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Urban Velo - Issue #17 New!
January 2010

Contents include: Riding Blind, Pulling Out the Stops, Unfamiliar Things, Two Bikes and a Funeral, Hardcourt Bike Polo Gets Organized, Gallery: Singapore Fixed, Bikes on Film: Police Beat, Splined Bottom Brackets, Winter Cycling Basics, The Internals of Internal Gears, I Love Riding in the City, Residue and No Exit: More Bicycle Games.

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Urban Velo - Issue #16
November 2009

Contents include: Adventures in Tokyo, Persuasion: A Political Primer, Bike Works, Love Letters Written in Horseshit, I Love Riding in the City, Pedals Plus People, Residue, Urban Legend - Mike Shih, Victory of the Bicycle, Masterlink Tech, Diagnose A Stuck Stem, Line Up Your Hot Patch, No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #15
September 2009

Contents include: NACCC Photo Gallery, The Bridges of NYC, Community Cargo, On the Road to Azougui, Working Bikes, Does Share the Road Work?, Real Life Tool Kit, Repairing a Sidewall Tear, Bottom Bracket Tapers, I Love Riding in the City, Residue, Bikes on Film and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #14
July 2009

Contents include: The Fed - Hardcourt Bike Polo Considers Its Future, Crit Racing, Barcelona Tiene Pode, Windy City Wool, Safe Routes Revolution, KC Urban Cyclist Project, Stem Clamp Penny Trick, What’s in There? - Inside Conventional Freewheels, Looking Where You’ve Been, Love Riding in the City, Residue and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #13
May 2009

Contents include: Monster Track X, Ku, What’s the Muss About Mass? Best Before 1994, The Running of the Chickens, Urban Assault, Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Valves, Brake VS Shifter Housing, Talking About Chainline, I Love Riding in the City, Bikes on Film, Residue and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #12
March 2009

Contents include: Pain in the Neck, Roller Racing, Bicycle Advocacy Stimulus Package, Discovering the Bicycle in Bogotá, Pacific Northwest Gallery, Residue, Bikes on Film, Getting a Handle on Handlebars, Chainring BCD Gauge and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #11
January 2009

Contents include: Ghost Bikes - Remembering our Fallen Friends, Fixed Freestyle Evolution, Fyxomatosis Gallery, How to Tie & Solder Spokes, The Rotafix Method, Residue, Black Sea by Bicycle, A Legacy of Bicycle Advocacy, I Love Riding in the City and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #10
November 2008

Contents include: The Million Mile Man - Danny Chew, A Ride on the Wild Side - A Working Vacation as a Bike Messenger, 10 Types of Pedestrians We Love to Hate, Winter Footwear Options, Bike! Bike! 2008, Blinkie Light Theory, How to use a Chain Tool, Ed Glazar Photo Gallery, plus I Love Riding in the City, Bikes on Film, Residue and No Exit comics.

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Urban Velo - Issue #9
September 2008

Contents include: Street Smarts—survival skills from a bicycle messenger, Books on Wheels—The MobikeMobookMobile, I Love Riding in the City, Vote Dick, The Greatest Bicycle Movie Ever Made, José Martinez Photo Gallery, The Most Beautiful Bike I Have Ever Seen, Out of the Woods & Back Into Town, Headset Adjustments, Fixed Gear Skid Marks, Residue and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #8
July 2008

Contents include: Cycle Messenger World Championships, World Naked Bike Ride, Bicycle Film Festival - NYC, A Special Place In Hell For Bike Thieves, Sustainable Fuel, Residue, Fastest Man On A Bicycle Honored At Last, Share… And Share Alike - Examining Vélib, One Car - Family Living with Less Cars, More Bikes, Bike Threading Explained, A Simple Way to Measure Chain Stretch, I Love Riding in the City and No Exit

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Urban Velo - Issue #7
May 2008

Contents include: I Love Riding in the City, Fixed Freestyle, Residue, Riding is My Religion, Get Out of the City, Bicyclists–The Future is Now, Bikes on Film, Maximum Insertion, DIY Truing Stand and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #6
March 2008

Contents include: What the Hell? LA World Cup Classic Track Racing Report, Independent Contractor Status in the Delivery Service Industry, NAHBS Photo Gallery, Residue Comics, License to Ride, I Love Riding in the City, No Exit and Wheelbuilding 101—a comprehensive guide to building and maintaining your own wheels.

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Urban Velo - Issue #5
January 2008

Contents include: The Dirty Dozen, Pedicabs After Dark, American Bike Punks in Tokyo, Techno Crashing, Faber’s Cyclery is Closed, Melburn-Roobaix, Residue & No Exit comics, how to adjust your rear derailleur and install that all-important front brake, plus reader-submitted photography from China, England and New York City and more.

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Urban Velo - Issue #4
November 2007

Contents include: Goldsprints, Winter Survival Guide, I Love Riding in the City, The Rise & Fall of a Bike Shop That Never Was, Ghana, Residue, Bike Fit, Ignorance is Bliss, Starting a Local Advocacy Organization Part III and No Exit.

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Urban Velo - Issue #3
September 2007

Contents include: Track Bike Geometry, 24 Hours of Bike!Bike!, Click, Click, Clique, Into the Arena, The Organic Urban Cyclist, Don’t Kiss an Elephant on the Lips Today, Starting a Local Advocacy Organization Part II, Love Affairs, How to Tension a Singlespeed Chain, Why Bells are Cool and Tool-free Tire Removal.

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Urban Velo - Issue #2
July 2007

Contents include: Going Underground, NYC Bicycle Fim Festival, Six Day Race History, Critical Mass Debate, Double Strap Toeclips, How To Wrap Bar Tape, Bikes, Bands & Burritos.

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Urban Velo - Issue #1
May 2007

Contents include: Stupor Bowl X, Bike Polo Revival, Proper Lock Use, Complete Streets, Patching Tubes, Bike Bike Preview, Her Story and more!

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