The man behind Ant Bike, is Mike Flanigan. A great guy that was the original person to introduce me to great looking “utility bikes.” It was the summer that I was running a shop in Bedford, MA. I met Ant Bike Mike through the internet and one day he rode his lovely bike over to…
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2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show Coverage
In two weekends we will be in Richmond, VA for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Each evening the show ends at 6pm and we are going to be looking for you. If you are going to the show add us on Twitter, @BikeShopGirlcom to let us know.. Let’s have a beer, share photos and…
Weekly Round Up : What Was Going on When I was Busy
This past week has been rough. Blogging is a side hobby/job for me, so it take a back burner if things get too overwhelming in life. Right now I am struggling to find the time. Firstly I have my family, which needs time after work or on my days off, this part of my life…
Lone Peak Has Arrived!
We have a new line of bike panniers and accessories that we are excited about, Lone Peak, American made in Salt Lake City, Utah since 1979, with affordable quality in mind. Lone Peak offers a full line of bike panniers and bags to outfit your ride for any use, whether it is a big bike…
Sean's Home Made Bike Trailer Revisited
Back in January we wrote a post about Sean from Australia who had created a really cool custom trailer out of an old school table and some parts you could find around the house or hardware store. One cool thing that Sean had done was to design his own custom hitch for his trailer.
Tom's Kid Karrier
Check out Toms kid karrier a.k.a. a customized Xtracycle. You don’t necessarily need to have a pull behind kid trailer to haul the little ones around. Tom used his fully out fitted Xtracycle with Magic Carpet and all and added 3/4″ thick walled copper tubing and wrapped PVC.This is a great Xtracycle conversion, using low…
Cycling As Statement
One of the main themes of Utility Cycling.org is an emphasis on the diversity and vast possibilities of the idea of utility cycling. When we first set out to define utility cycling, we came up with a big long list of categories and subcategories. Many of the categories are quite tangible – transportation, bicycle delivery,…
Nigels's Weekly Family Shopper
Nigel was kind enough to send us a photo from across the pond of his weekly shopping setup. Its a great use of the Carry Freedom Y-frame bike trailer and stack-able plastic containers. Nigel claims that he can use this trailer along with a set of rear panniers to shop for a family of four…
Its The Weekend! What Are You Doing?
Well its the weekend again, just in time. Although to some this weekend holds a time honored tradition of eating and drinking to much and sitting in front of a large screen watching overpaid warriors of the grid iron battle it out for the ultimate prize to be had in a grass field that is…
The New Bike Trailer Blog!
The Bike Trailer Blog needs you! Our sister blog, the Bike Trailer Blog is getting a face lift. We’re turning Bike Trailer Blog form a general catch all blog about bike trailers to a blog filled with and fueled by reader, customer and user content. We want the Bike Trailer blog to become the peoples…
The Bike Trailer Blog Needs You!
WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Here at the Bike Trailer Blog we are going in a new direction with the blog, driven by your photos and stories of your bike trailers and experiences and our excitement of our development of the Wandertec BONGO Bike Cargo Trailer and a range of BONGO trailer accessories designed to set…
Banjo Brothers Waterproof Trunk Review : Introduction
The guys at Banjo Brothers are churning out new product every few months it seems.. The latest creation is what they call a “Waterproof Trunk” bag.. This massive bag has been able to hold extra clothes and my lunch with room to give, plus because it mounts under your saddle you don’t need any racks installed to…
Steve's Banana Boat
We received a few pics from Steve, telling us about his 2009 RAGBRAI experience using a custom ride that he was able to find through another Bike Trailer Blog post, we love bringing people together, and a great theme added by Steve and his friends.
Shimano Alfine Internally Geared 11 Speed
On the Surly Long Haul Trucker message boards, a fellow brought up that the internally geared Alfine group from Shimano is coming out with an 11-speed version. From the fellow, Vik’s, blog : Shimano has shaken up their internal geared hub lineup with a new 11 speed Alfine hub. I’m super stoked to see the…
Q&A : Bike Lights
A reader wrote in asking questions about lights, read his question and then my personal answer.. From there, I turn the table to you all, what do you think he could do to avoid cars pulling out? Q: I wanted to get your input on lights/ being seen. Most of my morning commute is in…
We are Live on Versus.com
Commute By Bike, and Bike Shop Girl is now syndicated at Versus.com to help lead the cycling community with commuting tips, stories and how to.. Much like we do on Commute By Bike already but to a bigger community!. I will be writing for Versus on commuter needs as well as showing highlights from events such as…
Update from League of American Bicyclist
If you aren’t signed up for the League of American Bicyclist email list, you should sign up now.. Incase you don’t, here are some things that peaked my interest from the latest newsletter The State of the Union speech has been given, the budget has been introduced, and now Congress and our state legislatures are…