Commuting Gear

Review: Pedalite Pedals

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The Pedalite pedals are an innovative safety device that has three LED lights in each pedal. A rear red, middle yellow and front white. The lights are powered by a generator within the pedal body itself and, once you’ve been riding a bit, the lights will stay on through stops.

When I originally heard [...]

First Look: Redline R530 Comfort Commuter

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Redline Bicycles have designed the R530 to be a comfortable urban bike for daily use. It has been spec’d out specifically for those looking to stay dry and clean on their daily commute and enjoy an upright riding position.
Since internal hubs are all the rage, the R530 has the Shimano Nexus 7-speed hub. [...]

Civia Cycles due out in March

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

We are here at QBP’s (Quality Bicycle Products) annual tradeshow, Frostbike. One of QBP’s newest brands is Civia Cycles which we posted about when the bikes were first shown at Interbike last September.
Civia Cycles is making big waves with their release of commuter bikes priced between $1900 and $3100 dollars. You get a [...]

Exclusive First Look: Gary Fisher Simple City

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Here is an exclusive first look at the pictures, prices and final specs for the Gary Fisher Simple City.
Update: We’ve got more pictures with better color options.
Every since the first pictures showed up of a prototype from the 2007 Trek World, people have been clamoring for news on when this bike will appear and what [...]

Update: SE Lager

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

This is the second in a series of posts that will serve as my review of this commuter offering from SE Bikes. In this post I discuss the overall feel of the bike after several months of riding. You can see my first post on the SE Lager with more pictures here.

Riding the [...]

A turn signal for the bike commuter

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Check out this video of the Safe Turn Bicycle Indicator light.  It’s a blinky light that attaches to your wrist with a strap and only turns on when you raise your hand to signal your turn.  Looks like a great safety device! 

Found on the Dirt Rag Blog

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