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Product Review: Stanley Nineteen13 eCycle Mug
Posted by on January 16, 2012
Stanley has been making tools, beverage containers, and other food storage products since 1913. Traditionally targeted to the lunch-pail-carrying crowd, they’ve introduced a new line to seemingly appeal to the younger, hip set with recycled and recyclable materials, and bike bottle-cage friendliness. I’ve used a “coffee ring” type of cage on my commuter bike for a [...]
Springtime in January
Posted by on January 10, 2012
My scheduled day off from work today aligned with the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had in the past week, so I decided it was a perfect time to head out on the Salsa Fargo for my first “big” ride of the new year. The forecast called for it to break 50 degrees; I don’t think [...]
Product Review: Salsa Fargo, Part 1 – One bike to rule them all?
Posted by on July 13, 2011
I’ve just completed putting together the latest addition to my bicycle fleet, a Salsa Fargo. What sort of bike is this? Well, as Salsa puts it, it’s “a disc brake only, drop bar mountain bike designed for off-road touring.” What does that really mean, and why would somebody want such a beast? The design of [...]
Product Review: The Donkey Boxx
Posted by on July 9, 2011
The makers of the Donkey Boxx bicycle pannier sent a free sample to where I work, so I decided to give it a try during my daily commute for a couple of days. What is the Donkey Boxx? It’s a hard-sided pannier meant to be used with front or rear cargo racks, just like a [...]
Cleveland Bike to Work Day 2011
Posted by on May 25, 2011
Last Friday, May 20 was Bike To Work Day around the world. I happened to have the day off that day, so I decided to take a ride up to downtown Cleveland to check out the city’s official Bike To Work Day celebration. I have ridden through and around the various roads and streets in [...]
Ohio Bike Trails in the News
Posted by on April 9, 2011
The long-awaited arrival of spring weather in Ohio has been accompanied by several recent articles in the news that have given many suggestions and encouragement for cyclists to get out and ride. Here are just a few. A Mansfield News Journal columnist talks up his favorite bike trails in the Central and North-Central regions: http://bit.ly/ie6NsY A [...]
Take the 30 Days of Biking Challenge
Posted by on April 2, 2011
Hopefully, you’ve heard about this already, because if you didn’t start yesterday, it’s too late to join the worldwide movement and sign up to ride every day for 30 days! Why? Just to prove you can! To motivate yourself to ride more this year! To motivate your friends and neighbors to ride more! Just for [...]
On the road again
Posted by on February 19, 2011
I did an indoor trainer session on Tuesday of this week, and planned to get another one in Thursday morning. When Thursday morning came around, the bed just felt too warm and cozy, so I decided to put off the trainer session until Friday. Thursday evening, I noticed that the weather forecast was looking pretty [...]
Commute of Silence
Posted by on May 20, 2010
Last night, while many throughout Ohio and around the world were commemorating cyclists who have been injured or killed on public roads with the Ride of Silence, I was doing my usual ride home from work. I got rolling early enough that I was thinking if I hustled, I might even make it home before [...]
Don't look at the weather forecast
Posted by on May 1, 2009
That’s my bike commuting tip of the day. Yesterday morning it was warm and pleasant, with temperatures in the low to mid-60′s. As I prepared for my ride to work, I checked the weather forecast, and it called for cooler and rain as the day progressed. I decided to go ahead and ride anyway, and [...]
