This evening after getting back from dinner with some friends, I had to go pick up potato sacks (sack races) for a family reunion we’re having this weekend. Rather than hopping back into the car, I decided to get on the RedLine 925 and ride down the street to my buddy’s house. I made sure…
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Bike Limo
I purchased a Co-pilot trailer so I can ride with both of my girls and my wife. I attached it to the Xtracycle that is installed on my Kona Smoke. I took a couple of test rides around the block to familiarize myself with the new extra-long bike. My family and I will be commuting…
The CELLO's Literary Foreshadowing
Recently, I’ve been clued into an interesting literary reference concerning the name of the Wandertec CELLO bike case. My uncle had been reading One Hundred Years of Solitude, the literary classic written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1967. He came across a passage which would seem to be the inspiration for naming a bike case…
York Cycle Show-!st UK & Belgium Dealers
The Wandertec CELLO had its debut at the York Cycle Show this past weekend. http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4377 The CELLO appeared at our new dealer’s booth PMS Ltd -> http://www.uk-recumbent-bikes.com/ Though the show was mostly attended by recumbent and road racing enthusiasts, being that it was hosted by the CTC a bit of the touring contingency attended as…
Wandertec Custom Touring Frames
After several months of practicing and gradual effort, I’ve nearly completed building a custom touring frame. In the months ahead I will be building bike frames to replace all of my current bicycles as well as outfitting my family and friends with custom bicycles. I’ve been working together with my friend Joe Murray of VooDoo…
Bicycles Make Better Dads
Would it be safe to assume that dads that take their kids bike riding are better dads than the ones that don’t? Here’s my biased theory, you know I’m biased based on the fact that I take my own kids bike riding all the time. In fact Priscilla drops them off at school by bike…
$3 Gas/Allure of Summer Evening Cruises
Those of us who applaud all things cycling are quietly applauding the rise of the price of gas to $3 per gallon. I applaud especially, as I ride past the gas stations with everyone’s faces turned long as the pump drains their credit card. Not only do I applaud $3 gas, I would like to…
Bike to Work Week
I hope everyone is celebrating Bike to Work Week. Here in Flagstaff, Arizona, our local cycling association does a great job of really promoting this celebration of efficient commuting… http://flagstaffbiking.org . Though I love the sentiment behind Bike to Work Week, I believe it would be even more effective to promote an efficiency transport to…
Bicycle Film Festival
The Bicycle Film Festival is in my town this weekend, beginning tonight with the headliner B.I.K.E.: a documentary about the Black Label Bicycle Club. The festival is touring the world, and the next stop is Los Angeles towards the end of June. More info is available at the site. The featured films vary from short…
US Needs Better Personal Transportation
I’ve been thinking about our transportation/energy problems here in the US of A. Bare with me as I explain the flow of my thoughts. Because the US is big, successful, and spreadout, trains are not able to provide a large level of transportation solutions as is they do in Europe. Partly because trains aren’t available…
Wandertec Sax On the Way
After a winter of bike commuting, the arrival of spring makes the bike commuting that much more fun. I’ve been dusting off the mountain bike for some much needed trail riding as well. We are looking into the possibility of sharing some space at Interbike with our local friends at VooDoo cycles… http://www.voodoocycles.net/ . We…
To Bad You're Stuck In Your Car
We have been brainstorming ideas for slogans for t-shirts. Whenever I’m cycling through traffic I always feel a sense of pride to be out in the open air getting myself where I want to go. I also usually feel a little bad for the poor sops stuck in traffic in their metal and plastic exoskeleton….
Kayaking Down the Verde
Yesterday, spring time was beckoning and so was my roommate Chris to join him and his friends on a Verde River adventure about an hour South of Flagstaff. I had never been before but decided that I definitely could use a day off to float down the river of life. We met up with Elson…
Two is always better than one
A few days ago I took out my youngest daughter, Aleah for a ride around the neighborhood and to the park. We were using my Giant Cypress LE and had attached the Trailer Bike. She loves go for rides and is always asking me to go even if its raining outside. Looks like I have…
2 Ft of Snow
It’s been a long dry winter in Northern AZ, but finally the skies have opened up and dumped 2 feet of snow on us. The moisture was much needed and it is great to see the snow again. But being cooped up in the house for a week makes me long for the summer cycling…
Viola!-Bike Case for Folding Bike
I am eagerly awaiting photos of a new concept – a case for a folding bike that fits around a BOB trailer. I received a call last week from a fellow BOB enthusiast who had fabricated the devise in his garage and was eager to compare notes on it with the CELLO. This sounds like…
Walk the Talk (aka Bike the Hype)
Recently, I decided it was time to walk the talk and really ride my bike as much as I possibly could for all of my daily transportation needs. The idea was for my Honda Element to sit in my driveway except when I was embarking on long trips or had loads too big for my…
A New Blog for the New Year
I’ve decided to liven things up at Wandertec.com with a new Blog. I’ll be renumerating on all of the events that are spinning through the Wandering World. What is going on anyway? I just got a call from Outside Magazine. They are doing a piece on the CELLO for the Spring touring section. Always very…
Rider in Training
On Sunday I busted out the Trailer Bike and trailer then loaded up my 4 year old daughter and my neighbor’s kids and wala! Instant trailer train!
Off Road to Athens Movie Review
As the movie rolled, I felt the same rush of excitement that I feel when my heart really gets going after 10 – 12 miles in the saddle. Then at the same time, I felt all my riding was in vain, because I always strive to be the best at anything I do, and I could never…
Quick Fix for a Quick Ride?
When I was a child from age 6 or so up until 11th grade (1975), I rode a bike everywhere. From 71-75 I rode a single speed, banana seat, high bars, burnt orange colored, Schwinn. I’d run out of the house, jump on the bike, and pedal 2 or 3 miles around the hood, to…
Pedaling to Save Cash
Check out this old article from June of 1981. These guys saved $12,000 by riding their bikes! PEDAL POWER My job site was 15 miles from our trailer, but I was too thrilled with our new austere budget to let that fact bother me. I quickly conditioned myself to long-distance bicycling . . . a…
Electric Bike Kit-First Impression
The nice folks over at Wilderness Energy sent me the Electric Bike Conversion Kit to review. Yesterday, I received the packages and started going to town! I unpacked the boxes and found all sorts of goodies! I mounted the kit on my older Gary Fisher Tarpon. The whole thing only took about 20…