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Bicycle Messengers

In the last year and a half or so, since we set out to define utility cycling, we have covered a wide breadth of topics from bike services to bike mapping to community building and much, much more. We have been slowly filling in the all of the categories and subcategories that we identified of…

Benting to Work

BluesCat is a 60-year-old Phoenix, Arizona resident 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…

2010 Croozer 737 – Closeout! Only $319

I thought it would be worthy of a quick post to mention that we just posted a closeout of the 2010 Croozer 737 Bike Child Trailer! This is an amazing deal, priced to move, at $319 (normally $449)! This one child trailer, comes with everything you need for cycling, jogging and strolling. Croozer offer high…

'Some might say there is a war on cars…'

Here’s a de-facto case study illustrating the UK side of Stacey Moses’ post, Bicycle Commuting Incentives: US v UK: Cadherent Ltd is a UK-based CAD, multi-media, design and drafting company that participates in the country’s Bike2Work program, with 80% of their staff participating. [T]he bike racks outside… are crammed with cycles, courtesy of the Bike2Work…

Bicycle Commuting Incentives: US v UK

The juxtaposition of the bicycle commuter benefits offered by the United States and the United Kingdom is, in a word, revealing.   As of January 1, 2009, the Bicycle Commuter Act, which is part of the Renewable Energy Tax Credit legislation, has given US employers the ability to contribute to employees' commuting expenses as a non-taxable…

'Every person not confined inside metal makes for a better community'

On the heels of Josh King’s gear recommendations for Urban Bad Weather Commuting, I found more recommendations for winter cycling equipment and a review of the best bicycle tires for wet or snowy conditions–both on Yahoo! Sports, of all places. (I confess, Yahoo!, I underestimated you.) The California Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a four-week…

BikeBagShop.com Stocking Stuffer Specials

Do you have a cyclist in your family? We’ve got a great special going on all of our bike bags and bike cargo racks valued over $80. For our broad selection of bike racks and bags, we are offering up a free stocking stuffer sized cycling accessory! Cycling bags are a well appreciated gift by…

DC's Bike Share Proliferation

DC is quickly becoming one of the most progressive bike share cities in the US.   It hasn't been the smoothest road, but in less than a year, the Nation's capital has made great strides in improving access to bikes for residents and tourists. In March of 2010, Revolution Cycles, an independent bicycle retailer with four…

State of the Hub: 2010 Group Photo!

It’s been 3 long, busy weeks since the last State of the Hub, so I’ve got a few things to catch up on. At the same time, we’re quite busy with getting ready for the Christmas push as well as some other projects, so from that perspective, I’ll be keeping it brief. Our main push…

Drawing Conclusions from Narrow Cycling Data Sets

It is very encouraging that more and more data is being collected concerning both the safety of cyclists and the overall adoption of cycling.   Most recently, Oregon Health Sciences University released their study of bicycle commuters in Portland.   While offering some specific and valuable insights about Portland, this type of study only offers limited value…

Christmas Bike Cargo Trailer Specials

With Christmas creeping up on us, I wanted to do the American thing and advertise. Behold our Christmas bike cargo trailer specials. As purveyors of fine bicycle accessories, we’ve generally found that bike cargo trailers are not necessarily hot items around Christmas time. Our thinking is that they are both a bit too expensive and…

Paul Goodman's Legacy: Your Ideas for Clean Local Transportion | Win a Bike

We propose the banning of all cars from Manhattan Island, except buses, small taxis, vehicles for essential services (doctor, police, sanitation, vans, etc.), and the trucking used in light industry. The present situation is intolerable and all other proposed solutions of it are uneconomic, disruptive, unhealthy, nonurban or impractical. And with those opening paragraphs, published…

New RideKick Trailer Video Review

Our friend Court Rye of Electric Vehicle Authority put together the above review of the new RideKick electric bike trailer. This thorough video review goes through all of the features of the product, interviews the CEO of RideKick an shows some excellent footage of the trailer in use. We are quite excited to see this…

Urban Bad Weather Commuting

  Josh King lives in Seattle, where he commutes by bike every day, rain or shine. Earlier this year he switched to full-time single speed commuting; you can read his thoughts on going gearless at www.singlespeedseattle.com   Start commuting year-round, and youre going to have to make some adjustment for crappy weather. When I first…