Winter Projects
While many of us ride our bikes year round, Winter still leaves us with lots of time to tackle dream jobs. I mean, be honest, you'll ride when you need, but once temp's drop below freezing, most aren't going to spend a lot
Steel Is Real
This is a Surley Long Haul Trucker (LHT). It is probably the most iconic of distance touring bicycles, capable of everything from bike packing with 26" mtb wheels to high speed 700c's. Our customer had us convert it early this Summer. He has
Top E-bike Lists Are A Joke
https://electricbikereport.com/best-electric-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-737419 November 24, 2022 at 10:14 am This article represents all that is wrong with our industry. It very well could have been written in The 90’s! Nearly all the top recommended bikes sport dramatically outdated designs and components. Why are we still promoting heavy
We Need To Teach American Males How To Ride A Bike
We Need To Teach American Males How To Ride A Bike! There was a time, in the not too distant past, when people knew that you do not jump things, hop curbs or deliberately run through a pot hole. Bicycles have never been
Practical Cycling Comes of Age
This is a Bakfiest or box bike. People all over the world have used these to haul children, carry groceries, even construction materials, for decades. The advent of The e-bike revolution has brought back these and many more practical bikes. This one
Cheap Bikes Make Bad E-Bikes
The single biggest problem facing e-bike mfg's and dealers is that most of their best prospects still think they can get a high end traditional bike for under five hundred dollars. They just don't know bikes and can't understand why anyone would
What Do You Think?
This e-bike has lightweight double butted, round tubing for comfort and response. It has a steel fork to absorb vibrations and has an extremely low maintenance belt drive with internal gears (shift coasting, lightly pedaling or at a stop). No fake suspension,,
Serious Cyclists Should Boycott Strava
We've discussed this before. Multi-Use Paths (MUP's), Rail Trails and Bike Lanes are no place to train or race. Strava refuses to do anything about the fact that they are encouraging both. In pursuit of King Of the Mountain status (KOM), cyclists, in
Ruby’s DIY E-Bike Kits
For nearly four years now we have been pushing the advantages of converting the bike you love over factory e-bikes. Your bike is just plain better quality. It handles better, is more comfortable and efficient. The motors themselves have been around longer.
Trail Etiquette
https://youtu.be/0TVFg95HqPE It is the darnedest thing, I do not normally deal with high end mtb's. Regardless, I find just about everything from EMBN to be spot on. Everything they say about off road etiquette applies to our local MUP's and rail trails. I