I’d like to remind everybody that Steephill.TV has a video clip of the day feature. Just subscribe to the RSS feed there for a bike video of the day. Right now, they feature my ugly mug with a link to the (in)famous “Lost Episode” of the Spokesman podcast.
From the San Jose Mercury News: It’s 5:15 p.m., rush hour at Caltrain’s Hillsdale station in San Mateo. Among the dozens of riders arrayed across the platform to catch the northbound “Baby Bullet” express train, the most watchful are the bicyclists. They’re hoping they don’t get turned away. Ridership is soaring amid high gas prices […]
Warren asks “WHY?” about his bike commute today when it was 19°F (-7°C) outside. I live in sunny and warm California now, but some benefits that I recall: I don’t worry about a dead car battery. I don’t shovel my entire driveway just to back the car into the street. I don’t sweep snow off […]
Boulder, Colorado Community Cycles will host its first Holiday Bike Swap, Giveaway, and Collection Drive at the Boulder Outlook Hotel on December 7, 8 and 9. They’ll collect child and adult bikes, fix them up, and open the doors for children to come in a swap out their bikes for better fitting ones. Children without […]
David has posted the “The Lost Episode” of The Spokesmen cycling podcast. This is a video interview from Interbike hosted by David. The video features: Carlton Reid of BikeBiz & QuickRelease.TV, Tim “Masi Guy” Jackson, Tim Grahl of the Crooked Cog Network, Donna “KryptoGal” Tocci, Byron the Bike Hugger, Guitar Ted representing 29 inches, Brad […]
Seth asks where he can find aftermarket chainguards for his Bianchi Castro Valley bicycle. I went on a hunt for plastic chainguards about three years ago and was unsuccessful. Last year, somebody asked where to find bicycle chainguards at the Bicycle Commute Tips blog and received no answer. I’ve quickly searched the USA bike distributors […]