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Bike reviews, Reviews The Electra Bicycle Company believes a bike should be more than just a tool for transportation; it should be a fun and functional extension of your personal style. As a result, they’ve...

Way back in issue #2, I reviewed the Raleigh Clubman (with rim brakes). I said “The Clubman departs from the go-fast focus with some well thought out details intended for users with practical leanings.”...

Words and photos: Jason Max Soon after I turned 40, the main character from Murder, She Wrote became part of my grand life-plan of bicycling. That’s because it was then that I decided two...

Before I talk about the Travelers Check, I need to talk about the Cross-Check. And before I talk about the Cross-Check, I’ll talk about the KLR650. In 1987 Kawasaki introduced the KLR650, a 650...

Shinola (pronounced shy-nola) Detroit is a company doing something increasingly rare in this country: manufacturing consumer goods using the hands of skilled craftspeople. Shinola started as a watchmaker in 2011 and, having survived Motor...

This bike hangs on the wall above the counter at First Flight Bicycles as part of the MOMBAT collection. As soon as someone points up, you know what the next question is going to...

By Shannon Johnson Some have a warm spot in their heart for Motobécane, the French manufacturer of motorcycles, mopeds, and lightweight road bikes made from 1923 to 1981. Motobecane USA, however, has no relation...

When it comes to road bikes, I like mine comfortable, practical and versatile. Enter the $1,095 Greenway Elite. My contact at Breezer tells me: “Whether you’re riding for exercise, transportation, off-road recreation, or anything...

Tester: Emily Arnoldson Price: $1,100 Weight: 26.9 pounds Sizes: S (tested), M, L, XL This year is Marin Bikes’ 30th anniversary, and it marks the introduction of an all-new “utilitour” model, the Four Corners....

Accessories reviews, Component reviews, Reviews One thing is for sure, this isn’t your father’s (or grandfather’s) Brooks saddle. The Cambium is a whole new line for the storied British marque that combines Old-World materials with modern...

Bike reviews, Reviews Make no mistake about it, I’ve logged more miles and more hours on this bike in my review period than any other bike I’ve ridden for this magazine—maybe more than any bike...

Gear, News, Transportation ABUS just introduced an extra level of security to its Bordo line of locks with an alarmed folding bike lock. The Bordo Alarm includes a 3D movement sensor that triggers an alarm should...

Apparel reviews, Reviews When Shimano announced the XM9 and XM7 earlier this year, I couldn’t have been more excited. These shoes looked to be perfect for cool fall, winter, and spring riding. Now with a...

Bike reviews, Reviews The name Joe Breeze is most often associated with mountain biking, where he’s considered one of the founding fathers of the sport. Most folks don’t realize that before pioneering mountain bikes, Breeze...

Component reviews, Reviews First off, this is NOT Ui2. There is no such thing and never will be. A lot of folks think the “D” is for Dura-Ace, the trim level where the electronically-controlled shifting...

Bike Industry, Features Have a look at your bicycle. A close look. The likelihood is high that your frame, fork, and most of its components were made overseas—not in the United States. That “Made in...

Bike reviews, In Print, Reviews Drawing on Scott Sports’ European sporting and racing heritage, the Evo 20 is designed to be an urban bike that is well-suited to its environment and fun to ride. In practice,...

Words and photos by Alan Mayes Like many kids in the late 1950s, my younger brother and I learned to ride bicycles on hand-me-down 16- and 20-inch-wheeled bikes from older cousins. By virtue of...

Bike reviews, First Impressions, Reviews Marin describes the Lombard as having been “Birthed from cyclocross and touring parents…” and “Part adventure bike, and a part urban warrior.” Those descriptions certainly had me sold from the get-go,...

Reviews, Touring, and Bikepacking Own Style of Adventure Bruce Gordon is probably the most famous frame builder you’ve never heard of. Opinionated, stubborn, and prolific, he’s been building his own style of adventure touring bikes...

Adventure, Bike reviews, Reviews, Touring and Bikepacking, Travel Before I talk about the Travelers Check, I need to talk about the Cross-Check. And before I talk about the Cross-Check, I’ll talk about the KLR650. In 1987 Kawasaki introduced...

Shop Window (New Products) As the fat bike market matures it is inevitably diversifying into specific product categories. Just as mountain bikes now have categories for downhill, cross country, or trail riding, fat bike...

By Stephen Haynes I love to ride bicycles. I also love my 8-year-old daughter Darby. She, however, doesn’t yet share my love of all things bike. How do I go about getting my mildly...

Apparel reviews, Reviews Bern helmets have become very popular for riders looking for protection without the racy look of the average bike helmet. So it comes as a surprise that the Allston is its first...

Bike reviews, First Impressions, Reviews Different riders have different riding styles. Each person gravitates toward certain types of bikes that meld with their style. When it came time to outfit myself with a test bike, the Jamis...

Bike reviews, Reviews Bike Lover I love to ride bicycles. I also love my 8-year-old daughter Darby. She, however, doesn’t yet share my love of all things bike. How do I go about getting my...

News We’re at Saddle Drive near Lake Tahoe this week checking out new bikes from Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), the parent company of Surly, All-City, Foundry, Heller, and Salsa. Because of the proliferation of...

Dutch-style bikes have become popular as accouterments in certain U.S. cities, allowing urban dwellers to glide along the streets with European sophistication, suits and skirts unruffled. However, the history of these bikes, from English...

Bike reviews, Reviews Editor’s note:  Each year at Interbike we partner with manufacturers to borrow bikes for the week to allow us to commute from our hotel to the show without relying on fossil fuels....

Shop Window (New Products) Deadwood Somewhat surprising is this 29plus touring bike that Salsa says will be produced in somewhat limited numbers. More evolutionary than revolutionary, it’s kind of like what you’d expect to...

Bike reviews, Reviews Tester: Adam Newman What do we have here? Are they clunkers? Not really, they have 29-inch wheels and disc brakes. Mountain bikes? No way. Too much style. Cruisers? I guess you could...

Bike reviews, Reviews So, you’re kinda still married to riding that old Trek carbon racer from 1998, the one with the garish red, white, and blue graphics and a Shimano rear shifter that doesn’t work...

