We’ve conducted 3rd party testing and have concluded that the problem we’re seeing is the fork was designed to be stiff so that under braking, the legs would not wander around creating a noodly fork feel.  An unanticipated by-product of this leg stiffness is that the fork legs aren’t moving at all during regular braking and in turn, [...]

RJ, from the blog An Adventure Called Bicycling, rides bikes in every fashion: touring, commuting, road racing, mountain biking, folding, hauling and more. Currently, she is working at Gregg’s Cycles, consistently rated the top bike shop in Washington state.
You might know how to clean and lube your chain, but do you know when to [...]

It seems weekly I’m modifying one bike or another, trying out the newest or greatest product.  Most of the time it is on my own dime, working in a bike shop I get to see all the cool things, and crave all the cool things too.  Here are some of my favorite things I’ve tried [...]

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.

Bike Centric notifies us that the Bicycle Film Festival is in [...]

There are more “commuter lights” coming to the market.  Two of these that hit last year are are the Light & Motion Vega lights.  These two different lights come with two different lumen powers, and different battery charge times.

Details from Light & Motion
Vega 120
Lumens : 120
Run Time : 2 hours
Charge Time : 10 hours
Weight : [...]

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.

Outside Magazine has an article on Bike Commuting 101.
Bike Carson and [...]