It has been a year since we parted ways with CommuteByBike, in retrospect, that had to be one of the best things that happened to us. Although it was not our intention to start up a Bike Commuter site, we had more than a few people asking us to do it. We would like to [...]

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Well, as another great year of bicycle commuting draws to a close, I tallied up my cycling stats for the year (with the help of Bikejournal.com). I wanted to sneak in a few more miles tonight before midnight, but the crazies and amateur drunks started early, so I’m just going to lay low.
At the [...]

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Not too long ago, Jack’s Patriotic bicycle was “admired” by the Bike Snob NYC and its readers. I wonder what they would say about this…

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Dahon, the world leader in portable bicycles, today announced a
Voluntary Recall Notice - Seat Post Bolt
It has been determined that the seat post bolt on some full-size models of Dahon bicycles can break under use and may pose a potential safety hazard. These seat post bolts MUST be replaced immediately.
Please find further info in the [...]

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A friend gave me this old saddle that came off a late 70’s Peugot.

It has the same styling as Brooks Saddles.

I think with a bit of leather conditioner, I maybe able to somehow make this dried out, shrivilled up saddle into something nice…I’m just hoping the rails are not bent.

I didn’t find much info on [...]

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White Sands, NM
I’ve come back from my yearly trip to New Mexico/Texas. I visited Las Cruces, White Sands, Ruidoso, Cloudcroft, El Paso and Carlsbad.

Cloudcroft, NM
Most of my stay was in Carlsbad, where my in-laws reside. So what is my Xmas get away have to do with cycling? Well, I wanted to visit Carlsbad’s Bike [...]

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Fellow bicycle blogger and all-around cool guy Jimmy from 2Drunk2Shift announced a few weeks back that his homemade hot sauce was ready for shipping. Seeing as how I like spicy foods and collect hot sauces, I figured I’d give it a try. $7.00 (including shipping) later, I had a bottle at my door.

This [...]

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I got an email from a loyal reader sharing his story about how he was whacked by a big SUV…check it out…
Fellas -
Quick story: I was riding home from a trail ride on my MTB.
Headlight, taillight, helmet — so I was being safe. The town I live
in, and in particular, the [...]

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I came home from work and Priscilla handed me a be-lated Christmas Gift!

Apparently she ordered it from some sort of mail order catalog. It was about $12 or so. The packaging doesn’t really have much info as far as where to buy it, but the invoice shows you can get more information from LTDCommodities.com.
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Now that the birthday of Little Baby Jesus has passed, did any of you get something bike related? I got a nice Craftsman Socket Wrench set from my Secret Santa. Priscilla got a nice Cyclo-Computer from me…what about you? Tell us what you got and perhaps we might get jealous and offer to trade you [...]

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