Tag: gear

A Cyclist’s Best Friend

A Cyclist’s Best Friend Going on long cycling tours or even cycling regularly, people come to rely on and appreciate how important a cycling helmet is to their safety. Swedish car manufacturers Volvo have seen this and are looking to tap into the mobile market and cycling sector with one foul swoop. At the International…

March 14, 2015
OxyLED BL15 Headlight Review [UPDATED]

I’m always interested to see how people are going to design a headlight. OxyLED has taken the concept for designing a headlight nocturnally. The BL15, when you open the packaging, looks like an owl. Owls are typically nocturnal in nature. It was intriguing to see that OxyLED would develop a headlight around this animal. Jumping right…

November 11, 2014
Monkeylectric M204 monkeylight Review [UPDATED]

Monkeylectric contacted me. Man, was I excited! I have known about their wheel lights for a long time and have thought that they are a very clever concept to increase your visibility on your bicycle. It’s fall season right now and Day Light Savings just ended in the US. It’s dark. It’s rainy (Pacific NW!).…

November 5, 2014
Dorcy Hawkeye (41-4002) Tail Light Review [UPDATED]

When you get this tail light out of it’s packaging, you notice how large it is. At 87mm x 50mm, it’s no skimp in the size arena. And for most applications where you’re going to be using a tail light, this is not a bad thing. It’s kind of the whole point of having a…

March 10, 2014
Dorcy Hawkeye (41-4001) Bicycle Headlight Review [UPDATED]

I’ve been looking for a headlight for my bike that’s a bit brighter and when Dorcy contacted me about their 220 lumen headlight, I was all too willing to check it out. The mornings are still pretty dark when I get up to ride and my current Serfas USL-5 only puts out about 70 lumens. This…

March 8, 2014
DZR Minna Cycling Shoe Review [UPDATED]

I got the chance to get my hands on a pair of DZR’s Minna shoes. I’ve reviewed the H2O’s by DZR and really like them for commuting in wet climates. The Minna’s are a completely different set of shoes and, yet, DZR has managed to build some familiarity into them. Unboxing the shoes (check out the…

December 8, 2013
Alt Gear Zixtro Spark Review

The Zixtro Spark from Alt Gear is a pretty good frame bag. You get a good amount of room in the bag and a nice looking exterior design. The styling on this bag is more in line with mountain bikers rather than commuters if you’re paying attention to that sort of thing. If you’re looking…

July 12, 2013
Alt Gear DriKASE Review

I’ll be honest; I haven’t used a case for my phone while biking before. After using Alt Gear’s DriKASE, I can’t see riding without my phone in front of me. There are many products out there that meet the needs of the biker that wants to put their phone on their handle bars for easy…

July 5, 2013
Shimano PD-M324 SPD Pedal Review

I’ve been enjoying my DZR H2O shoes and wanted to find a nice set of SPD pedals to pair with them. During my research for the right pedal, I kept coming back to the fact that I may not always be wearing shoes with a cleat. I occasionally hop on my bike on the weekends…

May 3, 2013
Life Beam Smart Cycling Helmet

Life Beam has a funding project going on IndieGogo right now for a helmet that they have co-developed with Lazer (a Belgian helmet manufacturer). Life Beam’s first product was a monitoring system for fighter pilots that would show vital signs in flight (kind of important). The technology worked so great (they won the “Ramon Breakthrough”…

March 12, 2013