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'Big thoughtless blundering beasts' (Friday Roundup)
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Icy Bike Winter Commuting Challenge
Icy Bike Winter Commuting Challenge
Yvan's BOB Trailer Mod
Yvan needed more space than the Bob DrySak would allow. So he took matters into his own hands. I decided instead to adapt my BOB trailer with a luggage rack. It cost me only $40 for the support. The advantages are that the panniers are lower, and therefore more stable. The weight is on the…
Bikes, Cockroaches, and Hurricanes
Bikes, Cockroaches, and Hurricanes
Chariot Sale! Inspirational Photos
Select 2011 and 2012 Chariots are now 25 – 35% off at BikeKidShop! Specific pricing details listed at bottom of page. And there are 51 shopping days til Christmas. And we’ve already told you how awesome Chariot is as a company. Need or want more reasons to buy yours today? Well. Just look at how…
Leslie's Carry-All Croozer Trailer
Leslie recently brought her Croozer Cargo Trailer along on a 180 mile ride on the Katy Trail in Missouri. She loaded the heavy-duty trailer with 3 sleeping bags and a 7-person tent. Leslie comments “The Croozer was easy to assemble and hook up to my bike. It had more drag on the trail than I…
The Rise of the Cockroaches of Transportation (Friday Roundup)
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Sandy: Mother of a Million Bike Commuters
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, where the New York subway system may take weeks to recover, expect a lot of bikes to come out of mothballs. New York City bike advocates Transportation Alternatives are preparing to help erstwhile cyclists make the transition from neglect to success with commuter support stops. The “Bike Ambassadors” will…
Bike Boxes
Bike Boxes
Ross's Pollution-Reducing Pyramid Ride
Tomorrow is Halloween and there will be plenty of little ghosts and goblins out hunting for candy. Others will hole away indoors watching spooktastic movies about monsters and mad scientists and their wild inventions. Which brings us to Ross’s invention: the Purviance Pyramid — shown strapped to his Xtracycle bike trailer, deck, and racks. Here’s…
Thule Attache Case for MacBook Pro: More James Bond than Hello Kitty
On any given day Kate Watters would rather be biking than stuck in her car in traffic. She and her husband collected several vintage one-speed bicycles on their honeymoon road trip from Flagstaff to Vermont, riding around small towns along the way. She writes about her field adventures, creative episodes, and the wonder of the…
Tigers and Bike Commuting: Together at Last (Friday Roundup)
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Blizzards and Meth Labs and Bears. Oh my!
Shanna Ladd is a bike commuter in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Valley (a.k.a. “The Mat-Su”), north of Anchorage. She’s getting ready to bike commute through her second winter. Her summer/fall commute looks like this: Shanna commented on my post about marketing cycling to women, and told me that what she needed was a fatbike, with or without…
Vancouver Cycling
Vancouver Cycling
Jordan & Papa Trail-A-Bike to School
Dave and granddaughter Jordan cruise to and from school by Adams Trail-A-Bike. “Shes the only kindergartener that gets picked up with the bike limo.” Lucky Jordan, and love the helmet! Enjoy those nice crisp autumn days while they last before the kiddos start complaining about the cold winter ahead — and complain and complain and…
Mamachari Bicycles
Mamachari Bicycles
Bob's Adams Trail-A-Bike Re-Purpose & "Tidy Cat" Panniers
The polls are officially closed — Our “most creative trailer build” award is going out early this week! Bob’s trailer knocks the concept of “re-purposing” out of the park: I bought a used Adams Trail-A-Bike off Craigslist for $50. Cut off the handlebars. Removed the drive train. Replaced the wheel with a stronger BMX wheel….
'The Society to Deter Cycling is talking safety again – with extra blood' (Friday Roundup)
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Don't Make It About The Bike
Lately I’ve been walking to work more often than biking. I realized recently that if I just walk our two dogs (Howard and Skully) to work with me, it takes less time than when I walk them first, leave them at home, and then commute by bike. (It’s a 35-minute walk commute vs. a 25-minute…
Nuno's Muddy BOB-Aided Adventure: Round Two
Nuno has been busy touring his home country of Portugal by bike. Last time he checked in he was busy BOB-ing the local National Park, wine in tow. Nuno’s most recent adventure took him and his trusty BOB from Entroncamento to Castelo de Bode – an approximate 20 mi. (30 km) ride. “The weather was…
Bike Tourism for Small Town America
Bike Tourism for Small Town America
Scott's Trailer-Cycle Build
Another inventive Burley Trailer-Cycle / Adams Trail-A-Bike inspired build! Here is Scott’s version: I modified a Bob Yak trailer fork to use as a trail-a-bike attachment which allows my son to ride next to me on the trails, then I can re-attach him when we get to busier areas. I’ll be adding some pannier racks…
'A lifetime of being active can begin on the way to school' (Friday Roundup)
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1979's 'Americathon' Depicted a Bike-Friendly America
I’ve never seen this movie, but 1979’s Americathon depicted a 1998 “future” America where the USA has run out of oil, and Americans have begun riding bicycles for transportation. Yet it’s apparently not a future that the country chose by redesigning and tweaking infrastructure, and consciously changing transportation and energy policies. It seems as though…