If you’re going to be a serious bike commuter, you need the right tools. Your toolbox should have these basic tools: Hex keys Combination wrenches Cable cutters Compact Read More
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Tools for Biking
| September 4, 2015
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Bike Chain of Fools
| August 28, 2015
So this kid busted his bike chain near my house the other day. He was sitting by the curb, crying. (He couldn’t have been older than 10 years Read More
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Going Car Free in Florida
| August 12, 2015
Last month, my neighbor got drunk, got behind the wheel and got into a crash. He blew .08. His driver’s license was suspended for 6 months. His lawyer Read More
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Building Your Dream Bike
| August 6, 2015
Lately, people have been asking me a lot of questions about custom bikes. I don’t have a custom bike so I can’t tell you a whole lot about Read More
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Front Suspension: The Debate Rages On
| July 24, 2015
There are a number of questions you need to consider when buying a new bike. One of the biggest ones it whether or not to get a bike Read More
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Kid Rides Her Bike on Freeway Because GPS
| June 17, 2015
A 14 year old girl in Minneapolis rode her bike on the freeway because GPS directions told her that was the way to go. She was lucky — Read More
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Korean City Bans Cars for a Month
| May 18, 2015
This is totally rad: Suwon, a city in South Korea, carried out a pretty crazy experiment. They banned cars in the one of the city’s neighborhoods for a Read More
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How to Install Blind Rivet Nuts
| May 1, 2015
I received an email recently from a friend who is attempting to build a bike for the first time. Building a bike to meet your exact specifications — Read More
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Infrastructure: A Whole Lotta ‘What Ifs’
| April 17, 2015
As cyclists, infrastructure should be very important to us. If we want better bike infrastructure, we have to support other types of infrastructure as well, public transit in Read More
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Would You Have a Bike Themed Wedding?
| March 27, 2015
Velocipedes and Veils My friend in Minneapolis wrote to me, complaining about how annoying it is that people use the Stone Arch Bridge for wedding photos. See, the Read More