Posts under ‘Reviews’

My experience: Yuba sent me a Mundo 21 speed with lots of accessories to test, and I’ve been riding it several times a week for 6 weeks.
Build Quality: 3.5/5
Function: 4.5/5
Style: 2/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: Yuba is actively looking for an Austin dealer but for now you must order online at the Yuba site. A stripped down 6 [...]

My experience: Over two weeks, I used the thinksport stainless steel 750ml bottle to carry ice cold water on bike trips around town.
Function: 3.5/5
Style: 4/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: Stainless steel double walled thinksport bottles are available online at the thinksport store in 350 ml ($15.99) and 750 ml version ($19.99).
Summary
Combining the petroleum free design of [...]

Summary: Documenting an experiment with the effects of social cycling on bike use in young women from Darlington, England, Beauty and the Bike shows a compelling vision of how attainable a cycling culture can be with the right equipment, social network, and basic bicycle infrastructure like bike lanes and paths.
Beauty and the Bike
Darlington Media Group
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Over the Christmas holidays, we received some items that will be reviewed in the coming weeks on Austin on Two Wheels. Look for article on the following soon:
Yuba Cargo Bike: Along with the Xtracycle and Kona Ute, the Yuba uses a long tail design to carry groceries, kids, and everything else you need to live [...]

The Bicyclists
Craftmaster Independent
DVD available online at The Bicyclists website
Overall impression: 3/10
Last night, Portland filmmaker Carl Jameson was kind enough to provide a free showing of The Bicyclists, his feature length film about characters he developed in his online series, The Bicyclist. Both the web series and the film focus on Conrad, a Wisconsin transplant [...]

Earlier this week, we reported on the theft of We Robinson’s black Santa Cruz Tallboy. Unfortunately, we have to report another theft this time from City of Austin Bicycle Program staffer Nadia Barrera.
I got my bicycle stolen some time between 10:30 PM last [Monday] nightand 8:30 AM this morning. It has a black GT mountain [...]

With Hanukkah in full swing and Christmas just around the corner, those with two wheeling significant others may be scrambling to find something that will be appreciated. Similarly, cyclists may be looking for ideas to plant in others heads. To help you through this giving season while supporting local Austin businesses, we’ve put together this [...]

On Monday, we discussed how a community’s bike -friendliness and level of transportation cycling is tied to how well they address the needs and concerns of women. Essentially if you aren’t closing in on gender equity in cycling use, you are never going to make the strides toward real growth in biking as a viable [...]

UPDATE: Wytze van Mansum, a Dutch engineer who created this concept in conjunction with Cannondale, contacted me to let me know more about it. The photos from Carlton Reid are the initial prototype which is evolving with development (including the eventual inclusion of a kickstand.) The riding position is a little more variable with handlebars [...]

Race Across the Sky, Leadville Trail 100
Citizen Pictures
A one night national showing on October 22, 2009 with encore showing scheduled for November 12, 2009.
Overall impression: 6/10
On the weekend of the Texas Custom Bicycle Show, I joined fellow builder Brad Cason of KirkLee Bikes for a viewing of Race Across the Sky. Brad, who did the [...]