Jamis, continuing on even after steel road bikes seem to have fallen out of favor. In fact, this 2013 model marks the 25th anniversary of the Quest name. Built with an oversize Reynolds 631...

  Last issue began a series of articles discussing the merits of different frame material and featuring a vintage bike produced with that material. The first bike was a classic Schwinn Paramount made of...

Note: Leopard print saddlebag and pink Klean Kanteen not included. I was stopped on the side of the bike path, topping off a slightly underinflated tire. “Hey nice bike. What’s that extra tube for?...

We all enjoy a good escape on peaceful back roads where dilapidated farm houses often outnumber the passing cars. Maybe there is no set route, and each intersection allows for that last-second decision with...

Bike reviews, Reviews Soma Fabrications of San Francisco, California is on a mission to produce practical, durable, comfortable, and affordable products for the everyday cyclist. The Buena Vista is Soma’s mixte frameset. The mixte design...

Bike reviews, Reviews Misceo is a Latin verb that means “to mix or blend.” The idea behind the Raleigh Misceo Trail 2.0—a flat-bar, 700c bike decked out with disc brakes and a suspension fork—is to...

At first glance, the Torker Graduate is a nondescript, simple, even workaday bike. But its “ordinariness” is in fact one of its strengths. This is a basic, yet versatile machine that can take a...

Bike reviews, Reviews The Specialized AWOL Comp ($1,950) is an adventure bike and a darn good one at that. What’s most surprising about the AWOL is the name on the down tube. While Specialized launched...

The Sea Otter Classic is a huge bike festival held every year in Monterey, California. This year, there were over 400 brands represented in the expo, and while many of them were well-known giants...

The Cadent, along with its female counterpart the Alysa, make up the “Performance Hybrid” portion of Raleigh’s on-road lineup. These bikes fit squarely between Raleigh’s road bikes and their more casual, more comfy, less...

Events, Made I’d first heard about this bike following the Philly Bike Expo, where it won the People’s Choice award despite not even being on the official list for the award. Then I hung out...

Xtracycle is largely responsible for the blossoming of the longtail cargo bike market in the United States. In the late 1990s, Xtracycle was thinking big thoughts about what widespread acceptance of the cargo bike...

The new year draws near, and for the first issue of 2015, we’ve rounded up six bike in the $1,000 range as a representative sample at this popular price point. We’ve found it to...

Bike Industry, In Print, Made Pictured: (standing) Mark, Tim, David, Chris; (sitting) Stephanie, Ruby, Theresa At a bicycle trade show in 1986, two East Coast companies introduced titanium bicycle frames in an era where steel ruled...

Accessories  Reviews The Lumina OLED 950 Boost is NiteRider’s flagship road and commuter headlight, offering five steady light levels and four daylight flash modes all packed within a sleek, lightweight IP64 rated shell. Meaning,...

From the Archives, In Print Stereotypes abound in the bicycle industry, especially when it comes to the properties of frame materials. You know the ones: Steel is heavy, aluminum is stiff and carbon is the...

Bike Reviews, Reviews If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll have noticed a resurgence of simple, reliable bikes designed for short-haul transportation. Linus Bikes of Venice, California, offers just such a lineup of basic-transportation bicycles that take...

Bike reviews, Reviews Price: $1,100 Weight: 26.6 pounds Sizes: S, M, L (tested), XL More info: Novara Mazama  For those who aren’t familiar with Novara, it’s the in-house bike line of outdoor mega-retailer REI and features...

Bike Reviews, Reviews I’ve been a Soma Fabrications owner for a few years—I have a Double Cross DC that has thousands of commuting miles on it—so I was eager to ride something new from a company...

Bike reviews, Reviews Thanks to the searing neon paint and single-sided fork, it’s hard not to get noticed on Cannondale’s trippy urban bike. Everywhere I took it, people asked, “What is it?” or “How does...

Reviews The Jamis bicycle company got its start producing cruiser bikes way back in 1979. From there, they quickly capitalized on the mountain bike boom by offering production off-road bikes as early as 1983....

Apparel reviews, Reviews You don’t have to dress like a fluorescent ninja to ride a bike comfortably. Then again, not all trousers are created equal. Many brands are now offering pants that are tailored (sorry,...

First Impressions, Reviews For decades Trek has offered its model 520 steel touring model, specced with bar-end shifters, a rear rack, braze-ons for fenders and low-rider front rack, and clearance for chubby tires to tackle any...

A time comes for most of us to buy new bikes. The fact is, mountain bikes keep getting better, and newer ones perform better than the old ones in every possible way, save for...

Reviewer Name: John Arnoldson Age: 44 Weight: 165 lbs. Height: 5’ 11” Inseam: 32” Price: $6,799, $7,999 with carbon wheels Sizes: XS, S, M, L, (tested) XL Reach: 18” Stack: 24” Top Tube: 26”...

The Roper and its singlespeed sibling, the Furley, are new models in Raleigh Roper line-up. You may have already inferred that the names are taken from the pair of landlords on the, regrettably, long-running...

The Specialized Crosstrail formula is simple: aluminum frame with generous tire clearance plus rack and fender mounts, 60mm-travel SR Suntour NEX suspension fork, a 3×9 drivetrain, Tektro Draco hydraulic disc brakes, and wheels and...

Kona is pretty well known as a mountain bike brand, but it also has plenty of road-going products with finger-in-your-eye mountain bike attitude. While many companies start with road racing bikes and then branch...

The Aurora series has been part of the Jamis stable of bikes since the late 1990s and has included the Elite build since 2008. The Aurora Elite comes outfitted with all the basic building...

It has been raining in Colorado much too much for my liking. I moved here for the promised 300 days of sunshine, otherwise I’d probably live in the Pacific Northwest, but springtime makes me...

Ed note: This is part of our initial bike test of three new hardtails introduced at QBP Saddle Drive 2016, each shod with 27plus tires: the aluminum Salsa Timberjack, carbon Salsa Woodsmoke and steel...

Our inaugural Three Sisters Three Rivers adventure. 300 miles, 8 days, criss-crossing the cascades on mostly singletrack. www.limberlost.co Words and photos: Gabriel Amadeus Originally published in Issue #41 The market is awash with a...

