Jerome Roy of Montreal, Quebec is a committed year round bike commuter. “I know what makes a bike work at 20 below after an evening at five,” he says. He’s carried drill presses and children on his bikes. “I think a bike can often replace a car.” Roy has designed bikes for fun: bikes with [...]

Salsa Cycles is one of those bicycle companies that branches out and tries to do things a bit different.  They are a company that rides, and rides and rides.  Proven with Gnat and Meiser‘s personal blogs of wonderful stories and photography.  Their staff includes finishers of the most extreme long distance bicycle races, sponsors of [...]

The CPSC and Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) are recalling the 2010 Redline Conquest Pro bicycles and frame sets. The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls. If you have this bike, you should stop riding it [...]

When the Batavus BUB rolled into my bike shop a good amount of thoughts rolled into my head with it.  It looked heavy, was it? Where were the hand brakes or gears.  Could I take it down my 4.5 mile daily commute with a decent size hill in the middle.  (My worry was going up [...]

CommuteByBike was fortunate enough to be one of the first bike testers for the prototype Batavus BUB.  The bike we had in for review was a one speed with a coaster brake.  Slowly I’ll be unveiling my own thoughts, along with a friend who is a pretty new cyclist/commuter.  Let’s start with an introduction from [...]

Felt Bicycles have been turning heads for the past couple years and for 2010 it seems like they have been learning as they go. They seem to have many different categories that really hammer the cycling culture and using your bike for everyday travels or to simply Commute By Bike. Fixie The fixie group is [...]