Commute By Bike
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- I’m at the Sea Otter Festival in Monterey California this week, where I saw the GT Aerostream cruiser bike.
As you can see in this photo, this bike has a 3 speed hub, fenders, chainguard, and 700 x 47 “city” tires. The women’s step through model comes with the front basket; the men’s model has a [...] - Finally after being pushed back about 8 months the belt drive bike from Trek, the District, is being shipped! One arrived at our shop in Charlotte, NC this morning and we will be building it up this morning. Keep a look out at TheCyclistSite.com for the complete build and photos today!
- Idaho cyclists have been able to treat stop signs as yield signs since 1982. Cyclists may roll through stop signs if the way is clear for them.
The Oregon legislature is considering a similar law for their state. Portland, OR resident Spencer Boomhower created this video to illustrate how this proposed law would work [...] - This morning I recorded another episode of The Spokesmen cycling podcast with David Bernstein, Tim Jackson, Carlton Reid and Rich Kelly. We always end the podcat with a tip. My tip: Check the weather forecast.
If you spend time outdoors this seems like an obvious tip, but a weather front can come in during the work [...] - My old pack (a Headland CMT which I also had favorable things to say about) was stolen with my red hybrid bike around September of last year. Since then, I’ve been using the Trek Side Loader on my main commuter bike. I’ve given it hell since then, and it’s gladly taken it. Daily commuting in [...] - Gary Fisher was in the UK over the weekend, so Carlton Reid caught up to him to talk about bikes for transportation.
Gary Fisher lives in San Francisco, where he’s a big supporter of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. He uses a bicycle get around. “I made myself a promise: I’m going to ride [...] - “Bicyclists are obnoxious.”
That’s how columnist Michael Dresser begins his column today in the Baltimore Sun in which he encourages legislators to vote for a proposed three foot law in Maryland.
Some other colorful words he uses describing people on bikes: infesting, freakish, Spandex (of course), dweeby, smug, elitist, irksome.
But he’s being clever, I think, because he [...] - Electra Bicycle Company has recalled 2009 model year Delivery 3i, Delivery 8D, Holiday 3i and Surf 3 bicycles because the front rack can come loose and jam into the front wheel, potentially causing injury. If you have one of these Electra bikes with a front rack, contact your Electra dealer for a free repair.
More info [...] - RideThisBike.com is giving away a folding bike to a lucky winner who can prove themselves worthy of the prize. Click the link for details on how you can win.
- Follow people at the National Bike Summit via Twitter!
