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). [...]
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Movie Review: Bicycle Dreams
Movie Review: Bicycle Dreams A Film by Stephen Auerbach Official Site: bicycledreamsmovie.com Overall Impression: 9/10 “The Race Across America is an epic, 3000-mile bicycle race from the Pacific to the Atlantic. First held in 1982, RAAM is considered the most challenging sporting event in the world. Top riders finish in under 10 days, riding over [...]
Movie Review: Klunkerz, A Film About Mountain Bikes
Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes Directed by Billy Savage Pumelo Pictures Official site: Klunkerz.com Overall Impression: 7/10 Pumelo Pictures were kind enough to provide us with a review copy of Klunkerz, their documentary about the orgins of the modern mountain bike, recently. I watched Klunkerz with my wife, who (thankfully!) takes a passing interest [...]
Review: Bicycling and the Law, by Bob Mionske
Review: Bicycling and the Law by Bob Mionske, JD “As Mr. Wells was driving north near Broadway’s intersection with West 74th Street, Miss Thomas was approaching the intersection from the opposite direction. Shortly after noon, near this intersection, something went wrong with Wells’s vehicle and their paths fatefully crossed. Wells los control of the Duryea, [...]
Azor Secret Service long-term test just about over
Back in August, we purchased an Azor Secret Service handmade Dutch bicycle from the Seattle Dutch Bike Company. We’ve written several reviews of the bike and its accoutrements since we got it, and have ridden the bike quite a bit to events and as a general commuting and car-replacement bike. The Azor is a great [...]
Metrofiets – handmade utility bikes from Portland, Oregon
Editor’s note: Seattle writer Paul Andrews was kind enough to catch Metrofiets at the Seattle International Bicycle Expo for us and wrote this fantastic article. by Paul Andrews You’re thinking about taking the plunge and ditching the car. But you wonder: How will I shop for groceries? What about the toddlers? And what if I [...]
Axiom Transition Computer Pannier – Laptop Damage Photos
As you may have read, during our review of the Axiom Transition Computer bag/pannier, we had a complete failure of the bag to stay on our standard bike rack, which caused extensive damage to my Hewlett-Packard laptop. Now, I have uploaded a gallery of photos of the damage caused when the bag flew off the [...]
Bicycle Shop Review: The Peddler
When you step into The Peddler, you immediately feel comfortable. There’s something about their space on North Loop that just feels “homey” and inviting. They opened in 2005, and got just a little bit more space in their admittedly tight shop in the heart of the North Loop area about six months ago. The shop [...]
Just in: Pedaling Revolution, by Jeff Mapes
Just received at A2W headquarters is our very own copy of Pedaling Revolution, by former Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes. Bike Portland is where I learned about this book first, and decided to order my own copy from their initial review. There’s a bit more on the OregonLive site. This book is a broad, but detailed [...]
Austin on Two Wheels’ Comprehensive list of Austin bike shops
Where can I buy a bike? What’s the closest place to pick up some tubes? Where are repair shops in my neighborhood? With three dozen bike shops in Austin, Austin On Two Wheels has but together this comprehensive list of all the bike shops in town to help you find the right shop for you. [...]
