One of my favorite things about BOB Trailers is the proclivity of their use as the base for the odd if not bizarre modification.
Solar Power: Use your BOB to support a large solar array and run electical appliances wherever you go. Or use it to power the electric hub on your bike.
Its been another record breaking sales month at the BikeTrailerShop.com. My only question now is when do the sales slow down. My guess is that they’ll remain strong through the summer and taper off in September. I’ve been learning the hard way about getting a bigger shop building put up quickly. I found a contractor…
Tip of the helmet to FatBoy. The U.S. Department of Transportation – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration produced this Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults video. It’s a fairly common sense video – but if you’re just getting started commuting, it might be worth 7 minutes of your time. Included is a quick run through the…
Here is a nice article about bike commuting in Charlottesville. Nothing really new to report — but a nice article. It’s always good to know there are others of us out there … The article says there are “4.9 million Americans who travel to work or school on two wheels.” (No indication of where that…
…ye who enter here: After a recent weekend where I couldn’t trigger a traffic signal for the life of me, I sat down to do a bit of research. A quick search for – traffic signals not triggered bicycle – yielded ~465,000 results. As part of this search, I found a blog by Nome Agusta…
June is Colorado Bike Month; Colorado Bike To Work Day is Wednesday, June 27, 2007. No matter where you live, I think it’s appropriate to celebrate Colorado Bike Month. The 2007 Bike Month Artwork is by Colorado artist Steve Lowtwait. Regarding this poster, he says: I wanted to portray the sense of freedom one has…
James of Greenville, SC is the star of “A Bike Commuter’s Morning Routine” video that was posted to the Greenville News. The video briefly explains some of the logistics of a typical bicycle commute for those who are interested but haven’t tried riding to work.
Paul in Fort Oglethorpe, GA left a comment here a few days ago: “Web-sites like this one goes a long way helping people like me feel just a little bit normal.” I hope you and others in your situation are helped and encouraged by Commute By Bike. I’m in a bike commute mecca now, but…
Summer the FAST cyclist Originally uploaded by richardmasoner. I’ve shown you mine, now show me yours. Leave a comment with a link to your bike to work day photos. More Bike To Work Day photos from Oakland, CA, Fresno, CA, the South Bay, Los Angeles, Portland, OR, Washington, D.C. and Seattle.
This Week at Wandertec: 1. Recieved a truck load of BOB Trailers for the BOB Trailer Sale at the BikeTrailerShop.com. 2. Updated my PayPal Shopping Cart. 3. Finished off the listings for the Carry Freedom & Croozer Trailers. 4. Manned a booth at the Bike-to-Work Week kickoff here in Flagstaff. The BikeTrailerShop is jammed full…
For those deciding at the last minute to bike to work on Bike To Work Day, here’s a handy dandy checklist of things to have and do. I recommend getting this stuff together the night before you ride. Check weather forecast. The bike: Tires inflated. Saddle adjusted. Brakes adjusted and operating. Gears adjusted. Chain lubricated….
It’s spring and BOB Trailers are on SALE. Get 10% off through 6/1/07 at the BikeTrailerShop.com. Here are some pictures Cass Gilbert took doing some spring cleanup with his BOB Yak.
Cycling advocates expect 100,000 cycling commuters to visit the dozens of “Energizer Stations” in the 9 county San Francisco Bay Area on Bike To Work Day, Thursday, May 17. The spectrum of regular bicycle commuters spans from executives on near-weightless, space-age contraptions to restaurant workers on rusted rolling clunkers. In between are students, homeless wanderers,…
I normally see at least two or three other bikes on the way to work. So, we’ve reached the middle of Bike To Work Week and so far, on day 3, I’ve seen a grand total of 1 other cyclist. That is 1 all week! What about you? {democracy:2}
I’ve been in the mood to see a bicycle related movie recently and since no theaters in my area are showing “The Flying Scotsman,” I’ve had to settle for the intense drama of “The Bike” found on the A/V Geeks site. While there, I decided to poke around the site for some other bike related…
Competitor magazine as a nice article online about busting five common bicycle commute myths. The roads are unsafe for cycling. I don’t have showers at work. I have to take my kids to school. It’s too cold/dark/wet. It takes too long. Unfortunately, the article promotes some other myths, somehow even transforming the infamous 85%-more-lives-saved-by-helmets myth…
While hiking with a bunch of fifth-graders last week, my youngest son and I started reciting lines from one of my children’s favorite books. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read this thing aloud over the years — but it sticks with you. Anyway, I was riding to work on the Mendota, thinking…
The annual ” Boycott Gasoline” emails are making the rounds again as the price of gas tops $3/gallon in much of the USA. The date for the 2007 boycott — May 15 — happens to fall right on Bike To Work Week! I think I’ll participate in the boycott! Oh wait, I already do boycott…
Next week’s Bike to Work Week may have inspired you to check out our site; if so, thanks for stopping by and I would encourage you to peruse our Commuting 101 section. There is a lot of debate about whether or not you really need to wear a bike helmet; personal experience has shown myself…
I lived in central-south Illinois for eight years, commuting by bicycle for most of those years. For six of those years I commuted over 40 miles round trip mostly through flat corn and soybean fields, sharing county roads with combines and old Camaros. Thunderstorms can pop up with frightening speed in the U.S. Midwest, and…
My employer once again encourages event participants, partners, employees and vendors to “Go Green” and ride a bicycle or take public transportation to the JavaOne conference this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Sun has again partnered with the San Francisco Bike Coalition to offer a free “Bike Valet” services. The “Bike Valet”…
This Week at Wandertec: 1. Listed Carry Freedom Trailers at the BikeTrailerShop.com. 2. Listed Croozer Trailers at the BikeTrailerShop.com. 3. Stayed busy all week long. As things start to really pick up with the business, I no longer have the relative luxury to work on the parts of the business that are truly intriguing to…
It has been raining for days in my area and the streets and the path I ride were wet and had several patches of thin, slick mud on them. I figured this would be a great opportunity to test the Mendota on wet pavement. According to their website, the Mendota is “fender-ready for utility,” but…
It is National Bike Month and here is another reason why I choose to ride my bike rather than drive: wildlife. I find it odd that after spending 3 days camping out with Boy Scouts and 3 days in the outdoors at Wildwood with ~70 fifth-graders, I had to get back on my bike and…
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