A revolution in transportation solutions is gaining momentum. This revolution is being necessitated by environmental, economical and political crisis and encouraged by rapid developments in technology. As cyclists ride out into the crowded streets, we become central figures in the epic struggle of the transportation dilemma. Riding our bicycles, we directly experience the intensity of…
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The So-What? Factor
As we have seen previously, utility cycling is quite diverse as there are many categories and subcategories to the practice. So it should come as no surprise that there are many aspects of life which could be improved by utility cycling. To that end, it would be prudent to talk about the so-what? factor. Why…
Defining Utility Cycling
Welcome to Utility Cycling.org. The main purpose of this site is to bring clarity to and elaborate upon the concept of utility cycling. To that end, it is important to begin by developing a working definition of the concept. In order to do this, we will use personal experience coupled with Internet research to write…
Our Very Own Jeff Hankens, Featured Bike Commuter
We’ve been a bit behind the ball on some of the happenings around the Bike Trailer Blog with how busy we’ve been this spring and summer. So this post is a bit late. But it is still worth mentioning how excited we were that our own operations manager and lead programmer, Jeff Hankens was one…
Xtracycle To The Rescue
On a typical day, my Xtracycle provides assistance in relatively obvious ways: bringing home loads of groceries, hauling extra clothing, books, and food into school for a long study session, or even delivering beer to a friend in return for a favor. Indeed, living with the Xtracycle may be a bit challenging at first, but…
Welcome to our New Staff
Just a quick announcement to welcome on board our new employees, Melanie Street and Herman Sims. Melanie is joining our sales team that offers great service, expert knowledge and speedy shipping for all of our Bike Trailers, Bike Bags and Bike Racks. Herman is our new programmer and will be using his skill set to…
Wandertec Growing Strong!
Business is continuing on at a strong pace of growth here at Wandertec. We’ve recently added on two new employees to help us provide the best in Bike Trailers, Bike Panniers and Bike Racks. Melanie Street brings her strong customer service experience, small business experience and artistic sensibilities to our diverse team as our newest…
Make a Point to know your Bike Mounting Points
Sometimes there can be much confusion on what type of add-ons your bike can handle. When adding items like a bike rack, or attaching a bike trailer, it’s sometimes difficult to see which parts are going to be best suited for your bike. Here are some helpful hints to decipher what parts will fit when…
Final Day of our BIG Burley Sale!
Today is the final day of our BIG, BOISTEROUS Burley Trailer Sale. Burley offers a complete lineup of bike trailers for bringing your children, cargo or dogs along for the ride. Save 10-15% off all these trailers or get an ’08 Burley Solo Bike Child Trailer for the great closeout price of $315. We’ve written…
Riding with the Arkel Tail Rider
I’ve ridden with several front panniers and rear panniers, and with a variety of bike trailers, but I haven’t seen a bag quite like the Arkel Tail Rider. This sleek-looking trunk bag has many handy features which are applicable for long day-rides, or commuting around town. My favorite feature on the tail rider is the…
Step-by-Step – Weber Monoporter
Welcome to the Step-by-Step Assembly Guide to the Weber Monoporter bike trailer. We’ve just begun offering the Weber Monoporter here in the US. As we were figuring out some details about this trailer for the listing at the Bike Trailer Shop, we decided it was a good opportunity to break down the details of its…
Utility Cycling coming soon!
The planets are getting closer to aligning for the official launch of UtilityCycling.org. I figured I should put up this post for those of you who happen to stumble across the start of our new community. We hope to be up and running, generating blog posts and more around May or June.To start out our…
PCH Bike Tour- The Good, the Bad, and the Burley
The complete blog series on this tour: Bike Tour Preperation: Part 1 Destination, Part 2 Training, Part 3 Pack Up! PCH Tour: There, Biking Back with Burley, The Good, The Bad and The Burley Here is a breakdown of my experience with the Burley Nomad Cargo trailer while bicycling up the Pacific Coast Highway. This…
The Big Spring Ortlieb Sale
It feels like Spring here in Flagstaff, Arizona so we might as well call this sale that we’re running on Bike Bag Shop, our Big Spring Ortlieb Sale. We’re offering 10% off on all Ortlieb products through March 29th. The photo is showing off Ortlieb Front Roller Plus Panniers, Back Roller Plus Panniers and an…
PCH Tour – Biking Back with Burley
The complete blog series on this tour: Bike Tour Preperation: Part 1 Destination, Part 2 Training, Part 3 Pack Up! PCH Tour: There, Biking Back with Burley, The Good, The Bad and The Burley After 3 days of rest, relaxation, and Christmas gluttony after having ridden north on the PCH, we were ready to hit…
Utility Cycling Inspired-PHP Programmer Wanted
Since we posted about our available Sales Associate position at the Bike Trailer Shop last week, we’ve decided to add another position to our staff. We’ve decided to look for a PHP/OSCommerce programmer. Read more about the position at the About Us section of Bike Trailer Shop. Bringing on a full-time programmer should be good…
PCH Tour: There
The complete blog series on this tour: Bike Tour Preperation: Part 1 Destination, Part 2 Training, Part 3 Pack Up! PCH Tour: There, Biking Back with Burley, The Good, The Bad and The Burley After months of training, buying gear, and preparation; the day finally came when James and I were ready to embark on…
Step-by-step – BOB Ibex
Step-by-step – BOB Ibex Welcome to the Step-by-step guild to assembling the BOB Ibex. The Ibex offers the rider the same towing capacity and maneuverability as the BOB Yak but provides 3 of travel for bombing curbs and pounding your favorite back roads with cargo in tow. Before starting the assembly of the Ibex you…
BOB vs. Extrawheel Sale
We’re doing a head-to-head Single Wheeled bike trailer sale at BikeTrailerShop.com. Check out the deals we are offering on the BOB Yak & BOB Ibex trailers and the new Extrawheel Voyager through March 22nd. By putting these trailers on special at the same time, we thought it was a great opportunity to compare and contrast…
Xtracycle Month of Love Specials 2/26 – 3/1
A quick mention of some great Xtracycle Specials. The Xtracycle Cargo Van Special for $499 includes the following items: FreeRadical Kit, 1 WideLoader,1 Longloader, 2 Whatchamacollars, and 2 CamStraps The Xtracycle Family Van Special for $499 includes the following items: FreeRadical Kit. Magic Carpet, Footsies, and a Stoker Kit + Get an Xtracycle KickBack for…
Xtracycle Kickback – $99 for 48 hours
At midnight Xtracycle is releasing a new sale for 48 hours, or when their 50 units are gone. TheKickback, the new center stand that adds some stability to your Xtracycle life, is only $99. Visit Xtracycle’s special “Love” page for the latest deal before it’s gone!
Grinding
Big Snow today. They say global warming is bringing extremes in weather. Well we’re seeing it here in Flagstaff. A new resolution today. I’ll blog on one of our 3 blogs, Bike Trailer Wisdon, Extrawheel Single Wheel Trailers or here once a day. Many resolutions like this have fallen flat on their face so don’t…
Xtracycle Build : 10 Step Build Process
This has been a long time coming but a few snafu’s in the second week of riding the bike caused the Xtracycle to get “hung up” until I could have someone fabricate a metal bridge for me. Without further excuses : Step One : Remove your rear wheel, derailleur, chain and brakes from the bike….
Step-by-step – Extrawheel Voyager
Welcome to the step-by-step instructional blog for the Extrawheel Voyager. The Voyager is the second single wheeled trailer by Extrawheel, the classic version was a slightly heavier model that used large dry bags and cargo nets to hold your items to the trailer, both models use the same carrying configuration by holding the weight of…