Need the perfect gift for the utility cyclist in your life? Look no further than the Extrawheel Voyager Bike Cargo Trailer. The Extrawheel Voyager is currently on sale at Bike Trailer Shop for the whopping price of $259 (includes trailer with a wheel), which is marked down from $369. Don’t wait to take advantage of…
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How to Make Bike Buckets
This article was originally written on Flickr by a friend of mine Joey Emanuel from Charlotte, NC. These deep buckets are perfect for grocery getting or any utility type errands you might want to handle with your bicycle. For a size reference, the buckets will hold two 4 1/2 gallon cartons of soy milk in…
Velo Orange has a Threadless Bottom Bracket
When I worked in a shop a few years ago in downtown Washington DC a issue that we came across about once a week, especially during winter, were completely ruined bottom brackets.. A city of bike commuters would abuse their old school Trek and Raleigh bikes, letting the bottom bracket rust out (among other things.. …
Introducing Racktime Bags & Racks at BikeBagShop.com
We’ve just added in the functional, stylish and user-friendly line-up of bicycle bags and racks made by Racktime of Germany. Racktime is an offshoot of Tubus in Germany know for their hi-quality chromoly bike touring racks. Tubus’s ambition with the Racktime line is to offer a more affordable lineup of products for bicycle commuters that…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Bike Lights
Our group build is about half way through it’s original phases. After many discussions about bicycle type, exact frame set, the type of shifting and finally the component type, we’ve determined the Long Haul Trucker with a stock build is the bike we are going with. On to my favorite phase of this build, the…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. RJ has a great write up, and video of bicycle…
How to Get Everyday People to Use a Bike
A little less than a day ago I tweeted asking a simple question : “How to get every day people to use a bike?. It seems basic, but it isn’t. It is something I deal with daily running a bike shop and trying to encourage people to ride their bikes for basic uses.. The society…
Merchandise on CommuteByBike
I’m tentatively going to expand into merchandise and small product sales on Commute By Bike and Bike Shop Girl. But I would like your feedback. What type of things would you purchase through us vs Amazon. Would it be enough to know you are supporting a great resource to purchase that light or bag through…
Batavus BUB Review : Introduction
CommuteByBike was fortunate enough to be one of the first bike testers for the prototype Batavus BUB. The bike we had in for review was a one speed with a coaster brake. Slowly I’ll be unveiling my own thoughts, along with a friend who is a pretty new cyclist/commuter. Let’s start with an introduction from…
Cyber Monday Deals
Today is Cyber Monday and great deals abound on the Internet. To that end, we would like to tell you about some of the deals we are offering on Bike Trailer Shop and Bike Bag Shop to make your holiday shopping experience that much easier. Vaude Panniers and Bike Backpacks Sale We are currently offering…
The Perfect Commuter Bike : Type of Parts
If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. After introducing who will be riding the bike, the overall landslide of bicycle frame choice was a Surly Long Haul Trucker. As I’m building this bike out of pocket I decided to buy the stock built…
Vaude Bike Panniers & BackPacks
For the upcoming holidays, we’ve put Vaude Panniers and Vaude Bike Backpacks on sale. We are running this sale through the holidays and offering 10 to 20 % off. Vaude is well known in Europe for their high quality outdoors equipment. Vaude has had a strong presence in the US within their camping and backpacking…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. South San Francisco is drafting a bike plan, Request for…
Black Friday Deals : Madsen Cycles
While the Thanksgiving holiday is looming, I wanted to share with you any/all Black Friday deals I find on commuting gear. Here is numero uno, from Madsen Cycles. The pretty cool utility bike, with the “bucket” for hauling children, Christmas trees and all your in between. From Madsen Cycles : Black Friday is upon us…
Start Healthier Living by Bike Commuting
Everyone that reads this site knows the benefits of commuting by bike. Not only for the enviroment, saving money, less gas, air pollution and such, but also the health benefits. You lose weight, while saving money. There are other health benefits too, I’m certainly much happier when I ride my bike to work or the…
Civia Loring I-Motion Review : Full Review
For background on parts or build questions, check out our Introduction or Initial Thoughts article from last week. To find all articles on this review check out the Civia Loring Review tag. The Civia Loring has been close to my every day ride for over a month now. We’ve been through all types of weather,…
MTB 198 Interview with Joe Breeze
Over at Mountain Bike 198, Robb, had a great interview with Joe Breeze one of the creators of mountain biking. Towards the end of the interview they switched gears to asking about commuting as Breezer is known for one of the best commuter oriented bicycles in the US.. It’s exciting to see some mountain biking…
2009 Burley Child Trailer Closeouts!
We are offering up all of our 2009 Burley Child Trailers at closeout pricing. This is an excellent opportunity to get a top-of-the-line Burley Child Trailers at incredible savings. Burley will likely not be offering any changes to their bike child trailer line for several years. This means this is the final opportunity to get…
The Perfecto Commuter Bike : Type of Shifting
If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. After introducing who will be riding the bike, the overall landslide of bicycle frame choice was a Surly Long Haul Trucker. This wasn’t a surprise to me or many others. Over at the Surly Long Haul…
Big Day At CampfireCycling.com!
We’re having plenty of excitement today at the Campfire Cycling. First off, our customer service/accounting specialist, Megan, is the proud new mother of a beautiful baby girl named Neva. Neva was born on Saturday night. And second up, we are welcoming on board our new programmer, Frank. We are very excited to have Frank joining…
Recreating the Classic Dutch Bike
With the goal of researching and educating about the European utilization of bicycles we will be reading, writing and reviewing as many “Dutch style” bikes as possible. As a reader please comment, pass on links and any other information you think will be helpful. In the next week you’ll see an introduction article of the…
This Week in Commuting News
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here.
Guest Post : A Commuting Story by Banjo Brother Eric
A guest post by Eric Leugers, one of the two guys that run Banjo Brothers. I have been an avid cyclist since purchasing my first road bike at age 15, but only a half-hearted bicycle commuter until recently. Riding almost always was recreation for me. After moving to Minnesota in the mid-90’s, I used my…
The Perfect Commuter Bike: Which Bicycle Frameset
Quickly recapping the series in which we are trying to build the perfect commuter bike for myself. We have discussed what makes a good commuter bike, who the target audience is and which style of bike would be best. As the touring style seems to be a big hit let’s now discuss which touring bike….