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The Velo Transit Edge 30 Waterproof Messenger Pack: 'Nirvana for most backpack fans'
Josh King lives in Seattle, where he commutes by bike every day, rain or shine. He switched to full-time single speed commuting in 2010. You can read his thoughts on going gearless at www.singlespeedseattle.com I’ve been a pannier convert for the last few years. But before that, I commuted using a backpack — which I…
Post Heatwave Sale on Ortlieb, Tubus & Racktime
This is our newsletter for the month.If you’d like to get this delivered to you inbox, subscribe here. Good Riddance, Heatwave! Did the heatwave of June and July toast your summer cycling plans? It’s over now, and there’s still plenty of summer left. And to help you salvage your summer riding and touring plans, all…
Sam's Thoughts on his Ortlieb Purchase
We’re going to be publishing some of the glowing reviews we get from our customers here under this new section of our blog. Here is the first of them… Hi – you asked for feedback, so here are some brief comments before it slips my mind.Second purchase from you with short timeframe, so that’s a…
Bicycle Traveler Magazine
Always happy to share other great cycling advocacy and adventure resources, we received this guest post from Grace Johnson, publisher of Bicycle Traveler magazine and TravellingTwo.com: Bicycle Traveler is a new "“ and free "“ online bicycle touring magazine. It's full of entertaining stories and inspiring photography which will have you dreaming over new destinations…
Burdening the Contortionist: Your options when Mounting Gear on a Folding Bike.
Lets talk folding bikes!! These marvelous Lilliputian contraptions have a rich history and occupy a curious niche within the cycling ecosystem. As with covers, they should not be prejudged based on first appearances as the vast community of “folders” who own and love their folding bikes will be the first to let you know just…
Bradley Wiggins talks out his Accomplished Ass about the Dangerous 'Sport' of Cycling
Because bike commuting isn’t a sport, this site has made no mention of the Tour de France this year — and nobody seemed to notice. I haven’t mentioned the 2012 Olympics either, and I had no intention of doing so. But now comes a twofer. Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, winner of the Tour de France and…
Tour de Cluck
Tour de Cluck
Details on Ortlieb Replacement Parts
Via BikeBagShop.com Email: I have some questions about the Ortlieb replacement parts you stock. I’m buying them to fabricate my own panier from an old laptop bag (not Ortlieb). 1/ E175-QL3 system is design to fit onto the rack, but it seems you don’t sell the mating female parts which attach to a bag? 2/…
John's "Cycle Truck" and Trailer
John has been busy building his version of the dutch cargo bike along with a “cycletruck” similar to a large flatbed trailer. John’s other designs – manufactured out of Northern California can be seen at facebook.com/cycletrucks.
Share the Road – Hawaiian Style
Share the Road – Hawaiian Style
New Word: Velocapitalist
Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a "suit" – a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative "“ You betcha! He chairman of Bike Virginia, a bicycle advocacy organization in Virginia that raises money to promote cycling, walking and active lifestyles. The New World Bicycle Dictionary, 3rd Edition (2012) contains this…
Driver Education: 'Bicyclists are a Source of Danger'
A reader sent me a screen shot from the curriculum of Texas Adult Drivers Education.com, an online driving school. They promise to “give you all the secrets” to pass the driving test of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The “Right of Way” section of the curriculum has a sub-section on Bicyclists, and this is…
Chile to Kili
Chile to Kili
Cargo Trailer Prototype Screen Tests
I’m involved in a soon-to-be-launched Kickstarter project for a new bike cargo trailer. Yesterday I was in video production mode, and set up the shot where Josh will speak inspiringly about the trailer, and the project. I put myself in the shot to frame things. My co-worker Robert was used as a stand-in for Josh…
Racks that Work Well with Trunk Bags
Via BikeBagShop.com Email: I purchased a set of Ortlieb panniers from you a few years back. I used them on my commuter bike which had a rear rack and worked out great. Now I upgraded my commuter bike to a Metrofiet cargo bike and even though I have more than enough room in the front…
Tyler's Custom Cape Cod Commuter
Green with envy over this green commuter? I’ll let Tyler explain: I had my bike custom built by my cousin, Sam Densmore, of Cycles Densmore out of Cape Cod. I chose the color scheme and all of the features to fit me, my aesthetic, and my daily needs of a cycle. Then I was left…
Losing my Religion (of Car Worship)
I was probably six or seven years old when I watched a car summarily buried in a huge grave. It happened right in front of the cabin my dad used to own in Frisco, Colorado.The reason for the burial, as explained by my father, was that water flowed under the street, and needed a place…
Bicycling Park Ranger
A few weeks ago, I was visiting Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. My husband and I were setting up camp, when what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a Park Ranger riding by pulling a bike trailer full of gear! That Park Ranger is Lori Rome, who is the Chief of Interpretation at…
If there's a 'War on Cars,' it's a Counterinsurgency
The “War on Cars” is a manipulative framing. And the media can’t resist regurgitating a “War on” anything. So as I listened to this recent NPR piece, “Motorists To Urban Planners: Stay In Your Lane,” I was ready to be annoyed, and NPR delivered. The report leads with a reference to a claimed “war on…
Summer Weehoo Sale! Weehoo Company Profile
Weehoo iGo Trailer-Cycles are now 15% off thru July 31st at Bike Kid Shop! Want to learn more about Weehoo? President Stephen Rodgers took some time to answer a few questions for us in order to paint a more well-rounded picture of Weehoo, its leaders, and its values. BSH: When was your company founded?SR: August 2008 BSH:…
Extensive Hands-Off Experience: Installing the BionX Electric Assist
I consider myself The World’s Leading Expert on BionX Retrofits… who has never actually done a retrofit himself. In a previous post, I talked about the natural ride of BionX — and I referred to bikes that come from the manufacturer with the BionX system already installed. But what about someone who wants to put…
Green Riders: Southeast Asia Eco-Tour
Green Riders Kenny and Jamie’s “sustainable transport odyssey” from Thailand to Bali summed up: Six weeks. Two bamboo bikes. A camera. A continent of environmental stories, struggles and successes. Plus, several thousand kilometers of twisted little roads stringing it all together. These guys are really putting their Ortlieb gear, Kenda tires, and legs to the…
Roads are for cars. Roads are for people. No they're not. Yes they are. No they're not. Yes they are…
On Sunday I picked a fight with a stranger. It wasn’t a fair fight. My retelling of it won’t make it fair, and won’t make it right. Our frequent contributor Tom Bowden posted this photo to Facebook: The photo was accompanied by this bit of Bowden snark: To those who say roads are for cars…