Does your school run follow alongside a mountain bike trail or do you just want to hit some gravel on your way to the grocery store? Now you can with Yuba’s new Boda Boda Macho–designed for carrying cargo, including kids, on rugged trails.
Bike:Urban
Bike bell design really hasn’t changed much since 1877. You basically have a big huge dome that sits on top of your handle bars and doesn’t blend in very well with the whole aesthetic. As Knog is all about elegantly re-designing bike accessories, they set out to design a totally new bell where form and function played an equal part.
Electric bike company Faraday is back with a follow-up to their stylish Porteur–this time with a step-through style called the Cortland. Adding some performance enhancements to the sleek ebike technology that propels the original, Faraday hopes to attract more women with the new style. Though I am sure guys will love the electric cruiser bike, too.
If you are looking for ways to be more visible when riding in traffic, this LED loaded jacket should fit the bill. In addition to front and rear LEDs, the Commuter Jacket from Visijax uses motion activated LED strips on the arms to help drivers better see your turning indications in low light conditions.
What started with a challenge to create a better folding bike helmet, quickly led to the discovery of a completely new material–Enkayse–for use in helmet construction. The material is not only soft and flexible making the helmet more comfortable to wear, but it also allowed Headkayse to create a bike helmet that flattens and folds up to less than half its original size.
We are lucky enough to ride year-round here in San Francisco. While most days require nothing more than a jersey and bike shorts, once winter actually hits, the riding gets cold. I know, I know–winter in California is not exactly winter in Minnesota but I have been colder riding my bike here than ice climbing in Canada. Morning temps hover in the low 30s, with the afternoon warming up to the 40s and maybe low 50s if there is lots of sunshine and little wind. This can make dressing for a ride difficult, so layers is key. Here is a look at some of my favorite gear that keeps me cranking out miles straight through the off-season.