Last year we had the chance to review the first iteration of this hub. Here’s the President of the company explaining the hub and its improvements.

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As promised, here’s the video of Dan Bon from Nirve Bicycles giving us more information about their 2009 bikes:

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As we were walking around, the items of a little booth caught my eye:

A young fellow introduced himself and told me the story behind these bags. The bags are made of mostly recycled/natural materials. They use plastic from old banners and the fiber of a plant that is very similar to Agave to create [...]

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The story behind this brand is very interesting. Many moons ago, Steve Richey was the GM for KHS Bicycles, and on his way home one day from work, he was mugged by a few thugs with automatic weapons on 183rd St in Los Angeles County. So from that day on, he had vowed to somehow [...]

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It seems that I’m part of the reason why Greg LeMond hijacked Lance Armstrong’s press conference at Interbike.
Read all about it here!
Many thanks to Jeff ‘The Veloteer’ Rossini for the heads up!
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While Moe and RL went to InterBike, I was off to Corvallis, Oregon for Fall Festival. My girlfriend makes jewelry and headbadgesand we were committed to setting up her booth by bicycle! We took the Amtrak from Los Angeles to Albany, OR and rode the rest of the way into town. The [...]

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At Interbike, Moe carried his 2 laptops, chargers, swag and camera in the voluminous Banjo Brothers Commuter Back Pack. Moe had also personalized the bag to tell the world what he really thinks…

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Meet Abhishek “Shek” Mukherjee, a faithful reader and commenter of Bikecommuters.com and soon-to-be owner of an Xtracycle (his birthday present to himself — Happy Birthday, Shek!):

How long have you been a bike commuter?
Since 29 May 2008.
Why did you start riding your bike to work and how long is your commute?
I started riding [...]

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The folks from Xtracycle showcased their new ‘Radish’ along with some new accessories:

Xtracycle Radish
Here’s my favorite, a pad that installs over the wooden board:

Concerned about your Xtracycle’s frame ‘walking away’? Check out the new Whatchamacollars:

Not only do these little doodads keep your Xtracycle safe from thieves, they also help your frame from getting damaged by [...]

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The Yuba Mundo didn’t change much for 2009. The biggest addition is the big ass bag that you can attach to the rack:

The Yuba is still priced under 1,000 bucks, you can now order yours thru www.rockthebike.com. If the name sounds familiar, they are the same people that brings you the uber-cool ‘down low glow’ [...]

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