The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. Basics Whats your name: My name is Dave Kirk and my company is Kirk Frameworks Co. I am a one-man company…
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Urbana in Portland
Haniya of Urbana Bikes will be in Portland, OR next Wednesday & Thursday, March 3 – 4 at the Jupiter Hotel, 800 E. Burnside St. She’s in town to show off the 8 speed Urbana to Portland bike dealers, but she’s also giving demo rides to interested consumers. To schedule a meeting to test ride…
Shopping Anyone?
We received this most excellent photo from Tony at Tony’s Trailers. Ever wonder what happens to those abandon shopping carts you see miles from any food store? It’s not just the bag people that make good use of them. No need to try and come up with some creative cargo trailer, the food and grocery…
Bicycle Land Services
It’s been quite some time since we wrote about cycling services here at Utility Cycling.org. When we set out to define utility cycling, we came up with three subcategories related to the topic of cycling services, including retail and commercial services, emergency and patrol services, and land services. We did a four-part series in late…
Urbana Bikes: Serious Fun
Many people wonder why racing cyclists train on ludicrously expensive bikes and wheels. Theoretically, a racing cyclist must work harder riding a heavy clunker, getting more benefit from this harder workout. The secret lies in the psychology of motivation: it’s simple stupid fun to go fast and to push yourself to new personal bests. I’m…
The State of Cycling in the U.S.
We have all seen it, a cyclist riding down a one way street going the wrong direction, blowing a stop sign, or just not obeying the rules of the road and riding all over the place with out any where with all, acting as if because they are on two wheels the have the right…
2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Paul Component Engineering
The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. Basics: Whats your name: Paul Price Where are you based out of? Chico, (Northern) CA How did you get in to…
Dara and Troy, The Epic Parents
If you think you know a couple who you consider to be hard core parents think again, allow me to redefine your notions of hardcore bike parents.
2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Capricorn Bicycles
The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. Basics Whats your name: Bradley Wilson Where are you based out of? Minneapolis How did you get into frame building? I…
Urbana Bikes: First Look
Jerome Roy of Montreal, Quebec is a committed year round bike commuter. “I know what makes a bike work at 20 below after an evening at five,” he says. He’s carried drill presses and children on his bikes. “I think a bike can often replace a car.” Roy has designed bikes for fun: bikes with…
2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Strong Frames
The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. Basics: What’s your name?. Carl Strong Where are you based out of?. Bozeman MT in the heart of the Rockies How…
Bike Sharing Systems
Bicycle sharing systems have been appearing in more and more cities around the world in the last few years. According to the Bike Sharing Blog, there were approximately 160 or so bike sharing systems globally at the end of 2009, which is up nearly 74% from 92 bike sharing systems at the end of 2008….
2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Groovy Cycle Works
The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.. Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news. Basics Whats your name: Rody Walter Where are you based out of? Groovy Cycleworks is located in Wooster, Ohio How did…
Mission Workshop : A New Sponsor
Please bring a warm welcome to the newest sponsor of Commute by Bike, Mission Workshop. Mission Workshop is a new company getting ready to launch their amazing urban styled cargo backpacks. The guys behind Mission are well versed in bag making, coming from a background at Chrome. Their bags are well thought out, with the…
James's Mobile Audio/Visual Trailer.
Check out this cool custom trailer created by James of Globe Cycles. He has taken the idea of a custom build to a whole new level and is using it to travel around and do presentations about his epic round-the-world record setting ride and further his cause to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease research. James…
2010 NAHBS : Ant Bike, Mike Flanigan Short Film
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…
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…