Army proudly maintained a front-line bicycle infantry regiment into the 21st Century. While it was disbanded in 2003, The Swiss Army continues to use bicycles for base transportation
How the Bicycle Won the Vietnam War
In the wake of World War II, the militaries of the West left bicycles behind for the automobile and the armored personnel carrier. Bicycle infantry units in the German army were disbanded alongside the rest of the defeated forces.
No Shower, No Problem
Think back to when you were a kid. Did you enjoy getting stuck in a car more than the riding your bike through the neighborhood? Then why do we default to cars as adults? Maybe we shouldn’t and a lot of us are taking that to heart and commuting by bike to work. There are…
Biking to School: One pedal stroke at a time!
Fall is here! School has begun!!! The weather is cooling off and the mosquitoes are beginning to die off…and finally we can go outside again anytime of the day! But many of us are busier than ever too. Busy with chores, work, life and ready for the election to be over for some sanity. Some…