Posts Tagged ‘urban’

Eurobike is wrapping up and Interbike, the North American bicycle trade show, will be starting up in the next few weeks. In the past, this has been the place where bicycle companies big and small try to wow dealers and industry writers with the lightest, most aero on everything from bikes to wheels to shoes. [...]

This may be good news or bad news depending on your point of view about such things, but yes, we’ve made another list of cities for young, hip, urban, blah blah blah, etc… this one is from Next Generation Consulting,and is their ranking of “Hotspots for Young Professionals.” We’re number 6 in the “large city” [...]

Our Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, was apparently an avid bicycle commuter until now, and wishes he still could, but security concerns are getting in the way. I wonder why his security team can’t just ride with him…guess they would be afraid of getting run off the road? Check out the full story at the Huffington [...]

Thinking about trying bike commuting but don’t know where to start? Bicycle Sport Shop has put together a series of classes this month that can help you figure out what to get, how to dress, road rules and more. Tonight’s class from 6pm-7pm held at both store locations is a general introduction to commuting. It [...]

It’s been nearly 24 hours since I asked our readers to put their two cents in on our next long-term test vehicle.  So far the Trek Soho is in the lead with three votes. Here are the bikes that have also gotten votes: Strida folding bike – yep this would be interesting. I dunno if [...]

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 [...]

Thursday I recieved the May issue of Bicycling Magazine – or at least I think I did. Sure, it had the same old cover showing a muscled, smiling racer that this Marketeer of everything carbon and spandex usually features (in fact I think all Bicycling covers feature the same racer, or at least it seems [...]

I just read over at the Facebook Group for the Thursday Night Road Rides are being put on hold until the end of Daylight Saving. These rides have been organized by local racer Daniel Sato who’s done a great job but is also racing the Driveway Crits series the same evening. Thanks Daniel, it been [...]

We have brought you coverage in the past of the first reviews of the Dynamic Synergy bicycle, including a test ride from Bike Commuters of the bike. Dynamic Bicycles officially announced the bicycle’s availability in this March 10 press release. According to Dynamic: The Dynamic Synergy uses the Shimano 8-speed Alfine hub – Shimano’s most [...]

Sorry to start the roundup with sad news, but 52-year-old Burleson County cyclist Donald Nelson was killed last Monday outside of Caldwell. On Wednesday, a six-year-old was run over by an SUV in Dallas. Which vehicle is the dangerous one again? Rob D’Amico reports in a “virus-induced fog” (his words, guess I’ll trust him that [...]