Recently Banjo Brothers had sent me the Market Pannier to review and at the same time Wald sent me the 215 rack to review.
Here are the specs for the Pannier:
MARKET PANNIER (deluxe grocery bag pannier) - It’s like a deluxe grocery pannier, only it’s so much more. This is a great bag for errands, commuting [...]

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A while back I wrote a post that ruffled a few feathers. I posed the question if recreational riders were posers, well, the people from ElevenGear has a jersey for some of them. Check it out:

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Yeah, I know…this is pretty late on a Tuesday for a “Green Tuesday” article, but I made it under the wire!
I hope everyone did something green and fun for their Earth Day celebrating — our family got to spend the day riding bicycles!

Early this morning, my wife decided that we should celebrate Earth Day by [...]

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We met the cool people from Cycleaware, they are a company that manufacture and distribute a line of high-quality mirrors, lights and safety products for cyclists. Here are a few of the things that we will be testing on our commutes:
The Viewpoint mirror,

The reflex mirror,

The Heads Up,

The Hot Rod,

and my personal favorite, the stow-away:

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My Bilenky cargo bike came in this weekend and it’s awesome. It was shipped via Amtrak to Union Station, so after my photo assignment, I hopped on the Metro with Laura to go pick it up. It was in the baggage department waiting to be assembled.

What goodness could be in this box?

Well wrapped [...]

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Brian from Calgary sent in the following question:
“My current commuter bike has bolt-on wheels, and I’ve never had a wheel stolen, but I’ll need to replace it soon and new bikes all seem to have quick-release hubs, so I’m curious what your take is on this - is it worth getting quick-release locks, or just [...]

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I just wished I knew what he was saying, but for the most part, you can understand what he’s doing and showing.

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The Sea Otter may not be a ‘bike commuter fest’ but we did manage to go and visit the Swobo booth. We met Sky Yeager, Stevil and the rest of crew and took some pictures of their stuff:

They also had a Folsom bike with a ’show special’ sticker price, I couldn’t help myself after test [...]

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Over on our sister site, Thebikegeek.com, we’ve just added a new feature: reviews of bike-friendly books. I just reviewed Major: A Black Athlete, A White Era, And The Fight To Be The World’s Fastest Human Being by Todd Balf (New York: Crown Publishers, 2008).

If you like to read about bicycles, come check out [...]

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