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Entries from April 2008

Planet Bike Superflash “Stealth”

April 10th, 2008 · 11 Comments


By now, most of you are familiar with the highly-acclaimed Superflash rear blinkie made by the great folks at Planet Bike. This blinkie is widely regarded as the best AAA-powered rear bike light on the market, hands-down.
There’s a new flavor being offered, though, for those folks out there who object to white bicycle components [...]

Popularity: 35% [?]

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Tags: Gear · Lights · Reviews

Tada!

April 10th, 2008 · 12 Comments


It’s still at Bilenky, but it’ll soon be making its way across the country to Los Angeles!

Thought I’d throw in the original design mock-up I sent to Bilenky. It’s come a long way

Popularity: 8% [?]

Popularity: 8% [?]

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Tags: Commute

Guest Article: My $10 Bike Rack, By Derek Pearson

April 10th, 2008 · 12 Comments


You may have seen Derek’s review of the Big Bag. Well he’s at it again and this one is super practical!
My bike rack. Cost

Popularity: 21% [?]

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Tags: Articles · Commute · Commuter Bikes · Guest Articles · How To

Sette MK SPD Sandals

April 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments


A while back Alan Barnard wrote a review on the Keen Commuter Sandal. So many folks showed interest in it that I decided to look for a cheaper alternative since the Keen’s retail for $115 at places like REI.
Well you’re in luck, our Team Sponsor, Pricepoint.com sells a very similar sandal called the Sette MK [...]

Popularity: 14% [?]

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Tags: Commute · Deals

Redline will debut the next generation of 9.2.5 Fixie – for women

April 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments


I’m only guessing that Redline Bicycles will be launching a girl version of the ever so popular 925 at this year’s Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, Ca. We’ll make sure to check it out for you folks!
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Events · News

RateMyBicycle.com Is Doing Great!

April 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments


When we launched RateMyBicycle.com a few days ago, we didn’t expect it to take off as much as it has. To our surprise, hundreds of people checked out the site on its first day and people have been uploading photos of their bikes…crazy looking ones too.
My favorite so far is this wooden bike that [...]

Popularity: 8% [?]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · News

Guest Article: An Electrifying Commute, by Jim Tolar

April 9th, 2008 · 18 Comments


Last week, I began riding my new commute bike, a GT Transeo, to work. My new bike allows me to get off the streets with their heavy traffic, and onto the local canal system, which is almost unused. My route to work is along the canal bank on the irrigation canal that runs [...]

Popularity: 15% [?]

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Tags: Articles · Commute · Commuter Bikes · Guest Articles

Commuter Racing bike

April 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments


I was inspired by our guest article “Commuter Racing by Jack Elder” and I dusted off my Ibex X-ray Cyclocross Single Speed bike.

My only problem is that I have no one to race with! The Messican dudes riding their Huffys on the sidewalks don’t really count. (Although I had a few that tried [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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Tags: Commute · Humor

Headwind sucks!

April 8th, 2008 · 6 Comments


The other day I rode my Xtracycle to church. Little did I know that it was super windy that morning. Church is about 10-12 miles away from my home. I loaded up my Xtracycle with all my gear and headed out.

Being that the Xtracycle is heavier than my Redline 925, I expected to get to [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes

Guest Article: Bicycling with a Disability, by Quinn McLaughlin

April 8th, 2008 · 7 Comments


After the BikeCommuters.com crew posted an article about wanting guest authors, I knew I wanted to write something, but I didn’t know what to write about…until this morning.
As some may know, I have a disability called Spina bifida. It is the most common spinal cord defect in the U.S. (editor’s note: spina bifida [...]

Popularity: 14% [?]

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Tags: Articles · Commute · Guest Articles