Urban Velo

Product Reviews

Cane Creek 100 Threaded 1″ Headset

It’s somewhat ironic that one of the finer 1″ threaded headsets on the market in 2010 is from the very maker that more or less..

March 30, 2010 with 9 Comments

Showers Pass Limited Edition Portland Cap

Ah, Spring… Though it marks the end of Winter, the weather’s guaranteed to catch you off-guard. One way to prepare for the..

March 29, 2010 with 8 Comments

Minnehaha Box Bag Review

Front bags are an wonderful but under represented segment in the ever-growing bike luggage market. When they work well, they’re..

March 22, 2010 with 0 Comments

All-City Big Block Track Frameset Review

While in Minneapolis for Stuporbowl 13 I had the opportunity to borrow an All-City Big Block track bike to ride for my four day adventure,..

February 22, 2010 with 7 Comments

Portland Design Works 3wrencho Coated

The Portland Design Works 3wrencho is a simple design done well, a heat treated steel 15mm wrench on one end and a tire lever on the other..

February 16, 2010 with 11 Comments

The Dropout Austin TX Bike Zine

Back in the fall a few friends from the Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club came through town on their guerrilla polo tour before and left a..

February 9, 2010 with 2 Comments

SRAM DoubleTap 10 Flat-Bar Road Shifters

SRAM introduced their handlebar mounted, road bike twist-shift system in 1988. Dubbed Grip Shift, the system saw immediate success in the..

February 8, 2010 with 11 Comments

Fast Pace Fixed Gear Zine

We like bike zines and in the past few weeks another one has made it out to readers, including us. Fast Pace Zine is a fixed freestyle zine..

February 3, 2010 with 0 Comments

Velocity Chukker Wheelset – On Test

I like to play bike polo. It’s a fun game, and with some exceptions not particularly hard on the body, but definitely fosters a lot..

February 2, 2010 with 9 Comments

Outlaw Earth Derringer Messenger Bag

These days I tend to not travel far from home without a camera or two at hand, usually stashed along for the ride in my messenger bag, by..

January 28, 2010 with 1 Comment