This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of getting to participate in the very first Cyclovia Tucson! The Tuscon Cyclovia is part of the Tucson Bike Fest, which takes place throughout the month of April and includes Bike-To-Work Week, a bike commuter challenge, a bike swap, and many other great events. The Tucson Bike Fest…
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To BOB or Not to BOB
There are a lot of bicycle cargo trailers in the world, some follow the single wheeled premise others subscribe to two wheels. When it comes to off road riding I think it is well accepted that single wheeled bike trailers are the ticket. They track well behind your bike and can still carry a significant…
Bicycle Parked in the Streets of Chicago
Walking around Chicago, came across this utility bicycle. Note the nice handlebar bike rack, double kickstand, pants fenders, internal gear, easy step across and other great features for urban living.
New Webstore Platformed Launched!
I’m not quite sure why, but somehow this image represents the 2 year struggle of getting our multi-site webstore off the ground. Today was finally the big day of launching the re visioned BikeTrailerShop.com and our brand new site BikeKidShop.com. We’d love to hear if you have any thoughts or suggestions. We’re not quite partying…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Carrying Things
Our group build is wrapping up. We’ve had the project on hold during the snow, cold and winter. After many discussions about bicycle type, exact frame set, the type of shifting, component type and to have fenders installed, we’ve determined the Long Haul Trucker with a stock build is the bike we are going with.
Xtracycle and More
Geoff had been prepping a bike with the intention of adding an Xtracycle FreeRadical to it, Biketrailershop.com had a Xtracycle sale during the spring of 2009, this sale was just the motivation that Geoff needed to make the move an order himself a FreeRadical. His intended use of the Xtracycle was like many, to carry…
Making the Switch to Sport Cycling
In the last few months, we have been building a strong base of information about all aspects of utility cycling – from emergency and patrol bicycle services, to mail delivery by bike, to bike advertising, to bike mapping, and beyond. We have worked hard to define utility cycling, in order to make it more appealing…
Flagstaff's Bike Blogging Scene
I’ve been getting into the wacky world of Twitter lately and I am finding it to be a great tool for interacting with expert and enthusiast cyclists both locally and around the world. Surprisingly, it has been particularly useful tool for staying in touch with local bike bloggers. In fact a recent discussion I was…
Arkel Bike Bags On Closeout
We are closing out all Arkel Panniers, Handlebar Bags and Seat bags. This is a great opportunity to get some great Canadian made bike bags at low prices while supplies last. Arkel is know for great quality sewn bags. I enjoyed testing a set of Arkel GT-54’s mounted on a Thorn Tandem during a bike…
Danny's DIY Conduit Creation
Danny sent in these images of his DIY Bike Trailer. It looks like quite the configuration, specifically the utilization of the the seat post mounted bike rack as a mounting point for the bike trailer’s hitch bracket. While it is tough to say how reliable and safe this setup would be, we would certainly give…
Bike Advertising
Keeping in the theme of retail and commercial services by bike, which we recently posted about, today’s post is dedicated to bike advertising. With the spring and summer months creeping up, many business/bicycle-minded folks might be inspired to think about using bicycles for advertising businesses or services in the coming months. Hopefully this post can…
Ausssie Long Haul Road Train
We received some photos and a cool story from down under. Hayden was kind enough to share his epic trip around the coast of Australia with his modified Burley trailer and what looks like a custom single wheeled BOB style trailer. Hayden said that he and his wife had began their journey two and a…
Are Google Maps' Bicycling Directions a Game Changer?
Last night Google made a “game changing” announcement at the national bike summit in Washington DC. The long awaited “Bike There” option has been added to their options for route types. The dropdown next to Google Maps “Get Directions” button now has “Bicycling” as the fourth option following “By car”, “By public transit” and”Walking”. We…
The Twitter of Cycling
The cyclist above is twittering wishing he had a new Dahon BioLogic Bike Mount Like every other aspect of life, micro blogging a.k.a. Twitter has exposed, updated and connected people in ways no one ever thought possible, cycling is no different. Every bike racer, cycling organization, commuter, bike enthusiast, bike tourer and the like are…
Retail & Commercial Services by Bike
Bicycles are an excellent way to do business. Whether you are advertising your business by bike (aka bikevertising), transporting customers around town in a pedicab, moving your business or vending station around town by bike, picking up trash by bike, or any other range of services, bicycles provide a unique, cost-effective, and eye-catching way to…
Internet Marketing Professional / Bicycling Blogger – position available!
Are you an internet marketing professional with a passion for cycling? Or perhaps you are an active bicycling blogger who’s gotten to know the internet marketing game. We are currently looking for someone to clean off our internet marketing machine! Have a look at our detailed desription of the position at the About Us Page…
Garys Long Hauler
There really isn’t any limit to what kind of bike trailer you can make, especially when it comes to how long a bicycle trailer can be. Check out this original build from Gary. The whole set up looks like it should be operating on a railroad track rather then on city streets, especially with the…
What is the Perfect Post Ride Beer?
Everyone’s got one, the perfect post ride beer. That mouth watering frothy malt beverage that consumes your thoughts towards the end of a great bike ride. It temps your mind invoking a horse to the barn feeling even after the longest and hardest of rides. The perfect post ride beer or PPRB, is something that…
Shopping Anyone?
We received this most excellent photo from Tony at Tony’s Trailers. Ever wonder what happens to those abandon shopping carts you see miles from any food store? It’s not just the bag people that make good use of them. No need to try and come up with some creative cargo trailer, the food and grocery…
The State of Cycling in the U.S.
We have all seen it, a cyclist riding down a one way street going the wrong direction, blowing a stop sign, or just not obeying the rules of the road and riding all over the place with out any where with all, acting as if because they are on two wheels the have the right…
Dara and Troy, The Epic Parents
If you think you know a couple who you consider to be hard core parents think again, allow me to redefine your notions of hardcore bike parents.
Tom's Kid Karrier
Check out Toms kid karrier a.k.a. a customized Xtracycle. You don’t necessarily need to have a pull behind kid trailer to haul the little ones around. Tom used his fully out fitted Xtracycle with Magic Carpet and all and added 3/4″ thick walled copper tubing and wrapped PVC.This is a great Xtracycle conversion, using low…