Commute by Bike

Early Morning Ride

I know all of these late night parties till 0300 and wake up at 0500 to go mountain biking is going to catch up with me. I can’t believe I’m even up right now (0536) posting this. I should be sleeping. A few friends and I are supposed to go out for a ride this…

Negotiating the price of a bike.

So you’ve decided to purchase a new shiny bike from your LBS, first thing you do is check out the price tag. Question is, is it alright to negotiate (also known as haggling) the price of the bike? Before I answer the question, I regard buying a bike more like ‘investing’ on a bike. So…

Skid Competition

Dude, these Fixed Gear Riders are having some fun skidding around. Man I don’t know how they do it cuz’ I’m still trying to figure out how to stop without having to use my brakes on the RedLine 925.

Bike Town Winner-Priscilla!

Guess what! Priscilla won the Bike Town contest that Bicycling Magazine was hosting. So this morning Priscilla and I drove to Downtown LA with all 3 kids in tow to pick up her bike. But the cool thing was since a guy declined his free bike, Bike Town made arrangements to get me hooked up…

Commute By Bike Gear

Commute By Bike is now offering some pretty cool gear! Things like, aprons, trucker hats, women’s tops, hoodie sweatshirts, golf shirts, dog t-shirts, beer steins, mugs, messenger bags and more! We even have a shirt for less than $10! Show off your commuter spirit by purchasing one of our cool items. Just to give you…

I need your opinion

For quite a while I’ve been playing around with the idea of selling commuter clothing on CBB. The clothing line would have some basic moisture wicking shirts,beanies, skull caps, knickers, logo T-shirts and what ever else a commuter may want or need for bike riding. So with that in mind, would bicycle commuters like you…

commutebybike.com Discount!

We just struck a deal with folks of Iwantwellness.com. Didi Yeh is offering to provide CBB readers 25% off on any orders, just as long as you mention “commutebybike.com” or “RL is super cool.” I was kidding about the last part. But seriously, take advantage of this offer cuz personally I think the Sure2Endure works…

Light To Light

So there I was the other day riding in to work. As I pull up to a light I begin hearing loud 80’s music blaring from a car near by. As I get closer to the cross walk lines and the music gets louder and louder. I finally get to the car that is playing…

Fezzari Abajo Peak Pro

For the past couple of months I’ve had the privilege of riding the Fezzari Abajo Peak Pro. I must tell you, this is a sweet ride! It looks great, has a very comfortable to ride, and could easily handle your everyday mountain biking needs! The next time you’re in Costco check the Fezzari bikes out.

Truing A Wheel

Truing a wobbly wheel isn’t as difficult as it may seem. I do not recommend trying this at home. Maybe with someone else’s bike” 😉

Helmet Testing

I convinced 5 of my co-workers to join me on a 30 mile river ride on Sunday. 2 of my co-workers are runners, but they have never ridden a bike for that long of a distance. They also never ridden road bikes. I loaned my Giant TCR and my wife’s OCR3 for two of my…

Cleaning my bike.

Today I tried a product to clean bikes after some hard riding. I must say I was impressed of the results. Even though my bike was not that dirty, the way the dirt washed off with si little effort was great. This products name is ” P1SSEEZZEE Bike Wash” Before cleaning. Spray. Let it sit…

Gas Prices Still Going Up

Get ready to start riding your bikes more…gas prices are going up again. Oil prices hit $77 a barrel on European markets today. One major factor pushing up prices: British oil giant BP is shutting down one of the largest oil fields in the US due to a pipeline leak. Stephen Beard reports. Listen to…

Biking PA

This weekend I had the pleasure of riding with my buddy Randy, we just rode for about an hour and a half in the trails of Stony Creek Forest, PA. The morning weather was great. We found an area were we could do some jumping with our bikes. I will make sure to go there…

Wal-Mart Time Trial Machine Update

A little while ago I wrote a post about a couple of guys converting a Wal-Mart Roadmaster into a Time Trial Bicycle. (Click Here for the previous post). Well, the results are in! The Wally World Bike and its pilot placed 40th out of 50. What does this prove? That cheap parts work good enough…

Test B Failed For Floyd Landis

Well, Mr. Landis failed his B test. What a bummer…I was really hoping that he was innocent but the testing they did was supposed to be fool proof. With that said, there’s not much the dude can do now… Both of Landis’ “A” and “B” samples turned up a testosterone/epitestosterone ratio of 11:1 — far…

RL's Weekend Update

So this morning a couple of my buddies from my previous job joined me at the Fullerton Loop in California. We had to cut it short due to an injury and a technical difficulty. But other than that, we had a pretty good time! Hope you feel better Dondino!

RPM Cyclery is now open 24 hours!

Well not really. They just launched their new site that allows customers to shop anytime of the day from anywhere in the world. The RPM online store has the same products you would see as if you walked in to their shop. Check out their site!

We have a Sure2Endure Winner!

Ok I know I said the contest would have ended this weekend. But I did ask for the first correct answer. So our winner is Paul Colvin! He sent the correct answer by stating: Main ingredients are: Ciwujia root standardized extract (0.8% eleutherosides)(Acanthopanax senticosus) Magnesium L-aspartate Potassium L-aspartate Proprietary Joint and Connective Tissue Blend** 300…

Dang that sucks!

Our very own staffer, JJ of Ga. is feelin’ blue due to his recent injuries… 2005 was a great year of cycling for me, but” 2006 is a year that is trying me as hard as any I’ve ever had. January – Sprained wrist February, March, April – Chest Pain issues May – Sprained ankle…

Contest Time!

We’ve partnered up with Didi Yeh and her company called IwantWellness.com Didi provided us an inventory of products to give away to our readers! So here’s the deal. You have to answer a trivia question in order to win a box of Sure2Endure. What is Sure2Endure? Glad you asked! Well this is the same supplement…