I would love to think within my life time my children would have a safe way to get to their school 7 miles away and I wouldn’t be such the odd-ball by commuting to work daily. Unfortunately the part of the country I live in isn’t as bicycle friendly as Portland, Oregon or others listed on the top bicycle friendly cities.
Commute by Bike
2009 Bicycle Friendly Businesses
Congratulations to the 45 businesses named a Bicycle Friendly Business from the League of American Bicyclist.
A Camper Bike in Photos
Camper Bike, a functioning sculptural piece, built in April 2008. A stand alone piece and the subject of a series of paintings. For the complete cyclist that wants to take everything, including the kitchen sink. Maybe the ultimate touring machine as well. If it starts raining, hop in the back to take a nap. All…
Commute By Bike Is Back and Kicking It Live
This past spring the original owner of Commute By Bike, Tim Grahl, had to make a tough choice. Out:Think, his web design business, was taking off much faster than a rate he could handle while trying to run Crooked Cog Network. Slowly the sites separated as Guitar-Ted took over Twenty Nine Inches himself and Commute…
Review : Banjo Brothers Commuter Backpack
Originally posted at our sister site BikeShopGirl.com Banjo Brothers makes some of the greatest, affordable, commuter packs and bags in the industry. When they sent me a message about a new WHITE Commuter Backpack I was thrilled to be one of the first to review this product for them. Information from Banjo Brothers about their…
Announcing the Launch of the Wandertec BONGO Bike Trailer!
There’s a new bike trailer in town! The Wandertec Bongo Bike Trailer. Need to get those groceries home but they won’t fit in your backpack? Need to make some deliveries but the messenger bag just doesn’t cut it? Need to tour around the world? The Wandertec BONGO is your answer. We’ve put our years of…
The Wandertec BONGO Bike Trailer has arrived!
Wandertec and the BikeTrailerShop.com are proud to introduce a new trailer for 2010, the Wandertec BONGO Bike Trailer. The BONGO is our answer to the call for the ultimate utility bicycle trailer. Here at Wandertec we see many different types of bicycle trailers and receive a lot of feedback from customers. We felt there was…
Bicycle Mapping
We are all map-users. Whether or not we recognize this fact (or like it, for that matter), is a whole different story. Maps are made for accomplishing a wide range of tasks from navigation to defining boundaries to measuring bits of information to showing elevation and much, much more. Maps are literally visual representations of…
Chariot & Croozer Bike Trailers on Sale Thru Aug. 30th
BikeTrailerShop.com has all Chariot Trailers & Croozer Trailers on sale for 10% Off thru August 30th. This is our final Croozer and Chariot trailer sale of 2009 and a great opportunity to get going with one of these fine bike child, cargo or pet trailers. Also, thanks to the Arizona Daily Sun for the excellent…
Bike Trailers Pulling Bike Trailers
A customer of ours sent some photos to us of his BOB Trailer pulling his Burley Trailer. This brought to mind other instances of multiple bike trailers that we’ve encountered. It also seemed like an interesting blog post to put up when we have both BOB Trailers and Burley Trailers on sale. Our Burley Trailer…
Final Burley Trailers sale for 2009
BikeTrailerShop.com has just started a Burley Trailer sale. Get setup with a Burley Child Trailer, Burley Cargo Trailer or a Burley Pet Trailer. Call us Bike Trailer Shop at 1-800-717-2596 or email info@biketrailershop.com if you have any questions. Sale runs thru August 19th.
