Kickstarter Projects for Bike Commuters
Kickstarter is a Web site that allows creative people to raise money to realize their ideas, whether it’s a movie, an art exhibit, a video game, or a cycling accessory. People running Kickstarter...
View ArticleHow a ‘Suit’ Gets to Work: The Swingline Garment Bag Pannier from Hyalite
Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a “suit” – a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative – You betcha! He chairman of Bike Virginia, a bicycle advocacy organization in Virginia...
View ArticlePost-Sandy Bike Commuting Tips for New Yorkers
Hey, New Yorkers! Are you still figuring out your post-Sandy bike commute? I’m 2069 miles away, but I haven’t forgotten you. I’m happy to pass along these tips from Bike New York: Be careful of any...
View ArticleNo Regrets: Good, Cheap, Bike Commuting Accessories
I used to buy really low-quality bike accessories for myself. I’d walk into a bike shop and I’d be that tragic combination of ignorance and sticker shock. So I would buy crap. The tragedy is that back...
View ArticleMy Bikey Christmas
I get bike-themed stuff for Christmas. No surprise. I bet you do too. This year, I opened a gift from my wife, which she thought was a small metal sculpture — a wall hanging. I noticed that there is no...
View ArticleBag Buddy: The Right Wrong Way to Carry Grocery Bags
Confession: I used to carry grocery bags on my handlebars. Now when I see anyone doing this practice, I regard it with the same disdain as other reproachable behaviors such as public nose picking,...
View ArticleHonk if you’re Horn-Envious
If the price were right, and installation was easy and unobtrusive, I’m still not sure I’d want a horn on my bike (or anyody’s bike) that sounds like a car horn. I’m wrestling with the idea (perhaps...
View ArticleBike Your Dog To Work
Alison Lucien knows her accessories. With ten years of fashion-industry experience behind her, she understands that the right bag or earrings can take a vintage dress from kitsch to cool. And the same...
View ArticleA Guide to Backpack-Panniers
Should you use a pannier or a backpack? It’s one of the great, dumb, debates between cyclists. There advantages to each mode, so why can’t the answer just be yes? I own panniers as well as several...
View ArticleThe Thule Commuter Pannier and Tour Rack (go together like Ikea and Super...
Just to be confusing, Thule now makes bike racks and bike racks. The former being the things you use to carry your bike on your car; the latter being the things you put on your bike to carry panniers,...
View ArticleSPD: More Mettle to the Pedals
When I got my recumbent, the tech who prepped it for me mentioned clipless pedals as a defense against “leg suck.” Google that term for the grisly details, but do it on an empty stomach. Briefly, it’s...
View ArticleBeating the Heat (Instead of Myself) with a Dynamo Headlight
For people working regular business hours, it’s usually in the Fall and Winter when they need reliable bike headlights. The sun sets earlier, and daylight saving time kicks in in other parts of the...
View ArticleCoincidence & the Rideye Black Box Camera
Oh hi there, Commute by Bike readers. As you are probably aware, the prolific and entertaining Ted has started a new job, justifiably gloated about his new bike commute, and stepped away from regular...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Foldmodular eCargo Thingamabike Experiment
I love clever designs of objects that fold up small — not just bikes. Before my first folding bike, I had a folding dinner table, a collapsible ladder chair, a folding book shelf, and other folding...
View ArticleSmart & Social Bike Navigation System or The Hammerhead
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… It is a period of paper-based self-navigation. Cell phones are the size a spaghetti squash. GPS is a three-letter acronym (TLA) and not much more to the...
View ArticleWear your Helmet in Style: Review of the RockiNoggins Helmet Cover
Hi, everyone. This is my latest product review for Commute by Bike (and this time, we wade into controversial waters!) All my friends and family know, often to their irritation and embarrassment, that...
View Article2014 Fashion Trend: Electronic Turn Signal Gloves
First things first. Happy New Year all you Commute by Bike Readers! I’m not exactly one for making new year’s resolutions. Why not make resolve to do something differently any day of the year? Plus,...
View ArticleIt Even Has a Zipper-Tuck! Green Guru’s Clutch Saddle Bag
Former top pro mountain bike racer Dara Marks Marino now coaches cyclists and triathletes through TheMindfulAthlete.net. Most of her commuting these days is with a trail-a-bike. Picture it: the...
View ArticleDorcy Front and Rear Bicycle Lights – A Review
Dorcy Hawkeye Bicycle Lighting Somewhere out there exists market research that identifies the primary purchasers and users of bicycle lighting. I couldn’t find that research after a five minute...
View ArticleWhy yes, I am wearing my bicycle pants to the office…and hiking…and camping…A...
You know those guys who go a year without breaking a sweat? You’ve seen them walking, bellies a swingin’, from one boring meeting to the next in some sprawling city where people get lost in thoughts...
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