Tag: bike

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
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 Zixtro Birdie Frame Case Review

The Zixtro Birdie case has an interesting look to it. The sharp design of the case gives it more of an extreme mountain biking look, but after sticking it on my bike, it looked right at home on a commuter. First Impressions When I opened up the packaging, I immediately noticed the design of the Zixtro…

July 10, 2013
Whistler MTB Park Opens May 17 2013

For all of you down-hillers, free-riders and otherwise speed seeking, thrill seekers, pull your ear buds out. Whistler MTB park is opening up this Friday! That’s right. If you don’t have your bags packed right now, you need to (finish reading this post and then) get going. If you have never been up to Whistler…

May 15, 2013
High School Bike Bus

I found this video of some high school kids in Orlando, Florida starting a biking group dedicated to riding their bikes to and from high school. Plenty of kids ride their bikes to and from school, so this story isn’t that spectacular. What makes this story interesting is that they are doing it as a…

May 6, 2013
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…

January 25, 2013
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…

January 14, 2013
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…

January 8, 2013
Cardboard Bicycle Nearing Production [UPDATED]

Forget carbon fiber. The next bike that you ride on may be made of cardboard. An Israeli inventor, Izhar Gafni, is moving closer to mass producing his cardboard bicycle. 18 months of development has led Izhar to discovering a ground breaking bicycle design. Once in the market, it will sell for close to $20 and weigh…

October 16, 2012
Made Good Free Online Bike Repair Library

Everyone needs some help now and then and the folks over at Made Good have your back when it comes to providing bike repair guides online. Featuring a comprehensive library of bicycle repairs, this is the place to go if you are in need of a great description of what to do. Not only that,…

October 15, 2012