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Product Reviews

Innate Doppio Tumbler

If there is anything that any number of us share across the world, it is a cup of hot coffee or tea. Keeping it hot on the go is an age old..

November 10, 2010 with 2 Comments

Mission Workshop Monty

The Monty roll-top messenger bag is designed for commuters. Dubbed a “small utility bag,” it features a rolltop cargo..

November 9, 2010 with 4 Comments

NiteRider MiNewt 150 Cordless

The NiteRider MiNewt 150 Cordless is pretty much exactly what most commuters need. It’s a reasonably high-powered LED headlight..

November 8, 2010 with 8 Comments

SKS Alley Cat Fenders

The new SKS Alley Cat fender is just what the doctor ordered for this fall. Because when it comes to fenders, bigger really is better, and..

November 2, 2010 with 3 Comments

Niterider Stinger Rear Blinkie

The low-profile Niterider Stinger has quickly become my go-to rear blinkie since it showed up for review a couple of months back. The..

October 28, 2010 with 5 Comments

FSA Metropolis Bars

First, I have a confession to make—I have a handlebar fetish. Perhaps it’s not necessarily a fetish, but rather a quest for..

October 21, 2010 with 5 Comments

Po Campo Handlebar Clutch

PoCampo is a small Chicago-based company that makes fashionable-yet-functional bags and accessories for the modern bike-gal. While I..

October 18, 2010 with 1 Comment

Bicycle Technology – Understanding the Modern Bicycle

When it comes to hardcover books about everything that makes the bicycle go or how to work on them, I typically don’t have high..

October 12, 2010 with 1 Comment

Nebraska Supersonic

Nebraska Supersonic is an independent feature-length comedy by filmmaker Jeremy Lerman. It’s kind of got a Clerks vibe, with lots of..

October 6, 2010 with 0 Comments

Blue Lug Gear Ratio Bandana

I’ll make this review short and sweet… The Blue Lug Gear Ratio Bandana features a gear ratio chart. It comes in red, blue and..

September 27, 2010 with 5 Comments