Commute by Bike

LA Bike Lanes Muddle Matters for Movie Moguls

Tom Bowden — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Tom Bowden is a bike commuter from Richmond VA, a “suit” – a corporate lawyer with an MBA, and a conservative – You betcha! He is also a board member of BikeWalk Virginia, a pro cycling and pedestrian group in Virginia that raises money to promote cycling, walking and active lifestyles. Tom’s lawyerly blogging can [...]

Hey Oscar, What was Rosebud? (Hint: Not a Sled)

Dallas Adams — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:20:46 +0000

Dallas Adams is the founder of Citizen Chain Cyclery, a bicycle shop located in the North Beach section of San Francisco, California. Born and raised in the Silicon Valley, his past experiences include work with the YMCA, U.S. Department of Labor and Defense, Lockheed Martin, Arrow Electronics and the American Red Cross as a disaster [...]

Calling The Loser Alpha Male… Zach Galifianakis: Bike to the Oscars

Ted Johnson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:56:25 +0000

In my quest to get an Academy Awards nominee, presenter, or guest to bike to the Oscars, I was pointed in the direction of Zach Galifianakis. He’s the guy who just might do it, I was told. So what do we know about this Galifianakis guy, other than he’s a cyclist and he invented a [...]

The Mounty: A Rubber Smart Phone Mount That Makes You Flexible

Ted Johnson — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:13:54 +0000

I get a lot of e-mail from people who make or sell smart phone mounts for bikes. They’d like to have their mounts reviewed. The first problem is, I don’t have a smart phone. I don’t want one. I’m insufferable enough without the ability to fact check any conversation, or to find that video of [...]

Fyxation Session 700 Tires vs. A Mild NYC Winter

Vanessa Marie Robinson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:14:05 +0000

Vanessa Marie Robinson is a Brooklyn-based industrial designer who’s blog For The Love Of Bikes covers her multifaceted interests in all things cycling. She is typically found either riding in the city on a single-speed or training upstate on her road bike — year-round! Last November I began bracing myself for some harsh winter weather [...]

Getting the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ to Bike to the Oscars

Ted Johnson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:43:49 +0000

Like many people, my dear mother loves celebrities. She loves reading about them, looking at them, talking about them, reading about other people talking about looking at them. Ask her to name the mayor of her city, I’m not sure if she could (and not because Tibshraeny is hard to pronounce). Ask her who the [...]

The Best Cycling Photos. Ever.

Stacey Moses — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:49:31 +0000

That’s a bold statement. However, I feel confident asserting that we’ve collected some very lovely cycling photos, and many of them will be featured in the 2012-2013 Revolution Cycles calendar. Fans of Revolution Cycles, a bicycle retailer in the Washington, DC metro area, submitted more than one hundred photos from all over the world, and [...]

Three (Not So) Baffling Things About Women’s Cycling Clothing

Stacey Moses — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:31 +0000

While I’m not quite sure why Ted, my fearless editor, is researching the “7 Most Baffling Things About Women’s Clothes,” his suggested reading did inspire me to consider the benefits and shortcomings of women’s cycling clothing. Fortunately, I don’t have quite as much to gripe about as the author of the piece that sparked this reflection [...]

‘Social Engineer’ Your Kids (with Chariot Child Carriers)

Ted Johnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:37 +0000

This is supposed to be about bike trailers of a particular brand, that carry children, and happen to be on sale right now from my employer. I wasn’t sure how to approach this article until a few minutes ago when I saw a friend of mine post this on Facebook: This is an actual friend [...]

Bike-Friendly Restaurant: Baja Loco (Phoenix, AZ)

BluesCat — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:16 +0000

BluesCat is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, who originally returned to bicycling in 2002 in order to help his son get the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge. His bikes sat idle until the summer of 2008 when gas prices spiked at over $4.00 per gallon. Since then, he has become active cycling, day-touring, commuting by [...]