Coming to us all the way from the port city of Antwerp, Belgium…meet Frederick Lippens:

How long have you been a bike commuter?
I have been commuting on and off for most of my life (it all started when I was 5 and I got a Raleigh Chopper), but consider it to be more important now than [...]

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What do donuts:

and baseball:

have to do with bicycling? Good question…but our friend Alan Snel has figured out a way to blend them into one happy (and stomach-filling) event.
A little background: Tampa Bay area Dunkin’ Donuts stores have a promotion going that every time the Tampa Bay Rays win a game, anyone can [...]

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On this segment of Flip that Bike, I worked on this late 80s and early 90’s hybrid bike. The branding says Fila and its good old steel. I received this bike form the LBS I used to work at. A customer didn’t want this bike any more and decided to give it to the shop. [...]

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Good friend (and champion of cyclists throughout the region) Alan Snel reported today that another “promised” bike lane to serve the residents of the Hyde Park/downtown core area was killed off.
Alan writes:
“In February, Mayor Pam Iorio joined the Seminole Heights Bicycle Club on its maiden bike ride and during a break along the ride promised [...]

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Today I have a day off, so after doing some house work, I got thirsty and needed a refreshing drink. I rode my Xtracycle down to the local 7/11 to get me an ice cold beverage. One of the problems that most bicyclist have in carrying drinks is the lack of a cup holder. Waterbottle [...]

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Got an email from www.wecansolveit.org regarding this video:

Although the video is not bike related, the ‘We demand’ concept is a little intriguing… Anyone up for a ‘We demand a better road infrastructure for bike commuters” campaign ?
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I thought it would be a good time for a little compare and contrast….watching them back to back is pretty fascinating

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Here’s a great series of videos that show how to drive your bike. Particularly helpful are the parts of the video that show you how to negotiate freeway on-ramps and left-turn only lanes! Great stuff. It also stars my friend and neighbor here in the LBC.

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Another little video tutorial from Epicurean Cyclist. If you have a classic saddlebag that uses a dowel and leather straps, here’s a neat way to make a quick release for it. Since the manufactured QRs are usually sold out or really expensive, this is a neat viable option.

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Today was actually my first day to ride the KHS Flite 250 to work and I have to say…ready for this…”This has to be one of THE SMOOTHEST bikes I have ever ridden!”

Yeah, out of all the bikes I’ve commuted with, this one takes the cake. My main commuter bike is a Redline 925, steel. [...]

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