Urban Velo

Product Reviews

Crank Brothers Mallet 2 Pedals

The Crank Brothers Mallet pedal is designed for downhill mountain biking, but like many products, it can be utilized for a number of..

January 9, 2012 with 3 Comments

Dumonde Tech Bicycle Chain Lube

For many years I’ve been a fan of simple vegetable-based chain lube. It gets the job done, and you know you’re not doing much..

January 3, 2012 with 3 Comments

MCS Comfort Sport Custom Saddle

MCS Custom Bicycle Saddles is a small custom saddle operation based out of South Carolina. Marcus has been designing seats for other..

January 2, 2012 with 0 Comments

Modrobes Eucalyptex Base T Longsleeve

Modrobes is Canadian clothing company who not only sew their own garments in Canada, they’re dedicated to utilizing environmentally..

December 29, 2011 with 2 Comments

Osprey Talon 11 Backpack

Messenger bags are great for urban cycling, and messenger-style backpacks offer many of the same benefits along with the additional..

December 28, 2011 with 2 Comments

Notekillers – We’re Here To Help

I don’t know Stephen Bilenky all that well, but I do know that he’s a hell of a bicycle framebuilder. And based on our short..

December 25, 2011 with 0 Comments

Raleigh Roper Disc Brake Steel Cross Bike Review

Cyclocross bikes have long been the choice of urban cyclists looking for something beefier and more suitable to commuting than a road bike,..

December 20, 2011 with 13 Comments

Thomson Elite X4 Stem

As the name implies, the Thomson Elite X4 is the four bolt equivalent of their popular Elite X2. While either are suitable for road,..

December 19, 2011 with 0 Comments

Road Runner Bags Cell Phone Pouch

Road Runner Bags is one of those one-man, small time operations some people are always pointing to as the future of all things good...

December 13, 2011 with 3 Comments

SRAM Cable and Housing Cutter

When my trusty old home-mechanic-quality cable cutter finally gave up the ghost this year, I turned to my local bike shop for a..

December 12, 2011 with 4 Comments