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Austin Nominated for VH1 2010 "Do Something City" Award

Austin. As in Texas.Here in Arizona, we have great empathy for our fellow Wild West state. We often find ourselves inadvertently competing to be America’s political punch line. But when you get down to localities and municipalities, there’s a lot about which we can be proud, especially when it comes to cycling culture, and bike-friendliness.This…

Which Electric Bike is Right for You?

Today’s E-Bike Wednesday Guest Article is brought to you by Dan Woodard. Dan designs and builds custom electric bikes. He quit his high-tech engineering job to follow his passion in electric bikes. Follow his blog where he shares his experiences. http://ElectricBikeBuilding.com If you have considered buying an electric bike, there are many configurations and options…

Light & Motion Vis Commuter Line

Introducing the new Light & Motion Vis 36. º & 18. º commuter specific lights…   The 36. º is a helmet system that runs a head and tail lights off your helmet, touting a 36. º coverage..   While the 18. º light is a tail light that runs off a rechargeable system. Vis-36. º MSRP : $169 Lumens : 110 headlamp…

Extrawheel Trailers On The Rise

BikeTrailerShop.com just got in a batch of the new longer forks for the Extrawheel Voyager. These longer mounting forks were designed with 29er mountain bikes in mind, though the longer fork is also useful for the 28″ European wheel standard as well as for providing extra clearance for 26″ or 700c wheels with fenders. As…

A Street Sign Reborn

If you have ever wondered what to do with all those old street signs that you stole as an adolescent we’ve got and idea for you. Robert sent us some pictures and a short story about his DIY bike cargo trailer that he created. Robert officially named his project as the dog/hauler build. He came…

Extrawheel Sale and New ExtraWheel 29er Forks

Now thru July 19th the Bike Trailer Shop is offering 5% off the purchase of any Extrawheel bicycle trailer and 10% off related accessories combined with the purchase. This includes the Extrawheel Voyager for $199, quite possibly the best off-road bike cargo trailer available and the Extrawheel Advert for $285, bringing pedal power to advertising….

Yuba Bicycles

A new sponsor for Commute By Bike is Yuba. Yuba makes great looking cargo bikes, that are not only well thought out but great accessories. Below is a rundown of the model line and key accessories, we hope to interview podcast with the guys from Yuba in the coming weeks for your listening pleasure. Yuba…

Cat Food Run with a Burley Travoy

For 10 years I lived in the Washington DC area. I had my folding bike, an account with a car-sharing service, and I lived near the DC Metro system. Life was good. But something was missing. So I fell in love, moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, and got married. I realize now that what was really…

Getting Started with Kid's Bicycle Helmets

We’ve just started to sell children’s bike helmets at BikeKidShop.com. I’ve been doing some homework on a variety of issues and considerations surrounding kid’s bike helmets. There are quite a few different ways for children to get involved in cycling and wearing a children’s bike helmet makes all of these much safer. Think about all…

Urbana: A to B to Fun

Review of the Urbana Bicycle “A2Bism” — a term coined by Mikael Colville-Anderson of Copenhagenize — is the idea that bikes for transportation is such an everyday concept that you don’t even think of it.

Pop Up Basket by MIO

Pop-Up Bicycle Basket MSRP : $75.00 Details : Available for front or rear, in 3 colors A basket system that pops up out of a sheet of recyclable & recycled steel. From MIO Description The Pop-Up Bicycle Basket is designed to fit most bicycles, ship flat and be installed in either the front or rear…

Social Action through Cycling

Social action, generally speaking, refers to an act performed by an individual or a group to work towards achieving a goal that is valued by society. Bicycles can be used to support different types of social action, such as charity rides in which a bike ride is the main event in an effort to raise…