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  • Picture of the Week 2.10.2013

    Picture of the Week 2.10.2013

    My thoughts are with all of you in the northeast US getting pummeled with snow!  Hopefully it melts soon and you can get back out on your bike.  Or just get a fatty bike and ride it around. 🙂

  • Video Maps of Bike Lanes Around the World

    Video Maps of Bike Lanes Around the World

    One way of finding out what a ride looks like before you take the ride is to just get on a bike and do the ride.  That’s so 2010.  These days if you want to see what the front of a business looks like before you go there, you get on Google’s Street View and…

  • Lovetrack Biking App

    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…

  • Picture of the Week 2.3.2013

    Picture of the Week 2.3.2013

  • Bike Spikes Review

    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…

  • Picture of the Week 1.27.2013

    Picture of the Week 1.27.2013

  • The Clarity Bike

    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…

  • Picture of the Week 1.20.2013

    Picture of the Week 1.20.2013

  • Defender Bike Light

    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…

  • Picture of the Week 1.13.2013

    Picture of the Week 1.13.2013

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