Our final post in the four-part series dedicated to emergency and patrol services by bike is all about search and rescue. We have already covered police bicycles, EMS (emergency medical service) bikes, and fire service bikes. Search and rescue (SAR) service by bike is closely related to EMS services by bike, but with a slightly…
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Velo Orange has a Threadless Bottom Bracket
When I worked in a shop a few years ago in downtown Washington DC a issue that we came across about once a week, especially during winter, were completely ruined bottom brackets.. A city of bike commuters would abuse their old school Trek and Raleigh bikes, letting the bottom bracket rust out (among other things.. …
Introducing Racktime Bags & Racks at BikeBagShop.com
We’ve just added in the functional, stylish and user-friendly line-up of bicycle bags and racks made by Racktime of Germany. Racktime is an offshoot of Tubus in Germany know for their hi-quality chromoly bike touring racks. Tubus’s ambition with the Racktime line is to offer a more affordable lineup of products for bicycle commuters that…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Bike Lights
Our group build is about half way through it’s original phases. After many discussions about bicycle type, exact frame set, the type of shifting and finally the component type, we’ve determined the Long Haul Trucker with a stock build is the bike we are going with. On to my favorite phase of this build, the…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. RJ has a great write up, and video of bicycle…
How to Get Everyday People to Use a Bike
A little less than a day ago I tweeted asking a simple question : “How to get every day people to use a bike?. It seems basic, but it isn’t. It is something I deal with daily running a bike shop and trying to encourage people to ride their bikes for basic uses.. The society…
Merchandise on CommuteByBike
I’m tentatively going to expand into merchandise and small product sales on Commute By Bike and Bike Shop Girl. But I would like your feedback. What type of things would you purchase through us vs Amazon. Would it be enough to know you are supporting a great resource to purchase that light or bag through…
Fire Service Bicycles
Our last two posts were dedicated to bicycle police and emergency medical service bicycles. Our next post in the four-part series dedicated to the utility of using a bicycle for emergency and patrol services will focus on fire service bicycles. It will admittedly be a rather short post, as it would appear that the use…
Batavus BUB Review : Introduction
CommuteByBike was fortunate enough to be one of the first bike testers for the prototype Batavus BUB. The bike we had in for review was a one speed with a coaster brake. Slowly I’ll be unveiling my own thoughts, along with a friend who is a pretty new cyclist/commuter. Let’s start with an introduction from…
Cyber Monday Deals
Today is Cyber Monday and great deals abound on the Internet. To that end, we would like to tell you about some of the deals we are offering on Bike Trailer Shop and Bike Bag Shop to make your holiday shopping experience that much easier. Vaude Panniers and Bike Backpacks Sale We are currently offering…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Type of Parts
If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. After introducing who will be riding the bike, the overall landslide of bicycle frame choice was a Surly Long Haul Trucker. As I’m building this bike out of pocket I decided to buy the stock built…
The Sprung Chicken Ride
With the snow starting to fall here in Flagstaff, AZ, we must take care to ward off cabin fever. One method is to keep tabs on various bike touring adventures going on around the world. Why not ride vicariously and let others do the work for a few months while we enjoy the snow? One…
Vaude Bike Panniers & BackPacks
For the upcoming holidays, we’ve put Vaude Panniers and Vaude Bike Backpacks on sale. We are running this sale through the holidays and offering 10 to 20 % off. Vaude is well known in Europe for their high quality outdoors equipment. Vaude has had a strong presence in the US within their camping and backpacking…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. South San Francisco is drafting a bike plan, Request for…
Black Friday Deals : Madsen Cycles
While the Thanksgiving holiday is looming, I wanted to share with you any/all Black Friday deals I find on commuting gear. Here is numero uno, from Madsen Cycles. The pretty cool utility bike, with the “bucket” for hauling children, Christmas trees and all your in between. From Madsen Cycles : Black Friday is upon us…
Start Healthier Living by Bike Commuting
Everyone that reads this site knows the benefits of commuting by bike. Not only for the enviroment, saving money, less gas, air pollution and such, but also the health benefits. You lose weight, while saving money. There are other health benefits too, I’m certainly much happier when I ride my bike to work or the…