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Comparing Bike Trailer Hitch Styles for Two Wheel Trailers

Via BikeTrailerShop.com Email: I have been researching trailers and am seriously considering your Bongo model..a couple of reasons: made in the USA, 20 in wheels, and the hitch mount style I’ve read that a chainstay mount is superior to the axle mount. Do you have a configuration for a chainstay mount available? For the Wandertec…

Lucky Dan's Hawaiian Bike Tour

Dan kicked off his summer with a 6-week bike tour on Kauai – cycling from one end of the island to the other. I had everything I needed on my Ibex trailer (boogie board, fins, tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad…etc.) and it performed great over everything and everywhere I went. I got compliments on it…

You Don't Know Sweat, Jack!

You Don't Know Sweat, Jack!

BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…

Shopping Panniers: The Gateway to Utility Cycling

This is our newsletter for the month.If you’d like to get this delivered to you inbox, subscribe here. We’ve had a variety of shopping panniers, but now we’ve listed them all together on one Shopping Panniers page.(Warning: May lead to cravings for long tail bikes.)Here is part of our selection:Banjo Brothers Folding Grocery Bag PannierGetting…

Affordable Care: Bicycling

Affordable Care: Bicycling

BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by…

The Triumph of Capital Bikeshare

The Triumph of Capital Bikeshare

On the last day of my trip to Washington DC, I had a big agenda. Never mind the record-breaking temperature. It may have been the most stupid day ever to ride all over The District of Columbia, but it was the final day of my three-day membership with Capital Bikeshare, and I intended to get…

Detours' Phinney Handlebar and Rack Bag

Karen Voyer-Caravona is an admitted bicycle dilettante in Arizona, who blogs about her adventures on two wheels, vélo envy, her husband’s cooking, and cross country skiing at www.sheridesabike.com. Visit her Website for her endless opinions on the most stylish shoes for pedaling, critiques of bike parking, and the best bike date dining destinations. Do I…