Musings

Trek Ride+ : First Impressions

The bicycle shop I manage, Cool Breeze Cyclery, and sister store, Trek Bikes of Charlotte, have brought in a fleet of the new electric assist bikes, Trek Ride+.  One of these, the FX+ is a demo bike that our co-owner with an engineering background took for this past weekend.  Below is his original experience.  We [...]

2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Paul Component Engineering

The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.  Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news.
Basics:
Whats your name:
Paul Price
Where are you based out of?
Chico, (Northern) CA
How did you get in to making parts?
I’ve always been a [...]

2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Capricorn Bicycles

The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.  Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news.

Basics
Whats your name:
Bradley Wilson
Where are you based out of?
Minneapolis
How did you get into frame building?
I got a job at Waterford Precision Cycles [...]

A Family of Four Rides Together

Picture yourself driving down a main road in your town, and you spot in an interesting sight.  A family of four, two adults and two middle aged children, all riding the same bicycle to get where they are going.
Family of four, spending 10 days, going through multiple cities regardless of the weather conditions biked (a [...]

2010 NAHBS Interview Series : Groovy Cycle Works

The largest series of interviews of frame and part builders, leading up to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28, 2010.  Make sure to add us on Twitter for the latest show news.
Basics
Whats your name:
Rody Walter
Where are you based out of?
Groovy Cycleworks is located in Wooster, Ohio
How did you get into frame building?
Disenchanted with [...]

Mission Workshop : A New Sponsor

Please bring a warm welcome to the newest sponsor of Commute by Bike, Mission Workshop.  Mission Workshop is a new company getting ready to launch their amazing urban styled cargo backpacks.  The guys behind Mission are well versed in bag making, coming from a background at Chrome.
Their bags are well thought out, with the expandable [...]