Tonight at Saddle Drive,QBP‘s annual gathering of shop folk and media to showcase new products, All-City launched the latest in their lineup, the Cosmic Stallion. In fact, as I write this, the launch party...

We field-tested three bags for traveling with your bike: Evoc Bike Bag, Scicon AeroComfort MTB and the Shimano Pro Bike Mega. If you’re ready to ditch the cardboard box, considering putting one of these...

According to Yeti, “SB” stands for “super bike.” Normally this type of marketing claim makes me skeptical, but I was mightily impressed with the SB-66 and its Switch suspension. Given that, I was itching...

Surly has long been building simple, utilitarian, steel bikes designed to do their jobs without complaint, like the Moonlander, the Cross-Check, and the Long Haul Trucker. It’s added another feather in its cap with...

The kg271 is Madsen Cycles’ latest version of its fully equipped longtail cargo bike. The rear bucket—which straddles the rear 20-inch wheel—has been its signature look from the beginning. I’ve been curious about this...

Marin reintroduced this new Pine Mountain to celebrate its 30th anniversary and it harkens back to the early days of mountain biking, when exploration and adventure were coded into the DNA of the then-emerging...

Twin Six is a clothing company, so I was a bit surprised to see a collection of bikes in its Interbike trade-show booth a few years ago. The surprise quickly turned to respect, as...

There’s been much hubbub in recent months about Yeti’s newest flag- ship trail bike, the SB-66. At first glance, it seemed strange that Yeti might keep their venerable 575 alongside this new 152mm-travel machine,...

The Surly Karate Monkey is an iconic hardtail that helped popularize 29er wheels back in the early 2000s. It remained unchanged for 14 years, until 2016, when Surly launched an update to the frame...

The bike industry is still looking for the correct term for bikes like the Secteur. It isn’t a race bike, nor is it a touring bike. Specialized calls it “endurance road”. I’ve seen “comfort...

Dreaming about a new bike now that spring is here? You aren’t alone. Buying a bicycle is extremely exciting, but can also be a little nerve-racking. With so many bicycles of varying designs and...

It’s a warm morning. The sun’s out and spring has sprung. I’m stepping out of my back door with Cannondale’s Quick CX 3 ready to start the 11-mile commute to the office. My neighbor...

When the 575 was first introduced a decade ago, it broke the mold for trail bikes. With 5.75 inches of travel, it doubled what other companies were offering, plus it featured a 69-degree head-tube...

  Price: $3,499 (as tested) Weight: 42 pounds Sizes: S, M, L (tested) More info: Faraday Bikes One dirty little secret of the design world is that keeping things simple actually takes a lot...

The Trek 920 blurs the line between “gravel” bikes and loaded touring bikes. The whole concept of bicycle touring has been turned on its ear in the past few years. For a generation the...

Tester: John Arnoldson Age: 59 Height: 5’10” Weight: 150 lbs. Inseam: 32” The 27.5 Hawk Hill is an entry-level bike that passes muster. The frame is built from 6061 butted and hydroformed aluminum alloy....

We loaded the van a few weeks ago, and headed down to Brevard, NC to meet up with a couple of blokes from Santa Cruz and ride a pair of new bikes, the Bronson...

It’s 10:30 p.m. on Day 5. It’s just getting dark and our group is (kind of) lost on Reinesfjellet, the biggest sea of granite I have ever ridden through. In front of us, the...

I’m a sucker for bags. Every time a new design comes out, I am bright-eyed at the idea of some new way to get my life together, finally organize all my hopes, dreams and...

Adventure outlet REI is ushering in spring 2017 with their new bike line, Co-op Cycles. This new line of bicycles increases their focus on adventure products by placing a slightly increased emphasis on the...

Trek refers to the Mountain Train 206 as a “pedal trailer,” and that maybe one of the more apt descriptions for this type of kid-hauling device I’ve heard. Whatever you call them, these attachments...

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Bicycle Times Issue #10, published in April 2011. Words and photos by Jeff Archer. OK, raise your hand if you were born in the decade or so...

Tester: John Arnoldson Price: $620 (frameset) Weight: 7.1 pounds (frameset) Sizes: 50, 52 (tested), 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 cm Review: Soma Wolverine I’ve always been a sucker for bicycles that offer heaps of...

Tester: Phil McKeegan Age: 42 Height: 5’11”, Weight: 160 lbs., Inseam: 32” Price: $2,899 frame; complete bikes from $4,599; $6,499 (tested) Sizes: M, L (tested), XL More info: Santa Cruz Bicycles Santa Cruz was...

While many brands have introduced “endurance” road bikes over the last few years, few have taken the idea to quite the extreme as Trek. The Domane was developed with considerable input from Swiss pro...

It seems completely out of the left field. It’s a mountain bike with drop bars, right? Not even close. So it’s an adventure mobile gravel grinder? Wrong again. Cannondale Slate Ultegra the new Slate...

Editor’s note: We are as mindful of price as you are. So we gathered together a group of six very diverse bikes to showcase what you can find right now at the $1,000 price...

Randonneuring is long-distance, unsupported, non-competitive cycling within prescribed time limits. The events—called brevets—are 200km (13.5-hour time cut-off ), 300km (20 hours), 400km (27 hours), 600km (40 hours), and 1000km (75 hours). Grand Randonnées are...

Surly has been coming out with a lot of new stuff lately, from the Pack Rat front-loader touring bike to the redesigned Pugsley fat bike. Here at Frostbike in Minneapolis, the brand launched yet...

What’s old is new again it seems (aren’t HiFi stereos and albums grand?), but what never gets old for serious cyclists is the leather saddle. Prior to Avocet developing the first gel saddle in...

VP Components R62 Price: $90 Tester: Eric McKeegan I’ve ridden a lot of these clipless/platform pedals. They are my go-to double-sided clipless pedals for bikes that might do double-duty on long rides and casual...

Thinking more about fast group rides, maybe a bit of racing, or even some light touring? Let’s take a look at the Specialized Secteur, which is the aluminum version of Specialized’s Paris Roubaix-winning (and...

How-To and DIY, In Print, Sport, Touring and bike packing The market is awash with a huge assortment of very well-made bike-packing bags to fit in every nook and cranny of your bike. One...