The Logistics of Bicycle Commuting
The next piece of the bicycle commuting puzzle is logistical. How are you going to get to where ever it is you plan to go? What will you do with your bike when you get there? These questions are liable to arise when you start to seriously consider the possibility of bicycle commuting. But do…
Final BikeTrailerShop.com – Burley Sale for 2009
Bike Trailer Shop just launched their final Burley Trailer sale for 2009. This is a great opportunity to get an excellent deal on a Burley Child Trailer, Burley Cargo Trailer or a Burley Pet Trailer. Sale ends Wednesday, August 19th. That brings to mind a picture I wanted to post of the winner of the…
Check out our new Blog, UtilityCycling.org
We’ve just launched our new blog, focused on looking at the bicycle for things beyond recreation. While we love having fun on our bikes, this is the perfect time to start encouraging cyclists and non-cyclists alike to look at the bicycle as a tool for a large variety of transportation needs. With this in mind,…
Xtracycle or Bike Trailer or Both?
A frequent question we get at the Bike Trailer Shop is comparing the advantages to owning an Xtracycle to a bike trailer. The main topics to consider in comparing these two methods for carrying cargo and passenger on bikes are versatility; carrying cargo, passengers and specialty uses; and handling characteristics. Versatility: The first thing to…
Bike Trailer Assembly & Manufacturing Position Available
As the Bike Trailer Shop has been growing, we’ve been dabbling in some manufacturing. Our business started with manufacturing roots with the development of the Wandertec CELLO Bike Case for BOB Trailers. The evolution of this product lead us into the realization of the potential for a Bike Trailer specific webstore. Our continue involvement with…
UtilityCycling.org
Please take a moment to visit our new website: www.utilitycycling.org, as we are moving our blogging efforts into a large range of topics beyond bike trailers and bags. Utility Cycling is dedicated to defining the movement of utility cycling, which encompasses the bicycle as a means of transportation, function, service, mobility, fun, and much, much…
Our Very Own Jeff Hankens, Featured Bike Commuter
We’ve been a bit behind the ball on some of the happenings around the Bike Trailer Blog with how busy we’ve been this spring and summer. So this post is a bit late. But it is still worth mentioning how excited we were that our own operations manager and lead programmer, Jeff Hankens was one…
A Lightweight Tandem with Trailer for Touring Scenario
The Scenario: We are planning a self-supported tandem adventure in Switzerland. The tandem is a Davidson race tandem, with cross frame but pretty much standard road setup rather than stout tandem weight hardware. The components are all Dura Ace and it has 32 spoke wheels. We are planning on traveling light and taking a trailer…
A Rear Bicycle Rack & BOB Trailer Scenario
The Scenario: The Kona Sutra 2009 with Topeak Explorer MTX Tubular Rack with Disc Mounts. The Problem: The 2009 model Topeak rack was changed from the 2008 model. The 2009 rear rack connection/eyelets are now just above the quick release where the 2008 model has it the rack eyelets on the frame. Now I cannot…
Xtracycle To The Rescue
On a typical day, my Xtracycle provides assistance in relatively obvious ways: bringing home loads of groceries, hauling extra clothing, books, and food into school for a long study session, or even delivering beer to a friend in return for a favor. Indeed, living with the Xtracycle may be a bit challenging at first, but…
BOB Trailer Special – Free Wandertec Sax & Cargo Net
The Bike Trailer Shop is running a special on BOB Trailers May 22nd through June 15th. Recieve a FREE Wandertec SAX Cargo Liner and a Wandertec Cargo Net with the purchase of a BOB Yak Trailer or BOB Ibex Trailer.The Wandertec Sax and Cargo Net are 2 of our most popular accessories for the BOB…
Use Your Gas Tax Stimulus Check to Buy a Bike Trailer
Here at the Bike Trailer Shop, we spend most of our time thinking about better ways to carry stuff on bicycles. But occasionally we try to look around at larger transportation issues beyond our somewhat narrow scope. Hearing about President Obama’s recent agreement with the auto industry to increase the average fuel efficiency of cars…
Welcome to our New Staff
Just a quick announcement to welcome on board our new employees, Melanie Street and Herman Sims. Melanie is joining our sales team that offers great service, expert knowledge and speedy shipping for all of our Bike Trailers, Bike Bags and Bike Racks. Herman is our new programmer and will be using his skill set to…