A few days ago I posted about Fabian’s fantastic trailer train. Now it has grown into a fabulous dragon beast. I think Fabian is on his way to setting some sort of world record here.
Commute by Bike
'If you cut us off, do we not seethe?'
The Montague Folding Bikes blog has an interesting “Plea for Tolerance” based on Shylock’s monologue from The Merchant of Venice. The original monologue is delivered by Shylock, a Jew who has suffered malice and discrimination from his Christian enemy, Antonio. Shylock reasons that he is no different from a Christian, and asks why he should…
Buy-Cycle Back to Prosperity
Filmmaker and anti-helmet Fashionista extraordinaire, Mikael Colville-Andersen, dug up this Depression-era cartoon, encouraging people to buy, buy, buy, as a way of stimulating the American economy with more “circulating dollars.” That cartoon is truer now than it was when it was originally published. The irony is that just before the Great Depression, only about half…
Reality Sucks – Buy an Electric Bike
We’ve been enjoying all of the uproar over GM’s recent Reality Sucks ad campaign, directing college loosers to become winners by further signing their lives away to paying off a car loan.Many cycling bloggers and even Giant bicycles have glommed onto this softball that GM lobbed over the plate and GM’s own Facebook Page for…
Fabian's Bike Trailer Train
Fabian previously sent in some photos of his eye-catching, baby blue bike trailer. Now he’s added on two more trailers just in case you weren’t watching him go down the road already. For a long time I’ve wanted to tow a multi-combination trailer set with some serious road presence. As things currently stand, front to…
Soul Cyclists: Different Motivations, Common Purpose
Gene Clarke is a frequent commenter on Commute by Bike, known here as “Gene @ BU.” Gene sent me this story about a team of cyclists in Binghamton, New York. I would like to recognize my cycling friends, the Lourdes Hospital Mission in Motion Women's Cycling Team. Yes, they are the Lycra clad weekend warrior…
Stephen's Big Time Fun Bike Trailer
Stephen sent in these great photos of his bike trailer solution. This is a bike trailer designed for big loads and big time fun with the kids. With kids riding along, a trailer like this is only safe for slow, casual, smooth rides through the park or other low or traffic-less areas. But with all…
Harry's Recovery Child Trailer Turned Cargo Part 2
About a year ago, we posted up a great example of converting a bike child trailer into a bike cargo trailer. Basically, the trailer was stripped down to its bare essentials and rebuilt for carrying gear and goods. Harry was kind enough to pass along these photos of the finished product all loaded up for…
Jeff's Air Stream Bike Trailer Camper
A few months ago, this email came through our in box to help a small bike trailer Kickstarter project. We didn’t have a chance to ever post the project before it was cancelled. Never-the-less, it was an interesting looking project worthy of a ike Trailer Blog post. Below is Jeff’s camper bike trailer. This bike…
'Stop pedaling… start driving'
General Motors has a new program aimed at college students, hoping to inspire them to buy GM cars with a “college discount.” The “Reality Sucks” advertisement has all the subtly of a commercial for Axe Body Spray — and apparently is aimed at the same insecure demographic. Just in case the ad is too subtle,…
Reflections on Cycling from The Grand Canyon
A week ago my wife and I emerged from the Grand Canyon after four days of backpacking in a glorious car-free and bike-free world. But biking and bike commuting came with me nonetheless. That’s right. Although 17 million years of geological and evolutionary history were opened up before me like a beautiful 18-mile wide, 277-mile…
My Commuter Folder as a Traveling Companion
Karen Voyer-Caravona is an admitted bicycle dilettante in Flagstaff, Arizona, who blogs about her adventures on two wheels, vlo 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. If…
King Cage's Behold Tool Pouch and Top Cap Cage Mount
Matt Irvine has previously modeled skinny jeans for Commute by Bike. He is also an amateur pilot. When he encounters flight restrictions, they’re in his pants. I decided to install the Behold Tool Pouch with Cage on my single speed bike. Due to my bike’s minimalist design I was not carrying any tools or spare…
T1 Dirty Old Monkey Bike Cargo Trailer
Shopping for a new suitcase? Or maybe you are shopping for a new bike trailer? This might be your all in one solution. We’ve had one of these kicking around the shop for awhile and I figured I should post up something about it to see if we could stir up some interest. This is…
Commutercentric Videos: A Utility Cycling Roundup
If you aren’t a regular at Utility Cycling, you’ve been missing some fantastic commuter-specific video posts lately. Without further ado, we give you a sampling of the best recent “commute by bike” videos, thanks to Utility Cycling and the original producers of the videos. And if you like this collection, there is plenty more for…
Tony Hoar's Video Series on Converting a Shopping Cart into a Bike Cargo Trailer
Our friend and bike trailer aficionado put together this great 9 part series of video posts about converting a shopping cart into a bike trailer. Tony offers a wide selection of bike cargo trailers at his site Tony’s Trailers. Officially, Tony is one of our competitors as a trailer manufacturer and distributor. But when it…
John's Wandertec BONGO Beach Bound
Having posted about Wandertec BONGO Trailers in production yesterday, I though I’d follow with a post from a customer who has been using one for improving their summer beach cruising.
People Who Should Know Better
My friend Michael related a conversation about transportation costs that he had recently with "Cheryl," a social services professional who works with low income families. Michael assumed Cheryl had a good deal of insight into the challenges faced by people who struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage. He commented to her that given…
Commute to Bike
By 6:45 am on Tuesday, I had checked my tire pressure, performed a quick check on my brakes and derailleurs and gathered my helmet, shoes and glasses. At 7 am, I headed out into the light rain for a ride. In my car. I had plans to ride at 8 am at Prince William Forest…
Green Wheel Marketing's Extrawheel Advert
Mark of Green Wheel Marketing sent in this photo of his Extrawheel Advert trailer. Mark has been putting together a fleet of Adverts for his mobile bike advertising business in South Florida. All Extrawheel Trailers are on sale, along with the Extrawheel Adverts for $269 thru Oct 10th!
E-bike is to Bike what Trolling Motor is to Rowboat
Last week the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) released a position paper (PDF) on how electric bikes should be regulated when off-road. And predictably, the pedal-power purists flipped out without absorbing the nuances of IMBA’s position — even though the second paragraph is all reasonable and stuff. IMBA believes all recreational uses of public lands…
Paul's Extrawheel Classic Trailer on Electric Recumbent Tour
We’ve just kicked of an Extrawheel Trailer sale (thru Oct. 10th), so I’ll be posting up a few Extrawheel related posts that have been building up in the queue. During the sale period, the Extrawheel Voyager is $225 and the Extrawheel Advert is $269.Our reader Paul sent in this photo of the classic style Extrawheel…
Interbike 2011 Photo Dump
Interbike 2011. Just more than a week ago, I drove to Vegas with Josh Lipton and Karen Voyer-Caravona, with a very vague agenda. It seems like a blur now. This blurry guy is not a shapeshifter. He was caught between two photos I took at the Interbike media center during the lunchtime feeding frenzy. When I…
MonkeyLectric Bike Wheel Light Review
This is a guest post from Pete Prebus. Pete runs Electric Bike Report and is enthusiastic about spreading the word about electric bikes because they have great potential to get more people on bikes and out of their cars. Have you ever thought that something used for safety could also be fun? Well that…