Thanks to the wonderful connective powers of the Web, we’ve got some new friends here at Bikecommuters.com. Meet India Viola and Ali Dwyer, founders of the Madison, Wisconsin-based We Are All Mechanics.
A little about them:
We Are All Mechanics (WAAM) began in 2003 as the joint vision of Ali Dwyer and India Viola. We set [...]

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We get a lot of “which bike do I buy?” questions submitted to us…a LOT. While we absolutely love to help guide bike purchasers toward suitable commuting bikes, this is an incredibly difficult question to answer without relying on a bunch of generalities…with dozens of great commuter bikes and literally hundreds of other bike [...]

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From my friend Alan Snel’s blog…republished from a League of American Bicyclists/Bikingbis tweet:
Busting the 10 bicycling myths:
1. I’m out of shape
– Ride an easy pace, in a few months you will be in great shape
– Ride your route on a weekend to find the easiest way to work
– You will improve your fitness level [...]

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As you may know, the Bikecommuters.com crew is all about modifications to the Xtracycle — increasing its versatility, passenger- and cargo-carrying capacity.
Thanks to a heads-up from my friend Ken Sturrock, there’s another cool mod featured on Xtracycle’s own site: The PizzaLoader! Ever wondered how you were going to carry those Italian pies to [...]

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Eric of Minnehaha Bags created a nice DIY on treating the leather on your bag or on any other leather goods.

Read all about it here.
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If so, click over to MtnBikeRiders.com where I posted a video showing you how to adjust/tune a Shimano rear derailleur.

Click HERE to watch it.
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Although Bike Commuters are able to save money by leaving the car at home (or not owning a car at all), our bikes do need to be serviced and we need to buy accessories and tools from time to time. Taking your bike to a shop for a tune up can run you from $30-$60 [...]

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Mark Stosberg of Bikes as Transportation wrote to tell us of a project he’s worked on — creating a bicycling map of Richmond, Indiana. His website details all the steps to undertaking such a project, and the steps are expertly presented. His site has it all, from planning for such a project, the [...]

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Green Tuesday has come a bit early here at Bikecommuters.com…I was going to wait to publish this, but I just can’t stand the suspense!
Now that my child is back in school, I’ve got a little bit of daylight “free time” on my hands. Sometimes I go for a long bike ride, and sometimes I [...]

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Rivendell is now making videos on YouTube! (surely this is one of the signs of the apocalypse). It’s a simple and funny video and in true Riv fashion they manage to somehow make an online video tutorial on Youtube seem low-tech and personal. Gotta love it!
The talc step is actually really nice. I do [...]

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