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Delicious Deliveries: Food via Bicycle

Food delivery by bicycle is a growing trend in progressive urban areas. In cities like Portland, San Diego and New York City, where local restaurants and food culture are an integral aspect of the cityscape, there is a need to seek out methods of delivery that are more efficient than the traditional sedan with a…

A Happy Customer's Burley Nomad

I thought I’d use the opportunity of this blissful photo of a Burley Nomad that Don sent in to mention that we just extended our Burley Cargo, Child & Pet Trailers 10% off Sale, thru August 10th. Here is what Don has to say about his Nomad: I love my Burley Nomad I have a…

Massachusetts BOB Trailer Tour

John sent us in these photos of his bike tour through Massachusetts that he titled his “200+ Mile Senior Citizen Tour”. From the looks of it, I’d say that most young guys would have to be in pretty good shape to keep up with John and his fully loaded BOB Trailer with Greenspeed Rack, 4D…

Pedicabs: Hop On In!

On a recent trip to San Diego, CA, for a conference, I was impressed with the enormous number of pedicabs that were carting people around. As a result, I decided it was high time to write a post dedicated to the versatile, human-powered form of transportation that is the cycle rickshaw or pedicab. When we…

Oh Yeah. It's the LoveTrain

To get what this trailer is all about, you’ve gotta watch the video. This bike trailer is about love. Not sure why, but you can just tell from the smooth bike ride depicted in the video. Enjoy….A few notes on the setup: all alloy tubing 6061 tg all 26″ wheels 3 foot stance some quick…

An Inspired Bike Trailer Risen from Rummage

We receive all types of stories here at the Bike Trailer Blog. Some are from people just writing in to tell us about their latest bike trip. Many are indeed bicycle trailer stories. But my favorites still have to be the DIY home trailer creations–especially the ones created from others unwanted stuff. James and his…

One More Reason to Commute by Bike

These days there are more and more reasons to commute by bike. Gas prices are always on the rise. There are more and more motorist on the roads, clogging streets and increasing commute times. American cycling cultures are growing, so riding a bike to work might actually become cool one day. Bike riding is fun….

A Little Old School Throwback

Once in awhile it is good to remember where we came from; to not forget our roots so to speak. Randall was kind enough to give us a little look into the past with some photos of him and his wife on a 1200-mile bike tour in Oregon and Washington in 1981. For me personally,…

Coconino Cycles T-Shirts with OMM Racks

Our friend Steve Garro gave us a call last year asking if we would like to sell his T shirts and do a little cross promotion. The thing was that Steve was always being hassled for T shirts, but rather than dealing with shipping them out, he would rather be focusing on building his incredible…

All Over Austin with a Burley Travoy

The Burley Travoy Bike Cargo Trailer is creating a buzz. Our friends at Commute by Bike and cycleicio.us have both written about the Travoy–not to mention that all Burley bike trailers are currently on sale at BikeTrailerShop.com. I previously tested the Travoy in Flagstaff, but it only made me pine to try it out in…

Burley Trailer Celebrity Sightings

Our pal Eric over at Burley churned up a few interesting things from Burley Headquarters. Hi BikeTrailerBlog readers. It is I, your fearless occasional correspondent from Eugene Oregon, Eric Hanson. I’m here once again to regale you with some stories about Burley trailers in action.One of the coolest things about working here at Burley is…

The City Hub: People-Managed Bike Share

In March 2010, Revolution Cycles, an independent bicycle retailer in the DC metro area, opened its fifth location. This new shop, the City Hub, is no ordinary bike shop, however. After more than a decade of success in traditional bicycle retail with Revolution Cycles, owners Mike Hamannwright and Santiago Pinkey Gonzalez decided to venture into…

Sophie's First Ride In A Bike Dog Trailer

Sophie sure looks like she is having fun on her first bike ride. From that excited look on her face, I’m guessing she gets quite excited when the bike dog trailer comes out. “This was Sophie’s first bike ride. She didn’t like it at first but has now grown to love it. We just upgraded…