Hi all, I added a free ePostcard service to www.bikecommute.com Check it out let me know what you think Also if you have a photo that we can make into a...
There was a "recline and glide" club on yahoo at one time. Haven't checked it out in a while,tho. You may want to check with a good bike shop to see if your...
Yes, I'm crazy for even considering it. Actually I've ridden along the shoulder of an interstate highway a couple of times before. It's 11 miles one way to...
I have tried a few times, but was always turned back, or forced off at the next exit by the State Police. I have never made it more than 2-3 miles. The...
I have finally gotten back in the saddle again after about two years of not being able to ride to work. Feels good too! I work at the National Institutes of...
It's the middle of May and it's still only 30 dgrees in the morning!!! What the hell is up with that? I hope some of you are enjoying nice riding weather!!...
Things got nice here in California for a while, but this weekend a big cold storm blew in, heavy rain, thunder and lightning, even a few tornados (very rare in...
Hi everyone, A year or two ago, I bought a Sigma Sport light package including two lights (Mirage and Mirage X) and a battery. It was cheap (about $70), but I...
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Lisa, I have a similar cheap light, good mounts, very bright, but a cheap gel-cel battery and no way to regulate the charge. Good call on not cutting the cable...
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oops, bad math. 7200mAh/800mA = 9h = 9 hours of charge time. Mike ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official...
Well, I do like to fidget with stuff like this, but I have an awful backlog of projects that I never finished... :) I know for sure that this is a lead acid...
... It's ... I'm new to this group. My commute is 30 miles each way. I use a litespeed appalachian with niterider light system. As for your question....
Just got my first flat of the year. Actually it was my fault- when I was inflating it, I flexed the valve aginst th rim and put a nice slice in the side of the...
Wow....that's alot of work for a flat!! Hehe...just thinking out loud here, and I've never considered this before. Is it possible a 26 in. tube would stretch...
I think the last couple of 27" I bought were at Walmart. I know my bike shop carries them also. As far as patching, has anyone had any luck with department...
I'm skeptical of glueless. Get a big tube of vulcanizing rubber cement at your local hardware store for patching tires at home. Carry a small tube along...
I found this article today in the Washington post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16426-2002Jun20.html I am very glad to see so many bike...
Just a little note to let you know you can now get custom bicycle commute merchandise at www.bikecommute.com We now have 300 bicycle commuter bios, for you to...
... My impression is glueless patches are designed to be temporary, and not last. You can save a few minutes if patching "on the road (or trail)", but when...
In some areas, you can ride your bicycle on the expressway. My biggest concern would be all the junk on the shoulder that does not get washed off to the side....
I've really had hit or miss luck with glueless patches. Sometimes they work really well, sometimes they don't. Time is usually not an issue unless I'm in a...
Hi everyone! I'm a bike commuter newbie from the Philippines. I came across this wonderfull egroup and I happened upon this pretty old message about dog...
This MSNBC writer thinks that cycling isn't a sport and that Lance Armstrong shouldn't be considered an athlete at all. Can you believe this? The most...
Hey there fellow bike commuters! Here in the Manila Philippines, the pollution level is way off the scale. That being the case, I recently decided to include...
If/when the polllution gets bad here where I live.. I too will wear a mask. Mel ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
Bicycle Ambulances Hit the Streets Wed Jul 24,11:03 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A fleet of six bicycle ambulances, complete with flashing blue lights, sirens and ...