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Cargo Bike Comparison – Madsen vs. Big Dummy redoux

September 29, 2011

The other day, someone emailed me to ask about the Madsen cargo bike and how it rode. This seems to be a common question since it’s hard to find a place to test-ride these bikes. So I thought I’d put together a little post about my experiences. We have 2 cargo bikes in the household [...]

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Tour de Fat – raising money and awareness

August 24, 2011

Last weekend, I had the great opportunity to participate in the Tour de Fat! This event is basically a huge bicycle parade with people wearing funky costumes and decorated bikes, followed by a festival with music and food. The Tour is sponsored by the New Belgium brewing company – a beer company who just happen [...]

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Daily routines broken and what that means for bicycle trips

August 18, 2011

The other day, I found myself riding my bike through a beautiful morning with near perfect temperatures along tree-lined and low traffic streets and it was a bit of a wake-up call. I hadn’t been out on my bike much lately and I missed it. Why not? I talk about this in the following post, [...]

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Cycle 9 Retail Shop Closing Doors

July 14, 2011

Dear Cycle 9 customers, friends, and fans, It is with great regret that I report to you that Cycle 9 will be closing it’s retail store location in Carrboro, NC this month. Due to a number of personal and business factors, continuing the retail store just is not in the cards for us at this [...]

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2011 Joy Ride and Tour de Fat

May 31, 2011

I wanted to help spread the word about two upcoming events in our area: Joy Ride and the 2011 kick-off stop of the 2011 edition of the Tour de Fat. Both events are being held in our neighboring city of Durham, NC. The Joy Ride is a celebration of New Belgium Brewing Co’s 20th anniversary. [...]

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