Posts Tagged ‘Bakfiets’

This article is part of our AustinBikeBlog becomes PortlandBikeBlog series I’m writing on my recent trip to Portland and my exposure to its bike culture. Look for additional articles later this week. While staying in Portland, I decided I needed to make a pilgrimage to Clever Cycles, one of the bike stores leading the move [...]

Editor Note: Several people have pointed out that PVC piping can shatter without warning when under load. While we used this setup regularly for over a year without incident, know that this is a possibility and build and use this setup at your own risk. If you are interested in a more durable version, please [...]

This is our 4th week of picking semifinalists for our What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. Just in case you missed the last few weeks of semifinalist, you can still view Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3. Our submissions have fallen into 2 types of hauling: those hauling stuff on their bike and those [...]

It’s Monday, so this means it’s time to announce our latest semifinalist in AustinBikeBlog’s What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. If you missed our previous semifinalists, you can still view the folks who made the cut in Week 1 and Week 2. If you are just finding out about this contest, [...]

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include: Taking the Plunge Picking a bike for everyday transportation Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when [...]

We are happy to announce our next semifinalist in our “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. Please also check out last week’s semifinalists if you haven’t had a chance yet.  Semifinal #3: Daniel from Chattanooga, Tennesse If you have not entered our contest, there is still a chance for you to win fabulous prizes [...]

Well, I’ve been trying to figure out a way for some time to efficiently carry stuff and my 2 kids around by bike. I’ve been very impressed with the submissions in our What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest, which have inspired me to think bigger about biking for transportation. My everyday [...]

Thank you to all who have submitted pictures of some truly extraordinary things being hauled with your bikes. Out of the entries so far in the “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest, Marcus and I picked these two entries as our first semifinalist. Semifinalist #1: Richard from Ottawa Semifinalist #2: Mark [...]

Win fabulous prizes by carrying ridiculously large things on your bike! Utility bicycles can be used to carry almost anything – groceries (beer!), items for work, furniture, cars, you name it! With summer starting wind down, we here are AustinBikeBlog would like to pep things up a bit with our What’s the biggest thing you’ve [...]

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include: Taking the Plunge Picking a bike for everyday transportation Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when [...]