New Commuter Helmet From Bell
I was going over my rss feed that keeps me up on cycling news when I came across an interesting item from bell. The Bell Muni and lady’s Arella are two helmets new to bell’s lineup focusing on commuting. They have a few nice features that do not come standard to most helmets. First of all they … Read more
Self-Sealing Tube For Quick Work Of Flats
So here’s an interesting piece of bike tech. Michelin cam out with a self sealing tube. I am told that this is nothing new in the bike world. What is new is that instead of pressure going outward instead it is pushing inward causing the hole to seal up quicker since the rubber pinches in on itself. Is … Read more
Work Trailers
So in the theme of bike trailers I give you this article with a story of s guy who borrowed a trailer from his workplace to haul cat food. Sure that does not sound that interesting, but what if all workplaces had bike trailers that they could loan out to people. Oh what a wonderful world that would be. … Read more
Lots To Carry? How About A Trailer?
So I am at Dick’s in Crossgates, insert joke here, and I’d just bought 55 Lbs. of plates to use for my kettlebell. After I load it all on my bike I quickly realize there is no way I am getting home. What do I do? I call my friend up to give my new … Read more
Panniers And Me
I have, for a long time, been in a search for good panniers. For the most part it seems to me they pretty much fall into three categories; good panniers that cost a lot of money, alright panniers that cost a lot of money, and absolute garbage. Recently I have been turned on to a few companies … Read more
Only The Best Locks For My Readers
As I said yesterday I love to let other people do the leg work for me, not to say if a company wanted me to test out a product for them I would turn them down, but when it comes to bike security I’ll take any advice I can get lest some wannabe bike thief … Read more
Pannier Problems
I love this site BikeHacks.com. There are a lot of neat tips and tricks that you can do with spare bike components or if you are into DIY projects. Here is something we can all do. All you need is a floppy bag that does not fit right as a pannier and some cardboard. It is a … Read more
The Future in Human Powered Transportation
I like to take a step back form bicycles every once in a while and explore my other car-free-lifestyle options. In doing this I discovered something extremely beautiful, the velomobile. You might be wondering, “Chris, you epitome of masculinity, what is a velomobile?” “Well,” I would say while flexing,” A velomobile is ‘A velomobile or bicycle car is … Read more
Slime Skabs Patches
Here is some interesting bike tech. The Slime Skabs Tube Patch is a device where, you can probably guess, you put on the inner tube in your weal when it get’s punctured. The cool thing about these patches is that they do not require glue for adhesion. That’s because they come pre-glued already. So it is just a … Read more
