Arleigh is building, documenting and writing out her build up of a Salsa Ala Carte mountain bike with 650b wheels and a Xtracycle Free Radical Kit.  This is an on going series so stay tuned for more installments.
Late this past week I took delivery of an Xtracycle Free Radical Kit at the shop.  The Xtracycle [...]

Just came across this great bike stand concept from the Netherlands on the Make site.

…a bikestand with airpump(Heklucht), type Ypenburg The product has been conceived for an art project in Ypenburg (a newly build neighbourhood in the Netherlands). Eight products will be placed in front of eight houses. The goal of the project is to [...]

You may already have a U-Lock, but your bike also faces the danger of having it’s components stolen while it’s locked up. You can fiddle with moving the front wheel and taking the seat with you, but that can be time consuming and annoying.
There is a product on the market that allows you to [...]

I realize many commuters don’t carry a flat kit or tools, but some of us do. That’s my saddle bag in this photo.

At a minimum I always carry:

Wrench (if I’m riding fixed or singlespeed)
Pump or CO2 inflator
Patch kit
Tire levers

I usually also carry

Tube
Multitool

Do you carry tools on your commute? Have you ever been stuck on the [...]