I was in New York City about a month ago, and I was really impressed by how many bike taxis there were. It really appears that bike taxis are taking over the city. It got me wondering what were the forces behind this strongly emerging trend. I suspect some combination of economic, fashion and environmentalism….
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BackTpack: A Bag for the Zombie Apocalypse (and Good Posture)
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. The…
Saving The World With Bikes
This is what I call a lucky snapshot. I was recently visiting family in New Jersey and as we drove by this bike shop I noticed this great sign in their window. A cyclist was conveniently riding by at the same moment, doing his part to save the world.
Man vs. Towelette: Commuting to a Showerless Workplace
To paraphrase John Wayne, “I see you talk the talk but do ride the ride?” Bob Caravona is an Urban Planner and an amateur triathlete who not only talks the talk, but also swims the swim, bikes the bike, and runs the run. He strives for local government to follow through with the same conviction….
Have you realized your racks, bags, and panniers are junk?
When I was younger I used to buy my bike bags at the army surplus store. They weren’t actually army surplus equipment. There was nothing army about them. They were cheap junk. I still have some of them. I’ve bought several cheap bike rear racks too, including the classic cast-aluminum “mousetrap” rack, shown here pinching…
BICAS Refugee Program
BICAS Refugee Program
Ted's Vapid Vacation
I took a vacation from Commute by Bike earlier this month, and turned it into five posts on Commute by Bike.One of the highlights was a visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. This is my wife, Cyd, turning one of nature’s wonders into a Campfire Cycling advertisement: Oh Cyd, how crass!Truthfully, we…
Cycling Over 50: 'The benefits just don't outweigh the potential consequences'
Every now and then I must relearn the lesson that doctors aren’t necessarily scientists. This is from The Huffington Post: “Cycling Injuries: A New Epidemic?” I have treated hundreds of [facial] injuries. Facial fractures may result from any significant blunt trauma — motor vehicle accidents, physical altercations, sports injuries. … In the last year I…
Hydration & Nuun: A Product Review Disguised as a PSA
And now, an important message on hydration, brought to you by Commute by Bike. Research indicates that ten out of ten Americans need to consume adequate amounts of water to survive. Most people have heard the sage advice, "drink before you're thirsty;" by the time that you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. With dehydration…
Bikeways in Bogota
Bikeways in Bogota
Seepless in Seattle: The O2 Nokomis Jacket
Josh King lives in Seattle, where he commutes by bike every day, rain or shine. He switched to full-time single speed commuting in 2010. You can read his thoughts on going gearless at www.singlespeedseattle.com Given Seattle’s reputation for rain, it’s surprising how infrequently you really need a real, honest-to-goodness cycling rain jacket when commuting in-town….
Final 2011 Ortlieb, Tubus, Racktime Sale + CampfireCycling.com Logo Panniers!
We’ve just launched our final sale Ortlieb, Tubus and Racktime for 2011. With all of these incredible bike bags and racks at 10% off through August 24th, I thought I would take this opportunity to announce the new www.CampfireCycling.com logo panniers that we just got in. We decided to have our wheel logo emblazoned across…
No "Ridiculous" Car Trips Campaign
No “Ridiculous” Car Trips Campaign
Caption This
A customer sent in this photo of the www.CampfireCycling.com logo contrasted against these enormous grain elevators “used to dry and store corn and soy beans, to feed the nations meat…..”
Which BOB Fork for Fat Bike?
I have a Fat Bike in the bush of Alaska and have purchased a BOB Trailer. The standard fork is too short. My wheels are Surley endomorph 3.7, 26″. Will the long fork work with this set-up? Mounting a BOB Trailer fork is possible on some fat bikes but will generally requires modification to the…
Surly BOB at Joshua Tree
Another satisfied customer: “I received my BOB Yak trailer and immediately hooked it to my Surly LHT and headed into Joshua tree national park for a test ride. I live by the entrance. Love it!”
Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery rack?
This custom rack was made by Stuart Henderson, Campfire Cycling‘s resident metal fabricator, artist, and renaissance man. It is designed to carry a very specific object. Can you guess what that object is? The first person who guesses correctly wins a Commute by Bike t-shirt. Leave your guesses in the comments. Hint 1: The object…
Dutch Extreme Bike Commuting
Dutch Extreme Bike Commuting
How does your town say 'No Bicycles?'
I managed to forge a cycling purpose into a non-cycling vacation in August, 2011, using the brute force of a big-ass 1996 GMC camper van. Here are the posts: Vapid Transit, Snap Judgements, How to Blow $20 in Boulder, Public Art You Can't See from a Car, and How does your town say "˜No Bicycles?'…
Gabri Christa's NYC Biking Story
Gabri Christa’s NYC Biking Story
Ted Modeling the Wearable BackTpack Panniers
We got in a pair of this interesting hybrid of panniers and a backpack called aBackTpack. As Ted was proudly showing off this amazing piece of innovation our entire staff worked hard on mocking him incessantly. Was this a man purse for construction workers and was its use just nerdy or ultra nerdy. With them…
Public Art You Can't See from a Car
I managed to forge a cycling purpose into a non-cycling vacation in August, 2011, using the brute force of a big-ass 1996 GMC camper van. Here are the posts: Vapid Transit, Snap Judgements, How to Blow $20 in Boulder, Public Art You Can't See from a Car, and How does your town say "˜No Bicycles?'…
Nice Ride Minnesota
Nice Ride Minnesota
A Slippered Urbana Test Ride and a New PPC Marketing Strategy
I’ve become inspired to try out a new Pay-Per-Click strategy. And I’m posting my notes and thoughts right here on our blog for all of you to read or more likely ignore right after thinking something like “there goes Josh rambling on again”. Actually, I’m posting them here because I was going to write these…