Over the past few months, I have been slowly putting together a series on the new Google Bike-There Feature, which was released in March of 2010. Part I of the series reviewed the overall application, how it works, and some of its advantages and disadvantages. Part II discussed various online options for mapping bike routes…
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Tri Modal Bicycle Commute
Recently, as of three weeks ago, I took a new position back in the marketing arena. You can read more about this over at Bike Shop Girl but the most important thing for you all to know is changes are being made across all the sites that will benefit you, the reader, the most. Hence…
Our Final Chariot and Croozer Sale of 2010!
Now through August 24 the Bike Kid Shop will be running our final Chariot and Croozer child trailer sale for 2010. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get your child in one of the best child trailers available. All Chariot and Croozer trailers will be an additional 10% off including 10% all accessories as well….
Free CampfireCycling.com T-Shirts!
What could be better then owning one of the new, cool, stylish Campfire Cycling designer T-shirts? Getting one for free! With the purchase of select bicycle cargo trailers and Ortlieb panniers you get a free Campfire Cycling men’s or women’s T-shirt. These great shirts feature the Campfire Cycling logo and come in a variety of…
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…
Tools for Normalizing the Bike Commute
Come on now. I know that you think of yourself as a bike commuter. But all too often something gets in the way. As a small business owner who also likes calling himself a bike commuter, I’ve become quite familiar with all of the reasons (excuses) that it often seems much easier to take the…
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….
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…
Summertime Burley Sale thru August 3rd
ALL Burley Cargo, Child & Pet Trailers are 10% off thru August 3rd.
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…
Faction Cycling : Works "Share the Road" Jersey Review
The fine folks at Faction Cycling sent out one of their Works “Share the Road” jerseys to us for review. I’ve been riding around with this jersey for the past 8 weeks, testing, crashing and repeating. Now it is time to tell all my thoughts and feelings. Construction of the Jersey This jersey is made…
Good Times at the Flagstaff Hullabalo!
Good times Good times were to be had at the 1st annual Flagstaff Hullabaloo. The event featured 4 great bands, kids events, great food and beer and lots of wacky, crazy people having fun. We decided to use it as an opportunity to let Flagstaff know that we had moved to a location in Downtown…
Open Forum : How Do You Deal with the Summer Heat?
As daily tempertures are in the 10. º range in Charlotte, NC I want to ask you : How Do You Deal with the Summer Heat?
New Wheels : Velocity Halo Dyad and Shimano Alfine
A set of wheels are in for review and in the midst of getting installed on the famous Salsa Casseroll.. Utilizing a Shimano Alfine groupset I have been piecing together in the past 6 months, and the new Velocity Dyad Halo reflective rims. Due to needing to rebuild the bike completely to use these wheels,…
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….
Analysis of Google's Bike-There Feature: Part II
In April, I wrote the first part of an analysis of Google’s new Bike-There feature on Google Maps. Google announced their game-changing new feature in early March of 2010. When I first reviewed Google’s Bike-There feature, I had some criticisms of the underlying factors and variables that Google used to build the algorithm, which is…
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…