Entries Tagged as 'Gear'
Our friends at the Safety is Sexy Campaign just announced that they’ve got a new Web store…cool t-shirts and pins now available with the campaign’s excellent slogans on them.
Check out their store by clicking here.
You know, you really DO look hotter in a helmet!
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Tags: Gear · News · advocacy
I had my Simple Shoes Eco S for almost a month, so how have they held up to my use (and some abuse)?
Since I mostly ride with clipless pedals, the Simple EcoS shoes see mostly errand or cruising duties. Since I can’t wear sneakers at work (except for casual Fridays), I wear the shoes when [...]
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Tags: Clothing · Commute · Gear · Green Tuesday
This week we reviewed the Columbian Heavy Pedal Roast from Peace Coffee.
Peace Coffee has placed a clever WARNING LABEL on the package of their coffee…
Here’s are the “specs”
Bike delivering a trailer full of beans. True java to go. Bold flavor and fuel for the uphill. Sweetness on the way down. Rapid.
Roast Level: Medium Dark
Acidity: Medium [...]
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Tags: Accessories · Commute · Gear · Reviews
Way back in September of last year, I posted a review of the Seattle Sports “Fast Pack” waterproof pannier. Here’s how the bag looked when I first got it for review:
Well, this bag has been on many journeys since last year…hundreds of miles of “soul crushing” loads of pointy-cornered hardbound library books, groceries, dress [...]
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Tags: Gear · Panniers · Reviews
Nothing annoys me more than a squeaky drivetrain, so when RL gave a bottle of Natural Lube 7A to use on my bike, I was happy. Then he tells me that the lube is made from natural ingredients and environment friendly, now I was more than happy. Here’s what Natural 7A says about this [...]
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Tags: Gear · Green Tuesday
We recently took delivery of the Day6 Bicycle 21speed Dream to review.
I was able to ride the Day6 in between my mountain biking adventures
this past weekend.
Here are some specs:
Frame Aluminum 6061
Fork Cr-Mo
Stem Alloy
Head Set Neco/Alloy
Crank Pro Wheel/Alloy
Tire Front/Rear Kenda Komfort 26 x 1.95
Rim Double wall, CNC sidewall, Alloy
Casette Shimano
Derailleur Front/Rear Shimano Altus 21 speed
Shifter [...]
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Tags: Commute · Gear
Use the dual functionality of the BT-Q1000 Platinum on your travels!
* As a Bluetooth GPS receiver paired with your PDA or Smartphone for satellite navigation.
* Record the exact location of all your photos to help you recall your trip later to share with family, friends [...]
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Tags: Gear · News
We’ve got a few new products to review from our crew’s recent trip to Sea Otter: a couple items from the good folks at Cycleaware including their “HotRod” MTB handlebar light –
and their “Heads Up” eyeglass mirror –
In addition, we’ve got a really cool new pair of “Oasis” sunglasses to show off by Ryders [...]
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Tags: Accessories · Back Packs · Gear · Panniers · Reviews · Sea Otter 2008
First of all, let’s get the mandatory ‘National Bike to Work Day’ Picture out of the way:
Now to the G-Form comfort pads. Let’s begin with addressing the hood pads - although I’m not built like Il Pirata, some of us like the aero position of our road bikes. So how did the hood pads perform? [...]
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Tags: Accessories · Gear · Reviews
Besides reliability, comfort rates high on my scale of *must have* on a bike. Since I ride 20 miles round trip, there are areas of my body that do get sore. My biggest grief with road bikes is how uncomfortable riding on the hoods is. So when I saw that G-form offers Gel Brake [...]
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Tags: Gear