I recently starting working at a busy downtown library here in Tampa. One of the first things I did was to consult our online catalog to see which, if any, books on bicycling our library had on its shelves. I was pleasantly surprised to find quite a few! Here are some of [...]

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We’ll be attending the L.A. Bicycle Film Festival this Saturday. Say hello if you see us, who knows, if you are lucky we may autograph your chest.
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This one is pretty easy to do. First grab a dark colored shirt. In fact, use black since it will turn out better. I used this brownish grey shirt as a sample. Then grab an old chain ring.

Then fill up a small spay bottle with bleach and lay down the chain ring in the center [...]

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The other day, I got a package in the mail from Dynamic Bicycles. Hmm…what is it?

The good folks at Dynamic offered their “Crosstown 7″ commuter bike to us for testing. In many respects, it is like so many other commuter-oriented bicycles on the market — aluminum frame, mounting points for fenders and rear [...]

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My assumption that the reason why the Swobo Sanchez does not have water bottle bosses is because of the ‘Track Style’ that the bike tries to achieve. Since my Deuter Backpack does not have enough room for my non-casual friday stuff, I decided to install a water bottle holder on my handlebars.

To hell with style, [...]

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We received this email from Jay Jordan:
I read Bike Commuters several times a day and love it–that’s why I wanted to let you guys know about a hit and run (deliberate) on a road cyclist here in Salt Lake. His name is Marty Kasteler; you can find local stories in mainstream media and at our [...]

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You can win an Electra Coasting bike if you visit the Golden State. You may need it since California has the worst traffic congestion in the nation according to a new study.
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RL posted an excellent tip on our Mountain Bike Site. He used a pipe cutter to cut the steerer of a fork. I used my smaller pipe cutter to cut the handlebars of my Swobo Sanchez.

The pipe cutters cut straight and they are usually about 10 bucks for the big one, that’s money well spent.
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Our good friend Henry Hsieh gave me this heads up:
Are you tired of paying high gas prices? Would you give up your car and use public transportation or a bicycle for a day?
ABC7 is looking for a Southern California commuter willing to give up his or her car and use public transportation (buses, trains or [...]

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Priscilla has this bike that we’ve been trying to sell. She won it on a contest and it barely has any miles on it…less than 10 to be exact. The bike retails for about $580 and we’re selling it way cheap. But for some reason, no takers.

Here’s the specs:
Giant’s Women’s Cypress EX has classic styling [...]

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