Whistle Workwear Safety Shirt does Biking

Whistle Workwear has become my new favorite Work Wear shopping store. I first saw this shirt on a younger working crew and purchased one for Peter to wear commuting in Chicago. I have since purchased them for a member of my Bike Commute Challenge Team who was in a bicycle accident last year so that [...]

Shimano Tech Tips

One of those single web pages that are indispensable. The Shimano Tech Tips page for a lot of their gear. Everything from Brake Burn In, to Adjustments, Lubes, Replacements, Chains, and on and on. Give it a look if you ride Shimano, even if you don’t.

Bicycle Wine Rack

Get Visible! DIY Reflective Upgrades

I was just talking to my wife Saturday as we passed bicyclists in the dark on the way home how idiotic it is to have “bike friendly” clothes that have zero reflective material. We noticed how blinkies certainly helped, but for the money, NOTHING comes close to reflective strips. I was complaining as @petebikes added [...]

Halo II Sweatband – Required TransAm Gear

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I noticed a quick article on Cool Tools today about the Halo II Sweatband pictured here. I used this one on my trip across the country last year after buying one from River City Bicycles here in Portland. This product makes all the difference in keeping sweat out of your eyes on [...]

Bicycle Friendly Businesses

While looking into detail on National Bike Month recently I was taken to the League of American Bicyclists where I found they have a list of Bicycle Friendly Business’s and I found that one of my favorite local shops was a platinum member. Check out the Master List and remind yourself why you might wish [...]

Download RunKeeper Pro for FREE Through The Month of January!

My favorite run-tracking app RunKeeper, in an effort to encourage more people to get off the couch, is making the RunKeeper Pro app (usually $9.99 USD) free to download now through the end of January!

The free version of RunKeeper is great by itself, tracking your run on a map using GPS and logging your [...]