Urban Velo

Product Reviews

Snappy Caps Cycling Hat

Regular readers may remember our coverage of Snappy Caps from the NAHBS. I’ve been putting one their handmade caps through its paces..

June 10, 2009 with 3 Comments

NiteRider CherryBomb Blinkie

NiteRider is known primarily for their headlight systems, making a name in the bike world back when mountain biking was booming and high..

June 8, 2009 with 6 Comments

SRAM Rival – On Test

To preface this review, you should know I’m not a road racer. I don’t do crits, I don’t do metric-centuries to fulfill my..

June 1, 2009 with 10 Comments

PDW Speed Metal Grips

Portland Design Works set up shop this year, and among their first products are the Speed Metal Grips. The first thing you’ll notice..

May 28, 2009 with 2 Comments

OnGuard Rottweiler Lock

The The OnGuard Rottweiler 5023 is an armored steel cable lock, intended for situations where a u-lock won’t reach but a thin cable..

May 19, 2009 with 5 Comments

Torker Cargo T Bike Review

Cargo bikes have a special place in the bike kingdom; these are the pick-up trucks of our world. For people who regularly load up their..

May 18, 2009 with 3 Comments

Mitre Bolan Trainers

One day I was browsing the clearance aisle at Marshalls and found a pair of Mitre trainers (trainers in the UK are what Americans call..

May 13, 2009 with 5 Comments

Doma Coffee Roasting Company

Sometimes a box will just show up unannounced, and this box of coffee from Doma Coffee Roasting Company of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho was..

May 6, 2009 with 1 Comment

Velocity Beer Koozie

Now it’s true, the Australian company is best known for their rims, but Velocity is no one-trick kangaroo. They also make some mighty..

May 5, 2009 with 3 Comments

Knog Beetle Lights

Knog is known for their lights and their colorful silicon housings that let you attach and remove them easily. The Frog has become a..

April 30, 2009 with 7 Comments