Black Friday Specials
Where else can you get a disk brake equipped, vintage style e-bike for $995? How about a mid-drive fat e-bike with hydraulic disk brakes, fenders, lights and a rack for $2195? Perhaps you don't want an e-bike at all. How about a neighborhood cruiser
E-bike Sale!
https://retrospec.com/products/beaumont-rev-electric-city-bike-step-through Now Selling Well Below Minimum Advertised Price! As a life long road cyclist, one of the toughest things for me has been to learn that not everyone needs to ride all day, pack a tent or attack large hills. Some do not wish
Rail Trails Revisited
People from all over the world visit The Quad Cities to ride our local trails along The Mississippi. It is wonderful, but don't limit yourselves. Get out and enjoy Fall temperatures and the changing leaves all over The Midwest. Iowa alone has more
Cycling With Your Spouse
Two of my brothers are pastors (of wildly different theologies). Writing this, I understand what one once said about preaching to themselves
The Best Iteration of The Mtb since The Gravel Bike
Since its inception remarkably few mtb's have actually been used for riding off road. In our area, even most off road trails are hard pack clay where knobby tires aren't ideal. People buy them because they are rugged and can go anywhere
Harley Seriel 1 vs Conversion
I have wanted to write comparing a factory e-bike to a quality conversion for some time. Since this is not sold by anyone in The Quad Cities and is being championed by some as, "The Cadillac of e-bikes" it is a great
There’s A Right Way To Crash!?!
You are probably tired of hearing from me about how even pro racers have tell tale broken collar bone scars from crashing at speeds above 20mph (bikes are not designed well for such sustained speeds). You may not be aware that there
E-bike Insights Two Years In
It's been a couple years now since I first decided I could build a better value e-bike. Eventually I made one so my wife could ride with me, but found myself riding it much more than her. Today, it is my main
Battery Maintenance
If you have an e-bike, you might want one of these. E-bikes are so new to folks in our area that there is a lot about batteries you may not know. Up to now, the main conversation has been around the voltage or
Simplifying Your Daily Commute
I have been commuting by bicycle for more than 30 years. My commutes have been incredibly enhanced by having local Multi-Use Paths for long sections. Still, getting out in traffic, climbing hills, fighting wind and weather as well as just being ready