Recently, Glenn Hanson of GlennAir, L.L.C. sent Bikecommuters.com a couple of their D-Tour Bicycle Safety Flags to test in California and Florida. I installed mine today and shot some photos of the very simple process.
First, a bit about the safety flag: the flag itself is made of highly reflective nylon — fluorescent yellow-green [...]

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If you’re a bicycle commuter in the Tampa Bay area, things can feel pretty lonely at times. There’s only about 6 daily commuters in our area (just joking!), and there isn’t much in the way of moral support around these parts.
But wait, there’s hope!

Tampa BayCycle is a joint effort between the New North Transportation [...]

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This doesn’t have anything to do with bike commuting or Fixed Gear Friday, but I still want to share it with you.

My 6 yr old is finally riding a bike without training wheels!
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Laura gave us this heads up on this link from John Prolly’s Blog. His post is about what Congressman McHenry from NC thinks about democrats suggesting to ride a bike instead of driving a car:
http://johnprolly.blogspot.com/2007/08/north-carolinas-disgrace.html
Here’s a quote of what Congressman McHenry stated:
Oh, I cannot make this stuff up. Yes, the American people have heard [...]

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Jeremy gave me this heads up on this article via BRAIN.
LA Times Highlights City of Mean Drivers
LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN)—The LA Times recently ran a feature story on the dangers of riding your bike on Los Angeles city streets.
Times staff writer Jeannine Stein said that bicycle-related accidents have increased slightly in the past year. There [...]

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Love gadgets? Check out Khoa’s Garmin Edge 205 GPS Review at thebikegeek.com by clicking here!
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Always have at least 2 tubes per bike. One in your saddle bag, and one in your back pack or messenger bag. I always keep spares in my garage just incase. Oh, and don’t forget the pump!
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Meet fellow Bike Commuter David Byrd, also known as “DB” when he posts comments. Here’s his Commuter Profile:

DB
How long have you been a bike commuter?
Off and on, about 8 years now. I had a two-year stretch, though, where I wasn’t able to bike commute because of my job. I’m averaging 3-4 days per [...]

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Check out Max Chen’s interesting creations at www.oilycog.com
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My wife works as a teacher for the City of Anaheim, yesterday she shared this story with me:

“I was showing my kids a picture of a kid riding a bike and asked them to describe the picture, 100% of my kids described the picture as a kid riding a bike. However, there was 1 kid [...]

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