Words and photos by John Arnoldson Age:42 x Height: 6’2″ x Weight: 200 lbs. x Inseam: 32” “Hey man, sweet bike!” As a bike whore, er, “product reviewer,” I get an interesting perspective on...

Tester: Karl Rosengarth Price: $289 (two bikes), $389 (three bikes) More info: Kuat Transfer Kuat Transfer 2 hitch rack has always impressed me with their intelligent design and solid construction. The company recently added...

Tester: John Anderson Age: 43 Height: 5’11” Weight: 165 lbs. Inseam: 32” At first glance, the Pivot Switchblade doesn’t seem to be much different than bikes with similar travel numbers and 29/27plus wheel compatibility....

Accessories reviews, Penny Candy, Reviews We recently got a pair of unique bells in the office, a U.S.A. made model from Spurcycle that may be the best bell on the market, and the tiny Roadie from Osaka...

Bike reviews, Reviews The $1,300 Gotham sits atop Novara’s line of Urban bikes designed to travel shorter distances in comfort and style. For those unfamiliar, Novara is the house bike brand of outdoor retailer REI....

When asked to describe the idea behind the Jamis Bossanova, Greg Webber, the vice president of product development at Jamis, had this to say: “Our Pacific Northwest retailers had been asking us for a...

This is quite possibly the lightest bike (Raleigh Capri) we’ve ever tested here at Bicycle Times at just under 17lbs.—but don’t call it a race bike. We’re fond of saying that what most of...

Testers: Eric Mckeegan and Jon Pratt shared this back-to-back review ON Bianchi in Bicycle Times Issue #38 Bianchi has been at the bike game for a long, long time. One hundred thirty years to...

Editor’s note: Here at Bicycle Times we are as mindful of price as you are. So we gathered together a group of six very diverse bikes to showcase what you can find right now...

Seven years ago, I rode my bike across the country with nothing but a $13 red bike light strapped to my Seatpost. It wasn’t very bright and functioned more as hopeful optimism than a...

Tester: James Scriven Sizes: 50, 53, 56, 59, 50, 53, 56, 59 cm (tested) Price: $2,300 The Diamondback Haanjo EXP tickles me in ways no drop-bar bike has ever done. That was before I...

Specialized Pizza Rack and Bag – $90 The Pizza Rack and Bag derive its name not from the payload size of its top platform, which is a size small pepperoni only, but rather from...

Truing wheels aren’t the same as building wheels. Similar equipment is used, but when building is more labor-intensive and requires some specialized stuff. Truing up an already-built wheel, however, doesn’t have to be scary...

Photos: Justin Steiner Graphic: Stephen Haynes As of this writing, very few manufacturers offer 27.5, 27plus and 29 inch wheels within one model lineup, but Specialized has embraced wheel size options big time for...

Ed note: This is part of our initial bike test of three new hardtails introduced at QBP Saddle Drive 2016, each shod with 27plus tires: the aluminum Salsa Timberjack, carbon Salsa Woodsmoke and steel...

It seemed fitting to have a budget-oriented fat bike show up at the doorstep the day after getting back from riding a handful of various all-carbon, high-end fat bikes in Crested Butte during Fat...

Tester: Adam Newman Age: 36 Height: 6’ 1” Weight: Gaining Inseam: 33” It’s steel. It has wheels. It rides like a bike. To be honest, I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to say?...

Tester: Mike Cushionbury Age: 46 Height: 5’10” Weight: 157 lbs. Inseam: 32” Price: $6,199 (as tested), $2,999 (frame and shock only) Sizes: S, M, (tested) L, XL More: Ibis Cycles It’s been just over...

Editor’s note: This is one of six bikes we’ve gathered together that fall between $1,900 and $2,600.Read our introduction to see the other five and watch for our long-term reviews of each in Dirt...

Editor’s note: This article by Brad Quartuccio and Michael Browne first appeared in Dirt Rag Issue #96, published in October 2002. Singlespeeders are obsessed with simplicity. No derailleurs to mess things up, no shifters...

Words by Zach White, photos by Gary Perkin MSRP $2,000 (R Kit) Sizes S, M, L(tested), XL Available Now As the name suggests, Santa Cruz’s Chameleon has historically been a frame that’s adapted to...

Courtesy of Cut Media For the first time in one of his films Danny climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take...

  Tester: John Arnoldson Age: 46 | Height: 5’10” | Weight: 190 lbs. | Inseam: 32” Price: $6,500 Sizes: S, M, L (tested), XL, XXL More info: Santa Cruz Bicycles The Tallboy from Santa...

Here’s something that hasn’t happened before. Texan Kirk Gillock has finished a 4,250-mile solo cycling tour around America in the shape of a large heart. The purpose of Gillock’s “Heart for America” campaign is...

By Erik Mathy. Erik carries an entire 4×5 view camera on his bicycle journeys. Let’s check out some of his recent work…Ed. The San Francisco Bay Area is a funny place. I’ve been riding...

Note: Today is the last day to register to vote in some states! -Ed. The League Of American Cyclists did a recent survey, and while it is encouraging that 97% of the survey-takers plan...

The Fam As parents of two developmentally disabled children, my wife Deana and I struggle to wrangle everyone together for family activities. We’ve always tried to find ways to get our kids riding, and...

Lately I’ve been eyeballing some repair stands and contemplating building my own. I don’t have a real garage, just a carport with a small attached shop area. The shop area has a workbench, but...

And now, for your amusement, our roving sentinel of sanity ponders life, tricycle love, and a Surly you’ll never be able to buy. -Ed. By Chris “Bama” Milucky The steel-ular seat of my tricycle...

By Jessie Bird “Racing: A Need for Speed”- an emotion that we’ve all felt and the title of a recent exhibit at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA. This exhibit followed the evolution of...

Looks like the engineers over at Strider Bikes decided to have a little fun with their newest addition to the Strider 12 lineup, the carbon Strider 12 ST-R Balance Bike. The 12 ST-R features...

By: Mark Greiz You ask me why I pedal to faraway places; I smile and close my eyes, Words can’t describe the reason why; The blue water glistens, the birds fly high. January 29th,...

