In this podcast I go over how the Light & Motion Vega 200 review is going. In the second clip I show you how the Long Haul Trucker from our Perfect Commuter Bike Build is sitting. Let me know any questions, comments or opinions. I’m still trying to work out these podcast in order to…
Commute by Bike
2010 Salsa Cycles Vaya Touring Bike
Salsa Cycles is one of those bicycle companies that branches out and tries to do things a bit different. They are a company that rides, and rides and rides. Proven with Gnat and Meiser‘s personal blogs of wonderful stories and photography. Their staff includes finishers of the most extreme long distance bicycle races, sponsors of…
Video Podcast: Keen Coronado Cruiser Review
A very brief video of benefits and initial thoughts of the Keen Coronado Cruiser on review. A full overview will be in the next week for both Bike Shop Girl and Commute By Bike. This product was given to me at no charge for reviewing. I was not paid or bribed to give this review…
Best Ride of Janurary
This January has been a tough one to get out on good rides, I mean it is January after all. Yes those of us that are lucky enough to live in Flagstaff Arizona are spoiled, in the summer we get to ride some of the best alpine single track in the world and in the…
Off Hour Commuting for You and Me
Sometime around 2004-2006 my daily commuted was from my parents home in Annapolis, MD to work in Adams Morgan of Washington, DC, where I worked at the service manager of City Bikes. The commute normally included driving my car to the end stop of the metro line near College Park, MD. Parking my car and…
Severe Winter Weather Advisory
Our guest writer today is Doug Rozelman. He is a co-worker of mine and an avid cyclist. Slo wly he is trying to learn to use his bike for daily task, and to live the cycling lifestyle. Read his first post Why I Go By Bike for good background on his commuting. As irony would…
Why CampfireCycling.com Thrives in the Small City of Flagstaff, AZ
Most people do not think of Flagstaff, Arizona as being a cycling mecca, but Campfire Cycling’s hometown is full of cycling enthusiasm! Flagstaff has a tendency to “fly under the radar” when it comes to it’s cycling scene, but there is a lot going on in and around this city of around 60,000 people. This…
Bike Commuter Goals for 2010
1. Learn how to properly lock your bike A requirement in major cities, but often an after thought in small towns or commuters that take their bicycle into buildings. Practice locking your bike frame and both wheels. Having a good lock in your arsenal helps, even if you don’t carry it with you daily. 2….
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Quick Update
Currently the Long Haul is sitting as pictured above. I installed the Schwalbe tires by chance, not thinking they would fit, but they did. The tires I think have taken the bike a completely different path than originally I thought it would go. The bikes looks have changed. Yesterday, I worked on installing the Velo…
Alan's Grocery Getter
Here at the Bike Trailer Blog we like to encourage our readers and customers, like Alan here, to send us emails and pictures about their own bike trailer stories. Whether they are custom bike trailer projects, how they use their gear that they have purchased from us or just fun stories about trips, cool ideas…
Secure Parking for Bikes in Pittsburgh
When I think of the city Pittsburgh, I think of steel, the Steelers and Dirt Rag Magazine.. Slowly, with BikePGH‘s help, many are looking at Pittsburgh as a bike commuting city. Pittsburgh will soon offer a secure parking situation for commuters who cycle rather than drive into town. The Bicycle Commuter Center has been built…
Repair Tips : Long Term Maintenance
RJ, from the blog An Adventure Called Bicycling, rides bikes in every fashion: touring, commuting, road racing, mountain biking, folding, hauling and more. Currently, she is working at Gregg’s Cycles, consistently rated the top bike shop in Washington state. You might know how to clean and lube your chain, but do you know when to…
One World Two Wheels : Basics of Commuting By Bike Video
A great video provided by TrekBikes.com and their advocacy program, One World Two Wheels.
A New twist on an Old Idea, Home Made Bike Cargo Trailer
We received a email from Sean in regards to a custom trailer that he was designing and building. Sean has taken some products that one could find around the house or office and turned them into a home made custom bike trailer. Including his own crafty hitch design.
How Hard Core Are You?
With the temperatures around 20 degrees colder than the norm in North Carolina my motivation is lacking for the daily commute to and from the bike shop. In my mind I keep repeating, “Practice what you preach” and that is the one thing getting me on to a bike most days. I’m sure I could…
Nitto Campee Racks
The name Nitto, is a staple name through out the bicycle industry. Even within bicycle shops it holds a name that means two things, high cost but durable and long lasting. Even within the shop I manage when I bring in Nitto handlebars or racks the mechanics are left drooling as they are normally working…
New York State Legislation to Push Pedestrian & Cyclist Bill
With the state legislative session underway, Albany will soon turn its attention to business that lawmakers never got the chance to address last year. One bill to keep an eye on would give police and prosecutors a new tool to protect pedestrians and cyclists. After two preschoolers were killed in Chinatown last January by a…
Open Forum : Your Top Product of 2009
Keeping on topic of Bike Commuting products, I would like to know what your top products of 2009 were and why. It could be that jazzy front basket you put on the front of your bike or a new pair of cycling pants. Let us know!
New Faces For a Great Start to 2010
We have some new faces here at the Campfire Cycling, maybe they’re not new in a time on the earth sense, well except one, but there new to us. The great thing about a growing business is the amazing new people that we get to bring on board that continue to enhancing our little shop….
2010 Redline Conquest Pro Recall
The CPSC and Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) are recalling the 2010 Redline Conquest Pro bicycles and frame sets. The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls. If you have this bike, you should stop riding it…
New City Racks in New York City
The Department of Transportation chose locations near transit hubs like park and rides, in areas chosen by DOT’s CityRacks team, or based on recommendations from residents. Of those racks, there are 59 single steel pipe loops at a cost of $255 each, with room to park two or three bikes, and 53 double pipe loops,…
Portland's New 20 Year Bike Plan
There is a new bike plan for Portland, this plan has many layers, with a completion date of 2030, seems to have many hopes for gaining momentum. “Yesterday the Bureau of Transportation released the final version of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. This version reflects many changes – some large, some small – to…
Photo of the Week
In attempt to capture whatever the moment is in commuting across the US, I hope to pick one photo a week that has been added to our Flickr group. This week is from Manhattan, NY and the Flickr user protographer23. As I am currently sitting in the Madison, WI airport looking at about a foot…
Pulling a Bike Trailer with a Carbon Bike
Over the summer we received a couple of emails asking us what we though of pulling a bicycle trailer like a BOB or Burley Nomad with a carbon framed bicycle. We all now the stigma that surround Carbon fiber frames, many people cringe at the thought of using a carbon fiber frame for anything else…