Gary Fisher was in the UK over the weekend, so Carlton Reid caught up to him to talk about bikes for transportation. Gary Fisher lives in San Francisco, where he’s a big supporter of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. He uses a bicycle to get around. “I made myself a promise: I’m going to ride…
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The Big Spring Ortlieb Sale
It feels like Spring here in Flagstaff, Arizona so we might as well call this sale that we’re running on Bike Bag Shop, our Big Spring Ortlieb Sale. We’re offering 10% off on all Ortlieb products through March 29th. The photo is showing off Ortlieb Front Roller Plus Panniers, Back Roller Plus Panniers and an…
A whole litany of faults
“Bicyclists are obnoxious.” That’s how columnist Michael Dresser begins his column today in the Baltimore Sun in which he encourages legislators to vote for a proposed three foot law in Maryland. Some other colorful words he uses describing people on bikes: infesting, freakish, Spandex (of course), dweeby, smug, elitist, irksome. But he’s being clever, I…
All Ortlieb 10% Off!
Bike Bag Shop is offering 10% off on all Ortlieb Bags through March 29th. It’s starting to warm up and now is you last chance for discounts on our already low Ortlieb prices. For even more savings, get 5% more off with our combo discounts.
PCH Tour – Biking Back with Burley
The complete blog series on this tour: Bike Tour Preperation: Part 1 Destination, Part 2 Training, Part 3 Pack Up! PCH Tour: There, Biking Back with Burley, The Good, The Bad and The Burley After 3 days of rest, relaxation, and Christmas gluttony after having ridden north on the PCH, we were ready to hit…
Electra bicycle recall
Electra Bicycle Company has recalled 2009 model year Delivery 3i, Delivery 8D, Holiday 3i and Surf 3 bicycles because the front rack can come loose and jam into the front wheel, potentially causing injury. If you have one of these Electra bikes with a front rack, contact your Electra dealer for a free repair. More…
Utility Cycling Inspired-PHP Programmer Wanted
Since we posted about our available Sales Associate position at the Bike Trailer Shop last week, we’ve decided to add another position to our staff. We’ve decided to look for a PHP/OSCommerce programmer. Read more about the position at the About Us section of Bike Trailer Shop. Bringing on a full-time programmer should be good…
Win a free folding bicycle
RideThisBike.com is giving away a folding bike to a lucky winner who can prove themselves worthy of the prize. Click the link for details on how you can win.
National Bike Summit Twitter Widget
Follow people at the National Bike Summit via Twitter!
2009 Advocacy Award Winners from Alliance for Biking & Walking
Washington D.C – Earlier tonight 6 organiziations and individuals were awarded a 2009 Advocacy Award from the Alliance for Biking & Walking (formerly The Thunderhead Alliance.) Below is the press released emailed to us tonight. Washington Area Bicyclist Association(WABA), is being honored with the 2009 Advocacy Organization of the Year Award for its progress advancing…
Minnehaha Medium Canvas Saddle Bag
Minnehaha Canvas Saddle Bag Size : Medium Price : $69.99 Details : Max. Dimensions: 9″L x 9″H x 11″W – 650 cubic inches / 10L Thick hardwood dowel inside supports heavy loads Main panel of bag is a durable sandwich of 1 1/2 layers of 18oz. canvas, thin padding, and an off-white canvas liner for…
PCH Tour: There
The complete blog series on this tour: Bike Tour Preperation: Part 1 Destination, Part 2 Training, Part 3 Pack Up! PCH Tour: There, Biking Back with Burley, The Good, The Bad and The Burley After months of training, buying gear, and preparation; the day finally came when James and I were ready to embark on…
Bike Racing Season Warming Up
The Spring Season is starting to warm up and I though I’d give a few shouts of good luck to a few of my favorite racers. My sister is recovering from knee surgery last fall and hopefully going to be back in full form in the next few months. Have a look at her Missing…
Step-by-step – BOB Ibex
Step-by-step – BOB Ibex Welcome to the Step-by-step guild to assembling the BOB Ibex. The Ibex offers the rider the same towing capacity and maneuverability as the BOB Yak but provides 3 of travel for bombing curbs and pounding your favorite back roads with cargo in tow. Before starting the assembly of the Ibex you…
Lock Your Bike Up
Lock your whole bike, not just the rim and tire! Megan posted this photo on her Flickr site and boy did it catch me off guard. Having seen many wheels or frames left rotting due to mis-lock use I’ve never seen spokes cut out of a wheel to get the bike. Here are some great…
Do You Believe in Bike Trailers?
If you do there is a great opportunity to work at the leading Bike Trailer resource and shop. By following Bike Trailer Shop and their blog I have learned new things, product and watched adventures. We are currently hiring. We are looking for someone who is interested in becoming a part of growing our business….
Position Available at Bike Trailer Shop
Bike Trailer Shop is gearing up for the season ahead and looking to bring another person on board. From the About Us page of Bike Trailer Shop: “We are currently hiring. We are looking for someone who is interested in becoming a part of growing our business. The core of our business involves our online…
BOB vs. Extrawheel Sale
We’re doing a head-to-head Single Wheeled bike trailer sale at BikeTrailerShop.com. Check out the deals we are offering on the BOB Yak & BOB Ibex trailers and the new Extrawheel Voyager through March 22nd. By putting these trailers on special at the same time, we thought it was a great opportunity to compare and contrast…
A fendered bike is a happy bike
This is Levi Leipheimer’s carbon fiber, 18 lb custom built rain bike. Road geometry, disc brakes, SRAM Red components, SRM wireless PowerMeter and Fenders , of course. Check out the multiple mount points for the fender stays front and rear. Professional race cyclist Levi Leipheimer rides around the hills of Santa Rosa, California. It’s often…
Commuter Checks for bicycling now available
All of the pre-tax employee transit benefits I’ve seen have been in the form of “Commuter Check” programs that are outsourced to third party benefit providers hired by human resources departments to handle the paperwork and distribute the transit benefits in the form of “Commuter Checks” that are redeemable at transit agencies. One of these…
Salsa CroMoto Stem Recall
Salsa Cycles is working with the Consumer Products Safety Commission on a recall of the CroMoto S.U.L. stem. Please see the attached letter from Salsa General Manager Jason Boucher and the press release from the CPSC. Salsa is committed to designing and manufacturing high quality, safe bicycle products. We are extremely disappointed that this situation…