If you are just stopping in on our Group Build of the perfect commuter bike let’s catch you up. After introducing who will be riding the bike, the overall landslide of bicycle frame choice was a Surly Long Haul Trucker. As I’m building this bike out of pocket I decided to buy the stock built [...]
My goal in these weekly round ups are not only to highlight what was talked about here, on Commute By Bike, but across the newswire, blogosphere and maybe even in my shop. As long as it is about commuting, it may find its way here. South San Francisco is drafting a bike plan, Request for [...]
While the Thanksgiving holiday is looming, I wanted to share with you any/all Black Friday deals I find on commuting gear. Here is numero uno, from Madsen Cycles. The pretty cool utility bike, with the “bucket” for hauling children, Christmas trees and all your in between. From Madsen Cycles : Black Friday is upon us [...]
Everyone that reads this site knows the benefits of commuting by bike. Not only for the enviroment, saving money, less gas, air pollution and such, but also the health benefits. You lose weight, while saving money. There are other health benefits too, I’m certainly much happier when I ride my bike to work or the [...]
For background on parts or build questions, check out our Introduction or Initial Thoughts article from last week. To find all articles on this review check out the Civia Loring Review tag. The Civia Loring has been close to my every day ride for over a month now. We’ve been through all types of weather, [...]
Over at Mountain Bike 198, Robb, had a great interview with Joe Breeze one of the creators of mountain biking. Towards the end of the interview they switched gears to asking about commuting as Breezer is known for one of the best commuter oriented bicycles in the US.. It’s exciting to see some mountain biking [...]
