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The Ride of Silence: Let the Silence Roar
Every year, on the third Wednesday of May, thousands of cyclists across the world take to the streets to honor fellow riders who have been injured or killed while cycling. This event is known as the Ride of Silence, and it is a powerful way to use cycling as a statement. We have defined utility…
London Cyclist : May Round Up
This roundup is provided by Andreas from London Cyclist. Monthly, we are asking for roundups from your city, town or state area. Email us if you would like to contribute. In London the so called “cycling revolution” is taking its first initial baby steps. We had the announcement that the London Cycle Hire Scheme which…
Road I.D for Commuters
In the Charlotte, NC area there has been a large increase of car and bike accidents.. While my rant for this topic will be held off for another topic, I started to fear for not only my safety but many hard questions came to mind. What would happen if I was in the middle of…
5 Year Anniversary
It’s Commute By Bike’s Five Year Anniversary. 5 years ago we launched this website, prior to the commuter craze and movement in the bicycle industry. Before May comes to a close I wanted to take a moment and thank each of our readers for a solid 5 years of readership. More importantly, thank you for…
E-Bikes on ABC's Good Morning America
This article is part of our on going “E-Bike Wednesday“ series. Every Wednesday we will be touching on something in the electric bike industry in hopes to clear up any e-bike questions or concerns you have. In honor of National Bike to Work Day the well received, Good Morning America, had a special on electric…
Bicycle Advocacy Organizations: Consorting with the Locals
On Friday morning, before the sun had made its daily appearance, I was on my way to set up shop at Northern Virginias largest Bike to Work Day pit stop in Rosslyn, Virginia. Through my position with a local bicycle retailer, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to represent our company as we offered…
Wrap Up of Flagstaff's Bike-To-Work Week
With our big move over the previous weekend, we were a bit preoccupied to have been an active supporter of this year’s Bike-To-Work week here in Flagstaff. That being said, we certainly participated. Being in our new downtown location, we are now in a much better location for everyone to be able to easily ride…
The Big Move
It’s been a whirlwind over the last two weeks and the dust is just starting to clear enough for me to settle down and report on what we’ve been up to. The mountain we were up against was moving our office, inventory and shop from our crammed in shop (1000 square feet) in East Flagstaff…
John's Wheelchair Revisioned as Bike Trailer
John sent us images of his bike trailer that he fashioned over the weekend from an old wheelchair. Recycling and DIY mixed together are always great to see. From John’s blog Hacking 5hit: “It started as two pieces of 1/2″emt (electrical conduit, $1.80ea @ Lowe’s), an old wheelchair discovered in a pile of junk behind…
Bike to Work Book
Stop reading this article and go read this 98 page Bike to Work Book by my friend Carlton Reid.
BikeUMentary : A UCLA Transportation Documentary
A short film documentary from UCLA Transportation and the Sustainable Resource Center. Within this short film they talk to a few different bike commuters in the LA area. Each user gives the advantages of choosing a bike for transportation, tips for how to get started and on safety. Two thumbs up for a 5 minute…
Win a Bowery Lane Bicycle
There is a contest going on over at MB (shortened for PG-13 readership) to win a Bowery Lane Bicycle.. The contest is simple, take a bike themed photo that MB can use for their header on their website. If they pick you, you win a new bike! The contest is inspired by New York City’s…
E-Bike 101
A guest article by James Thomas of BicycleDesign. If you visit cycling websites on a regular basis, you have probably noticed at least a few references to electric bikes lately. New e-bike designs have been popping up in greater numbers at the various bike tradeshows, and electric bikes from companies like Lexus and Volkswagen have…
Bike Month Updates
We would like to hear from you how National Bike Month is changing your area of the United States. Are there more rides and events? Better advocacy or club meetings? In Charlotte we had a two week event, Bike Charlotte, where various clubs and bike shops put on events and rides. There were more bike…
Running Errands by Bike
Bike to Work Week is upon us, which means that from Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21 it is a great time to leave the car at home and head out each day by bicycle! And since there is a good chance you will find yourself out and about throughout the week on your…
Photo Set of Washington, D.C
A guest photo collage from our friend Gwadzilla in Washington, D.C.
Back-on-Bike for Spring, Burley Trailer SALE!
July 17th Update: BikeTrailerShop.com and BikeKidShop.com’s final Burley Trailer sale of 2010 is going on now!ALL Burley Cargo, Child & Pet Trailers are 10% off thru August 10th Summer is almost here, and I know I’m itching to put lots of miles on my bike for the season.The Campfire Cycling makes it easy to enjoy…
Diamond Plated Beauty
George sent us some pictures and a brief story about his recently created DIY trailer. George has been living car free since June 2009 and commutes to work on his bike. The majority of his daily 18 mile round trip commute is on bike trails but he wanted a bike cargo trailer to do grocery…