Here’s something cool, Laird Rickard’s Tallbike-chopper-tallbike. Sometimes it’s a chopper… Other times it’s a tallbike. As you might guess from the photos, Laird lives and rides in the Bay area. Yes that is a...

By Jeffrey Stern What do we know about even the most well thought out plans? Well, they more often than not don’t pan out as expected. But only if you let them derail your...

By Stewart Port I’m a 64-year-old guy with heart disease. I ride for everyday transportation and errands when I can, and occasional 10-20 mi. jaunts for exercise and recreation. I’m otherwise in good shape,...

Keiu (Say Kay-u) means “welcome rain” in Japanese. I welcomed rain while wearing the Kieu jacket from Swrve. First to see if it was actually waterproof, and secondly because it is actually waterproof. But...

The longtail cargo bike, with its stretched rear end, has been my go-to whip of late due to its ultimate versatility, utility, and fun. And with an electric motor for extended range, there are...

Hundreds of enthusiastic toddlers from around the globe – some still in diapers, will ride in family-friendly bike races and play experiences at the Strider Cup World Championship, July 20-21, at Central Park &...

By: Adam Perry As I set my Long Haul Trucker down at a Ride the Rockies aid station this spring atop Ute Pass, approximately 9,500 feet above sea level in central Colorado, a scruffy...

Tour de Pink is an amazing, fully-supported 3-day charity ride to support the Young Survival Coalition’s mission that no young woman faces breast cancer alone. Read more about the rides and register at www.ysctourdepink.org....

Listen on Soundcloud to all 14 minutes! Driving along “The Loneliest Highway In America” as determined by LIFE magazine back in the 80’s, Nancy and I came across a couple of characters riding their...

We’ve all been there. You stayed out later than you planned and the party you were just at’s idea of food doesn’t match the buffet you had in your head. You’re riding home, it’s...

Urban transportation and folding bike company Tern announced an upgrade to its Vektron folding e-bike lineup, with three new models. The new Vektron is equipped with the latest Bosch drive system, received a re-worked...

The 2018 Limited Edition Pride Messenger Bag marks Timbuk2’s 9th year of celebrating Pride Month with a bag, handmade right in their factory in San Francisco, CA. This year, the bag was designed by...

Project Bike Tech (PBT) is a non-profit specializing in educating high school students on bike mechanic skills and provide career preparation training. As they move forward into their 10-year anniversary they are expanding their...

A throwback to their early 90’s run of purple products, Paul Components is offering for a limited time only, select parts available in a Prince-worthy electric purple anodized finish as a pre-order. Go to...

One part bicycle, one part solar, and one part car. It’s a Velomobile! The first velomobiles or velocars showed up around the 1930s and ’40s. During the oil crisis in the 1970s, Pedal Powered...

Given my fascination with cargo bikes, I had to ask Jimmy over at Luckyduck in Oakland, CA about that funky-looking cargo bike parked in front of the shop. An 80’s Cinelli Ottomila mountain bike...

Sugoi means “terrific” in Japanese. I would agree that their Zap Collection line is pretty terrific. The entire clothing line has reflective fibers sewn into it and the results are illuminating (pun intended). The...

There are rain jackets and there are wind jackets and the Showers Pass Ultralight falls in the latter of the two categories without question. Its intent is to offer maximum protection for unexpected climate...

If you hadn’t heard the United Nations recently designated June 3, 2018, as the inaugural World Bicycle Day. Woot! UN declared the bicycle a simple, affordable, reliable, and environmentally friendly means of transportation. It...

New for 2018, the Eastside Fade is the latest release for Fyxation Bicycle Company. The Eastside was originally introduced in 2012 and is now available in 5 colors and 5 sizes, including a 46cm...

Just running into the convenience store for a pit stop? Sitting at an outdoor café with your bike insight? Maybe your bike is up on the car’s roof rack. In times like these, when...

The TheSLADDA bicycle was launched in August 2016 as a move from IKEA to promote a sustainable transportation option in its many locations. Ikea has issued a precautionary recall of its SLADDA bicycle, due...

Shimano’s Lifestyle Gear announced at Eurobike/Interbike 2017 the release of their first gravel-specific product: the XC5 shoe. A special “camo” edition of this shoe was produced and was just made available as a limited...

By Jeffrey Stern The Strider 14x Sport for kids ages 3-7 is the ultimate two bikes in one that has tons of features making it a great option for those with kids learning to...

Our generation may be bonkers about the “van life”, but what about that bike life? In this continually overcomplicated, technology saturated world that seems to grow by leaps and bounds with each passing day...

By Jeffrey Stern The thought of riding a hundred miles is daunting. Just thinking about triple digits on the odometer has the effect of creating butterflies in your stomach. The kind of butterflies that...

By Jeffrey Stern Let’s be honest, traveling makes it hard to stay on top of a healthy diet. However, if we’re being completely honest, travel also isn’t an excuse to throw out all the...

I don’t know how much the average bicycle rider cares about my favorite band, Pavement, or Steven Malkmus’s “current band” (sorry man), The Jicks, but the Folks over at https://dangerousminds.net were kind enough to...

Lubrication isn’t just for your bike chain. If your experiencing jamming with your bike lock you probably need to clean it. Performing scheduled maintenance is important just like lubing the chain on your bicycle....

The Great Cycle Challenge encourages each rider to set a personal mileage goal for the month and ask their friends, family, and colleagues to sponsor them to support their challenge. Participants can ride to...

We love kids on bikes! Every time I ride with my kids it is definitely an adventure in one way or another. Share images of your kid adventures and tag @BicycleTimes and @SalsaCycles on...

On May 13th Women from around the world are invited to join together and ride bikes. For a list of rides in your area, or start your own go here. Cyclofemme is partnered with...

Greg Bagni has been spreading his love of aliens around the bicycle industry for as long as I can remember. Every year at Interbike, Greg would be there, with socks, stickers, and love for...

By Jeffrey Stern We’ve all experienced bike lust. You know, those days that your friend rolls up to your group’s adventure on a bike so new the chain is still silver, the hairs on...

Lumos Helmets will be the first Smart Bike Helmet sold in Apple Stores. The helmet update will make it so users can download an app to their Apple Watch and use hand signals that...

