Urban Velo

Product Reviews

Skully K1 Lights

The Skully K1 lights are the evolution of the original Skully Skull lights. The new larger design was necessary to accommodate the new..

August 8, 2011 with 1 Comment

Interloc Racing Design Freewheel

IRD, or Interloc Racing Design, started as a small mountain bike component manufacturer. Their parts gained widespread acclaim, and vintage..

August 2, 2011 with 3 Comments
Nutcase Gen2 Helmet

Nutcase Gen2 Helmet

Nutcase introduced an updated version of their classic helmet some time back, and now all current helmets in their street collection are..

August 1, 2011 with 1 Comment

Crane Brass Riten Bell

The Crane brass Riten bell is undoubtedly the nicest bell I’ve ever owned. The quality is instantly apparent. Everything is made out..

July 26, 2011 with 3 Comments

Panaracer Crosstown 700×35

The Panaracer Crosstown is what I would consider a heavy-duty urban tire. At 700 grams per tire, they’re literally almost twice as..

July 25, 2011 with 2 Comments

Milwaukee Bicycle Co UHMW Bike Polo Mallet Heads and Caps

Up until recently, the material of choice for bike polo mallet heads has been HDPE (high-density polyethylene), aka gas pipe. With a little..

July 20, 2011 with 5 Comments

Fixcraft Bike Polo Mallet Shaft

Hailing from Kansas, Fixcraft is especially well aware of the fact that you can’t always find used ski poles. And even for those of..

July 20, 2011 with 0 Comments

EighthInch Julian V2 Wheelset

So you’re a wheel crusher, eh? Whether it’s fixed freestyle riding, bike polo or just miles and miles of broken concrete on..

July 19, 2011 with 3 Comments

Tektro R736 Long Reach Caliper Brakes

Although it would seem that there’s a significant demand for long reach caliper brakes for road bikes, there is a curious lack of..

July 18, 2011 with 7 Comments

Brev M Slitatta Tires

Brev M’s Slitatta tires are pretty much exactly what you might expect—durable, no-frills tires for urban riding. They’re..

July 12, 2011 with 0 Comments