Category: News
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Lovetrack Biking App
There is no shortage of apps for your bicycle. Tracking your exercises on a daily or weekly basis is on the rise as well with the introduction of smart bracelets like FitBit. But what happens when you aren’t in to exercising and you don’t care about all of the statistics behind your last 200 workouts…
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Bike Spikes Review
It was foggy this week here. It was cold, too, and that combination did not go well for me in the mornings. I walked out onto my front porch to start my morning commute and nearly continued down the stairs due to the layer of ice that had formed on the steps due to the…
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The Clarity Bike
I’ve been on a frame material kick lately and came across this concept bike that is being pushed into production. As an avid rider, whenever I think of the perfect frame I think of something light, strong, slightly flexible and durable (doesn’t break easily on impact). Steel is a good fit for these qualities and…
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Defender Bike Light
Bike lights are an essential part of biking. The topic of lighting is discussed quite a bit on this site. Everyone that bikes near a time when the sun is going up/down needs to be seen better or see better. There are lots of ways of accomplishing this, but the more common lights are easily…
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Revolights Bike Lighting System
Revolights started as a Kickstarter campaign and has since gone into full production. The lighting system is a unique approach to providing your bike with side lighting to increase your visibility during night time riding. This is an inherent problem with night time biking. Typical bike lights focus the light that they are putting out front and…
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The Upstand Bike Stand
I like how the word kickstand gets avoided here. There is nothing to kick. You don’t use your foot like some neanderthal to stand your bike up anymore! Welcome to the 21st century way to support your bike vertically. The Upstanding Bicycle Company has created this brand new support method for all of us that either…
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The ReCycle: World’s First 100% Recycled Aluminum Bikes
I was browsing Kickstarter and came across this very cool idea by Bryce Edmonds. In the video below, Bryce describes his passion and interest in creating the world’s first bicycles out of recycled aluminum. Everyone knows that aluminum recycles well. You’ve probably donated your fair share of empty PBR cans to your local recycler. Bryce…
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SchwagBox
Subscription services. Generally associated with magazines that have their wonderful glossy pages and greet us in our mailboxes, subscription services have matured to delivering products to our doorsteps. The more infamous subscription services deliver products used on a daily basis for the general public. Who are we kidding? We’re not interested in that kind of…
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Housing for Bicyclists Only
I recently read an article related to the development of an apartment unit in downtown Seattle that is catering to the bicycle crowd. Going by the name of Via6 the new apartment building is situated conveniently downtown so that residents can live and work within minutes of each other. The convenience continues with bicycle storage…
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Light Lane Concept
Bike lights are probably one of the more important accessories for a person that rides their bike on a regular basis. There are lights on the market right now that light up the path in front of you and those that warn drivers behind you. Light Lane is taking a slightly different approach to the idea…