The League of American Bicyclists, Love to Ride and presenting sponsor, 3M, are excited to announce the launch of the seventh annual National Bike Challenge, coinciding with the start of Bike Month. The National...

We just got an email from an artist in Buenos Aires, Argentina with some fresh imagery we thought we’d share with you. Julián Dorado is his name and he’s really into the old-school road...

The Vya range of commuter lights from Light & Motion uses a motion-activated sensor and plant-based materials to create a super-compact, bright and eco-friendly headlight and series of taillights. The Vya doesn’t have an...

world Bicycle Relief (WBR), a global nonprofit and social enterprise mobilizing people in developing countries through The Power of Bicycles, distributed 54,687 of its signature Buffalo Bicycles across nine countries in 2017, according to...

Tegan Phillips is a comic artist who first started drawing for a contest to win a touring bike and gear. Guess what – she won that bike and set off riding it around the...

Every time Dirt Rag editor Eric McKeegan looked at the Soma Condor drop bars on my gravel bike, he just shook his head and laughed. Which made me laugh. Why? Because they do look...

By Jeff Archer In the late 1880s, chain drive revolutionized the bike industry. Previously, the cranks were attached directly to the wheel such as on the 1885 Columbia ordinary (Bicycle Times Issue #8). With...

Adventure, explore, shred–that’s what the Grasshopper Adventure Series is all about. Less about the race and more about the experience to be had at any of the seven events in this series from January...

By Jeffrey Stern It goes without saying, but sometimes it still needs to be said: we’re lucky. Much of the United States offers an undeniably unique opportunity for people of all types, abilities, and...

With the explosion of bikepacking, the market has become inundated with small bag makers, each with their own take on a relatively simple concept: holding stuff. It seems that each city has its own...

Planet Bike is no stranger to advocacy efforts. Just this past April they awarded grants to six non-profit bicycle advocacy organizations, read more about that here. And in 2010 they were awarded Gold for...

Paul and Maurice discuss the BooLander over coffee, listen while you look. Knowing Paul Freedman, his past life as the rapper Fossil Fool, his growing company, Rock The Bike, his tall-tree sound system bike...

This summer, Oregon-based Leatherman Tool Group will debut an industry first: a multi-tool that can be worn on the wrist. The Leatherman Tread is crafted of high strength, corrosion-resistant 17-4 stainless steel links that...

Photos by Peter Bakken We’ve all seen these rooftop tents floating through magazines and the interwebs, but not many of us have actually seen them out in the wild, so I was pretty excited...

By Jeffrey Stern I remember the day well, boarding the number four bus in Mill Valley destined for San Francisco and there were actual seats available. It’s common to find yourself standing for 90-minutes...

Tester: Karl Rosengarten Age: 59 Height: 5’10” Weight: 150 lbs. Inseam: 32” Carver’s Ti All-Road is a mountain biker’s road bike. With a design aimed at mixed- surface comfort and stability, the All-Road stands...

Padlocks have long been used to secure valuable items, but remembering the combination or where the key is can be a hassle. Fingerprints have replaced passwords for electronic devices and are now replacing combinations...

WD-40 BIKE has teamed up with Squid Bikes to create a custom bike — free to one lucky winner. Starting with one bare “Shred to Ed’s” frame, a couple of cans of Spray.Bike paint,...

By Karen Brooks The League of American Bicyclists hosted a vibrant and vital National Bike Summit earlier this month in Washington, DC. This year’s theme of “Grass Roots Grow Together” was particularly apt—the current...

A German organization called the Bamboo Bicycle Club (BBC) recently spent time in Kenya teaching students in Malaa (near Nairobi) how to repair and maintain bicycles and build a bamboo bike. The use of...

If you are a devoted cyclist then there is a chance that you have been bitten by the racing bug at one time or another. It’s inevitable that you will want to go further,...

30 Days of Biking is a pledge to ride your bike every day in April and share your adventures online with the hashtag #30daysofbiking. There’s no minimum distance and every ride counts, whether it’s...

Diary of a Winter Commuter is a detailed account of riding in Wisconsin during one of the harshest winters in the past 25 years (2014). Rich Sweet recently turned his journal entries into a...

Diary of a Winter Commuter is a detailed account of riding in Wisconsin during one of the harshest winters in the past 25 years (2014). Rich Sweet recently turned his journal entries into a...

Diary of a Winter Commuter is a detailed account of riding in Wisconsin during one of the harshest winters in the past 25 years (2014). Rich Sweet recently turned his journal entries into a...

By Jeffrey Stern Although definitely not the heart of the Fondo season, the spring is a good time to get out to test your fitness while exploring a new and possibly warmer part of...

Good gear isn’t cheap, but I believe it’s worth every penny. Forget the upfront cost. I’ll willingly plunk down my moola for a quality product that’s built to last a lifetime, figuring that I’ll...

Living in the northeast as a cyclist means a solid part of your year is spent riding in cold and wet conditions. Over the years the offerings of cycling apparel geared towards tackling cold...

By Anna-Lena Kempen The Frigid Bitch is a ladies’-only bike race in Pittsburgh that happens Valentine’s Day weekend every year. The format is classic alley-cat style–go fast, get there first (try not to freeze)....

We still have 1-2 more months of winter in the northern states. My dad resides in Yuma, Arizona, and would call 40°’s winter, but whatever your cold tolerance is, baselayers can be a key...

Bontrager B2 long sleeve base layer – $85 When riding in cold and/or potentially-wet winter conditions, layering and dressing appropriately is of utmost importance. That being said, I usually opt to get my upper...

John Rattray is a Scottish professional skateboarder turned office worker. In 2011 he lost his sister to depression, and in 2017 he woke up and decided it was time to ride his bicycle 100...

Not all vests are created with riding in mind. From a company like Club Ride who blends lifestyle and riding, sometimes leaning a little too heavy to the lifestyle end of the spectrum, I...

By Jeffrey Stern It’s cold, dark and we already know motivation is lacking to workout during the winter months, so how in are you going to find the time to eat balanced, healthy meals?...

