Winter Bike Commuting: See and be seen!

It’s that time of year where visibility is poor. The days are shorter and darker. Research of Portland bike commuters revealed that traumatic injury rates while bike commuting double during the months of December and January compared to the rest of the year.(1) Take care to ride safe and maximize your visibility to see and […]

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What type of bike rider do you want to be?

Cycling is a fantastic community sport. It’s so popular in fact that you have to make choices about what type of bike rider you want to be. There are not just one or two types of riding you can enjoy, but a somewhat mind-boggling amount of them. For each unique type of riding, there is […]

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The perfect bicycle – Finding a bike you like

Finding the perfect bicycle can take a little research, but it’s time well spent. What’s the first thing you think about when considering a new bicycle purchase? Is it the color, frame material, or the fit? It’s probably a combination of these, yet riders often forego their favorite, ultimate bike color choice in favor of […]

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Beware of your saddle and seatpost!

The saddle in question: The Specialized Toupé The seatpost in question: A two-bolt, counter-tensioning post with protruding screw ends. The Specialized Toupé for better or for worse is a low profile saddle. It is one of those cut out saddles that ages fairly quickly, especially if you are at or over 170lbs. Aging or wear […]

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Why do we ride bicycles?

Do you remember the first time you rode a bicycle? Everyone has a story around their first riding experience. For me, right from the start, cycling was about freedom and feeling alive, one informing the other. More than that basically awesome feeling of being on the bike, I’m talking about a seemingly ever-expanding list of […]

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For 45th year in a row, Seattle’s Lake Washington Boulevard plays host to Bicycle Sundays, starting May 5, 2013. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on select Sundays this summer, the stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach Park to Seward Park entrance will be closed to cars and open exclusively to bicyclists, […]

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Winter in Seattle is weird. It’s like Kansas weird, but not as extreme. The weather is all over the board, relatively warm in the low 50’s one day, then 37 degrees F the next, or dry as a bone one minute and dumping sheets the next and for eight hours straight, eating up all of […]

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