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The Cruiser Handlebar Bag from Green Guru
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…
Thom's New Uses for the Wandertec BONGO Trailer
Here is an interesting adaptation of our in-house built bike trailer, the Wandertec BONGO. We designed this trailer with modification and customization in mind. It is a great platform for quite a few different uses. And it always seems that there are more unique uses for it. Using it for transporting a wheelchair behind a…
It Never Hurts to Ask for a Better Price
Americans tend to be very shy about asking for better prices. Maybe it’s part of the reason we accept having obnoxious pitchmen shouting Sale! Sale! Sale! at us. It compensates for our own reticence to initiate a deal on our own. When I returned from two-and-a-half years of living in Cameroon, I couldnt pay retail…
Masahiro's Xtracycle in a Japanese Park
A customer from Japan sent us in this photo of his Xtracycle out for its first test ride, outfitted with the Flight Deck and Pannier Racks. We’ve heard and seen with increased sales that Xtracycle’s are becoming quite a hit in Japan in recent years. In Masahiro’s words: When doing a test ride to the…
Pedala Zezinho
Pedala Zezinho
Scare Your Coworkers: Commute by Bike
Hey bike commuters! Want to scare your coworkers? Keep doing what you’re doing. I came to work today… [dramatic pause] … on a bicycle! Mwahahahahahah!!! You know, because ridiculing their fear of cycling just might work. Or you might be able to get away with it because it’s Halloween. Or if, like me, you work…
Batman's Bike Trailer
Batman, who apparently also moonlights as a keyboardist, sent in this photo of his bike trailer setup. I’m guessing that the somewhat blurry, dark photo was taken as Batman was jumping on his bike to chase after a criminal in between gigs. Or perhaps it was intentionally blurry to hide some of its alternative crime…
Richard’s Xtracycle Peapod – Stroller Ready
Richard sent us these photos of his son on an Xtracycle with PeaPod and a stroller attached on the PeaPod. It sounds like he is a real fan after a few months. He included this video of his adventures with the Xtracycle.Speaking of the PeaPod, we are kicking off our Fall Inventory Reductions. We happen…
Occupy Wall Street Using Pedal Power
Occupy Wall Street Using Pedal Power
Early Fall's Flagstaff Bike Commuters for Inspiration
Its been a tough summer and fall as I’ve been scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to the finances of our business here at www.CampfireCycling.com. As I scramble to make ends meet and make some tough choices to get our business plans in line with reality, I’m very glad that I’m doing…
An American's Take on Amsterdam
An American’s Take on Amsterdam
Cyclists on the Sidewalk: What's a pedestrian to do?
So a cyclist is cruising down the sidewalk, and there’s a close call with a pedestrian — or maybe even a collision. Harsh words are exchanged. You should be in the street, you mountain of mad flesh! I can’t ride in the street, you cockered dread-bolted strumpet. There’s no bike lane! Listen, you rampallian, you…
Axiom Spark Headlight and Tail Light
Nathan Friedman specializes in living the good life and making it look easy. Mountain biking all summer and skiing all winter, Nate is a rock star of the outdoor opportunities in the Southwest. To get some inspiration on living life to the fullest, check out his blog, Handlebar Sandwich. I’ve had the chance to review…
Convenience in Copenhagen
Convenience in Copenhagen
Cyclists in the Night & A Toy Soldier
I was quite pleased with the strange colors and shapes that my camera was capturing a few nights ago. Not that there is that much to do with what we do here at Campfire Cycling other than these photos were taken down the block from us and you can make out cyclists in the shot.
Transportation Projects: Good GOP Bad GOP
Frequent readers of Commute by Bike will know that we try very hard to be bike-partisan here. I like to think of this blog as a safe haven for cyclists of all political persuasions. I love the kum-bike-ya moments when I can find them. Lately, though, the Republicans in Congress are making it harder and…
A Report from Pedalfest! 2011
Shawn Kielty is a Software Engineer, Artist, Photographer, and avid outdoor enthusiast, enjoying cycling and other human powered travel. Travel stories from on his blog Flat Tire Paradise amuse, entertain, and encourage readers to get outside and have some fun. A friend and I went out to Jack London Square in Oakland, California on Saturday…
Designing an Innovative Bicycle Helmet
Ruben Hekkens is a graduate student at the Delft University of Technology, in Delft, Netherlands. As a masters project, he is developing a “lifestyle bicycle helmet for use in urban environments.” Because very few urban cyclists in Holland wear helmets, Ruben sees an opportunity. It reminded me of an old marketing parable of two shoe…
The Female Facts of Life
I am a female cyclist. As a female cyclist, I do have to deal with one of the inevitable facts of being a woman approximately every twenty-eight days. However, considering how this fact of life affects transportation cyclists who lack the Y chromosome had never occurred to me until my editor sent me a link…
Best Cargo Trailer for Beach Gear?
I was wondering which bike trailer would be the best one for transporting beach chairs and a cooler to the beach. It will be going over paved roads and parked near the beach, so it does not need to be sand-capable. Any suggestions? Beach hauling duties are quite a popular use for bike trailers. We…
The Fox, Goose, Running, Bike Commuting, and Beer Puzzle
We all know that the aversion some people have to commuting to work is partially because of the logistics and planning involved — at least in the beginning. After a time, these logistics become as second nature to us as, say, stopping for gas, or texting while driving is to many motorists. Bike commuting has…
Surly Troll Tractoring the Big Time Fun Trailer
The theme for this weeks posts seems to be followups on previously submitted bike trailer posts. Last week I posted quite a few images of Steve’s innovative jumbo trailer. He sent in a few more images showing the rig he set up to haul his wagon around with. Appropriately enough, he’s got a new Surly…
Fabian's Bike Trailer Train Keeps Growing + Video!
A few days ago I posted about Fabian’s fantastic trailer train. Now it has grown into a fabulous dragon beast. I think Fabian is on his way to setting some sort of world record here.