This “cool weather casual” kit from Club Ride combines fashion and functionality. Gravity Flannel – $100 The Gravity Flannel from Club Ride has all the aesthetic qualities suitable to both hearty frontier folks and...

Maybe driving a car is something you’d like to do less often. A cargo bike can make this a reality and can even replace the gas hog as a way of moving kids and...

Unsure what to get that friend who loves bikes and books? Combine the passions with these four cycling-related publications for all types of both riders and readers. Pedal Stretch Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling...

It’s that time of year when my Strava feed slowly becomes more and more full of trainer rides and Zwifters. Meanwhile, people like my husband are going backpacking in the single digits and getting...

My immediate response when I heard about the dockless bike-share was “More butts on bikes, great.“ Then I started to ask questions. “So what do you do with it when you’re done?” “I could...

If you’re anything like me, it’s a rare day of bike commuting that doesn’t add a small dot of road grime or bike grease on your khaki pants, white shirt, etc. Grease is tough...

Bike racks continue to evolve to be lighter, stronger, and more user-friendly. Here are a few new ones that we saw at Interbike: 3 new bike carriers from Thule By Scott Williams The EasyFold...

Words and photos by Stephen Haynes Interbike is an interesting proposition for a part-time Luddite/agoraphobic like yours truly, in that it consists of lots of shiny things that make noise, and smiling people that...

By Adam Newman Exposure lights have never had the kind of…er…um…exposure…in the U.S. that they deserve. Now with an exclusive distributor for North America, they’re making another push to show that they’re the sugar...

Here are a few random tidbits we found on our second day of roaming the floor at the last Interbike in Vegas: Pearl Izumi Versa collection Pearl Izumi says that the Versa line is...

Here are a few notable things from the halls of ye olde Interbike, 2017. Ergon releases a new grip of grips (and a saddle) From the top: GA3 – $30 – The smallest version...

The 7th annual New England Builders’ Ball, New England’s only annual handbuilt bicycle show, will host many of the world’s best bicycle frame builders at the Boston Design Center in Boston’s historic Innovation and Design...

By Jeffrey Stern We all know them, those friends that appreciate the convenience and simplicity of integrating more bike riding into their daily lives, but rarely do it. Why? It’s hard to put a...

By Adam Newman I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for a bike ride with a theme, especially when it involves a liberal dose of libations. Last fall I joined a dozen or so like-minded...

The Activo Baggy from Liv is the shorter of two pairs of baggies in the women’s-specific company’s clothing line. With an 8 inch inseam, they fall a couple of inches above the knee on...

These shorts look nothing like bike shorts, and that’s what makes them great. Not only do they appear like almost-dressy bottoms and feel like the comfy shorts you’d throw on to hang out around...

Tonight at Saddle Drive, QBP‘s annual gathering of shop folk and media to showcase new products, All-City launched the latest in their lineup, the Cosmic Stallion. In fact, as I write this, the launch...

By Paul de Valera My bicycle is my best friend, my only true ally in this world. My bicycle will never betray me, well it may break and throw me off of into a...

Last September, the town of Macon, Georgia installed a network of temporary bike lanes. In the two weeks that the lanes were up, bike traffic increased by nearly 900 percent, more city residents were...

National Bike to Work Day was last month. Reading other people’s stories and social posts about biking to work got me thinking about my own bicycle commute, one that is now defunct as my...

Ortlieb has been a reliable pannier bag brand for cyclists for decades, so it wasn’t surprising to see them release a few bike packing-specific products in 2016. At the Sea Otter Classic this year,...

At Sea Otter Classic this year, Breezer was showing off a new gravel bike that will be available for 2018. The Doppler bridges the gap between Breezer’s two current drop-bar adventure bikes, the Inversion,...

The Sea Otter Classic is a huge bike festival held every year in Monterey, California. This year, there were over 400 brands represented in the expo, and while many of them were well-known giants...

Recently, Shenandoah National Park announced a car-free day on part of the infamous Skyline Drive, an opportunity for cyclists and other non-motorized users to enjoy the scenery and atmosphere free from motorized vehicles. This...

This piece originally appeared in Issue #16. Order up a subscription to Bicycle Times and you’ll get great content like this delivered right to your door or device. By Justin Steiner Dreaming about a...

Words and photos: Adam Newman When Brock Dittus and Aaron Flores started cycling together, they certainly had no plans to start a podcast. Now 300 episodes later, the Sprocket Podcast “simplifies the good life”...

The Baja Divide is a 1,700-mile off-pavement bikepacking route down the length of the Baja peninsula, from San Diego, California, to San José del Cabo in Mexico. The route utilizes existing roads and tracks,...

They’ve been on motorcycles forever, and more recently cars have adopted them too, so why not bikes? Daytime running lights can significantly improve your visibility on the road, Bontrager says, and the brand is...

Words: Amanda DelCore Originally published in Issue #41 I was itching to ride alone. No offense to any of my trail pals that had accompanied me through Canada, Montana, and Wyoming on the Great...

Advocate Cycles is attending the Montana Bicycle Celebration this week previewing two, brand-new and custom-painted models that will be auctioned at a later date to support the Adventure Cycling Association. The Sand County is...

What to do if you break a spoke Screen Shot 2016-07-28 at 6.00.15 PMIt depends on the ride. It’s all about being prepared. Ideally, you’ll have a really tiny spoke wrench in your bag...

AAA Northern California has launched a pilot program along the Embarcadero area of San Francisco using Yuba’s Spicy Curry electric-assist cargo bike to offer roadside assistance. AAA gets frequent calls for flat tire assistance,...

There are a lot of “safety” (as in, be-seen) cycling lights out there and, to be honest, they aren’t all that different. Pick one with a style, price, and lumen output that suits your...

All-new for 2016, the Tern Bicycles Eclipse X22 is designed to pack a big ride into a foldable package. Thanks to its 26-inch wheels the X22 feels and handles like a “standard” bicycle. That’s...

What the heck is Orp? Well, it was born in an industrial design studio, was incubated through a crowdfunding session, and now represents a really fun and useful way to stay safe on your...

For one week only, Bicycle Times has partnered with Bike Friday to give you the chance to win a Haul-a-Day cargo bike just for answering a few questions in the survey below. The Haul-a-Day...

