We generally prefer the Ortlieb Ultimate 5 Classic and Plus handlebar bags in the medium sizes. The large just seems a little too large. But it seems that our customer has figured out the main reason why Ortlieb developed the slightly larger version of this bag. I love to ride my bicycle. I also like…
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Signal Pod rhymes with Hot Rod (sort of)
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…
Bike Cargo Trailers for Hunting
I have a question on the Wandertec bongo (large) size. Are these trailers strong enough to take off road. Will the hitch bar handle the stess off a rutted muddy fire road. Being the hitch is mounted to the frame (ie back wheel). Will this stress the frame of my mountain bike causing stress cracks…
Youth Summer Bike Camp
Youth Summer Bike Camp
Portland Design Works Loading Dock Rear Rack (and Parquet Floor Flashbacks)
Back when I was single… back when I still owned a car… back before the housing bubble… (Yes, this was a long time ago in Internet years.) I bought a condo. It was the first piece of real estate I’d ever owned. I was very proud and began gleefully nesting like a little girl with…
Congress Fixes Typos and Passes Five-Year Transportation Bill
UPDATE: If you are discovering this article after April Fools Day 2012, now you know what’s going on here. After approving a three-month extension to the multi-year surface transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU, Congress met in a special session on Friday to revisit — and ultimately approve — the Senate version of the Transportation Bill. The House…
Tom Bowden's 230-Mile Round-Trip Commute to The National Bike Summit
Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a "suit" – a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative "“ You betcha! He is also a board member of Bike Virginia, a pro cycling and pedestrian group in Virginia that raises money to promote cycling, walking and active lifestyles. Tom’s lawyerly blogging can…
Doug's Big Load Bike Trailer
Thanks for the great pics and write up Doug! “Hey just saw your post about the lack of pictures you’ve received and decided to send this in. The is the trailer I built over the summer. It was made with steel tubing from an old grill and a benchpress bench. I cut and welded it…
Reasons to Preserve Bike & Pedestrian Funding
Reasons to Preserve Bike & Pedestrian Funding
2012 National Bike Challenge
2012 National Bike Challenge
National Bike Summit Bike Ride 2012
This year was the second time I have participated in the National Bike Summit. I was one of more than 800 attendees from 49 states. The Summit concludes with a bike ride where people who don’t have to run back to their home states right away go on a leisurely bike tour of Washington DC….
Paul's Heavy Duty Steel Trailer
In Pau’ls words “Here’s some pictures of a trailer I built for a customer. The utility trailer was pulled by an electric hub-motor bicycle, and is capable of hauling 400lbs. Contact BeauSteelFab.com for your hauling needs.”
Portland Bike Mini Documentary
Portland Bike Mini Documentary
Josie's Kona Ute Schoolbus
Some great photos of happy kids on bike to school commute with a Kona Ute.”Rideshare home from school. The new village school in Sausalito”
Tom & Ted's Excellent Public Service Announcement
What is Tom & Ted’s Advocacy Adventure? Read this. The 2012 National Bike Summit wrapped up in Washington DC on Thursday — or on Friday, if you count the Congressional Bike Ride. Needless to say, Tom and I made it all the way to DC — nearly 100 miles on comfy commuter bikes. Which is…
National Bike Summit 2012
National Bike Summit 2012
The 'Advocacy' part of 'Tom & Ted's Advocacy Adventure'
What is Tom & Ted’s Advocacy Adventure? Read this. I have some more video, photos, and witty observations from our ride from Richmond. For now, rest assured that we made it to DC and that my butt is sore. Follow my updates from the National Bike Summit on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook Twitter My participation…
Tucson Cyclovia 2012
Tucson Cyclovia 2012
Halfway to Fredericksburg: Tom and Ted's Advocacy Adventure
What is Tom & Ted’s Advocacy Adventure? Read this. Here’s the rundown. We’re hanging out resting at a Denny’s in Carmel Church, Virginia. I just ate a hockey puck disguised as a veggie burger. We’re more than halfway to today’s goal: Fredericksburg, Virginia: View Larger Map The television above me is reporting on the two…
Trailer for transporting a large dog
Would it be possible to haul my 184 pound Irish Wolfhound behind my Cannondale Jekyl mountain bike, or my BLT steel touring bike? Both are geared very low, and I am interested in using it on nearly level paved bike paths. Could the Surly Bill Bike Cargo Trailer be adaped to such use? The dog…
A Saddle Bag for Downton Abbey from Kaufman Mercantile
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…
International Bike Advocacy Organizations
Bike advocacy is a key element in the improvement of cycling in all its forms: sport, recreation, and utility. Recently, in the United States, bike advocacy issues have taken center stage, especially as cycling has become a heated issue on Capitol Hill and beyond. There have been many proposals to cut funding for bicycling and…
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…
Tom & Ted’s Advocacy Adventure
Tom Bowden: Months of detailed planning and analysis are about to come to fruition. Ted Johnson, fearless and philosophical editor of Commute by Bike is flying eastbound for Richmond, Virginia, from whence he and I will depart, on our lugged framed steeds of steel, on Monday morning for Washington DC to attend the League of…