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Gadgets to Boost Bike Safety

Cycling Examiner‘s insight: Looking to bring your cycling to even safer levels? Here’s some advice from the NY Times for a lot of the latest technology hitting the cycling scene including the air-bag scarf and See.Sense light. See on well.blogs.nytimes.com

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REI’s newest bike! 2014 Novara Arkham

According to the September Leisure Trends report for the cycling industry, the only category to grow year over year was transit & fitness bikes. The increase was a full 11%. It’s without question that more and more people are looking back towards bicycles as a way to commute to work, get a quick workout and…

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B-Cycle Coming to Austin

B Cycle Austin Coming December 21! I spend a lot of time in Austin, TX for work each month and I even lived there for 3 months this past summer. I am an avid cyclist and will ride just about anywhere. It definitely beats walking and especially when the temps sore in Austin, which is…

Part Cyclocross Part Road Bike – The 2014 Kona Rove

So a big theme at Interbike this year was the introduction of a new breed of bikes called Gravel Grinders. While this has been nothing new for companies like Salsa Cycles out of Minnesota, but for many other brands, this was completely new territory. A gravel grinder in short is a modified geometry cyclocross or…

A Beginner’s Guide to Wine

Many cyclists enjoy a great beer after a ride, but many cyclists also enjoy a great glass of vino post-ride. Or in the case of riding in wine regions it could mean having a few glasses mid-ride. I have personally been on a handful of rides through Napa stopping at various wineries and it’s definitely…