This is it . . . the final week of listing semifinalists in AustinBikeBlog’s “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. We are still taking entries until midnight CST tomorrow, September 30, so you can still have a chance to win fabulous prizes by submitting your loaded bike photo. Once the submissions are in and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cargo Bike’
“Biggest thing your carried with your Bike?” Contest Semifinalists- Week 5
We’ve got only one more week to go until the end of the entry period for our What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. If you missed our last semifinalist, you can still take a look at Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4. Here are this week’s semifinalist: Semifinalist [...]
Bike Shop Review: Clever Cycles
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 [...]
“Biggest thing your carried with your Bike?” Contest Semifinalists- Week 4
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 [...]
First Impressions: Xtracycle FreeRadical convertion kit
The new Xtracycle is here! The new Xtracycle is here! Yes, I like Steve Martin in The Jerk, am now somebody. My Xtracycle FreeRadical kit arrived yesterday evening and I immediately went to work converting my old Trek 7200 hybrid into a true S.U.B, Sports Utility Bicycle. It took me about two hours to fully [...]
“Biggest thing your carried with your Bike?” Contest Semifinalist- Week 3
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, [...]
Tips for biking with kids
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 [...]
“Biggest thing your carried with your Bike?” Contest Semifinalist- Week 2
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 [...]
Have you gotten your Waffle Bike yet?
I was very disappointed to hear today that my Xtracycle Free Radical kit is on back order for at least 30 days. (Thanks for psyching me out and thinking you had it in stock, eBikeStop!) However, I was heartened to find this video over at Bike Hugger of the Waffle Bike. The rider of this [...]
Taking the Xtracycle Plunge
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 [...]