Few pieces of gear elicit such passionate debate as ultralight shelters. From bivy bags to tarps to tents, there are more options than ever before to keep you dry and warm in the outdoors....

Soma Fabrications is giving away a pair of tires to one lucky Bicycle Times reader. The Shikoro clincher is a quick, durable, armored tire that maintains an excellent road feel. It is superb for...

Tern’s all-new Eclipse X22 folding bicycle is scheduled for release in January 2016, with a suggested retail price of $2,500. I’ve had the pleasure of riding several folding bikes over the years, but this...

I have struggled for days trying to figure out how to write this, or if I even should bother. Cyclists being killed on their bicycles are not, unfortunately, unusual news. My journalistic tendencies initially...

This article has a family theme, and we reached out to one of the most experienced travelers we know about how he has fared introducing his young son Sage to bicycle touring. In this online...

This is it. The Big One. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has shifted, resulting in a massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the Pacific Northwest. In Portland bridges are unsafe to cross, gasoline is...

PRESS RELEASE: It’s not every day that a cyclist in a suit jacket and tie takes to the World Road Race championship course – and wins. But that’s exactly what happened this past weekend...

Even to non-Catholics, this should be of interest: Breezer Bikes created a custom Downtown 8 for Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States, which is currently underway. The pontiff is known for a...

On the cover Justin Steiner and Emily Walley explore the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania aboard the new Salsa Powderkeg tandem mountain bike. Features Love Ascends A challenging bike tour brings a couple closer...

Deadwood Somewhat surprising is this 29plus touring bike that Salsa says will be produced in somewhat limited numbers. More evolutionary than revolutionary, it’s kind of like what you’d expect to get if a Fargo...

Rotating Mass Media has appointed Adam Newman as the new editor-in-chief at Bicycle Times magazine. Newman was most recently the online editor for both of Rotating Mass Media’s two titles, Bicycle Times and Dirt...

Editor’s note: Beardo the Weirdo is our resident spiritual advisor and greasy wrench, expert. You can usually find him in the pages of Bicycle Times but sometimes he fires up the dial-up modem and...

Germany’s ABUS Mobile Security and Portland, Oregon’s Project 529—a cycling software startup—are joining forces to combat the growing epidemic of stolen bicycles with their new 529 Garage platform. Both companies agree that the key...

Being around the industry as long as I have I know a lot of people, many of whom congregate once a year in a different location to look at the fashion show we call...

“A network of footpaths blanket the European continent. From across the globe, I cannot tell what I’ve discovered. There’s a chance these trails are too steep to ride, too difficult to navigate, or simply...

Editor’s note: This review originally appeared in Issue #32 of Bicycle Times. To make sure you never miss a bike review, order a subscription and you’ll be ready for the everyday cycling adventure. The...

One of the best things about opening the new home office as the Portland Bureau of Bicycle Times is that I’ve landed right in the middle of Pedalpalooza, Portland’s month-long celebration of bicycles, eccentricity...

Flying with a bike can be expensive, but Tern’s new FlightSuit can turn an off-the-shelf suitcase into a safe and secure transport case. Bringing a bike with you when you travel is always a...

The world of e-bikes can be confusing for riders looking for basic, simple transportation. Trek’s T80+ is about as uncomplicated as things get, with a basic drivetrain, no throttle, and a very simple motor...

By Marie Autrey When I stepped through the exhibit hall doorway, I knew the world had changed. I have a recurring dream in which I’m driving the interstate or walking to the mailbox when...

Tandems have been bringing together the mighty cycling power of two since the late 1800s, and Bike Friday has been building tandems since the co-founders’ very first in 1987. As a mom of two...

Rather than a beefed-up touring bike like the Co-Motion Divide we reviewed last week, the Fargo 2 is actually a drop-bar mountain bike, with a lighter compact frame, 2×10 drivetrain, tubeless wheels, and slacker...

The Co-Motion Divide’s rugged-looking frame is hand-built in Oregon using oversized Reynolds 725 Chromoly tubing. Co-Motion’s tandem expertise is evident in the massive chainstays and the 40-spoke wheels, built using DT-Swiss 540 tandem hubs...

By Mike Cushionbury For a great many of us, road riding isn’t a dedicated endeavor of criterium racing and hill repeats. It’s a combination of long days on the pavement, as many dirt roads...

By Karen Brooks Between their excursions to “adventure by bike,” the folks at Salsa have been busy making improvements to their stable. We recently covered the 2014 Horsethief and Spearfish, which both got the Split...

By Matt Kasprzyk I’ve been a Soma Fabrications owner for a few years—I have a Double Cross DC that has thousands of commuting miles on it—so I was eager to ride something new from a company...

Editor’s note: This review originally appeared in Issue #164 of our sister magazine, Dirt Rag, but because it generated so much interest, we decided to share it here, too. Enjoy! By John Herron When I heard...

By Jeff Lockwood The annual European pilgrimage for the Eurobike bicycle tradeshow went down this past weekend in Friedrichshafen, Germany. As expected, the show unveiled all sorts of bikes and bits from manufacturers from...

Editor’s note: Riders Write is an occasional column where we feature reader-submitted stories. This edition tells the story of the Trans-Iowa, a 330-mile gravel race that traverses some of the most difficult terrain imaginable. Author...

Editor’s note: Paul Rozelle is an endurance cyclist who completed the 1,200km Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur in 2011 and writes about his experience in Issue #16. While he was in France, he decided to climb all...

By Justin Steiner Sam Patterson may not be a household name to the average cyclist, but he’s had a great deal of impact on the cycling world. Patterson, the namesake of FSA’s Metropolis Patterson Transmission, co-founded...

The author tackles Canton Avenue’s 37 percent grade. By Karen Brooks, photos by Jon Pratt Somehow I have lived and cycled in this city for 20 years without participating in one of its more...

By Stephen Haynes “Always leave them crying,” says Chris Brown of Kidz Tandems. What he means is, that kids love to pedal and you want them to be so pumped about riding that when...

This lane extends down Pennsylvania Avenue. By Karen Brooks In your travels by bicycle, do you have the benefit of using a bike path? Does your town have bike lanes striped alongside the spaces...