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Fixed Gear Friday: Would you buy one?

April 25th, 2008 · 28 Comments

I’ve recently sold both of my Fixed Geared bikes, I just wasn’t riding them as much due to knee issues.
But, we are curious to know how many of you already own a fixed geared bike, how many of you are considering buying one and how many of you won’t get one. You can find our [...]

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Poseur cycling jersey

April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A while back I wrote a post that ruffled a few feathers. I posed the question if recreational riders were posers, well, the people from ElevenGear has a jersey for some of them. Check it out:

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Tags: Gear · Humor

Commuter Racing bike

April 8th, 2008 · 7 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 [...]

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Tags: Commute · Humor

Moe and RL have bought back MtnBikeRiders and BikeCommuters.com

April 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Fullerton Ca.-Moe Ramirez and RL Policar,have bought back MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com from Evomo Clothing. After getting numerous phone calls and emails, the duo had decided to call for an emergency meeting at Hometown Buffet with former staff to discuss and resolve their differences.

Policar stated right before he put in a spoonful of Apple Crisp and [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Humor · News

“Po’ Boy” Fenders and Other D.I.Y. Projects

February 21st, 2008 · 16 Comments

Not long ago, I finished rebuilding an old Trek for my weekend fast commuter. Once I had it all together, I realized that the frame- to tire clearances were pretty tight, and there were no mounting eyelets on the frame or fork for fenders. There was NO WAY a traditional set of fenders [...]

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Tags: Articles · Gear · How To · Humor

Moe’s grocery gitter

February 15th, 2008 · 9 Comments

As Jack predicts for a European style bike to be the next fad, I have quickly jumped on the opportunity to be the one of the originators of the ‘European Style Grocery Gitter’ Trend.
I’ve been looking for a decent Vintage bike to convert, but with the Fixed Gear craze that doesn’t seem to fade, vintage [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Humor

Check out what you can do with a few flash lights a camera…

February 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Our buddy Keith Cozzens of BaseCamp Communications(PR company for Kona Bicycles) sent me this video that he made.
It’s interactive, eye-catching and most of all innovative – to my knowledge it’s the first outdoor industry-related lite graffiti video/ad. Lite graffiti is basically stop motion animation using flashlights, headlamps, a still camera, a camera flash, and [...]

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Tags: Commuter Bikes · Gear · Humor

Interesting Bike Laws

January 21st, 2008 · 14 Comments

As I was putting our new State-By State Bicycle Law tool, I came across some interesting bike laws:

Arizona:Every owner of a bicycle, before the same shall be operated on any of the streets, alleys or public highways in the City, shall obtain a license from the Division of Licenses.
Hey Jeff! Got licenses on those steeds [...]

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Tags: Humor

The Old Water Bottle Trick

January 20th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I normally post things on MtnBikeRidersTv.Com for any of our videos. But this one I figured bike commuters may appreciate.
Watch the video and if you try it, remember not to breathe in while doing so. This will help alleviate some of your congestion, allergies and mucous.

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Tags: Commuter Bikes · How To · Humor

I should have worn a helmet…

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

This past Saturday I went down hard! I posted a video of me eating it on MtnBikeRiders.com. I hit my head pretty bad and luckily I wasn’t hurting too bad.
Check it out HERE
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Tags: Humor · WTF