Author: John
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IKEA Bikes: Sladda
Starting in February 2017, you’ll be able to pick up IKEA’s new Sladda bike in stores across the US. Or, if you just can’t wait, you can order it now on IKEA’s US website, starting at $399. I know a lot of folks are already complaining that it won’t be a “real” bike. Seriously, with…
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Community Cycling Center Holiday Bike Drive
I volunteered at the 21st annual Holiday Bike Drive! Thanks to everyone’s hard work and enthusiasm, 411 kids picked their first bike, received a perfectly fitted helmet, and rode away with a great introduction as to what a bike can bring to their lives. The stats: 416 = Kids registered 411 = Bikes in the…
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Squirrel Attacks Cyclist
Read the full article for the comments, they are soooo fun. I had to look at the bike for a minute to see why they were suggesting different wheels, awkward moment, for the squirrel. In one of the most bizarre stories that you’re going to read today, a Chicago politician has described the moment he…
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Electric Mini Folding Fat Bike
The RadMini is the first and only electric folding fat bike with heavy duty front and rear cargo racks and a powerful 750 watt 48 volt power system. Equipped with comfortable but compact 4’’ wide and 20’’ tall tires, the RadMini can be conveniently folded in order to store and transport the bike more easily.…
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The Other Trans-Am: TAT
From Outside online, info here about Bikepacking, in the article these folks started in 2015 to be the first to Bikepack the Trans-America Trail—the cob-rough, dirt-and-gravel path across the U.S. adored by off-road motorcyclists. Bikepacking, in which the bike serves as both steed and pack mule along dirt single- and doubletrack—is one of the hottest…