Several weeks ago we went down the road of handlebar selection during the group build of the Surly Long Haul Trucker. I’m still venturing down this road slowly and have ordered in several various handlebars, with many more on the way. The biggest issue I’ve had is trying out handlebars that use road brake levers, [...]

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, [...]

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. Elly Blue of BikePortland.org hits upon staying dry and warm [...]

Having ridden the Civia Loring for a little over two weeks as my daily commuter I’m ready to give all of you my initial thoughts about this little green machine.  For background on parts or build questions, check out our Introduction article from last week. Riding the Civia Loring Getting on the Loring I quickly [...]

Sorry for the delay, yesterday was Halloween in the States and I was busy giving out candy! 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 [...]

This past week I took delivery of a couple large boxes from Civia Cycles.  Inside was a very well packaged Civia Loring, a rear rack and pretty cool fenders.  This Loring is in for review but is still waiting for its very large front basket so for now there are photos and your basic details [...]