December 30, 2006 – 7:12 pm
My 6 yr old daughter asked Santa for a Tandem Bike. (not joking). She spotted a tandem once when we were at a bike shop, she was really liking the idea of me riding in the front and her on the back on the same bike. Well, we must not have been naughty because Santa […]
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December 30, 2006 – 6:51 pm
For all of our CbB readers that were following Nick’s transformation of the Xootr Swift, here’s a quick update:
Nick has ditched the ‘grandma style’ saddle and has opted to install a Fuji saddle. The saddle is very slim and it has also shed some weight from the bike.
I also noticed that Nick had added pedals […]
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December 30, 2006 – 6:40 pm
Well, I’m back from my trip to Las Cruces/Carlsbad NM. I took the KHS F20-R along for the trip so I can do some riding over there. I was sick the entire week, that meant no riding for me. However, the F20-R is one travel-convenient bike. Although I own a Truck, I still had luggage, […]
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December 21, 2006 – 2:59 pm
Please note that the pending reviews of
The DiamondBack Transporter:
The KHS F20-R
and The Raleigh One Way
Will be featured here at ThebikeGeek.com. Stay tuned for the upcoming unbiased reviews!
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December 21, 2006 – 2:20 pm
It seems that the owner has severed ties with the editor and the whole crew as well. I would personally like to thank all of the CbB readers, Nick, Randy, Priscilla, John, all of the companies that were willing to subject their products to our testing. Special thanks goes to RL, thanks letting me […]
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December 19, 2006 – 11:10 am
The Bloggers from CommuteByBike.com and TheBikeGeek.Com will be bringing a new fresh Blog dedicated to our favorite past time: Mountain Biking. Not to worry, we are still going to be contributing to our other Blogs, we just decided that Mountain Biking is such a big part of us that we will dedicate a blog to […]
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December 12, 2006 – 11:46 am
As I ride my bike to work, there are a few places that I ride with extra caution:
1. Near a School. Moms and Dads are always in a hurry to drop off/pickup their kids and drive away without really looking out for cyclists or cars.
2. Near a Bus. Specifically at Bus stops. Don’t know […]
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December 5, 2006 – 11:01 am
Click here for interactive map
I was excited to see that the Whittier Greenway trail construction is on it’s way.
The Greenway Trail is included in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) “Southeast Area Bicycle Master Plan.” The trail will pass through residential, commercial, industrial and institutional land uses in Whittier, connecting […]
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December 4, 2006 – 11:22 am
I’m testing a nice high performance foldable bike for Commute By Bike. The bike is a KHS F20-R. Click here to read my first impression.
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December 4, 2006 – 11:19 am
Photo courtesy of Schwinn Lightweight data book.
Last friday, RL and myself headed to RPM cyclery to check out a couple of Tandems that Scott had for sale. In her letter to Santa, my oldest daugther is asking him to bring her a Tandem bike so she can ride with dad (isn’t that special). But […]
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