Stu and I arrived in the great little city of Austin last night, and woke up nice and ready for NAHBS – North American Handmade Bike Show.

After a full day of Internet browsing through the bicycle porn that is the history of NAHBS, here are the bits that stand out.

Photo Credit: Jackson Bike Advocates Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Among many other things, I am very thankful for the turkey poputlation’s (presumably unwilling) support of many of our upcoming bike commutes. What bike commuting related blessings are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving?

It is very encouraging that more and more data is being collected concerning both the safety of cyclists and the overall adoption of cycling.  Most recently, Oregon Health Sciences University released their study of bicycle commuters in Portland.  While offering some specific and valuable insights about Portland, this type of study only offers limited value [...]

Our team of bike bloggers was happily blogging along at UtilityCycling.org and BikeTrailerBlog.com when Arleigh emailed us with the jaw dropping proposal for us to take the reins of Commute By Bike.  We had heard about Arleigh’s recent bike commuting accident.  Related to this, she explained her reasons for stepping back from running.  Commute By [...]

Come on now.  I know that you think of yourself as a bike commuter. But all too often something gets in the way. As a small business owner who also likes calling himself a bike commuter, I’ve become quite familiar with all of the reasons (excuses) that it often seems much easier to take the [...]